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In reply to the discussion: Unfortunately, this is not the worst part of the flooding. [View all]Big_K
(237 posts)37. There was a great "Dirty Jobs" episode
where Mike Rowe helped clean up in New Orleans. Horrible, horrible experience of stripping homes to the framing, and washing everything off. Catching rats that had taken over many of the flooded places that had food sources. Trying to control the mosquitoes from all the pools that REMAINED FILLED WITH FLOOD WATER after the "flood" waters had receded.
I grew up in Florida, and had the eye of hurricane Dora go over my house -- a house build of ugly concrete blocks on a raised lot, in the 1950's, when they remembered what hurricanes could do -- but I could never again live near a coastline. Except Lake Michigan, about 1/4 mile away. And if it floods up to my house, the whole Midwest is f*cked.
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Someone made a sign for the entrance to the subdivision " no tourists please"
NightWatcher
Aug 2017
#13
After Gilbert we discovered that the Bob Marley statur near the stadium had a fresh water pipe
malaise
Aug 2017
#40
If they are dependent on the national flood insurance program they may have to wait.
Igel
Aug 2017
#43
So, are you saying that even if the first floor if your home is flooded to the ceiling
stopbush
Aug 2017
#45
my pvc pipe outside drains are connected to -front-city/road storm water drains. back-city sewege
Sunlei
Aug 2017
#56
The bad part is that there could very well be a worse storm in Houston next month
Not Ruth
Aug 2017
#11
No one will be rebuilt by next month and there could very well be a worse storm all along the
ToxMarz
Aug 2017
#20
Houston is one of the most vulnerable major cities in the world in terms of climate change
Not Ruth
Aug 2017
#21
Still, in a couple of weeks, we will see what we always see on cable news...
BamaRefugee
Aug 2017
#19
Floridians do it year after year and are used to the drill. I learned that
OldHippieChick
Aug 2017
#41
And to top it off, the Texas legislature and Governor Abbott gave the insurance lobby
Dustlawyer
Aug 2017
#38
FYI: I have FEMA Flood Insurance. A bit of my driveway got torn away in some hurricane. FI does NOT
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#46
I pray, give what I can, and mostly just bawl for all of people living in and near all the areas.
a kennedy
Aug 2017
#47