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Austinites, did you survive the floods?

Discussion in 'Texas' started by Schatten, May 26, 2015.

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  1. Schatten

    Schatten F1 World Champ Owner

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    Wondering how others made out. Many friends were more than 6" under in their homes, and that was before midday yesterday. I've seen pictures of cars floating around, but not nearly as bad as the swamplands of Houston.

    My gf and I were out shopping for furniture down the block, or else, we would have been home, and my car would have been washed away on her street. Both our homes are a-ok.

    How is everyone else doing? Homes ok? Cars ok? Families ok?
     
    Schatten, May 26, 2015
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  2. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    Yup

    Yup

    Yup


    Pool is full.


    If the rain continues I am going to break out the LM. More ground (water) clearance and has a built in fording sensor to let me know if the water is too deep. For some reason Ford chose not to put one of those in my Lightning.





    Come on over and I'll fire up the grill. We can stand on the porch and watch the pool overflow.






    It's floodin down in Texas
    All the telephone lines are down
     
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  3. 2cam

    2cam Formula Junior

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    No problems here. We're just off of Mesa and 150 feet above either Shoal or Bull Creek.

    2cam
     
    2cam, May 26, 2015
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  4. buzzpics

    buzzpics Formula Junior

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    I was in Houston yesterday for work. Things looked pretty bad near the galleria. Hopefully Austin wasn't as bad.
     
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  5. Bob in Texas

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    In Bastrop: 3 inches of water in the garage -sump pumped out. A couple shrubs pulled out.
     
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  6. nickmb

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    In the Lakeway area; not nearly as bad as reported or portrayed in media.

    Any idea how much the lake lifted?

    I heard quite a bit!
     
    nickmb, May 28, 2015
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  7. Bob in Texas

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    up to 68% according to this evening's news. woohoo!
     
    Bob in Texas, May 28, 2015
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    TXB4Z Karting

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    TXB4Z, May 29, 2015
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  9. BigTex

    BigTex Seven Time F1 World Champ Owner Rossa Subscribed

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    Well, we are moving right along....Lake Travis a week ago was at 636.00

    It's filled in that time from there up to 660.00!!
    24 vertical feet!!

    Still not to the engineered 681.00, but lots better than it was.
    Stay safe everybody.....
     
    BigTex, May 29, 2015
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