My aunt and uncle ended up staying (near Brays Bayou, across side street fro Braeburn CC). They had 3ft yesterday in their house. It has steadily receded and is mostly out of the house now. I'm asking her to stay vigilant and cautious.

Their neighbors, with small kids were evacuated by helicopter overnight.

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Hard to watch this from 1000+ miles away. I don't often tell people that I'm praying for them, because I'm usually not. I'm a big believer that most of the stuff people ask for prayers for is stuff they are equipped to handle themselves.

But I am honestly praying for all of y'all in the middle of this one.

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Here too. We've decided to make our A&M club game watch party a fundraiser. Hopefully everyone comes together and we can make a hefty donation to the red cross.

My friend lives in Midtown and just realized she needs groceries, but can't get anywhere/stores are closed. I'm shocked at how many people still don't understand the scope of this.

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I have a little public service announcement. I mentioned that I had two neighbors that lost vision in three eyes between them from the flood remediation last year and infections. I have not had time to verify this but I trust the source (his wife): one is in the hospital now and his wife says the doctors are now saying his infection is from a tick!? He is blind in both eyes right now and they are talking about spinal taps.

I will try to update with more/better information and this sounds ridiculous, but my point in posting incomplete information is simply this:

flood remediation is the nastiest, slimiest work you will ever see, full of hidden holes and broken boards,nails, sharp corners, heat, and bugs.

Tips I learned last year are:

always zip lock bag your phone and wallet. And key fobs.

Never wipe your eyes or face with muck-covered anything. You will be sweating profusely and it will be tempting to wipe your eyes clear all the time. Keep fresh bottled water and use it not only for drinking but also washing your face and any cuts or scrapes. Keep hydrogen peroxide and Neosporin or equivalent with you at all times and use it on any wounds that break the skin.

Use lots of bug spray. 'Swampgnat ' works better than 'off' in our area as the gnats are even worse than mosquitos. I never though about ticks until hearing about Ralf now.

Biting insects have been biting dying, soaked, skin rotted infected animals for a long time at this point. This isn't a convenience item.

I always keep a real first aid kit in the truck and went into it a couple of times last year.

Wear good quality muck boots with tall socks (over your ankles or they will blister badly). Take extra socks, as after the second day of sweat soaked feet you will start to blister and I can see how the stories of soldiers and foot rot happens quickly.

Get lots of thick work gloves and rotate them often. If you can find surgical gloves use them inside the thick ones. They all get so slimy so quickly sometimes it feels good to swap out.

Fishing shirts and cargo pants are stylish.

(Seriously though, if you are in a remote area you want most of this stuff ON YOU, and the pockets are critical).

I also keep a gun (air weight .38, none of the pocket autos will work in this soaked, muddy environment). l once saw looters coming up to our area in a boat from the river side...but really the gun is more for freaked out critters - when raccoons attack!

I also keep a knife on me at all times. You will find more uses than you can imagine. One with a fishing line catch is good as I used that cutter a lot.

You will also find things you want to keep, so again, pockets = good).

Finally, cotton undies...no bueno. Wear the slick workout jobs or your parts will punish you.

Good luck out there.

Good news for most is the rain water floods have much less muck. River water is just slimy as hell.

thanks. That is a lot of valuable info.

Not sure... I've already lectured her about it. I think a few stores opened up. What terrifies me is that she's not the only one in this situation. People in the "dry" areas still think their lives are going to be normal these next few day. They don't seem to realize that stores can't restock because they can't get trucks there!!

Days? Try weeks and months. Some people just don't get it.

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Not sure... I've already lectured her about it. I think a few stores opened up. What terrifies me is that she's not the only one in this situation. People in the "dry" areas still think their lives are going to be normal these next few day. They don't seem to realize that stores can't restock because they can't get trucks there!!

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Kind of ironic that we make fun of people for hoarding before a disaster and then make fun of people who didn't prepare enough.

