Jet ski-riding hero in Houston rescues grandma from her flooded living room

[demmiblue]

Link to tweet

Via a post on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/6wp0y0/my_friends_grandmother_being_jet_skid_out_of_her/

[tblue37]

1. K&R for visibility. nt

[FSogol]

2. Love it. K&R. n/t

[ChubbyStar]

3. That is how you use what you got!

[ffr]

4. Was he screened by the rescuee first? Don't want any trans-gender LGBT type person for sure!

They can take their rescuing elsewhere!

[sheshe2]

5. Love it!

Thanks~

[ProudProgressiveNow]

6. K&R nt

[hamsterjill]

7. Beautiful!

I'd like to hug his neck!!!!

[lark]

8. More good citizens in action!

Love how big hearted the people of Texas are with everything they are doing to help their neighbors and others. No racism being reported here, just acts of kindness for others during such a desperate situation.

[Zen Democrat]

11. Houston is a Big Blue City. The most diverse city in the world.

Houston is an incredibe melting pot where there are culture centers for people from all over the world. Because there's never been zoning, people of all ages, incomes, races, and religions live together in our neighborhoods. People are friendly and speak to everyone in Houston. That's what America is seeing this week.

[txwhitedove]

37. Thank you, yes! This is what U.S. needs to hear.

[logosoco]

9. k&r

I have been touched by the photos of people helping others, and people taking time to save pets, but this one is the best by far!

[calimary]

10. This one's a good one alright!

God bless them both!

[Stuart G]

12. k and r....nt

[niyad]

13. I love this image--question is, who took it?

[trof]

19. My first thought.

[forgotmylogin]

30. Yeah!

Might have been other people in the house waiting on the 2nd floor and he was shuttling them.

[gademocrat7]

14. K&R!

Thank you for rendering aid during this catastrophe.

[flibbitygiblets]

15. Great, now my husband is going to want a jet ski

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

22. He should get one, just in case.

And, to be effective, he needs hours and hours of driving experience, especially at high speed.

He's a generous and thoughtful person.

[ismnotwasm]

16. K&R

[Lazy Daisy]

17. He looks like he's having fun

His big smile and thumbs up, he's enjoying the hell outta this. Doesn't see it as a burden, but is genuinely enjoying being a part of the rescue. God bless him.

[still_one]

21. I don't think I would use the phrase "having fun". He is giving a thumbs up because the person he

is recusing is going to be ok

[Lazy Daisy]

23. why can't a person have fun in service of other people

My Monday nights are the highlight of my week. That's when I serve others in my community at a pop up food line. Every week we set up tables in the park and serve dinner to roughly 150 people. I have a whole lot of fun. I enjoy being in service to those who need it the most. If you're not having fun you're doing it wrong

[still_one]

32. I am just stating my impression. They are in the middle of a life-threatening disaster, rescuing

people, that isn't my idea of fun. It is like a war zone.

You are doing it because it is necessary

We are talking semantics, not disagreeing with the need or intent

[JuJuYoshida]

18. HOPE FOR HUMANITY

[Deuce]

20. Nice...

[lpbk2713]

24. A nice home turned into a disaster.

I'm sure the lady appreciates her rescuers but old people can't start
all over again that easily. Best of luck to her and her neighbors.

[Ligyron]

26. That's a real mess allrite

[NBachers]

33. The water's almost up to the doorknobs.

[Vinca]

25. Who would ever imagine having a jet ski in the living room?

[heaven05]

27. this is one

rebuttal to those posters here at DU yesterday asking why POC, AA especially, weren't helping in this time of need and tragedy.....

[demmiblue]

28. I haven't seen those threads.

Most of what I have seen has been quite the opposite.

[heaven05]

44. I went back to my responses on the 27th

they are there....

[demmiblue]

46. I'll take your word for it (I can't easily search because I don't have a star).

That is a stain on our DU community and I am sorry that anyone, especially people of color, had to read that kind of filth here.

[yardwork]

43. WHAT???!!! People said that here? Where?

Show me the posts. That is shocking.

[heaven05]

45. my responses on the 27th

are on what day they occurred...I save all my responses...so I was not blowing any smoke. There are people there saying these type of things....lots of RW asshats on this site now....

[onlyadream]

29. Well, that's something you don't see every day. Nt

[Glimmer of Hope]

31. I love this! So sad about her house though.

[LeftInTX]

35. Nice looking house

[burrowowl]

34. Great Pic!!!

Great Man! and that is one neat water ski!
Being a desert rat, do they make any for sand?

[LeftInTX]

36. They make snowmobiles. I don't know if they work on sand

[Sunlei]

38. thousands of regular people helping others! They are Heros!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

39. That's a picture that should be a poster.

Really. I'd put it on my wall.

[dae]

40. KnR

[raven mad]

41. K&R for the nightowls. n/t

[SCVDem]

42. Imagine a monument of that.

I see a flood heroes park.