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KatyMan

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23. You don't have to be snarky.

Reply to silvershadow (Reply #21)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 04:31 PM

Apr 2016

And I don't disagree that climate change will make it worse (and already is). My reply wasn't impolite, I was just asking a question, why do you have to respond like an asshole?
"For some, with age comes wisdom"; guess someone missed out on civility?

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Houston Area Submerged After 16 Inches of Rain in 24 Hours [View all] Sunlei Apr 2016 OP

Hang in there!!! hamsterjill Apr 2016 #1

Yay! Rain day! No school for me. DamnYankeeInHouston Apr 2016 #2

you're on the dry side of Braes Bayou. It went over the bank last night and all the homes flooded. Sunlei Apr 2016 #8

The further 'downstream' that you are, the faster it drains. For now. kentauros Apr 2016 #10

And probably more storms tomorrow. :( /nt Sweet Freedom Apr 2016 #3

Meanwhile, Republicans keep claiming climate change is a liberal conspiracy AxionExcel Apr 2016 #4

It is a Democratic plan to flood out all the Republican states. LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #11

Yepper .................... turbinetree Apr 2016 #15

And it is all heading my way LOL- I've got 8 buckets collecting rain water in my attic snooper2 Apr 2016 #5

Drown - Climate Change Deniers scottie55 Apr 2016 #6

Lived in Houston for almost 16 years. Loki Apr 2016 #7

Born and raised Houstonian here, flooding was always common there. braddy Apr 2016 #9

Exactly. Blue_In_AK Apr 2016 #12

Lots of photos here mnhtnbb Apr 2016 #13

I remember my youth, when we regularly got 16 inches of rain in a day. NOT. silvershadow Apr 2016 #14

Omega Block. It's a thing. B2G Apr 2016 #17

The pattern is a known feature, but the moisture content is worse. NutmegYankee Apr 2016 #18

Was your youth spent in Houston? KatyMan Apr 2016 #19

No it isn't, but if you are basing it on recent climate and weather data (last 30 years or so), silvershadow Apr 2016 #21

You don't have to be snarky. KatyMan Apr 2016 #23

I'm not trying to be snarky, and I certainly apologize if it sounds that way. Sincerely. silvershadow Apr 2016 #25

OK, thanks sorry. KatyMan Apr 2016 #27

I've just come off a bunch other posts. Maybe some seemed in. I was really just silvershadow Apr 2016 #28

The average annual rainfall amount for Houston kentauros Apr 2016 #20

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Apr 2016 #16

Water is beginning to go down Gothmog Apr 2016 #22

Aerial Drone Pictures of Houston Flooding April 2016 Lodestar Apr 2016 #24

Our power was out for 12 hours (no flooding). Unusual since we didn't lose power even for Kip Humphrey Apr 2016 #26

In 1958 blues singer Larry Davis recorded a song titled "Texas Flood" GreydeeThos Apr 2016 #29

Thanks for the Stevie Ray. Texas Flood is signature SRV. Zen Democrat Apr 2016 #31

Good God, that's about 4/5 of the average yearly precip in my area. Odin2005 Apr 2016 #30