# Aarrggh. Hurricane headed our way **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 24, 2017, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517 "2017-08-24T03:20:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/101 "2017-08-25T21:07:28Z")
Here in San Antonio, we’re expecting anything from 3 inches to Harvegeddon, so anything goes. All of our outside stuff is in the garage, so whatever starts blowing around won’t be _our_ stuff. Worried about the fence, roof, swimming pool. Already have chemicals for pool treatment afterward and I was thinking about taking some of the panels off the fence. It’s our anniversary this weekend, so this is our hurricanniversary. I went out late last night and bought assorted mini cakes for each of us so we can celebrate, and we’ve used this necessity (of having to move a lot of stuff) into an opportunity to clean our home, too. Linens are washed, floors vacuumed, dusted… we may get a tree through our roof Sunday morning, but at least it won’t be destroying a messy home! 😉 I’m in a relatively higher elevated area - for my street, I am uphill by about 40+ feet from the bottom - but might have to deal with localized areas of flooding. Damned thing is now a category 3. SA government is definitely taking this seriously - I’ve been to a couple of meetings in the past couple of days, but really the best thing we can do is prepare to be at home for 3-6 straight days. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/102 "2017-08-25T21:08:58Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > As of 4 PM Thursday NOAA is predicting landfall in the Corpus Christi area, early Saturday morning. If so, Houston will be well outside the zone of hurricane-force winds. Still predicting at least 10-15 inches of rain all along the coast and about 50 miles inland, however. Some tracks have Harvey swinging back into the Gulf and heading straight for Houston after restrengthening a bit. Having the eye of a Cat 1 pass directly overhead doesn’t seem outside the realm of possibility. ---
**Author:** ![Hocus\_Pocus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/41988e/32.png) [@Hocus\_Pocus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hocus_Pocus)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/103 "2017-08-25T21:10:21Z")
> [@BeeGee](#): > > I’m amazed. So far, I haven’t seen any pictures of idiots trying to surf in this nonsense. There’s usually one or two. From what I’ve seen of the surf there’s nothing worth surfing at all. They are warning that the flooding is also supposed to bring out alligators. Fuck that! ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/104 "2017-08-25T21:37:11Z")
I have never seen a hurricane predicted path like this one. Harvey will likely dissipate while hanging around over the Texas coast for the next 5 days! [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics\_at4+shtml/153146.shtml?cone#contents](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/153146.shtml?cone#contents) At least the last days Harvey will be just a storm, but by hanging around big time flooding is to be expected. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/105 "2017-08-25T21:43:01Z")
I think “get the hell out” would be some sober and uncontroversial advice. And I hear gas prices are going up. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/106 "2017-08-25T22:23:18Z")
TX Senators who voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy ask for fed assistance ahead of Harvey GOP Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz pressed President Trump in a letter on Friday to grant Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) request for a major disaster declaration for the state as Hurricane Harvey barrels toward it. “Given the potential catastrophic impact that the Hurricane may have on Texas communities, we strongly support this request and urge you to provide any and all emergency protective measures available by a major disaster declaration,” the senators said. … The pair voted against a disaster relief package after Hurricane Sandy slammed the U.S. in 2013, causing severe damage to the region. Cruz said at the time he voted against the package because it was filled with spending that was unrelated to storm relief. “Emergency relief for the families who are suffering from this natural disaster should not be used as a Christmas tree for billions in unrelated spending, including projects such as Smithsonian repairs, upgrades to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration airplanes, and more funding for Head Start,” he said. [thehill.com/](http://thehill.com/)… Here is a link if you want to live stream the news with MSNBC [MSNBC Live Stream free - MSNBC News Live Streaming Online](http://www.livenewson.com/american/msnbc.html) _While it is their job to try and get assistance, this does point out their selfishness and hypocrisy… Sort of a “fuck you but I want mine” thing._ ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/107 "2017-08-25T22:25:59Z")
