Trying to get from Kingwood to Austin can anyone tell me a safe way to make it thru? I think 99 is underwater but have not confirmed
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My parents purchased friday SW tickets for their backup plan of thurs spirit tickets. I wonder if it's gonna be moot even with a friday flight. This just doesn't seem to be getting better anytime soon.
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Yeah, I went out to check on Texian earlier today and do a little recon around the area. I'm much more concerned about the house than the store. Even then, we are relatively high at the house. Last night, we had water up to the curb in the street but it was already drained out this morning. More of a function of wonky planning of our subdivision than anything. Having to the heck out of dodge and pick through what inventory to save is what I am most scared of but I'm pretty confident that we won't have to deal with that.TheVarian said:
We should be ok then, just heard from my boss and others saying Notting Ham forest had some water coming up and into the homes on the Bayou. To be expected, but that's stil close
Here's a good summary of home evac tips from Tiger Droppings:
1) If you have not flooded yet, put pots and pans under the four legs of your table. If the water is only a few inches, the table will come through unscathed.
2) Anything in your house that's been thoroughly touched by flood water is compromised and has to go. There's no telling what was in the water and there's no amount of bleach that can make it safe enough to stay in your house.
3) Your mattress will float. Put stuff on it if you need too.
4) Triple check the measurements and quantities that the insurance adjuster has on you proof of loss.
5) On your home A/Cs:
If your outside unit (the Condenser) goes under, your insurance (hopefully you have it) is obliged to pay for replacement of it. It may still work although it's long-term usefulness is compromised. After the Condenser is completely no longer in flood water and you have electrical service, give it a try. If you can use it to dehumidify the interior of the house more quickly, do it. Set them to as low as they will go and let them eat.
6) Go through each room and take pictures, plenty of them.
7) Even if you don't flood, have your home sprayed for pests as soon as the waters recede. Bugs head for high ground just like the rest of us.
8) Don't forget to put tools up high with your valuables! You'll need them later.
9) Bring something to cut yourself out of the attic if you have to go there. Also try not to fall asleep in the attic.
10) Beware of the predators preying on your struggles. Everyone will come at you from cleaning crews to drywall contractors. Unless you are handicap or elderly, demo your house yourself. Those guys wanted to charge me $6000 for stuff I did myself. You're gonna need that 6000-9000 savings. Dehumidifiers will be hard to come by. You'll need one or two to pull all the moisture out of your house. Order them now online or be the first one in line when Home Depot or Lowes open. If you have to wait on shipments to come in, you're gonna be waiting a few weeks and it will be cheap junk. Bleach is not the best way to kill mold as it only treats the surface. Buy the good stuff made to kill mold, it soakes into the wood and lasts longer. That's all I used and I have not had one single problem.
The best advice I can give you is this. Everyday just do something. Eventually you'll see progress. It took us 8 months to get our 1500sq ft house back 100%. It's not a sprint, it's a marathon.
11) Don't go back home without a couple of dehumidifiers in tow.
1) If you have not flooded yet, put pots and pans under the four legs of your table. If the water is only a few inches, the table will come through unscathed.
2) Anything in your house that's been thoroughly touched by flood water is compromised and has to go. There's no telling what was in the water and there's no amount of bleach that can make it safe enough to stay in your house.
3) Your mattress will float. Put stuff on it if you need too.
4) Triple check the measurements and quantities that the insurance adjuster has on you proof of loss.
5) On your home A/Cs:
If your outside unit (the Condenser) goes under, your insurance (hopefully you have it) is obliged to pay for replacement of it. It may still work although it's long-term usefulness is compromised. After the Condenser is completely no longer in flood water and you have electrical service, give it a try. If you can use it to dehumidify the interior of the house more quickly, do it. Set them to as low as they will go and let them eat.
6) Go through each room and take pictures, plenty of them.
7) Even if you don't flood, have your home sprayed for pests as soon as the waters recede. Bugs head for high ground just like the rest of us.
8) Don't forget to put tools up high with your valuables! You'll need them later.
9) Bring something to cut yourself out of the attic if you have to go there. Also try not to fall asleep in the attic.
