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Post by mcgee on Sept 5, 2017 0:24:58 GMT -5
Good luck - my thoughts are with you. Check in when when you can.
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Post by swedishcook on Sept 7, 2017 9:29:42 GMT -5
You asked who else is from Texas. Beth is in The Woodlands NE of Houston. Is it Lantana who has a food blog? She always posts under "monthly hits & misses". Austin area?
I'm in Dallas NE Texas. Not affected by storms - many have come here to seek shelter.
Now I have the jitters what will happen in Florida with Irma approaching. Will Juliem be safe?
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Post by cafelatte on Sept 7, 2017 10:57:36 GMT -5
Still thinking of everyone in the Houston area and hoping that everyone stays safe ahead of the next 3 storms. I think Gabby is also in FL. From what I remember, Julie lives on a boat, so I am sure she has to get to a safer place.
For anyone affected, check in when you can. Safety first.
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Post by mcgee on Sept 7, 2017 13:46:57 GMT -5
Still thinking of everyone in the Houston area and hoping that everyone stays safe ahead of the next 3 storms. I think Gabby is also in FL. From what I remember, Julie lives on a boat, so I am sure she has to get to a safer place. For anyone affected, check in when you can. Safety first. Yes, I was thinking about Julie on that boat this morning. Hope she's taken shelter elsewhere. I believe Beachside is from Florida too but I don't recall where. And of course there's Cookiee but she's no longer on these boards. I coworker of mine lives in Jupiter, FL and she said they can't evacuate because the roads are so congested and gas is scarce. I hope everyone remains safe. |
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Post by swedishcook on Sept 8, 2017 11:10:26 GMT -5
Hello soupandstew! How are you doing? Can you get hold of groceries? Gas? Are you affected by any further flooding? I'm thinking about the mandatory evacuations ordered so that water may be released upstream. Even if I understand the need it's so cruel it breaks my heart.
Keeping fingers crossed that you're doing OK.
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Post by beth on Dec 24, 2017 1:28:28 GMT -5
Hey y'all I won't be around for awhile because Harvey things will need every ounce I can give for a long time ahead. I got a call to go to a house today and do what I could. The up-close experience is way beyond what you see on media. I will never get that smell out of my brain. Love everyone on this board and so grateful for your support over the last week plus. I'll see you on the other side of this challenge, whenever that is. Meantime, cook like you mean it! Soupandstew, I don't know if you are back or will see this, but I just went down memory lane reading your posts. I will never forget the water, but had stopped thinking about all the tornado warnings. So fun to keep waking up to that in the middle of the night and then hear them all day too. I was spared at home, but we took over 30 inches of rain. We think at least 38 inches. At one point DH was saying it was 42 or more, but I think we double counted one dump of the rain gauge. We were hunkered down with the dogs (trying to get them outside to do what needed to be done was fun) and a bunch of Monarch caterpillars. We had just begun redoing my sister's former home to get it ready for sale after her divorce and had about 3/4 of the roof on when Harvey hit. I'm a weather junkie and still, we had no clue what was about to happen. Harvey evolved -- it didn't start out that way. Anyway, I how you have stayed safe and the home you went to work on has gone well. |
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Post by soupandstew on Dec 24, 2017 17:58:37 GMT -5
Wow, Beth, so glad you posted. It's a very weird Christmas for so many. We semi-officially documented 25-31 inches at our house which put us in a very good place compared to most. I loved hearing about the Monarch caterpillars; I have a very good friend in Katy who raises many indoors, tags and releases. Which is still going on now because of our crazy warm fall and winter. We're putting in a standby generator in January to power the house in case of outages. I've been back once to the house I worked on right after Harvey. The owner found a new place in another subdivision and will sell the old one, probably for lot value which is huge because it's location, location, location. Our local values are skyrocketing too because the realtors advertise "Never flooded". The face of Houston has changed forever. And our climate seems to have as well. You are right-Harvey went places even the very best couldn't foresee. I hope 2018 brings you and yours peace and harmony.
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Post by beth on Jan 1, 2018 16:10:50 GMT -5
I have a friend in Katy who raises Monarchs too -- and have chatted with some other folks in that area. There seems to be a good supply of native milkweed over that way -- at least until the development swallows it all up. I am trying to get seeds from some and get them growing up here. Wonder if we know any of the same folks.
We don't have a generator, but we live in an area with underground power lines and don't have many outages. When we do have one, they have typically been short. The only one we've had last more than a few hours in nearly 20 years now was 2-3 days after Ike, but when we see more storms, it makes you think again.
We spent the better part of 5 months redoing what had been my sister's home. She had moved out but would up with the house in her divorce and after the ex said don't do anything -- he was going to fix it up and sell it. He didn't, and everything needed attention. The roof was being replaced when Harvey hit. The crew did a good job of battening down the hatches though -- stayed dry. Took us longer than planned to finish, but in the end, she sold the house in a cash deal with a 10 day close. The family that bought it had sold their former home to an investor. I fear a lot of these flippers and investors will cut corners and hide problems -- there could be a long term fall out in the market too. The high and dry/never flooded is just the beginning.
Wishing you and yours peace and prosperity -- and many a yummy meal.
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