I always keep powdered milk in my freezer, for instance. The Hubs thinks I'm crazy yet he keeps those apocalyptic freeze dried food storage bins they sell on prepper shows.

I know it's not funny during a crisis, but it kind of is funny how people view things.

The pathetic part is she's not the outlier.

Hell the Houston board had an entire thread of idiots chastising people for rushing to get prepared when this storm blew up in 36 hours.

I wouldn't be surprised if they are the same idiots looking to blame anyone else over force majeure because they live in a house in the flood plane.

God, I hate most people my age.

Relax guys

It won't be months before groceries stores are stocked. There's 6 or 7 grocery stores within a mile of midtown and one of them was open yesterday.

But she might be eating ketchup sandwiches for a day or so

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Some friends of mine in Sugarland woke up to water flooding the first floor of their home this morning They have two babies. They had to evacuate to a neighbor's house further up the street. Does anyone have more information on flooding in Sugarland? Was it caused by a dam release?

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How many press conferences did they have to explain how the release would work? Do you even know where Sugarland is compared to the reservoirs?!?

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Relax. Everyone is on edge and stressed. No need to be a dick.

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I got a text from a friend saying that the city of Houston will most likely be shutting off water this afternoon/evening. Don't know how credible this is. Anyone heard or seen any similar info?

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Lots of rumors floating around the last few days, most inaccurate. Wait until you hear it from officials.

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I have a little public service announcement. I mentioned that I had two neighbors that lost vision in three eyes between them from the flood remediation last year and infections. I have not had time to verify this but I trust the source (his wife): one is in the hospital now and his wife says the doctors are now saying his infection is from a tick!? He is blind in both eyes right now and they are talking about spinal taps.

I will try to update with more/better information and this sounds ridiculous, but my point in posting incomplete information is simply this:

flood remediation is the nastiest, slimiest work you will ever see, full of hidden holes and broken boards,nails, sharp corners, heat, and bugs.

Tips I learned last year are:

always zip lock bag your phone and wallet. And key fobs.

Never wipe your eyes or face with muck-covered anything. You will be sweating profusely and it will be tempting to wipe your eyes clear all the time. Keep fresh bottled water and use it not only for drinking but also washing your face and any cuts or scrapes. Keep hydrogen peroxide and Neosporin or equivalent with you at all times and use it on any wounds that break the skin.

Use lots of bug spray. 'Swampgnat ' works better than 'off' in our area as the gnats are even worse than mosquitos. I never though about ticks until hearing about Ralf now.

Biting insects have been biting dying, soaked, skin rotted infected animals for a long time at this point. This isn't a convenience item.

I always keep a real first aid kit in the truck and went into it a couple of times last year.

Wear good quality muck boots with tall socks (over your ankles or they will blister badly). Take extra socks, as after the second day of sweat soaked feet you will start to blister and I can see how the stories of soldiers and foot rot happens quickly.

Get lots of thick work gloves and rotate them often. If you can find surgical gloves use them inside the thick ones. They all get so slimy so quickly sometimes it feels good to swap out.

Fishing shirts and cargo pants are stylish.

(Seriously though, if you are in a remote area you want most of this stuff ON YOU, and the pockets are critical).

I also keep a gun (air weight .38, none of the pocket autos will work in this soaked, muddy environment). l once saw looters coming up to our area in a boat from the river side...but really the gun is more for freaked out critters - when raccoons attack!

I also keep a knife on me at all times. You will find more uses than you can imagine. One with a fishing line catch is good as I used that cutter a lot.

You will also find things you want to keep, so again, pockets = good).

Finally, cotton undies...no bueno. Wear the slick workout jobs or your parts will punish you.

Good luck out there.

Good news for most is the rain water floods have much less muck. River water is just slimy as hell.

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This may have been mentioned already but make sure your tetanus shot is up to date

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I'm sure most are reading this thread for information and not snark or self-righteous judgement.

By the time you typed up your rant you could have just as easily given him the information that you obviously know. Be an Aggie.