Everything posted by PenelopeWitherspoon
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4th of July Texas Flood
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2025 Thread of the Rains
The stupid burns!
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2025 Thread of the Rains
So, instead of using the emergency management system, they are using X. That seems like a problem.
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2025 Thread of the Rains
This.
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2025 Thread of the Rains
I've driven over that bridge.
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2025 Thread of the Rains
Former director of TDOT. Explains the incompetence.
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2025 Thread of the Rains
This. I went through multiple events in Houston. I had weather radar on constantly and was physically checking things around the house every hour. I was lucky and had no flooding during the worst, but I was hyper vigilant.
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2025 Thread of the Rains
All sleepaway camps in Texas have to be licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Seems like a pretty common sense regulation to require camps with or near a body of water to submit safety and evacuation plans every year as part of maintaining their license. And it seems like everyone that works at the camp should be drilled on those scenarios.
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2025 Thread of the Rains
The reality is NOTHING is going to move the needle. It doesn't matter how many children are lost. That is not CR, that is reality. Period.
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2025 Thread of the Rains
Seems like Texas officials have been failing for the last 25 years or so. It's expected at this point.
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2025 Thread of the Rains
So, people ignored it. We saw this happen during Harvey.
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Trump’s America
Julie is a cunt. I am not on Twitter anymore. Is this crazy one of the paid for a blue check idiots?
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Tell Me About Texas a&m
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The Climate thread
Just wow. Between her and MTG, Georgia isn't bringing their best.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
Texas is in the finding out stage. Hurricane season will see more states that voted for Trump fully entering into that stage as well.
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TRAVEL: Points, Miles, Discounts, Tips, Advice & Questions
I most recently used 817k Marriott points for my stay in Venice. My room would have been over 1,200 Euros per night. I got a suite upgrade because of my status, and that room was something like 3,500 Euros per night. I am basically st the point where if a room is less than $700 per night, I just pay for it and save my points for the big ones. Thats roughly 3 cents per point. So, you can still get excellent redemption, but flexibility is key.
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The France Thread
My last trip to Paris was 4 nights in Paris followed by 3 nights in Blois this past April. In Paris, because it was over the Marathon Weekend, my favorite hotel was booked, so I rented an AirBnB. It was absolutely fantastic. The only downside was it was on the 2nd floor (3rd floor in United States parlance) with no Elevator, and I had a number of large bags as I was traveling for work right before. In Blois, I stayed at Fleur de Loire, a 5 start hotel and spa with a 2 Michelin Star restaurant by Christophe Hay. I visited Chateau Chambord and the one in Blois (after Chambord, the other fell flat), and basically just relaxed most of the time. I want to revisit the Loire Valley when I have longer. But if you are looking, I highly recommend Fleur de Loire. It was great.
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The France Thread
I think 5 days in Paris, if you have been there before, is fine. But if it is your first time, I think that is not enough time. I would stay in Paris the whole time and take 2 or 3 day trips. Then you have more time in Paris, but get to see other things as well. Also, you lose time traveling. With that being said, and something I did not know on my last trip, you HAVE to go to Notre Dame. And it now requires a reservation unless you want to wait in a massive queue (I chose not to knowing I would be back in Paris soon). If you are doing Notre Dame, you should hit up Sainte Chapelle as well. There is a great restaurant right near Notre Dame (Les Deux Colombes) where I have whiled away a few hours with a bottle of wine. For hotels, my go to is Le Roch Hotel & Spa in the 1st, though I want to stay in Hotel Marquis Faubourg Saint-Honore (in the 8th but just...right where Rue Saint-Honore flips from the 1st to the 8th) and Voltire (also on Rue St. Roch near the first hotel). I have a lot of other recs, but I need to sit down with them.
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LBGTQ
New York's is today, but I didn't go. Had work calls closing a deal. 😢
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The Democratic Party
She has been bad for a while. She needs to be primaried.
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TRAVEL: Points, Miles, Discounts, Tips, Advice & Questions
I was a Starwood girl, so after the merger with Marriott, am now a Marriott girl. The top tier Amex Bonvoy is a really good card.
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Israel vs everyone war thread
Well, he isn't gone. He is just negging everyone. What a little cunt he is.
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Carpetbagging weasel faced smarmy little bitch, Ted Cruz
This happened in 2022. I was at that game.
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Alex Padilla (CA Sec of State) to replace Harris in Senate
JD Vance is a racist piece of shit. That is all.
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Trump’s America
Do us all a favor and fuck off.