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Born to Run

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  1. This 100%. That's it. Thoughts and prayers is bullshit. How do we reduce deaths next time. All those people on the Blanco last time or Guad in 87? Fuck "we couldn't see this coming" as a political excuse in 2025. Make changes not excuses
  2. Thanks for doing this Bob Lives! Please DM me if anyone needs help with cleanup. I'll be there. I'm in construction and have resources and experience with flood cleanup -when they are ready. Unlike Wimberly the road situation is not great for helping out without getting in the way. When that changes please hit me up. When clean up does start I recommend the following: Chainsaw, cordless sawzalls with multiple blades for trimming wood but also bi metal blades for things like nail embedded docks. Cordless grinders. Any extra batteries you have like marine batteries or a battery from a riding lawn mower. That plus a cheap inverter can charge phones, head lamps etc. A better inverter can charge tools and if you live in Texas you should own one anyway. Come alongs. Ratchet straps, contractor grade trash bags. Pry bars, hammers. Buckets- lots of buckets for flushing toilets on homes without power from wells, moving debris, shitting etc. 3" deck mate screws and 8' 2×4 s for all sorts of things like shoring up unsafe structure, bracing off things, using as a way to carry heavy items with multiple guys, and especially sheetrock demo. Get a 6' 2x4 behind the drywall and use it to pry off drywall in large pieces. Bonus points if you use the sawzall to get a clean line. Dont be a dick and chip with a hammer into tiny pieces. Carry that shit out in big chunks. Also large totes to help sort personal items but also carry debris. Wheel barrows are often not as useful as totes given steep terrain but can be. Gloves. Respirator or at least a quality dust mask. Off. Spray for ticks and watch out for fire ants- you will get lit the fuck up if you stand around. Be very careful on any properties that do have power. Be careful to watch out for volunteers that are completely out of thier element or distraught homeowners over doing it. Always look up and make sure everyone is safe, hydrating and not taking risk. Efficient but not too cavelier. Step up and lead. Seriously cannot overstate this enough. People in general are not prepared for this and need leadership. A few Homes i helped in Wimberly had a handful of family members, completely disraught and out of thier element, doing inefficient or dangerous shit. Don't let people do stupid shit like drop a tree on another volunteer. Many of the volunteers were more appreciative of my leadership, coaching and planning than my actual physical efforts. Don't waste hours not being Efficient. Make a quick plan that's prioritized and keep reassessing efficiency. Dumpster and skid steer are your friend if you can get them.. In The Blanco Flood the camp we cleaned had no fatalities and we worked fast to get the next batch of campers in. This deal is way more grim and will require support for months or years not just next week. Keep that in mind. Some of the most important work you can do may be weeks away. Sorry for shit grammar; bringing a load near that way.
  3. Let me know when your people need help with recovery and let me know on a need basis . Id prefer an old couple that was under insured and needs immediate clean up and restoration or helping a camp. Or Road clearing. Or more urgent stuff. I do Not like to stand around.
  4. Typically people that must live in RVs cant afford normal housing. My wife and I did it for 6 months during a remodel. We had 3 cops, several families including many single mothers with 3 kids on one income. Super great families barely getting by. Mostly hardworking kind folk. Changed my perspective.
  5. Bet you $50 to your favorite charity it fills and separately we are releasing water in two weeks from Mansfield
  6. Ah the good old salad days of youth when we had lauded leadership by such solid humans as Rudy Drooliani. My how far we have fallen.
  7. They could slowly start drawing them down. While moving water into Travis. Even dumping 1000cfs into Travis would be something. They regularly let 1000cfs through Austin and Town lake for farmers with no effect of boating on an interim release schedule. Also " no planned releases" then let it rip hours later doesn't support your argument.
  8. Most realistic dream of my life. Her and I were on a sportfisher catching tuna and sipping wine; we alternated running the boat and angling. She made a fantastic lunch and fed it to me while I fought a fish. She could run a boat, it was hers. Woke up when we had just anchored up and were heading into the Salon for some fun. Violently turned off my alarm but couldn't get back. She had a splendid sun dress on. TLDR didnt cum
  9. That's a good point to anyone doing relief work. I wear my shrimping boots near the water and hiking boots the rest. Keep your feet moving. They will tear you up.
  10. Italian shoes in my opinion.
  11. And Giardia
  12. Or like the rain, they had the good sense to sit back and enjoy it.
  13. LCRA "We do not anticipate needing flood control release at this time." Two hours later starts flood releasing. LCRA is some hillbilly that looks out his window and opens the gate when the water shows up.
  14. Well he has been on a beach with some good cocaine, Jesus by his side in the pouring rain.
  15. Always a thousandth time for everything
  16. They wait until it's too late then over react. Yesterday " they didn't forsee needing to open Starke dam or any flood gate operations with this event." Despite the high CFS on the Llano alone. This is basic math one dude could figure out. Llano at 68k cfs or whatever into a constant level lake like LBJ means you need to release enough water to account for 68k cfs of water coming in plus whatever falls in other tribs, so start filling Travis up ahead of time versus reacting. They should have drawn down LBJ MF And Inks several feet to give room for surge knowing if it stopped raining the continued inflow would fill those lakes right back up over the coming weeks.
  17. Sat phones, coordination with other camps and officials. Some one stays up all night monitoring during credible flood warnings and 6" is credible enough to warrant due diligence especially in these types of events that always have excessive rain beyond forecast somewhere, even a single Trib that only floods one camp or area. You camp in a flood zone you have someone with thier head on a swivel. Ignore flood warnings all you want when it's a fast moving frontal event in the fall.
  18. 6-1 185. I am however old and rehabbing a rotator cuff so I'm out on rescue efforts for high water but in for immediately helping once levels fall. I can bring guys and equipment and coordinate like during Wimberly. I can lift and chainsaw. After Wimberly I had the best luck via Facebook and a local realtor in targeting who needed help first and completely bypassed aid groups. Too much standing around talking for my taste. Just roll up and get to fucking work. No social media, no selfies. Just grind.
  19. So sounds like your new house needs updating.
  20. Yo!; that flooring is either now dated or in need of attention. Hit me up!
  21. Which with systems like, can mean death and destruction. It might only flood one small area, or not. The rainfall totals in these storms are very unpredictable with how they tend to stall and back feed. The risk was there. No one expected this but we should anticipate the chance for this.
  22. Me too. One of my subcontractors is a huge LSU fan and he fucked me out of 2k last month, so fuck them even more than usual.
  23. Pssshh we only killed between 300,000 to 800,000 Iraqis. For no reason except the Middle East leg of Toby Keith's "Murder More Brown People Tour
  24. Like my butt or her's? Can I just stick a thumb in her cornhole during doggie or do I have to lick her butthole? I'm not a huge fan of anal, and my kiester is a no go zone. Please advise, may need to cancel our date if she's wants to Now This me.
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