Stop trying to politicize the hurricane

[Coyote]

This hurricane is not a political issue.

It's about people's lives.

 

[OKTexas]

That area has had flooding before. It has had hurricanes before. But it has never had this magnitude of disaster before. And how the hell could you have prepared for this?

Hurricane Harvey went from a dangerous tropical storm to a cat 4 hurricane in less than 48 hours. It was reached cat 1 strength at 1 pm Thursday, and struck the coast at cat 4 at 10 pm on Friday. Now how the hell are you going to evacuate millions of people from the coast to past Houston in that length of time? Assuming that you started evacuating at the time that Harvey reached hurricane status? And where would you put the people? Had you even issued such an order, the people there would have laughed at you. After all, they have ridden out many hurricanes up to cat 3 without any real problems. Had the order to evacuate the whole of that area been given, millions of people would have been on the roads that are now under water, and the catastrophe would have had a far higher death toll than it does now.

And there is a second matter to consider. For the people giving the early warning concerning Harvey being a precipitation event were scientists. You know, those people that all the "Conservatives" on this board will tell you, at length, that don't know their ass from a hole in the ground. Warmer waters and a warmer atmosphere means there will be more evaporation, and more precipitation.

You were doing pretty good until the third paragraph. Hurricanes don't usually stall for 5-6 days in one geographical area. 30 inches of water over thousands of square miles is, as you said, is unprecedented. Some areas here will see more than 50 inches. I live 40 miles NW of Houston and have had 28 inches and it will rain for the next two days according to the forecast. Things aren't engineered to handle an 800 year flood.


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It isnt unprecedented. People tend to blow events like thisway out of proportion. Dont get me wrong... Its bad. Its really bad. However it is not unprecedented.

Rare film shows great flood of 1935

People seem to get myopic towards events like these. They tend to transpose "the worst in my lifetime"; into "the worst ever". And seldom are the two in agreement. A lot has changed in Houston since the 1930s. There is a lot more asphalt and concrete laid down than there was back then; and that certainly isnt helping matters. But for the media, and local governance to just throw up their hands, and claim "this is unprecedented"! Is not only historically inaccurate; its also quite dangerous. For in fact a precedent had been set in the 30's. And then, just as now; the leadership took the stance that it was "unprecedented". And it wasnt true then either. These leaders should put more effort into knowing the history of the geography over which they govern. Such knowledge would aid these locales when it comes to designing future growth of large cities such as Houston. Had the leadership taken to heart the example set in the 30's; the devastation we see unfolding in 2017 might have been far less.
Hopefully the leaders of today, will do what the leaders of the 30's, and 40's did not... Learn from the past.

It's unprecedented because no other tropical system has dumped this much water over such a wide area. There's more people over a wider area today. Also there's a lot of infrastructure put in place since the 30s to deal with massive rains and this storm is overwhelming all of it.


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I didn't read back, but I hope someone mentioned the "poetic justice" or Karma of Texas senators voting against aid to Sandy victims 5 years ago! I wonder will they appreciate Congress slow-walking bills to fund Houston restoration to it's previous glory like they did New Jersey? That Republican Congress was ready to shut the gov't down to screw over Obama! How will Trump and his cabinet deal with this catastrophe along with raising the "debt ceiling" and the Korean intrigued they've set themselves up to fail due to their own ineptitude in foreign affairs?

Tell me child, what did pacific fisheries have to do with the storm in NJ on the atlantic? That was one piece to the pork commiecrats put in the original Sandy bill.


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[RealDave]

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What kind of city doesn't have emergency plans for different disaster sceneries?

Especially one situated along a coast where hurricanes occur?

*****SMILE*****

One ran by a mayor that was elected because he was black rather than because he is a true leader.

So, blacks get elected because they are black? Is that what you are claiming Mr Racist Fuck?

I really don't care about twats calling me racist; my statement stands.

Most inbred racists are proud of themselves & don't are about being called out for it.

The man had more experience in government than his opponent. He was better educated.

You're the poster equivalent of an antifa protester; honestly, your insults don't mean a thing.

