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slightlv

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42. I just got off the phone with her...

Sat Jul 5, 2025, 07:35 PM

Jul 2025

she is to the east of all of this, and they're doing okay... except she sounds like she's got as much hatred for trump and abbott bottled up inside her as I do. She said they were just up to Kerrville a couple of weeks ago, and now this. (sigh)

We had a laugh, tho... they'd been in drought for so long that a few weeks ago they finally invested in a sprinkler system for their lawn. Just after they installed it and used in one day, the rains came and haven't stopped coming. Damn, I miss her...

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My question is: LilElf70 Jul 2025 #1

Terrifying to watch occupied houses being swept away orangecrush Jul 2025 #3

Has there been any word on those people in the house? berniesandersmittens Jul 2025 #51

Not that I know of orangecrush Jul 2025 #52

6 months of rain in 2 days. The majority that day. Melon Jul 2025 #5

Yes! A hundred square miles of heavy rain channeling down natural gullies multiplies the effect dramatically wolfie001 Jul 2025 #14

Back in the 80's, we in the sticks surrounding the KC area slightlv Jul 2025 #23

In the lead up to the storm as it passed over here the evaporation rate was tremendous... Hugin Jul 2025 #24

Well... good luck, Texas. Start your own weather service and satellite observations. Fund your own * Oopsie Daisy Jul 2025 #2

Tx officials just warned residents that they must prepare for lengthy electric allegorical oracle Jul 2025 #11

Abbott was just bragging up his grid a couple days ago. BidenRocks Jul 2025 #18

And the grid going down can affect things hundreds of miles away. markodochartaigh Jul 2025 #30

The children who are missing can't vote but your humanity is touching. TheProle Jul 2025 #47

I know. Thanks for noticing. Oopsie Daisy Jul 2025 #48

Children everywhere suffer for the stupidity of adults. RandomNumbers Jul 2025 #53

Horrible. bronxiteforever Jul 2025 #4

They got no warning orangecrush Jul 2025 #9

Vegas Justice matters. Jul 2025 #6

Nevada Ghost Towns Metaphorical Jul 2025 #38

not appropriate to post here, but has anyone else felt the need to listen to Stevie Ray Vaughan's Texas Flood? spike jones Jul 2025 #7

Good jam orangecrush Jul 2025 #8

Yeah, it is posted below in Music Appreciation. spike jones Jul 2025 #10

And here, for anyone wondering orangecrush Jul 2025 #12

its even worse.... moonshinegnomie Jul 2025 #13

Putin is doing backflips. orangecrush Jul 2025 #21

Humbling... for all our technology, nature is so much more powerful than anything we can muster up Takket Jul 2025 #15

Horrified. Passages Jul 2025 #16

It has an Armageddon feel to it PatSeg Jul 2025 #17

I resemble that! BidenRocks Jul 2025 #19

Ah yes PatSeg Jul 2025 #35

.... orangecrush Jul 2025 #20

They tend to cherry pick the bible PatSeg Jul 2025 #37

Truth orangecrush Jul 2025 #39

I've gotten into some really bizarre and interesting PatSeg Jul 2025 #41

Kind of like Trump's cult orangecrush Jul 2025 #44

Yes, very much so PatSeg Jul 2025 #50

I haven't watched that video but wondering if electricmonk Jul 2025 #22

is accurate moonshinegnomie Jul 2025 #27

Thanks, I'll give it a watch electricmonk Jul 2025 #34

I never watch YT videos with AI-generated thumbnails blogslug Jul 2025 #49

I need to call my SiL slightlv Jul 2025 #25

sequin should be fine moonshinegnomie Jul 2025 #28

See post 29 orangecrush Jul 2025 #32

im well aware moonshinegnomie Jul 2025 #36

Thank you. orangecrush Jul 2025 #40

I just got off the phone with her... slightlv Jul 2025 #42

Glad you reached out orangecrush Jul 2025 #45

Sorry to bear sad news orangecrush Jul 2025 #29

Got me thinking of SRV. rickyhall Jul 2025 #26

"Texas Flood" us posted upthread orangecrush Jul 2025 #31

Flash floods are a real danger in Texas Metaphorical Jul 2025 #33

I remember being caught around Nacogdoches road in SA slightlv Jul 2025 #43

We've had some flash flooding in this area orangecrush Jul 2025 #46