Hurricane Harvey

[frustratedearthmother]

What kind of GPS do you have? That would be so cool, to have tropical storm and flood warnings!

I don't know what kind it is....It's the one in my Ram truck...you can see it in the first picture. I was amazed when the warning popped up...and when we were driving it warned us about road flooding. Love me some modern technology!

 

[Devonviolet]

Not as good as fresh but it works for cooking.

So, do you rehydrate it, with water, before cooking with it? I'm going to make Mozzarella today. I'll age it a few days and then grate some and dry it in our food dehydrator. I'm pretty sure commercial dried food is freeze dried. But, we don't have the equipment to do that.

 

[Devonviolet]

I don't know what kind it is....It's the one in my Ram truck...you can see it in the first picture. I was amazed when the warning popped up...and when we were driving it warned us about road flooding. Love me some modern technology!

I did see it, once I went back to look. That is way cool! We paid cash, for our Chevy Silverado, back in 2013. We wanted to keep the cost down, so we got the vanilla model. It does have AC, and a radio, with a CD player, but no power windows or power locks, and for sure no GPS. I have that on my phone, so we manage.

We opted for a full size (8') bed, so no extended cab. We did splurge & had a bed liner and bed cover with sliding screen windows, so we could carry animals in back. THAT was money well spent!!! We put big eye bolts, in the sides of the bed, so we can hook the animals in place for safety. It has worked really well for transporting dogs and goats.

It's hard to tell, from this photo, but the Windows have a piano type hinge along the top, so we can lift the whole window and access the animals from the side. That feature has come in handy many times.

 

[CntryBoy777]

That's what I'd like to get when we do get one....I like that alot, but would like the club cab. We are thinking of getting a car 1st, then a truck....trucks have really escalated in price, so a car would be more reliable than the van and we would use it for the farm vehicle til a truck can be acquired.

 

[babsbag]

No GPS in my 2010 Tundra but my phone connects to the bluetooth so I am happy, first vehicle with that feature for me. We don't buy many new cars or trucks and we tend to hang on to ours forever. Nothing better than getting rid of a car payment. Next one is 12/18 and the car will be officially ours.

I wish greybeard would check in. Is his home in the path of the destruction caused by the damn dam releases? As if water from above isn't enough. I can't imagine the feeling of helplessness and despair. Where does his brother live??? I just wondered where he would be going in his boat and you sure can't take much with you that way either. Doesn't he have a dog too?

 

[CntryBoy777]

@babsbag I'm not sure about a dog or the water release questions, but his brother lives up around Little Rock area. I just hope the currents weren't too strong for his boat and motor to go thru and he had enough gas for the motor to get to where he was heading. But, with so many roads closed down that way it would be difficult to get to where others might be. Most of the attention is directed towards the major metropolitan areas and not the outlying ones, so finding assistance could have been rather difficult. Maybe he could get the rangers at the national forest to help...not sure....but, it is sure driving me Crazy here waiting to hear something.

 

[Baymule]

Fox news is now showing Port Arthur, practically the whole city is flooded. They just showed a nursing home being evacuated. The water came up during the night. They are using boats and dump trucks to get people out.

@babsbag our @greybeard is located on the East Fork San Jancinto River. All the rain falling up stream will raise the water level even higher. After the rain stops, the sun comes out, the river still rises. It rises until all the watershed has drained into it and the river has drained into the Gulf. It's crazy. I hope he and his wife were able to get to safety and shelter.

@Devonviolet download KLTV weather app. I have been getting hurricane updates all along, with a map and projected movement. It's handy to have for our tornadoes too!

 

[Baymule]

The news media concentrates on the big towns and cities. Mass destruction is always more newsworthy than a few homes wiped away out on a lonely country stretch in nowhere. I remember after Rita, the media swarmed, but ignored hard hit small towns. In the small town of Jasper, volunteer firemen hunted wild hogs, shot and cleaned them for BBQ. Volunteers cooked the meat, women brought what we call "fixin's" and they fed people in the fire station. And so it goes.

 

[Baymule]

I just found a page for the water level of the East Fork San Jacinto River! It is going down! It is still way, way over and beyond flood stage, but it is going down.

River level is 73 feet, flow is 46 thousand cubic feet per second as of 2:00 PM 8/30/2017

https://www.weatherforyou.com/repor...onroe&state=tx&forecast=riversobs&gauge=NCET2

 

[farmerjan]

Word is on another cattle forum, that GB talked to another member. Looks like house is still there, but don't know how many head of cattle survived. Didn't mention his truck or anything else. He and his wife got out by boat but it was a tough one. If anyone is interested it is CattleToday Online, and if you go in to the different categories, go in the "coffee shop" and you will see the "welcome hurricane harvey " thread. Gb uses the same greybeard handle on it. I realize that it is mostly a cattle forum, but they do have other stuff, and as with all, they have some people that are know it all jerks, but for the most part it is a great place for information. Go to the Q & A section if you get to the main page.
The Texas Baptist Men have been mentioned and also one of the CT members is a member of the Fl baptist group and they are sending help. Also will see several other organizations mentioned that will help more to the small guy/farmer/rancher.