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That's not how this works, that's not how any of this works. Stop being alarmist. That's one little road in bumfuck rosenburg outside of Highway 8. That's not a

That's not how this works, that's not how any of this works. Stop being alarmist. That's one little road in bumfuck rosenburg outside of Highway 8. That's not a sign of real collapse. All of our bayous and drainage is functioning as intended, and it is so much better than it would be without. (I'm a Houstonian.)

enraged_camel 9y ago
I'm not being alarmist at all. Just repeating what the experts are saying. Regardless of whether your bayous and drainage are working as intended, they weren't designed for this magnitude of disaster. Downtown Houston is underwater as I type this. edit: Just to hammer this point home, the Buffalo Bayou is above 14' above record: https://twitter.com/TTrogdon/status/901824532440342534 https://twitter.com/TTrogdon/status/901824532440342534
- jhayward 9y ago
  > I'm not being alarmist at all. Just repeating what the experts are saying. Regardless of whether your bayous and drainage are working as intended, they weren't designed for this magnitude of disaster. Downtown Houston is underwater as I type this. You are being alarmist, and this kind of armchair disaster cheerleading is infuriating. Stop it. There are no "experts" saying buildings are going to start collapsing, or bridges, or major roadways. Downtown Houston has flooded many, many, many times. It always has. It is built to flood. Almost no one, aside from actual civil engineers who work there, has an accurate understanding of how floodwaters in Houston arrive, accumulate, and leave. Long-time residents have an intuitive understanding of how things behave. They've seen all this before, just not everywhere it is happening today and all at once. You, and everyone else, should STOP REPEATING INTERNET "facts". It is misinformation, and misinformation can kill people. Thanks for your attention.
  - enraged_camel 9y ago
    >>Downtown Houston has flooded many, many, many times. It always has. It is built to flood. Please stop trying to normalize the situation, thanks. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/fema-director-says-harvey-is-probably-the-worst-disaster-in-texas-history/2017/08/27/ef01600a-8b3f-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/fema-director-says-h... Yes, Houston is built to handle lots of rain, but nowhere near this much.
    - angersock 9y ago
      So, downtown streets are currently dry again, and we're doing fine. Drove out there myself to drop donations at the George R. Brown convention center. You don't know what the hell you're talking about and, frankly, most of the folks who don't live in this area (including media) don't either. There's a lot of fun to be had in jerking off over how evil and terrible the storm is, but the fact is that we are getting it handled and that we are coming together and doing better.
      - enraged_camel 9y ago
        FEMA Director is not "the media", dude. Seriously. I live in Austin. Got many friends and coworkers in Houston. Three of them lost their homes, and they all said the same thing: this is by far the worst storm Houston has seen in their lifetimes, and the city is getting absolutely devastated. Rescue teams are rescuing people and taking them to shelters... in garbage trucks. And most shelters are full and no longer accepting people. Houston may have experienced flooding in the past, it may even be built for it, but it's definitely not prepared for something of this magnitude. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/28/storm-victims-take-shelter-at-houstons-convention-center-arriving-by-foot-bus-and-dump-truck/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/2... I get that the typical Texan attitude is to shrug stuff like this off like it's nothing (trust me, I know: I live here too), but tens of thousands are in shelters as we speak and hundreds of thousands have evacuated. This isn't your run-of-the-mill hurricane. It's the strongest Texas has experienced in recorded history, and National Hurricane Center says there's the possibility that it will go back out to the coast, re-gather strength and make second landfall some time on Wednesday.
        angersock 9y ago
        Whatever, fuck it. There are more important things during a storm than trying to argue with a knowitall Hackernews.
        enraged_camel 9y ago

enraged_camel 9y ago

I'm not being alarmist at all. Just repeating what the experts are saying. Regardless of whether your bayous and drainage are working as intended, they weren't designed for this magnitude of disaster. Downtown Houston is underwater as I type this. edit: Just to hammer this point home, the Buffalo Bayou is above 14' above record: https://twitter.com/TTrogdon/status/901824532440342534 https://twitter.com/TTrogdon/status/901824532440342534

jhayward 9y ago
> I'm not being alarmist at all. Just repeating what the experts are saying. Regardless of whether your bayous and drainage are working as intended, they weren't designed for this magnitude of disaster. Downtown Houston is underwater as I type this. You are being alarmist, and this kind of armchair disaster cheerleading is infuriating. Stop it. There are no "experts" saying buildings are going to start collapsing, or bridges, or major roadways. Downtown Houston has flooded many, many, many times. It always has. It is built to flood. Almost no one, aside from actual civil engineers who work there, has an accurate understanding of how floodwaters in Houston arrive, accumulate, and leave. Long-time residents have an intuitive understanding of how things behave. They've seen all this before, just not everywhere it is happening today and all at once. You, and everyone else, should STOP REPEATING INTERNET "facts". It is misinformation, and misinformation can kill people. Thanks for your attention.
- enraged_camel 9y ago
  >>Downtown Houston has flooded many, many, many times. It always has. It is built to flood. Please stop trying to normalize the situation, thanks. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/fema-director-says-harvey-is-probably-the-worst-disaster-in-texas-history/2017/08/27/ef01600a-8b3f-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/fema-director-says-h... Yes, Houston is built to handle lots of rain, but nowhere near this much.
  - angersock 9y ago
    So, downtown streets are currently dry again, and we're doing fine. Drove out there myself to drop donations at the George R. Brown convention center. You don't know what the hell you're talking about and, frankly, most of the folks who don't live in this area (including media) don't either. There's a lot of fun to be had in jerking off over how evil and terrible the storm is, but the fact is that we are getting it handled and that we are coming together and doing better.
    - enraged_camel 9y ago
      FEMA Director is not "the media", dude. Seriously. I live in Austin. Got many friends and coworkers in Houston. Three of them lost their homes, and they all said the same thing: this is by far the worst storm Houston has seen in their lifetimes, and the city is getting absolutely devastated. Rescue teams are rescuing people and taking them to shelters... in garbage trucks. And most shelters are full and no longer accepting people. Houston may have experienced flooding in the past, it may even be built for it, but it's definitely not prepared for something of this magnitude. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/28/storm-victims-take-shelter-at-houstons-convention-center-arriving-by-foot-bus-and-dump-truck/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/2... I get that the typical Texan attitude is to shrug stuff like this off like it's nothing (trust me, I know: I live here too), but tens of thousands are in shelters as we speak and hundreds of thousands have evacuated. This isn't your run-of-the-mill hurricane. It's the strongest Texas has experienced in recorded history, and National Hurricane Center says there's the possibility that it will go back out to the coast, re-gather strength and make second landfall some time on Wednesday.
      - angersock 9y ago
        Whatever, fuck it. There are more important things during a storm than trying to argue with a knowitall Hackernews.
        enraged_camel 9y ago