10) Beware of the predators preying on your struggles. Everyone will come at you from cleaning crews to drywall contractors. Unless you are handicap or elderly, demo your house yourself. Those guys wanted to charge me $6000 for stuff I did myself. You're gonna need that 6000-9000 savings. Dehumidifiers will be hard to come by. You'll need one or two to pull all the moisture out of your house. Order them now online or be the first one in line when Home Depot or Lowes open. If you have to wait on shipments to come in, you're gonna be waiting a few weeks and it will be cheap junk. Bleach is not the best way to kill mold as it only treats the surface. Buy the good stuff made to kill mold, it soakes into the wood and lasts longer. That's all I used and I have not had one single problem.
The best advice I can give you is this. Everyday just do something. Eventually you'll see progress. It took us 8 months to get our 1500sq ft house back 100%. It's not a sprint, it's a marathon.
11) Don't go back home without a couple of dehumidifiers in tow.
I'm curious as to which part. I've got friends over there and they haven't had any issues. Maybe they're just being proactive and getting out before it gets really bad over here.SPF250 said:
Think it's Silver Lakes.
I've got a daughter and SIL in Dickinson. They are unaffected right now. No water close to them and they have power. Now we see this mandatory evacuation order. Is that just because of the existing flooding on and either side of Hwy 3? I'm trying to help them think this thing through. It doesn't even seem like they could get out to go anywhere anyway. Are the authorities expecting the flooding to spread there? Right now it seems like their best plan is to stay where they are. I've been following this thread all along, so any local knowledge anybody might have would be appreciated.
Let's hope we can get those breaks like it has been doing to allowing the draining system to work. Ours was pretty high last night too, but after a few hours of no rain, all of it was gone. Once this recedes, if you and Jabber need any help at the shop let me know. We should be around
We're in Silvercreek by the Ford dealership and so far, we're fine. But we've been getting pounded for the last two hours.civilized05 said:I'm curious as to which part. I've got friends over there and they haven't had any issues. Maybe they're just being proactive and getting out before it gets really bad over here.SPF250 said:
Think it's Silver Lakes.
In Silverlake myself here in Pearland. Been raining all day but no street flooding for us. My parents live on the other side of 288 in Southgate and their streets are flooded but no water in the house.
What I saw is that it is based on infrastructure. They may be fine now, but if that changes, they may well be on their own.
what routes are available for folks to leave town if needed?
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I have a feeling the only thing that I'll be hurting for is customers in the next week. I'm sure we'll be doing some crazy sales to move some product.TheVarian said:
Let's hope we can get those breaks like it has been doing to allowing the draining system to work. Ours was pretty high last night too, but after a few hours of no rain, all of it was gone. Once this recedes, if you and Jabber need any help at the shop let me know. We should be around
We're in League City near Kemah. Heavy rain for a while, but it's not covering the street or anything at this point. Overnight Saturday it got halfway up the yard before it started going down when the rain lightened up.
m-walker said:tmaggie50 said:
I'm at city center and can get into I-10. Does anyone know whether I can make it all the way to San Antonio on I-10?
I10 looks to be closed just west of Katy
You can take 90(?) or whatever the bypass is. That was still open earlier today.
GD - I'm in the northeast corner on lakes on Eldridge. My neighbors and us are staying put. Eldridge Rd sounds open going north - may have to snake around to get up on 290. If your parents need help, send me a PM and I'll get you my cell.
I don't think this is true. If it works, it works.SouthTex99 said:
5) On your home A/Cs:
If your outside unit (the Condenser) goes under, your insurance (hopefully you have it) is obliged to pay for replacement of it.
Anyone know if you can get from downtown to Kirby/Richmond? Wondering if Dallas/Gray/San Felipe/Westheimer/Richmond are an option.
The news media is always playing the blame game.
Sounds good. Stay safe!
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We're in League City near Kemah. Heavy rain for a while, but it's not covering the street or anything at this point. Overnight Saturday it got halfway up the yard before it started going down when the rain lightened up.
Same thing with my daughter in Dickinson. Thanks for the earlier reply. Any idea how to get out of Dickinson if they choose to? Sounds crazy, but is Galveston even an option to consider? I don't know where else they could get to.
Why does the news keep implying that the water being released from the reservoirs is what is flooding the areas to the west?
