Live shot of the waves from Galveston

[steve2470]

eta: COURTESY: Galveston.Com (Feed via RUPTLY video agency)

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. I hear many of the trump followers down there are calling the weather channel

and the weather service fake news.

I like that idea, maybe they can ignore the warnings and stay right there. The followers that is.

I mean global warming is fake and so is this hurricane, right?

[RKP5637]

7. Sorta like sweep away the garbage. n/t

[BigmanPigman]

3. Why didn't these idiots leave by now?

Should I excuse them for their choice or blame them for their stupidity?

[RKP5637]

9. Sure looks like a last minute panic with the waves approaching. n/t

[Baclava]

18. You know some won't leave, it's Texas

[Old Vet]

20. That was my first thought, What in the hell are all these people doing?

They have had plenty of notice, Geez. Can you imagine if one of those cars broke down or even a flat tire could turn ugly.

[underpants]

27. A lot of people never evacuate

I know lots of people on the Va peninsula and Tidewater who rode out Isabella. Isabella laid waste to a lot of NC and Va.

[BigmanPigman]

30. Sometimes I am torn between feeling badly for them if they absolutely

couldn't leave and feeling irritated for their choice, if they had one that is.

[oberliner]

37. This is Galveston not Corpus Christi

Almost 300 miles from the evacuation site.

[RKP5637]

4. Eerie picture!!! n/t

[Tanuki]

5. This one is from Port Aransas (on North Padre Island, across from Corpus Christie)

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[steve2470]

6. imagine how bad it will be in several hours, scary! nt

[Tanuki]

15. Yes, and the only way off the island is by ferry or causeway, both of which are likely to be

overwhelmed by people trying to flee if it gets really bad. I hope everyone got out of harm's way in time.

[irisblue]

11. I have been on that pier, lovely area.

I gave serious thought to moving there. Those people really need to leave.

[RKP5637]

13. Wow, just wow. That sure looks familiar. n/t

[jpak]

19. I used to live in Port A

There are 2 ways off he island.

A long drive south the Corpus along the beach road and Kennedy causeway.

Or the Ferry across Aransas Pass.

The ferry ceases operation when the water rises just a couple of feet.

The causeway is closed when wind speed exceeds some limit (i can't remember the value).

If both those things happen - you are trapped on the island - which is just a few feet above high tide.

I hope everyone has left.

[BigmanPigman]

31. Not much storm surge (yet that is). Mostly rain and wind.

I guess the Galveston Amusement Park will be gone along with the pier it is on.

[Iliyah]

8. And the supporters of t-rump say this is "fake" new?

Oh my

[RKP5637]

10. Hmmmm ... they should hold a rally there of climate deniers! n/t

[dalton99a]

12. They'll blame their fake eyes when their fake roof is lifted off their fake house

[RKP5637]

16. Nah, they'll just blame it on Obama. He should have done more to prevent this. n/t

[Brother Buzz]

14. COWABUNGA dude! Not one idiot surfer visible. Smart.

[hunter]

26. My brother is a surfer...

... he lives in a place he can surf. A few years ago there was a high tide and clear weather big wave event. Water was flooding the streets and it was on the television news and in the newspapers.

My brother's wife thought he'd been working until she saw his truck in a newspaper photograph the next day parked on the flooded coastal road, and yes, he'd been out there in the big waves with the other idiot surfers.

I won't claim I'm any less of an idiot. I don't surf with a board because I'm a danger to myself an others whenever I have, but I once went out into huge storm waves body surfing and it was one of the more terrifying experiences of my life. I managed to make it back out to deep water and it seemed like I was out there forever before I braved coming in on a smaller set of waves which were still taller than a house.

[underpants]

32. That's just a surfer's nature

For some reason the two kinds of people I've randomly connected with at parties or events over the years are surfers and bikers. No idea why.

Wednesday I was body surfing at Myrtle Beach. The tides and waves were pretty extreme I think due to the eclipse, or something. I had several 30 yard plus rides. I caught a 4-5 foot wave that would have face planted me AND flipped me if I hadn't gotten my elbows into the sand. Nasty cut/burn on my left forearm.