So, this guy was so "experienced"? Experienced like Obama in 08 or Hillary in 16?

I have a suggestion. Instead of being the typical ignorant racist, why don't you compare the expertience level of the mayor with his opponent. Become informed. Get educated.

 

[williepete]

 

[LordBrownTrout]

A friend told met con artist Joel Osteen padlocked his church and would not allow it to be used as a shelter. What a POS.

He's a shithead. So then he comes out and says he'll open when all the shelters are full. He fleeces his flock then locks the door during the greatest time of need.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

A friend told met con artist Joel Osteen padlocked his church and would not allow it to be used as a shelter. What a POS.

He's a shithead. So then he comes out and says he'll open when all the shelters are full. He fleeces his flock then locks the door during the greatest time of need.

He & people like him give Christians a bad name.

 

[RealDave]

That area has had flooding before. It has had hurricanes before. But it has never had this magnitude of disaster before. And how the hell could you have prepared for this?

Hurricane Harvey went from a dangerous tropical storm to a cat 4 hurricane in less than 48 hours. It was reached cat 1 strength at 1 pm Thursday, and struck the coast at cat 4 at 10 pm on Friday. Now how the hell are you going to evacuate millions of people from the coast to past Houston in that length of time? Assuming that you started evacuating at the time that Harvey reached hurricane status? And where would you put the people? Had you even issued such an order, the people there would have laughed at you. After all, they have ridden out many hurricanes up to cat 3 without any real problems. Had the order to evacuate the whole of that area been given, millions of people would have been on the roads that are now under water, and the catastrophe would have had a far higher death toll than it does now.

And there is a second matter to consider. For the people giving the early warning concerning Harvey being a precipitation event were scientists. You know, those people that all the "Conservatives" on this board will tell you, at length, that don't know their ass from a hole in the ground. Warmer waters and a warmer atmosphere means there will be more evaporation, and more precipitation.

You were doing pretty good until the third paragraph. Hurricanes don't usually stall for 5-6 days in one geographical area. 30 inches of water over thousands of square miles is, as you said, is unprecedented. Some areas here will see more than 50 inches. I live 40 miles NW of Houston and have had 28 inches and it will rain for the next two days according to the forecast. Things aren't engineered to handle an 800 year flood.


.

It isnt unprecedented. People tend to blow events like thisway out of proportion. Dont get me wrong... Its bad. Its really bad. However it is not unprecedented.

Rare film shows great flood of 1935

People seem to get myopic towards events like these. They tend to transpose "the worst in my lifetime"; into "the worst ever". And seldom are the two in agreement. A lot has changed in Houston since the 1930s. There is a lot more asphalt and concrete laid down than there was back then; and that certainly isnt helping matters. But for the media, and local governance to just throw up their hands, and claim "this is unprecedented"! Is not only historically inaccurate; its also quite dangerous. For in fact a precedent had been set in the 30's. And then, just as now; the leadership took the stance that it was "unprecedented". And it wasnt true then either. These leaders should put more effort into knowing the history of the geography over which they govern. Such knowledge would aid these locales when it comes to designing future growth of large cities such as Houston. Had the leadership taken to heart the example set in the 30's; the devastation we see unfolding in 2017 might have been far less.
Hopefully the leaders of today, will do what the leaders of the 30's, and 40's did not... Learn from the past.

It's unprecedented because no other tropical system has dumped this much water over such a wide area. There's more people over a wider area today. Also there's a lot of infrastructure put in place since the 30s to deal with massive rains and this storm is overwhelming all of it.


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I didn't read back, but I hope someone mentioned the "poetic justice" or Karma of Texas senators voting against aid to Sandy victims 5 years ago! I wonder will they appreciate Congress slow-walking bills to fund Houston restoration to it's previous glory like they did New Jersey? That Republican Congress was ready to shut the gov't down to screw over Obama! How will Trump and his cabinet deal with this catastrophe along with raising the "debt ceiling" and the Korean intrigued they've set themselves up to fail due to their own ineptitude in foreign affairs?

