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  1. 22 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

    Still in the dark in my pocket of 77018. Approaching 90 hours without power. Possible, but not likely we get restored at some point this evening. Tomorrow seems more realistic.

    House stayed below 75 on Friday night so no big problem. We toughed it out on Saturday night though had to sleep downstairs on the couches and it was pretty miserable. Finally tapped out yesterday after it was getting close to 80 degrees indoors and cashed in some hotel points to get a room a Residence Inn that allows pets. Already re-booked for tonight. 

    110 hours without power now. Looks like I'll be in the "lucky" 10% that still won't have power back tonight. My neighborhood is shaded "estimated restoration 5/22" on the current outage map. Re-booked our room for one more night tonight.

    Wife and I stopped by the house to empty out our fridge and freezer and re-pack our bags. 82 downstairs, 85 upstairs. Glad we didn't wait any longer as the fridge was already starting to smell borderline putrid. Got it emptied out, Clorox'd, and stuck some fresh baking soda boxes in. My wife loved to complain about having too many sauces and condiments filling up the fridge. Welp, she got her wish!

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  2. Still in the dark in my pocket of 77018. Approaching 90 hours without power. Possible, but not likely we get restored at some point this evening. Tomorrow seems more realistic.

    House stayed below 75 on Friday night so no big problem. We toughed it out on Saturday night though had to sleep downstairs on the couches and it was pretty miserable. Finally tapped out yesterday after it was getting close to 80 degrees indoors and cashed in some hotel points to get a room a Residence Inn that allows pets. Already re-booked for tonight. Luckily the kennel where we take our dogs re-opened today so we were able to drop them off while we both go to work today. 

    This sucks. Longest I've ever been without power. I'd say the freeze/Harvey/Ike were "worse" insofar as the extent of damage caused and the extent of disruption to daily life in Houston. At least we've had running water the whole time, grocery stores have been open, and it hasn't been too hard to find restaurants and bars open. But I never lost power for more than 72 hours in any of those. Possible I'll end up going 120+ in this one when it's all said and done.

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  3. Travis Herzog, ABC13

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    IT'S OFFICIAL: A tornado touched down in Cypress (details still to come), and we had category 2 hurricane-force straight-line winds in downtown Houston. Brian Murray from the Harris County Office of Emergency Management says it is the worst wind damage seen since Hurricane Alicia, even surpassing the damage from Hurricane Ike.

     

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  4. 2 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

    Here’s one more, it is the craziest so me. It didn’t even uproot the tree. It just Indian rug-burned the trunk and twisted it like a wet towel. That tree is blocking TC Jester, which for those unfamiliar is a very large 4 lane thoroughfare with a median in between. Multiple huge trees blocking it in multiple places. 
     

     

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    Yeesh. Timerbgrove always seems to get the worst of it. So many houses had to be gutted after Harvey. Always seems to lose power for extended periods of time. 

  5. Man, I love older neighborhoods with mature trees as much as anyone, but storms like yesterday are an ass kicker for places like that. Just drove by my old house near 30th and Yale and it's a warzone. Oak trees split in half, branches through roofs, fences toppled over. It's a night and day difference from my current street less than a mile away. We've got some small limbs down and whatnot, but pretty much just looks like what you'd see after a bad storm. 

  6. Man, some companies are so tone deaf. Talked to a good friend of mine that lives in Timbergrove. He's out helping neighbors cut up trees, removing busted up fences and shit. Gets an email from his office at like 8:00 a.m. this morning.

    "Feel free to work from home today due to yesterday's weather."

    Said it was everything he could do to not respond "Feel free to kiss my fucking ass."

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  7. 23 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

    Gonna brave the rain tonight in hopes of finally seeing my first in-person W of the season. Feel free to blame me if we come up short of the sweep. After seeing Javier's last start, I'm more than a little worried.

    Welp, that was certainly an experience. I was hoping to get in the stadium before some heavy rain started, not a fucking tornadocane or whatever the hell that was last night. 

    Met up with friends at a brewery by the stadium at around 6:15. We were planning to grab maybe 2-3 rounds of beers before walking over, thinking rain wouldn't start until after we got inside. Whoops.

    Still made it to the game though!

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  8. 57 minutes ago, HouTex said:

    Went to the Astros game last night and we got in just as the storm arrived.  Couldn’t tell what was going on outside during the game.   We left in the 7th inning and it was shocking how much damage was done in such a short period,  As bad or worse than the last few hurricanes to hit the city.  

