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  1. Texas DPS is the equivalent of "state police" in other states and it says "Texas DPS" on the hood of that thing, which seems conspicuously useless in this context (among others).
  2. I honestly think they're a great idea. I do tend to pay attention to weather alerts, but sirens really do get my attention. From a timeliness standpoint, yeah, they're the last line of defense, but something needed to get through to people.
  3. I saw that and growled the same thing before seeing the Succession gif.
  4. Well, to one degree or another, anyone who posts here is engaged in attention-seeking behavior. Very little any of us have to say is really that important to anyone except us. Nicole seems to be a very empathic person, generally speaking.
  5. Doesn't sound like what I know of Dick Eastland. I didn't know the man, myself, but I know a fair number of people that do, whose judgment I respect and they all say he's a very kind, humble man. Some of that litigation story belies that a little bit, but I think when something that is a labor of love starts to pay off, people can get a little off-center.
  6. Commissioner Jesus Shot says it's not cloud seating. Or seeding. https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/texas-agriculture-commissioner-denies-weather-modification-allegations-central-texas-floods/
  7. I don't think anyone can dispute the natural beauty and that is what I am most familiar with. Sounds much more diverse than I would have guessed.
  8. That all seems to have concluded via settlement around 2011. The scheme described then was a land-ownership corporation, Natural Fountains, that owned the land, and a camp-operation corporation, Camp Mystic, Inc., that ran the camp, collected the fees and paid rent to Natural Fountains. Those family members not actively running the camp owned Natural Fountains, mostly; those running the camp, I.e. Dick and Tweety, owned Camp Mystic, Inc. It's conceivable that separating the ownership of the land from the operation of the camp insulates the land from the negligence claims sure to come. And all of that may have changed through the settlement. Also, the recent opening of the Cypress Lake branch may a) reflect some new harmony among the family and b) still more changes to the corporate structure.
  9. Yes, Mystic seems to be an unusually vulnerable area. Was the South Fork more seriously flooded than North Fork? It seems so, several of the other camps are on the North Fork. We've heard some stuff about La Junta and Mystic, but Heart o The Hills is between them and have heard nothing, that I am aware of. It's also on the north bank of the river.
  10. Yeah been around Gibsons in various towns, including WF.
  11. Least surprising thing ever.
  12. Send her to fucking South Sudan. Rwanda. I dgaf. She's a criminal.
  13. Americans. Pay. The. Tariffs. You. Fucking. Dolt.
  14. Yeah the 2011 article had the Eastlands making about 200k from the camp seemingly in profit distribution above any salary, and other family getting 20k annual dividends. And yeah the location of any cabins in the floodplain or close to the river is problematic, let alone for young girls. And that seemingly should have prompted some extra vigilance in flood conditions.
  15. I guess an addendum to this is that this is a semi-sorta retirement place candidate. Or was at one time, so I am curious what it's really like.
  16. So, I've been going down there off and on most of my life. One of my best friend's growing up's mother grew up in a really cool house on Hwy 39 in Hunt/Ingram. She's in her 80s now and they are retired down there, as are some other older family friends. Beyond that, I don't really have much feel for who lives in Kerrville/Kerr County. Lotta old, white, fairly wealthy retirees. Probably a lot native cedar-chopper type rural poors too.
  17. It's not really your problem, but you can look up the LLC here, assuming Texas, and see if it is actually dissolved. https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/franchise/account-status/search Even if dissolved, LLCs are not a magic shield. Someone had to sign the disclosure for the LLC and the members/managers are liable in their personal capacity for fraud they committed or conspired to commit. And Gil Bang is right, although an LLC is there to avoid personal liability, the number of times its owners fuck that up probably exceeds the number of times it provides much of a shield. Also, it seems fairly unlikely that the listing agent would have any liability, unless they conspired with the LLC and its members/managers to provide a false disclosure. The listing agent may be in a tough spot because they're no longer in touch with the seller, or isn't getting cooperation in responding to the complaint.
  18. By pretty much all accounts, Dick Eastland was a good guy. Good friend of mine worked at Mystic about 40 years ago, his wife was a counselor and sent two daughters there. He's not nearly as fun to point the finger at as the feckless Kerr County officials that put partisan politics ahead of people's safety. Unfortunately, though, it appears that Da Fino is right. There's almost no way he doesn't bear significant responsibility for this. Good people have feet of clay.
  19. Not sure if it's natural or acquired. Relatedly, some people have a tendency to explain every damn thing with a conspiracy theory. And they tend to be dumb as fuck. And are extremely influential these days.
  20. Lost a lot of respect for him representing Paxton in his impeachment.
  21. I mean, look at the OP, the guy is a little nuts. Funny as it may be, there's really no need to go there in that particular way. So yeah, he's nuts. Also effective, apparently.
  22. Why tho? Gullible people?
  23. Coming back to this, didn't realize he was on Infowars. That close an association with Jones does not speak well of him. But, I'm sure he's quite used to dealing with lunatics and inured to it. And that is a great place to drum up business from lunatics, which is sort of his stock in trade. This from their website, which reflects what I said about being absolutists: We went up against the government because they were trying to censor a guy who protested in favor of LGBTQ rights. Then, we used the same underlying briefing to support a woman who protested against Pride Month. We are Catholics who assist pro-abortion protesters and Satanists. We are Jews who fight for Nazis’ free speech rights. We are gays who fight for people who want to end marriage equality. We find the greatest purity in supporting speech we despise, because that is what freedom is about.
  24. Why? For teh lulz?
  25. It also costs money, but at least it might be Trump money this time around.
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