Texas rains

[DA SWO]

Figured I start a thread, sitting on my porch as it just started raining again.

Death toll grows, Marble Falls VFD Chief got swept off the road enroute to a call.
The jeep ( what's left of it) was found.

I think it goes from Rescue to Recovery in the next day or so.

Losing the kids hits the hardest.

 

[RackMaster]

Reading about this stud, is at least a positive.

NJ man hailed a hero for rescuing 165 from deadly Texas flood that killed at least 80

 

[Kraut783]

It's devastating....

https://www.npr.org/sections/the-pi...deo-timelapse-texas-llano-river-flood-minutes

 

[Blizzard]

Well done!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1942030428850078034

 

[Marauder06]

Reading about this stud, is at least a positive.

NJ man hailed a hero for rescuing 165 from deadly Texas flood that killed at least 80

@amlove21 maybe a good guest for OnesReady?

 

[RackMaster]

@amlove21 maybe a good guest for OnesReady?

Oh, I second that.

 

[Marauder06]

It's scary how fast the waters can become dangerous.

6 Mio. Aufrufe · 31.391 Reaktionen | Timelapse shows Texas' Llano River flooding | A timelapse video shows the Llano River in Kingsland, Texas being inundated by flash flooding in just 10 minutes on July 4. At least 79 people are dead... | By CBS News | Facebook

 

[Gunz]

My hog-hunting buddy, Captain Fitch, lives in Kerr County. His house is on a ridge but they've been pretty much trapped by the Guadalupe River flooding. Many of the dead were in Kerr County. Very bad.

 

[Muppet]

@amlove21 maybe a good guest for OnesReady?

Third that!

 

[AWP]

I'm not trying to be a dick, it will just work out like that, but are these areas prone to flooding and/or flash floods? How atypical is this event? Living in a flood zone is living on borrowed time. Sad but true.

 

[Marauder06]

Yikes. What a heartless bitch.
Pediatrician fired for vile post suggesting Texas flood victims were Trump supporters who got ‘what they voted for’

 

[AWP]

Uh, someone needs to have their medical practices and license reviewed. If you're wishing them (Trump supporters) harm, how did you treat them as patients?

 

[Cookie_]

Yikes. What a heartless bitch.
Pediatrician fired for vile post suggesting Texas flood victims were Trump supporters who got ‘what they voted for’


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What a jackass. People who do the "I hope x voters get what they voted for" are dipshits.

 

[Marauder06]

What a jackass. People who do the "I hope x voters get what they voted for" are dipshits.

I always hope people get what they voted for.

No one votes for innocent people to die horribly, or for heartless pricks to dance on their graves for Internet clout.

 

[Muppet]

She's a fucking POS cunt, she'll be judged.

Focus on this dude, a fucking bad ass.

 

[Muppet]

Enjoy, this fucking demon.

 

[AWP]

Enjoy, this fucking demon.

The woman on the left, where have I seen her before on this site?

 

[757]

I'm not trying to be a dick, it will just work out like that, but are these areas prone to flooding and/or flash floods? How atypical is this event? Living in a flood zone is living on borrowed time. Sad but true.

I'll be brief, but I recently left my job at the law firm that I worked at for the past decade and decided to join a non-profit that specializes in disaster relief. Needless to say, we were in Texas within 24 hours.

I've talked to a lot of people this week and I've learned two things,
1) Texans help their own. My God the, outpouring of support from Texans all over the state has been truly awe inspiring. They have truly gone above and beyond.
2) This most likely could have been avoided/mitigated. It was a known issue. Nobody could have predicted 25-30 feet of water in less than an hour, but steps could certainly have been taken that would have saved a significant number of lives.