My husband and I decided that if we do decide to leave clear lake, Seabrook, we're headed south to Galveston. Assuming, of course, we could get thru dickinson.
they're cluelessAggie1205 said:
Why does the news keep implying that the water being released from the reservoirs is what is flooding the areas to the west?
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You too!TheVarian said:
Sounds good. Stay safe!
Because they are generally stupid and just want to create drama.
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Took me an hour to explain this to the wife because they kept contradicting what I was saying. I was like. no... that's not how it works.foleyt said:they're cluelessAggie1205 said:
Why does the news keep implying that the water being released from the reservoirs is what is flooding the areas to the west?
Also, bring toilet paper to the attic. Relatives learned this the hard way in Katrina.SouthTex99 said:
Here's a good summary of home evac tips from Tiger Droppings:
1) If you have not flooded yet, put pots and pans under the four legs of your table. If the water is only a few inches, the table will come through unscathed.
2) Anything in your house that's been thoroughly touched by flood water is compromised and has to go. There's no telling what was in the water and there's no amount of bleach that can make it safe enough to stay in your house.
3) Your mattress will float. Put stuff on it if you need too.
4) Triple check the measurements and quantities that the insurance adjuster has on you proof of loss.
5) On your home A/Cs:
If your outside unit (the Condenser) goes under, your insurance (hopefully you have it) is obliged to pay for replacement of it. It may still work although it's long-term usefulness is compromised. After the Condenser is completely no longer in flood water and you have electrical service, give it a try. If you can use it to dehumidify the interior of the house more quickly, do it. Set them to as low as they will go and let them eat.
6) Go through each room and take pictures, plenty of them.
7) Even if you don't flood, have your home sprayed for pests as soon as the waters recede. Bugs head for high ground just like the rest of us.
8) Don't forget to put tools up high with your valuables! You'll need them later.
9) Bring something to cut yourself out of the attic if you have to go there. Also try not to fall asleep in the attic.
10) Beware of the predators preying on your struggles. Everyone will come at you from cleaning crews to drywall contractors. Unless you are handicap or elderly, demo your house yourself. Those guys wanted to charge me $6000 for stuff I did myself. You're gonna need that 6000-9000 savings. Dehumidifiers will be hard to come by. You'll need one or two to pull all the moisture out of your house. Order them now online or be the first one in line when Home Depot or Lowes open. If you have to wait on shipments to come in, you're gonna be waiting a few weeks and it will be cheap junk. Bleach is not the best way to kill mold as it only treats the surface. Buy the good stuff made to kill mold, it soakes into the wood and lasts longer. That's all I used and I have not had one single problem.
The best advice I can give you is this. Everyday just do something. Eventually you'll see progress. It took us 8 months to get our 1500sq ft house back 100%. It's not a sprint, it's a marathon.
11) Don't go back home without a couple of dehumidifiers in tow.
I feel like we've been getting pounded since 8am. I'm measuring about 3"-4" in the last 3 hours.drwong said:We're in Silvercreek by the Ford dealership and so far, we're fine. But we've been getting pounded for the last two hours.civilized05 said:I'm curious as to which part. I've got friends over there and they haven't had any issues. Maybe they're just being proactive and getting out before it gets really bad over here.SPF250 said:
Think it's Silver Lakes.
Aggie1205 said:
Why does the news keep implying that the water being released from the reservoirs is what is flooding the areas to the west?
Some of the released water is causing flooding on the backside.
The released water has nowhere to go and some it backs up along the outside of the dam until it reaches the end of the dam, wraps around, and ends up on the backside.
If this is true, it is an incredibly simple explanation and they all should be explaining it like this.Ag_07 said:Aggie1205 said:
Why does the news keep implying that the water being released from the reservoirs is what is flooding the areas to the west?
Some of the released water is causing flooding on the backside.
The released water has nowhere to go and some it backs up along the outside of the dam until it reaches the end of the dam, wraps around, and ends up on the backside.
I made it from Baytown to Galveston last night, but there was water at 517 & 146. Yesterday, 45 was clear from Hughes Rd. down to Galveston.
There has been flooding on the more interior streets on the island, but you shouldn't have issues on 61st or Seawall.
There has been flooding on the more interior streets on the island, but you shouldn't have issues on 61st or Seawall.
We could really use a break in this round to help drain but doesn't appear to be one in sight.