Meanwhile. Border Patrol won’t close checkpoints for Harvey, claims they’ll still “prioritize public safety” “The Border Patrol is a law enforcement agency and we will not abandon our law enforcement duties.” When asked to elaborate on the statement, CBP public affairs officer Roberto Rodriguez said officers would prioritize public safety but keep intact the goals of the agency’s mission. “We’re not going to impede anybody getting out of here, but at the same time we’re a law enforcement agency, so we still have to conduct our duties,” he said. The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas quickly admonished the agency for putting policy ahead of safety. “Safety should be a priority regardless of immigration status,” said ACLU policy strategist Astrid Dominguez. “This is very concerning for the community. It sends a wrong message.” Just as the “sanctuary cities” Trump derides prioritize public safety by letting immigrants and their loved ones report crimes without fear of ICE, standing down from the checkpoints while cities may have to evacuate saves people being too afraid to get to safety. It’s a terrible precedent. Let’s hope that tragedy doesn’t ensue. So if you “look like a Mescan” you better not try to evacuate. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/108 "2017-08-25T22:27:55Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > I have never seen a hurricane predicted path like this one. Harvey will likely dissipate while hanging around over the Texas coast for the next 5 days! > > [POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SEAN](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/153146.shtml?cone#contents) > > At least the last days Harvey will be just a storm, but by hanging around big time flooding is to be expected. That is an odd predicted path. I’m used to seeing the more classic WNW until about 30° N where they tend to take a hard right turn. That just stays there and dumps rain on the Texas coast. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/109 "2017-08-25T22:41:58Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > TX Senators who voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy ask for fed assistance ahead of Harvey > > GOP Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz pressed President Trump in a letter on Friday to grant Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) request for a major disaster declaration for the state as Hurricane Harvey barrels toward it. > > “Given the potential catastrophic impact that the Hurricane may have on Texas communities, we strongly support this request and urge you to provide any and all emergency protective measures available by a major disaster declaration,” the senators said. > > … > > The pair voted against a disaster relief package after Hurricane Sandy slammed the U.S. in 2013, causing severe damage to the region. > > Cruz said at the time he voted against the package because it was filled with spending that was unrelated to storm relief. > > “Emergency relief for the families who are suffering from this natural disaster should not be used as a Christmas tree for billions in unrelated spending, including projects such as Smithsonian repairs, upgrades to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration airplanes, and more funding for Head Start,” he said. > > [thehill.com/](http://thehill.com/)… > Here is a link if you want to live stream the news with MSNBC > [MSNBC Live Stream free - MSNBC News Live Streaming Online](http://www.livenewson.com/american/msnbc.html) > _While it is their job to try and get assistance, this does point out their selfishness and hypocrisy… Sort of a “fuck you but I want mine” thing._ To be fair, trying to load up Hurricane Sandy relief with pork-barrel spending was pretty despicable, and there’s no sign (so far) of pork stuff being squeezed into Harvey relief. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/110 "2017-08-25T22:43:04Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > edited because probably against Pit rules. I hope you learn some compassion for those whose livelihoods are destroyed by forces outside their control. Cite? ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/111 "2017-08-25T22:44:44Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > To be fair, trying to load up Hurricane Sandy relief with pork-barrel spending was pretty despicable, and there’s no sign (so far) of pork stuff being squeezed into Harvey relief. Yes it was crooked and despicable. There was zero excuse for that. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/112 "2017-08-25T22:52:20Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Well, the love you get is equal to the love you give. You’ve made many a “wow, just wow” comment yourself. I probably have. And they were made in response to even worse statements made to me, but nobody seems to care about that. Anyway, that’s beside the point. > [@](#): > > At any rate, I hope you weather the storm without any harm to your health, home, or business. I suspect everything will be fine, given the reports so far. I have my fingers crossed. Harvey has spun up to a major league storm. It looks like it will come onshore between Corpus Christi and Port O’Connor, and that puts Houston squarely in the sweet spot of the major feed bands. The problem is that Harvey is going to sit for a while and drop a massive amount of water on us, much like Tropical Storm Allison did back in 2001. Not gonna be fun. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/113 "2017-08-25T22:55:01Z")
