Based on the weather reports, you folks keep your heads down and the
rest of you out of harm's way.

Lew

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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Based on the weather reports, you folks keep your heads down and the rest
of you out of harm's way.

Lew



Thanks Lew, but that little ole rain storm is 4-500 miles away.

"Leon" wrote:

Thanks Lew, but that little ole rain storm is 4-500 miles away.


Guess it only has 75MPH winds, just makes it as a "cane".

Expected to come ashore tomorrow morning.

Got your waders handy?G

Lew

Lew Hodgett wrote:
"Leon" wrote:


Thanks Lew, but that little ole rain storm is 4-500 miles away.



Guess it only has 75MPH winds, just makes it as a "cane".

Expected to come ashore tomorrow morning.

Got your waders handy?G

Lew



It looks like it's heading for Brownville.

That's 300 miles from Houston and 550 miles from me in Dallas.

I just hope we get some rain frome it.


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Lew Hodgett wrote:
"Leon" wrote:


Thanks Lew, but that little ole rain storm is 4-500 miles away.



Guess it only has 75MPH winds, just makes it as a "cane".

Expected to come ashore tomorrow morning.

Got your waders handy?G

Lew

It looks like it's heading for Brownville.

That's 300 miles from Houston and 550 miles from me in Dallas.

I just hope we get some rain frome it.


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Richard

And after Brownsville, forecast is to move straight west. Looks like no
rain even for Marble Falls, let alone Dallas.

"Lew Hodgett" wrote

Got your waders handy?G

Don't worry about it. Right now everything has a roof, so we won't get much
rain here in Houston until I have another foundation to pour, house half
framed, or excavations to fill with water ... guaranteed!

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On Jul 23, 9:28*am, "Swingman" wrote:
"Lew Hodgett" wrote

Got your waders handy?G

Don't worry about it. Right now everything has a roof, so we won't get much
rain here in Houston until I have another foundation to pour, house half
framed, or excavations to fill with water ... guaranteed!


What I found astounding, was that one of the news networks already
reported 'likely' storm damage at 3.6 billion BEFORE the storm even
made landfall.
They must be sucking those numbers out of their asses.
Oh, wait... it could have come from a source who wasn't authorised to
comment.

"Robatoy" wrote

What I found astounding, was that one of the news networks already
reported 'likely' storm damage at 3.6 billion BEFORE the storm even
made landfall.

Count your blessings ... with a hurricane in the Gulf, the price of oil
didn't go up another 50% overnight, maybe.

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"Robatoy" wrote in message
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On Jul 23, 9:28 am, "Swingman" wrote:
"Lew Hodgett" wrote

Got your waders handy?G

Don't worry about it. Right now everything has a roof, so we won't get
much
rain here in Houston until I have another foundation to pour, house half
framed, or excavations to fill with water ... guaranteed!


What I found astounding, was that one of the news networks already
reported 'likely' storm damage at 3.6 billion BEFORE the storm even
made landfall.
They must be sucking those numbers out of their asses.
Oh, wait... it could have come from a source who wasn't authorised to
comment.


This is no longer astounding, it is expected commentary from an uneducated
group of reporters.
Normally warnings are not issued until a particular event has already
happened. Tornado warnings are not issued until evidence is seen that there
is actually a tornado. A tornado "watch" is issued if one is likely and
until one is spotted. The same used to go for Hurricanes but not on this
storm. I don't recall there being a hurricane watch issued however the
hurricane warnings were issued 3 days ago, long before there was an actual
hurricane.

You just don't get the sensationalism mileage from telling the truth and
reporting the "facts".

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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Based on the weather reports, you folks keep your heads down and the rest
of you out of harm's way.

I'm just hoping for a good soaking across south Texas. It's too late to
water the corn but not too late to water the deer.

Dave in Houston

In article ,
"Dave in Houston" wrote:

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
news:lcxhk.359$DS3.275@trnddc01...
Based on the weather reports, you folks keep your heads down and the rest
of you out of harm's way.

I'm just hoping for a good soaking across south Texas. It's too late to
water the corn but not too late to water the deer.

Dave in Houston

We got some rain starting at around 4:30 this morning in Houston. We
need more. Central Texas needs it even more.

"Scott Zrubek" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Dave in Houston" wrote:

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
news:lcxhk.359$DS3.275@trnddc01...
Based on the weather reports, you folks keep your heads down and the
rest
of you out of harm's way.

I'm just hoping for a good soaking across south Texas. It's too late
to
water the corn but not too late to water the deer.

Dave in Houston

We got some rain starting at around 4:30 this morning in Houston. We
need more. Central Texas needs it even more.

Ditto here in NW Houston. If we don't get any more here we're OK. San
Antonio and south is real, real dry.

Dave in Houston

On Jul 23, 8:03 am, "Dave in Houston" wrote:


Ditto here in NW Houston. If we don't get any more here we're OK. San
Antonio and south is real, real dry.

You got that right. We have had 6.72" registered for the whole year.
Our normal rainfall about this time is around 19".

But what really tells the tale is the fact that from about this time
last year to the end of the year we only got another 1.5" or so.

That means in the last 12 months we have had a little over 8" in
twelve months. Conditions around here show it, espeically if you were
in the area where it rains in the city compared to where it doesn't.

San Antonio is now over 500 square miles area according to our land
grabbing city council (gotta get that tax base, you know) and they
only collect and measure the water at the airport on the north side of
town.

It's a big city. If you are like me (a hobby gardener) you watch the
rain closely. I never saw anything like the 6 or so inches in my side
of town they said we had this year. At my house (inner city guy) I
had a little over 2" so far this year. That's it.

Robert

wrote:


If you are like me (a hobby gardener) you watch the
rain closely. I never saw anything like the 6 or so inches in my
side
of town they said we had this year. At my house (inner city guy) I
had a little over 2" so far this year. That's it.

If actual local weather reports are of any interest, do a Google for
"weather bug" and down load it.

Lew