mastersnothing 56 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 First I want to start out with a big: "Fuck you, Hurricane Harvey - don't you know you don't mess with Texas." I want to take a little slide over into the shit-gets-real version of my life and talk about Hurricane Harvey. Hold your groans, hold your eye rolls -- I'm not asking for money, or anything -- many reputable sites have been set up in the aftermath. (Though I do suggest that if you donate money, please do so through the American Red-Cross and not to private donation drives as, like in Katrina, a lot of that money never made it to the city) My 35 year old baby brother lives in Dickinson, Texas -- for those of you not from the US or those of you not familiar with Texas, it sits in Galveston County on the Gulf of Mexico and was one of the hardest hit towns during the weekend's Hurricane Harvey. On Sunday afternoon he was rescued (along with his three daughters: ages 3-9 years old; his two dogs: both working water dogs; and his wife) by boat and was picked up just outside of the flooded zone by his best friend. I have never, NEVER been so scared in my life. I do not live in Texas, but he's my sweet, goofy, baby brother. He called me the night they were evacuated and said neither his wife nor he cried until the girls went to bed -- then they walked out onto the porch and silently sobbed, scared the girls might hear them (the girls had kept their spirits incredibly up and believe in their parents so much they were never scared). Even now, even though I know he's safe -- this makes me cry. I've never felt so boatless or helpless in all of my life. However, though the storm was supposed to retreat to the Gulf and return stronger, it has lost strength and dissipated! The water in my brother's town have receded and today he got to go home! No water damage and still have power! They live in a very, VERY nice neighborhood and the mayor is their over-the-road neighbor. While that house flooded and many more in his neighborhood, many more didn't, due to the unique "rolling hill" aspect of the land it was built on. In closing, if you are from Texas, or know someone from Texas -- if you lost everything, or just prayed for those that did -- from the bottom of my quivering heart, I thank you. Everyone truly came together to help. Downjacket and HPattern 2 Link to comment
mastersnothing 56 Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 Those are the pictures from their boat rescue and their house the day the storm hit, though the waters got worse. Link to comment
Socol 58 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 That's crazy how bad the flooding was. I'm glad everything turned out for the better by the end. Link to comment
DrBorderline 325 Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Glad your brother's okay. Here's hoping things get back to normal as soon as possible. Link to comment
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