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Post by xlobo on Jul 25, 2008 22:45:52 GMT -6
What's going guys...posting up from work.It's been a lil hectic the past 3 days.To begin with,still no power.However,no water or flood enter since there's a ditch on my front yard.W/O traffic lights & what not-things have been really getting out of hand.While I was pumping gas,beside me was another pump;there was 1 dude already pumping,however,in front & behind him were 2 cars ready to get their 1st,it ended up with an arguement & then the cops arrived. Man is the traffic ugly on 77 heading toward Mercedes.And I'm sure most of you have seen the lines in fast food restraunts/gas stations.exc. i saw a big convoy of utility trucks coming into the valley on 77 when i was heading out.....there were only about 20 and i didn't see anymore the rest of the way so 20 trucks plus the other 30 that the eastern part of the valley has has to fix all the lines for brownsville, LF, PI, SPI, san benito, harlingen, and all the little towns in between. pretty big task if you ask me....there were a lot of downed power lines as i was heading out so they got their work cut out for them.... I saw the too.... |
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Post by xlobo on Jul 25, 2008 22:46:46 GMT -6
Alot of lights are now fixed here in Brownsville. Southmost looks good again other than some damged signs. Glad Brownsville didnt have any bad flooding and got power on pretty quickly. Great job PUB!
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Post by wp2003 on Jul 25, 2008 22:50:13 GMT -6
doesn't brownsville have all those lakes and ponds throughout the city? they shouldn't have had a real big problem at all........
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Post by RR RATED on Jul 25, 2008 22:56:26 GMT -6
What's going guys...posting up from work.It's been a lil hectic the past 3 days.To begin with,still no power.However,no water or flood enter since there's a ditch on my front yard.W/O traffic lights & what not-things have been really getting out of hand.While I was pumping gas,beside me was another pump;there was 1 dude already pumping,however,in front & behind him were 2 cars ready to get their 1st,it ended up with an arguement & then the cops arrived. Man is the traffic ugly on 77 heading toward Mercedes.And I'm sure most of you have seen the lines in fast food restraunts/gas stations.exc. i saw a big convoy of utility trucks coming into the valley on 77 when i was heading out.....there were only about 20 and i didn't see anymore the rest of the way so 20 trucks plus the other 30 that the eastern part of the valley has has to fix all the lines for brownsville, LF, PI, SPI, san benito, harlingen, and all the little towns in between. pretty big task if you ask me....there were a lot of downed power lines as i was heading out so they got their work cut out for them.... I saw all those trucks you mentioned arrive at the Mercedes Stock Show Grounds earlier today....i guess that's gonna be their base camp for the next few weeks, hopefully not too long...... |
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Post by xlobo on Jul 25, 2008 22:56:41 GMT -6
What do the lakes and ponds have to do with flooding???
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Post by xlobo on Jul 25, 2008 22:57:04 GMT -6
Serious question not trying to sound sarcastic.
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Post by wp2003 on Jul 25, 2008 22:57:21 GMT -6
that they could take in all the runoff lobo.......they didn't fill up or what?
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Post by RR RATED on Jul 25, 2008 22:58:08 GMT -6
Some came all the way from Mississippi..........  |
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Post by wp2003 on Jul 25, 2008 22:59:02 GMT -6
yeah....some of the valley trucks went up there after katrina.....i'm sure as soon as the word came that it was coming straight for the valley, the boys over here called in a favor..
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Post by RR RATED on Jul 25, 2008 22:59:21 GMT -6
that they could take in all the runoff lobo.......they didn't fill up or what? That's what i was thinking, overflow....... |
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Post by xlobo on Jul 25, 2008 23:01:22 GMT -6
that they could take in all the runoff lobo.......they didn't fill up or what? Yea they did and today I found a crab in my front yeard WTH!!! |
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Post by OlympFan on Jul 25, 2008 23:28:32 GMT -6
... For everyone else thats still toughing it out my prayers to yall. ditto  ... |
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Post by wp2003 on Jul 25, 2008 23:30:03 GMT -6
a crab? that's unusual...
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Post by elprofe on Jul 25, 2008 23:30:14 GMT -6
Question, why isn't flood damage covered by most insurance policies? Also, why is it sold separately? Is it because it is backed by the feds?
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Post by wp2003 on Jul 25, 2008 23:34:13 GMT -6
maybe because you're more likely to flood than to have your house torn apart by winds....kinda like life insurance...if you're a smoker it's harder to get good life insurance because you're likely gonna die a lot sooner than the guy who doesn't smoke....
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Post by Ol' Buzzard on Jul 25, 2008 23:50:49 GMT -6
that they could take in all the runoff lobo.......they didn't fill up or what? Yea they did and today I found a crab in my front yeard WTH!!! xlobo has CRABS! |
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Post by Ol' Buzzard on Jul 25, 2008 23:51:46 GMT -6
Question, why isn't flood damage covered by most insurance policies? Also, why is it sold separately? Is it because it is backed by the feds? Because insurance companies look for different ways to bend people over... |
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Post by RR RATED on Jul 25, 2008 23:54:59 GMT -6
Question, why isn't flood damage covered by most insurance policies? Also, why is it sold separately? Is it because it is backed by the feds? B/c insurance companies get tired of bending you over the same old way... You're gonna get a threatening PM from you know who.......so be ready..... ;D LMAO |
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Post by RR RATED on Jul 25, 2008 23:55:26 GMT -6
TOO LATE.....
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Post by xlobo on Jul 25, 2008 23:57:17 GMT -6
a crab? that's unusual... Yea I know.... |
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