Posted on 09/03/2017 4:46:15 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
I stopped watching network news and Sunday morning talk shows.
My mental health has improved greatly.
I read FR exclusively and even then sometimes have to take a break from all the WaPo and NYT posts some feel necessary to pollute the forum with.
Getting a bit nervous of this one rodguy as we live in the Carolinas.
As much as the praise of the self-reliant Texans is deserved, the Federal Government will still need to pump in over $100 billion to help rebuild the devastated area.
Peggy Noonan (that paragon of conservative thinking), tweeted out that this review of Jeff Flake and Dinish D’Souza’a books was well worth the read.
So I read it and laughed all the way through it. The author of this article sees little difference between the 2 authors.
What a great way to look into the mind of the demented elitist writers at the NY Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/opinion/sunday/conservatism-jeff-flake-dsouza.html
We have to remember it's those first ten miles of coast line when the storm first hits,if its hitting inland and not cruising along the coast, that really gets a battering.
Seems the building codes are nothing like what we have in South Florida and the Keys.We build starting at an 11 foot elevation,makes a huge difference in damage to the house.
Doesn't that feel great? I stopped all TV in 2008. Never been better. Get all I need from here on FR and news web sites.
I think the first federal money is 8 billion and than another 6 to follow but one can be sure that’s just for starters.The flooding damage is so vast I doubt it can even be calculated for several weeks.
Leave it to Gateway to really score.
They show the difference between two presidents.
Ozero on the golf course while Louisiana floods,opposed to people lined up on flooded roads to greet President Trump in Houston in the aftermath of Harvey. Zero could care less while Trulmp/Melania were on the scene lending a helping hand and supporting all who helped out in Harvey.
Thanks for that link.
President Trump and nobama are absolutely uncomparable.
She's opening with a pretty incredible report on "Fast and Furious" complete with Holder/Obama coverup, contempt of Congress, and denying documents to Congress. She's interviewing agent Dobson, an ATF whistleblower, he claims he has been discriminated against and transferred 11 times.
A post on Facebook Saud Irma could be huge......We in the west are burning up. 140 hikers stranded in New fire in Columbia Gorge.
Am in Southern Oregon—smoke hanging heavy in the air for many days now.
Btw, it’s 14 not 140 hikers, right?
2. The areas of Houston that normally flood during heavy rains, and these rains occur frequently in the Houston area, flooded with water levels higher that those experienced during the average heavy rains. Houston experienced these heavy rains last year, when we had major rain and flooding in west Houston. Some of the Bayous caring last year's rain water from the west side of town to the Houston Channel overflowed in areas of town that have always experienced flooding. Some of these flood prone subdivisions are close to where I live
3. The flooding this year was worse as homes in the Houston area that did not have issues with flooding previously, as in last year, had water in their homes and businesses. These NEW flood victims had minimal water in their homes - 2"-6". But this means removing carpeting. flooring, and wall board. Putting all of this trash on the sidewalk in front of your house and waiting for the City Sanitation Dept. to remove all of this heavy trash. Last year the City Sanitation dept. did a very good job in a very short time, I fully expect the same this year.
4. My subdivision saw very few homes with this minor flooding, however subdivision that I drive through to and from work, subdivisions that I have never seen having any issues with flooding in the past did suffer 2"-6" of water in their homes and businesses.
5. In summary there will be a lot of Houstonians who will be doing some remodeling due to this flood. There are many who have lost homes and apartments and these people will be in need of help for a bit longer possibly as long as six to twelve month.
6. Once we get east of Houston - Beaumont, Port Charles, and east into Louisiana the flooding there is bad and will require mush rebuilding. These areas suffered flooding last year and a major Hurricane a few years back.
Only then can we have a true State of Alabama Champion
The Biden solution. Sounds great until you get into the details. The Turks, Iran, and Russia would never allow an independent Kurdistan. Would the Iraqi Sunnis want to be part of Syria? And how long would a Shi'a state remain independent of Iran?
Iraq is a viable state because of the oil which is located in the North (Kurd) and the South (Shia). The Iraqi Constitution contains provisions for a relatively autonomous Kurdish state, but the oil revenue is divided among the rest of the country as well.
And exactly how much power and influence does the US have when it comes to dividing up Iraq? Is that something we want to take on?
Now, Now, We here in Houston are very happy to have our very own Jackass.
Atlanta use to have one too - McKinney ?? but she has dis-appeared.
I’ve seen 140 and 150 hikers in reports
PS. I’m in northern Willamette valley...smoke today...no Sun yet.
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