> [@Nawth\_Chucka](#): > > Looking back at his uncalled-for, vicious comments and the ugly threads he’s started in just the last few years, I’m going to say that when someone shows me who they are, I believe them. I take him at face value b/c he’s shown me who he is, plain as day. > I may not believe he deserves bad things happening to him but I won’t be sorry if they do; he’s made it clear the feeling is mutual for us bleeding heart libtards. Tell you what, Nawth. Why don’t you just put me on ignore? And then fuck off. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/114 "2017-08-25T23:02:45Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > I probably have. And they were made in response to even worse statements made to me, but nobody seems to care about that. Anyway, that’s beside the point. [When you called Arabs “ragheads,”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=17620796#post17620796) what “even worse” comment was that in response to? [When you called Mexicans “wetbacks,”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=19945168#post19945168) what “even worse” comment was that in response to? [When you took the loss of life of several American service members to take a swipe at John McCain](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=20429789#post20429789), what “even worse” comment was that in response to? ---
**Author:** ![Hocus\_Pocus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/41988e/32.png) [@Hocus\_Pocus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hocus_Pocus)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/115 "2017-08-25T23:05:48Z")
Now a Cat 4 (130mph winds) ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/116 "2017-08-25T23:40:13Z")
> [@Hocus\_Pocus](#): > > They are warning that the flooding is also supposed to bring out alligators. Fuck that! Oh my gosh! What IF alligators? [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3544](http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3544) Please god, don’t let an alligator bite **Clothahump**. I think they’re an endangered species. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/117 "2017-08-25T23:41:36Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Really. There’s a huge distance between “may your sneakers get soggy” and “die die fucking die”. Is that German for “the the sexing the”? > [@Hocus\_Pocus](#): > > Now a Cat 4 (130mph winds) 11 years and 10 months since the last major hurricane made landfall in the USA … an all time record time between major hurricane landfalls … perhaps an indication that these types of powerful events are becoming rarer? … I guess I should take a swipe at the OP … I hope all the clothes you keep in that hump mildews … ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/118 "2017-08-25T23:45:25Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > TX Senators who voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy ask for fed assistance ahead of Harvey > > GOP Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz pressed President Trump in a letter on Friday to grant Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) request for a major disaster declaration for the state as Hurricane Harvey barrels toward it. > > “Given the potential catastrophic impact that the Hurricane may have on Texas communities, we strongly support this request and urge you to provide any and all emergency protective measures available by a major disaster declaration,” the senators said. > > … > > The pair voted against a disaster relief package after Hurricane Sandy slammed the U.S. in 2013, causing severe damage to the region. > > Cruz said at the time he voted against the package because it was filled with spending that was unrelated to storm relief. > > “Emergency relief for the families who are suffering from this natural disaster should not be used as a Christmas tree for billions in unrelated spending, including projects such as Smithsonian repairs, upgrades to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration airplanes, and more funding for Head Start,” he said. > > [thehill.com/](http://thehill.com/)… > Here is a link if you want to live stream the news with MSNBC > [MSNBC Live Stream free - MSNBC News Live Streaming Online](http://www.livenewson.com/american/msnbc.html) > _While it is their job to try and get assistance, this does point out their selfishness and hypocrisy… Sort of a “fuck you but I want mine” thing._ [Same](http://www.salon.com/2015/10/06/lindsey_grahams_disaster_relief_hypocrisy_he_wants_federal_aid_for_his_states_floods_but_voted_against_hurricane_sandy_relief/) with Lindsey Graham. > [@](#): > > Republican presidential candidate and South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham is this week’s GOP hypocrite, **calling for an unlimited amount of federal resources to aid his flood stricken home state** while denying any recollection of his 2013 NO vote on federal relief for areas affected by Sandy. > > “Let’s just get through this thing, and \*\*whatever it costs, it costs,” \*\*Graham told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on “The Situation Room” on Monday. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/119 "2017-08-25T23:46:40Z")
Nm… ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517/120 "2017-08-26T00:32:40Z")
I called both of my Senators as well as my congressman today urging no federal money be sent to Texas for this hurricane. Karma is a bitch. Texas chose to elect Ted Cruz and John Cornyn who voted against relief after Hurricane Sandy. They can pull themselves up by their own bootstraps after the storm. Maybe George W Bush can call upon, “heck of a job Brownie.” I lived in Dallas from late 2004-2008. At this point, I don’t even want to set foot inside a red state. I don’t wish ill on anyone but I don’t want my tax dollars going to bail out such hypocrites. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarrggh-hurricane-headed-our-way/794517.md?page=7)