Party while rescuers search for survivors and bodies

[dalton99a]

(Pennybacker Bridge, Austin)



(From Austin Reddit)

Incidentally, there is an order that says "all personal and commercial watercraft are prohibited on Austin waterways" until Monday.

Guess who they voted for?

[Rebl2]

1. Not surprised

[MagickMuffin]

2. Nothing stops a bunch of yahoos getting drunk on the water

Why should a tragedy stop them from partying.

Party on dudes!

Some Texans aren’t the brightest people when it comes to caring about others.

Empathy, who needs it, such a wasted emotion, don’tyaknow!

[Gimpyknee]

3. Actually Austin and Travis county gave Kamala nearly 69% of the vote.

[Wiz Imp]

6. I got no proof, but somehow, I don't think it was Kamala voters in those pictures.

[Upthevibe]

7. Gimpyknee.............

Kerrville is in Kerr County which gave trump 56% of the vote.

"The primary area affected by the recent devastating floods in Texas is Kerr County."

[Gimpyknee]

11. The original post was about party goers in Austin.

Followed by “Guess who they voted for”.

I’m well aware that Kerr County is red like nearly every other county in Texas.

[JI7]

12. Yes, but these type of parties are usually by right wingers

[Texasgal]

13. Doubtful

These look like young college students to me.

Our family has a boat, although we are not on the lake currently, we are indeed Dems that vote blue.

Lousy comment.

[Gimpyknee]

17. I agree with your response Texasgal.

Sometimes posters here say the dumbest things.

[Torchlight]

23. The well is a wonderful thing to drink from, regardless of relevance.

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(and it may be tough to determine county residency of campers and tourists)

[mwmisses4289]

4. Unfortunately, a lot of Texans seem to have the attitude that the rules don't apply to them.

But they sure do love to tell everybody else follow the rules, and throw hissy fits when they don't.

[Texasgal]

20. What rules were being broken?

Curious.

[mwmisses4289]

21. At the end of the original post, there is mention that

there is a temporary order for all non emergency water traffic to stay off the lakes and rivers of the Austin area.

[Texasgal]

22. That picture was taken the day before

the personal watercraft ban on the lake.

[mwmisses4289]

24. Ah. Interesting.

[ToxMarz]

5. Everything is just reality TV

And Trump is the proof.

[Alice B.]

8. Every time I start to feel a little hope about people,

I see something like this.

[BlueWavePsych]

9. Texas floods: Nearly 70 dead, victims include kids who were camping along the river banks

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/texas-historic-flash-flood

[Melon]

10. Austin is mostly democrats.....

Could be our own before pointing fingers. Very tacky behavior.

[chowder66]

14. I thought the searches were in Hunt/Kerrville, TX, not Austin. That is the 360 Bridge in Austin.

[Melon]

15. They are. The Guadalupe doesn't even flow through Austin.

Austin is east of kerrville. Not south. .

[chowder66]

16. Thanks. I searched for that post in Austin Reddit

and found it and nothing says anything about a search and rescue effort there.

[Gimpyknee]

18. That's because dalton99 made a silly comment.

[Texasgal]

19. Not only that

this picture was taken YESTERDAY.... if these boaters were on the lake, they had no way of knowing what was unfolding in the hill country 100 miles away.