    Same boat. I met some buddies at Frost Town brewery before the game. Got there about 6:15 and it wasn't even raining yet. Forecast was making it look like storms wouldn't arrive until after first pitch. Drank 1 beer, went and got another and I look up and it's pitch black outside, raining sideways, and everyone's phone is flashing tornado warnings. Power went out for about 30 seconds but mercifully came back on. 15 minutes later the sun was back out. 2 of the guys GTFO to go check on their houses. Their neighbors were sending pics of trees on roofs and whatnot. Me and my other buddy knew our houses were fine from talking to our neighbors, but had no power. We said fuck it, rather be at MMP with power than at home in the dark so we walked over to the stadium and caught a ballgame.

    Getting home was a bitch though. We walked back to the brewery to wait for post-game crowd to thin out and it took forever to finally get an Uber signal. Luckily my buddy finally got one on the hook and added me as a stop. We were driving home in pitch black, taking detours due to downed trees and shit. Never been more grateful to make it to my house. 

    My poor wife got stuck at a Total Wine on the way home from work for like 30 minutes. She popped in to the one by her office to grab a bottle of wine and get home before the rain, thinking she had time. Power went out, tornado warnings. Staff made everyone go hide in the bathrooms. 

    Luckily, my boss came up to our office this morning and confirmed we have power and internet and everything, so I just rolled in. Drove down Heights Blvd to get here. It's completely fucked. Probably 50% of the trees on the trail are ripped apart. Gonna be several days until it's fully functional again and several years until it looks normal.

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  9. 15 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

    Thank you for the update, but what metric are using for #2 operator? I thought EOG and COP were the big dogs in Eagle Ford. 

    Just quoting from the press release and all the stories reporting on it.

    Press Release:

     Complementary combination creates the 2nd largest operator in the Eagle Ford
     

    Rueters:

    Oil and gas producer Crescent Energy (CRGY.N), opens new tab has agreed to buy rival SilverBow Resources (SBOW.N), opens new tab for $2.1 billion, a deal which would create the second-largest operator in the Eagle Ford basin in south Texas.

     

    WSJ:

    The energy companies said the combination will create the second largest operator in the Eagle Ford Shale.

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  10. It's back and worse than ever!

     

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    This weekend, tens of thousands of partiers will descend on the Bolivar Peninsula for Go Topless Weekend.

    The annual event has a reputation for having wild and out-of-control crowds.

    This year, many businesses on Crystal Beach have decided to close for the weekend, saying it just isn’t worth it. In 2023, more than 200 arrests were made and dozens were hospitalized for various injuries. Luckily, nobody was killed last year, which hasn’t always been the case.

    There's some gold further down in the article:

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    ....Across the street from the surf shop is the Tiki Beach Bar and Grill. The restaurant won't be open at all on Saturday. The owner said he lost too much money last year when visitors came in, ran up their tabs, and then left without paying.

    The Big Store will close at 1 p.m. on Saturday and will stay closed until Monday morning. It’s the first year it will be closed for Go Topless Weekend. The manager said she’s learned her lesson. The theft and crazy behavior she’s experienced in years past have made the decision to stay closed an easy one. She said when she called deputies for help last year, she was told not to call them again unless there was blood.

     

  11. A walk-off in extras despite our pitcher getting ejected after 3 IP and going 0-9 with RISP in regulation? Hader comes in and throws 2 spotless innings, stranding the ghost runner in the Top of the 10th?

    Things seem to legitimately have changed for us. That's a game we lose 100% of the time back in April.

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  12. On 3/4/2024 at 3:00 PM, Storm the Field said:

    As tends to happen about once or twice a year, tweaked my lower back 3 Fridays ago on the 2nd to last rep of a hard workout. Wasn't particularly bad and was still able to do so most of my workouts the following week, but then I totally re-aggravated it on the crunch machine last Monday, just when I thought I was fully 100% again. Had some rough days last week and was only able to do low-impact cardio and light lifting that didn't involve bending my back too much. Feeling pretty good again, but definitely gonna ease back into the routine this week. Still kinda stiff when I get up from sitting too long or riding in my truck.

    Last time I really had this issue was around Memorial Day last year, and then I started getting much better about stretching every day. Had 7-8 months with no issues, which of course led to getting lazy about my stretching. I just have to drill it in my head that I'm damn near 40, and despite having a pretty consistent exercise routine, I simply have to do things properly or I'm gonna keep having problems.

    Knock on wood, but I've had a good run since this post. No injuries or illnesses since then and been averaging 5 days/week in the gym. 

    I've been working out pretty steadily for close to a year and half, and I've pretty much giving up on "losing weight" and am fully focused on body recomposition. Started out around 210 (6'0) and probably close to 30% body fat. Just plain out of shape. I've plateau'd right around 195 for close to 6 months now, but slowly, steadily increasing the share that is muscle vs. fat. I'm never going to be described as "slim," but that's really not the look I'm going for anyways. At my age and build, I'd be quite happy with ~190 and ~18%. Not there yet, but a lot closer than I used to be.

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