[hunter]

33. I have a surfer sibling and two biker siblings.

I'm considered the most mild mannered sibling. Even so, I've had sand pounded up both ends of me in rough surf. And cuts, abrasions, and broken bones from other misadventures. Maybe because I'm some kind of idiot too.

Here's a picture of me when I was young and wild on one of my little brother's very big bikes:



Nice jeans Hunter, expecting a flood? Awesome blue socks you got...

I once road this bike to Death Valley in the moonlight, mostly with the headlight off, 100 mph plus at times. (In those days you could turn the headlight off...) It's possible I haven't told this story before. Don't tell my mom.

[underpants]

34. As long as you had clean underwear

[Kali]

36. phucking photophucket got you

try imgur

[procon]

17. After a big California storm I drove the dog down to the beach to watch the waves.

Sitting safely in an almost empty parking lot at Kings Harbor in LA, I could see the huge waves rolling in and crashing over the breakwater, tearing up the beach. The roar of the ocean, the sound of the wind and the constant spattering of wind driven sand against my car, was almost deafening. My dog was whining and anxious and wouldn't leave the car. The sheer power of the ocean was frightening. I was on the verge of a panic attack, imagining some Hollywood monster wave was going to rise hundreds feet high and wash me out to sea.

I drove off after a few minutes, but I'll never forget how unnerving that storm tossed ocean was.

[elehhhhna]

29. Experts are saying that this storm will change our coastline

[bearsfootball516]

21. I can't believe so many people are still just driving around by the ocean

WTF? My ass would have been about 300 miles north, yesterday.

[underpants]

35. There's always a part of a population that can't leave

Yes if you have a car you'd think you could leave but there are other considerations- pets job a week before pay day etc.

[VOX]

22. One of Rexxon Tillerson's Exxon stations will be soggy toast.

Perfect spot for a fuel depot -- at water's edge in hurricane country. Well done!

[MFM008]

23. They've been warned

Here in WA we live under constant threat of a 9.0 or greater quake. If we had 2 days prior warning , we would be in New Mexico or somewhere the earth is more stable in no time at all.

[Leith]

24. Thanks for the Live Feed of the Galveston Shore

I bookmarked this thread so I could come look at it late this afternoon to see how bad the waves are. Also, my post title will help me come back to it.

Why the heck are there so many people still there?! It's Galveston - the worst hurricane in history in terms of loss of human life struck there. Don't they know that?

[steve2470]

25. my pleasure

Maybe some Texans here can answer your questions.

[flying_wahini]

38. As a lifelong resident of Texas I can tell you why a few of them don't leave...IMO

The weather service used to miss it half the time.... but technology has gotten a lot better in recent years. A lot of old timers just get it in their head that it won't be That Bad. Like
when Ike hit they said it would only be a category I for 2-3 days before it hit. Then the day before it went to a two. The next day when it hit the coastline it picked up speed because the water in the shallows was so warm. It went from a cat 3 to a freakin cat 5 in just a few hours! Only Then did they start evacuating Houston. They had been calling for it for a couple of days so there were No gas stations open. No food at grocery stores. Batteries, flashlights and supplies gone for a week before they called for full evacuations.
We stayed in place because we were in The Woodlands; about 45 miles north of Houston. (My husband managed disaster recovery for IT at his company so we stayed. We also were housing a young couple who had managed to only get as far as our town after all day in a car with a 2 month old baby and 3 dogs. So they came to stay with us.
The day before it hit the freeway out of Houston and the coastal towns south had the roads backed up for a over hundred miles north of Houston. So there was Complete gridlock. We are talking about being in a car for 8 hrs to go 60 miles. Cars ran out of gas on the freeway and blocked everyone up behind them. The gas stations were out of gas as they hadn't been refilled for a couple of days. So If your tank wasn't full you weren't leaving. And even if you did you better have a 5 gallon can filled and with you.
People had pets that they dumped out of their cars because they didn't haven't enough water for them. It was heartbreaking!
I myself later counted 100 dead pets on the side of the freeway a week later.
Well as it was too late to leave we hunkered down and ended up staying there with no power for 13 long days. A nightmare. Sweltering heat and raining while I had my windows open.
So my point is a lot of older adults or people who can't really leave or drive for long periods just don't leave. Many also remember how bad it was and just decide to stick around and see. Many just don't have a choice.