Tell me child, what did pacific fisheries have to do with the storm in NJ on the atlantic? That was one piece to the pork commiecrats put in the original Sandy bill.


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Well, where in the bill did it say Alaskan anything? No where.

You lying POS poor excuses flt people voted no on aid to Sandy.

A boost to a program to help various ocean related industries that was in place to help those effected by Sandy. Other areas could apply. They would likely stand in line behind those damaged in Sandy,

I want the asswipe Ted Cruz to demand that any Texas aid be balanced by spending cuts..

Ted Cruz is and has always been a total lying asshole.

He voted no & now runs lying about the Sandy Bill & begging for money.

 

[Siete]

how can you not make that political ?


FUCK TRUMP.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

how can you not make that political ?


FUCK TRUMP.

 

[OKTexas]

You were doing pretty good until the third paragraph. Hurricanes don't usually stall for 5-6 days in one geographical area. 30 inches of water over thousands of square miles is, as you said, is unprecedented. Some areas here will see more than 50 inches. I live 40 miles NW of Houston and have had 28 inches and it will rain for the next two days according to the forecast. Things aren't engineered to handle an 800 year flood.


.

It isnt unprecedented. People tend to blow events like thisway out of proportion. Dont get me wrong... Its bad. Its really bad. However it is not unprecedented.

Rare film shows great flood of 1935

People seem to get myopic towards events like these. They tend to transpose "the worst in my lifetime"; into "the worst ever". And seldom are the two in agreement. A lot has changed in Houston since the 1930s. There is a lot more asphalt and concrete laid down than there was back then; and that certainly isnt helping matters. But for the media, and local governance to just throw up their hands, and claim "this is unprecedented"! Is not only historically inaccurate; its also quite dangerous. For in fact a precedent had been set in the 30's. And then, just as now; the leadership took the stance that it was "unprecedented". And it wasnt true then either. These leaders should put more effort into knowing the history of the geography over which they govern. Such knowledge would aid these locales when it comes to designing future growth of large cities such as Houston. Had the leadership taken to heart the example set in the 30's; the devastation we see unfolding in 2017 might have been far less.
Hopefully the leaders of today, will do what the leaders of the 30's, and 40's did not... Learn from the past.

It's unprecedented because no other tropical system has dumped this much water over such a wide area. There's more people over a wider area today. Also there's a lot of infrastructure put in place since the 30s to deal with massive rains and this storm is overwhelming all of it.


.

I didn't read back, but I hope someone mentioned the "poetic justice" or Karma of Texas senators voting against aid to Sandy victims 5 years ago! I wonder will they appreciate Congress slow-walking bills to fund Houston restoration to it's previous glory like they did New Jersey? That Republican Congress was ready to shut the gov't down to screw over Obama! How will Trump and his cabinet deal with this catastrophe along with raising the "debt ceiling" and the Korean intrigued they've set themselves up to fail due to their own ineptitude in foreign affairs?

Tell me child, what did pacific fisheries have to do with the storm in NJ on the atlantic? That was one piece to the pork commiecrats put in the original Sandy bill.


.

Well, where in the bill did it say Alaskan anything? No where.

You lying POS poor excuses flt people voted no on aid to Sandy.

A boost to a program to help various ocean related industries that was in place to help those effected by Sandy. Other areas could apply. They would likely stand in line behind those damaged in Sandy,

I want the asswipe Ted Cruz to demand that any Texas aid be balanced by spending cuts..

Ted Cruz is and has always been a total lying asshole.

He voted no & now runs lying about the Sandy Bill & begging for money.

http://nypost.com/2012/12/15/obama-...th-holiday-goodies-unrelated-to-storm-damage/

 

[Siete]

how can you not make that political ?


FUCK TRUMP.

Even in visiting hurricane-ravaged Texas, Trump keeps the focus on himself

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

how can you not make that political ?


FUCK TRUMP.

Even in visiting hurricane-ravaged Texas, Trump keeps the focus on himself

Looks like the focus is the flag to me.

You see ghosts too?

 

[Siete]

how can you not make that political ?


