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Hurricane Harvey
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 RE: Hurricane Harvey
August 30, 2017 at 10:34 am
(This post was last modified: August 30, 2017 at 10:43 am by mlmooney89.)
“What screws us up the most in life is the picture in our head of what it's supposed to be.”
Also if your signature makes my scrolling mess up "you're tacky and I hate you."  Quote:Now days it very well could be about money but it is mostly the pride thing that keeps everyone living there. Nature is always going to win. 
A rescue!
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
NPR is reporting 17 deaths in Houston, and a chemical plant at risk of exploding due to no way to cool the volatile products stored onsite. Two dams have been opened by ACoE to prevent failure.
Those poor folk aren't out of the woods yet ... and East Texas/Louisiana are getting hit as I type. 
If a house was properly designed it should be possible to easily wrap and seal the exterior to keep out flood waters.
Depending on the site and the type of house construction in might be possible to wrap and seal an existing house if you had enough time and the proper materials. 
Water 2 feet deep will press on a vertical surface 1 foot wide and 2 feet high with a force of nearly 144 pounds.
That's a sturdy house . . . The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
 RE: Hurricane Harvey
August 30, 2017 at 10:47 pm
(This post was last modified: August 30, 2017 at 10:53 pm by Seraphina.)
Watching the terrible stories about Harvey reminded me of a news report I saw during Katrina that's haunted me since then. A dad with 2 kids told a reporter about how his wife couldn't hang on and was swept away.
I wondered from time to time how the family was doing - I found some videos on Youtube - apparently other people have wondered how they were doing too. I just found a news article that says, sadly, the dad passed away from cancer in 2013... It's the personal stories about individuals that always get me...  ETA: The video won't post for some reason. But it's searchable in google - "Hardy Jackson". -Teresa
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(August 30, 2017 at 10:44 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Water 2 feet deep will press on a vertical surface 1 foot wide and 2 feet high with a force of nearly 144 pounds.Do houses get crushed from water pressure in floods? If you could seal the exterior would the house suffer any damage? (August 30, 2017 at 11:21 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote:(August 30, 2017 at 10:44 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Water 2 feet deep will press on a vertical surface 1 foot wide and 2 feet high with a force of nearly 144 pounds.Do houses get crushed from water pressure in floods? If you could seal the exterior would the house suffer any damage? Your idea of a sealed up house is puzzling. Most homeowners like to have windows and most homes also have vents that lead to the outside. -Teresa
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