General Discussion

and my response was very detailed - some main points:

- In 2017, Harvey hit quite a bit south of Houston w/winds, we were getting the flooding because it decided to stop over Houston for a few days (how do you predict that). Our area - 48" of rain in a couple days. Luckily we are in a newer subdivision, did not lose power long enough for food to go bad, and the drainage system is superb. We were just stuck inside for a few days. Once the storms started moving we could get out and help others. Others were completely flooded out. It just depended where you lived (and had very little to do with money that time - there were mansions that flooded when they let a dam go because it was the safest way to release the water).

- In 2005, we had learned. We did evacuate for Rita (the storm after Katrina) - in fact all of Houston did from Woodlands & Katy to everyone below them - so an estimated 2.5 million of us were all stuck on a handful of major highways trying to get out of the city. We sat on the road on the way to Dallas - just ahead of the bus with elderly folks that started on fire - we were in that car 20+ hours before we stopped at a McDonalds south of Dallas and heard about the bus a little later. Houston to Dallas is normally 4 hours. And then Rita wasn't a very strong storm for Houston (although it did hit our neighbors in Beaumont, TX).


People who haven't lived through these events have no clue what they are talking about, although they love to make wide pronouncements and judgments. Every storm is different. And, since many folks don't want to believe in climate change, there are going to be more of these storms that are strong enough to move inland. Those making judgments now may feel a little silly when they are on the receiving end and find out it isn't always so easy to "just leave".