FUCK TRUMP.

Even in visiting hurricane-ravaged Texas, Trump keeps the focus on himself

Looks like the focus is the flag to me.

You see ghosts too?

and caps


PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THEY FUCKING LIVE ..

piss on that old geezer.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

how can you not make that political ?


FUCK TRUMP.

Even in visiting hurricane-ravaged Texas, Trump keeps the focus on himself

Looks like the focus is the flag to me.

You see ghosts too?

and caps


PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THEY FUCKING LIVE ..

piss on that old geezer.

The image is to unite the country FOR TEXAS you nitwit

 

[Siete]

how can you not make that political ?


FUCK TRUMP.

Even in visiting hurricane-ravaged Texas, Trump keeps the focus on himself

Looks like the focus is the flag to me.

You see ghosts too?

and caps


PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THEY FUCKING LIVE ..

piss on that old geezer.

The image is to unite the country FOR TEXAS you nitwit

quit sucking his dick...

FLOTUS ?

FOR TEXAS ??????? seriously?

Trump can kiss my ass and you can get in line behind him.

 

[Siete]

Trump is a puke,

People need help, not flags, caps and marketing bs ... he's marketing himself because his #'s suck.

Mr Trump .. get off a plane, step in front of a mic, and TELL the people you and the country are there for them - whatever they need. Get back on the plane and leave the work in progress to Texans... then shove your fucking caps up your rusty old ass.

 

[eddiew37]

It is an unpredictable natural disaster. Mistakes will be made & acts a heroism will occur. Politics has nothing to do with it so put your partisan bs away for awhile.

And ultimately unless you are disabled and didn't leave you have no one to blame but yourself.

Will you tell Cruz that who voted along with most of texans in congress against Sandy?? Now the pos says lets not get political about this??

 

[Siete]

and caps


PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THEY FUCKING LIVE ..

piss on that old geezer.

The image is to unite the country FOR TEXAS you nitwit

quit sucking his dick...

FLOTUS ?

FOR TEXAS ??????? seriously?

Trump can kiss my ass and you can get in line behind him.

Your TDS has gone terminal. I suggest going offline for a bit to clear your head.

take a 5 minute break and gfy TROLL.

You really have fucking lost it.

I addressed the op's thread topic ... whats your excuse troll boy ?

Houton - Harris County isnt the only city/county in serious trouble right now and future months... all of you derelicts who want to keep politics out of it need the stfu with your partisan Trump horseshit and send a check to the organization of your choice DO SOMETHING TO HELP.

Do something besides whine like children for a change.

 

[martybegan]

The image is to unite the country FOR TEXAS you nitwit

quit sucking his dick...

FLOTUS ?

FOR TEXAS ??????? seriously?

Trump can kiss my ass and you can get in line behind him.

Your TDS has gone terminal. I suggest going offline for a bit to clear your head.

take a 5 minute break and gfy TROLL.

You really have fucking lost it.

I addressed the op's thread topic ... whats your excuse troll boy ?

Houton - Harris County isnt the only city/county in serious trouble right now and future months... all of you derelicts who want to keep politics out of it need the stfu with your partisan Trump horseshit and send a check to the organization of your choice DO SOMETHING TO HELP.

Do something besides whine like children for a change.

Omg, people on a message board are discussing stuff.

May I suggest the Hello Kitty message board if this is too tough for you?

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Even in visiting hurricane-ravaged Texas, Trump keeps the focus on himself

Looks like the focus is the flag to me.

You see ghosts too?

and caps


PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THEY FUCKING LIVE ..

piss on that old geezer.

The image is to unite the country FOR TEXAS you nitwit

quit sucking his dick...

FLOTUS ?

FOR TEXAS ??????? seriously?

Trump can kiss my ass and you can get in line behind him.

If your going to continue acting like a distressed and emotionally disturbed teenage girl I'll just put you on ignore with the other idiots.

Your choice

Yep, petulant little schoolgirl. It's those types along with the media that are trying their best to divide the country. Showing the state flag is one of unity and pride.