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re: Contingencies if NRG is unplayable
Posted on 8/23/17 at 8:28 am to Dlab2013
Posted on 8/23/17 at 8:28 am to Dlab2013
quote:Likewise and this is correct. All you have to do is go back a little over a year to realize this is a very real possibility. They are estimating upwards of 20 inches of rain and a tropical system stalling over the area. And Houston is extremely flood-prone. If you'd like to go back for reference. See tropical storm Allison 2001.
Upvote because this is a legit question. I'm a flood adjuster and based on the last 3 flood events in the Houston area, from NRG south down the 610 were the most impacted areas. The stadium itself will be fine, but the surrounding area could easily be 1-2' underwater. I stayed 2 blocks from NRG on the last 2 flood events, the most damage was within 15 minutes of my hotel.
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Posted on 8/23/17 at 8:29 am to SportTiger1
quote:obviously New Orleans is flood-prone. But as an adjuster, I've spent more time working flood in Houston than anywhere else. You have no clue what you're talking about, and I don't even care if you live there. You have no clue what you're talking about
Houston is not columbia, or new orleans.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 8:31 am to Jim Rockford
I have a question, why, in these current times, do people freak the frick out for every little weather event that may or may not happen?
Posted on 8/23/17 at 8:35 am to Polycarp
quote:Totally get your point, Nola is run by idiots.
Well, Houston didn't have to spend money on removing statues that could have been used on pumps. When Houston floods, it floods in the same places; downtown along the bayous, and 1-10 west just past downtown. NRG will be fine, there won't be any evacuees hosted there, nor has there ever been. The game will go on, quit buying into the news hype, and take a deep breath.
However, Houston has a broken levee that was only discovered august 4th and they are currently installing sandbags around it in anticipation of the storm
Posted on 8/23/17 at 8:40 am to semjase
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This is also not an acceptable grammatical sequence. In other words, who gives a shite if I made a grammatical error in a late night rant post online. I believe you understood what I was trying to communicate ;).
Posted on 8/23/17 at 8:47 am to terriblegreen
Don't worry, Greg Skankey is on top of it.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 8:47 am to Jim Rockford
I've been living in Houston for more than 20 years. Even when it does flood, the city as a whole is pretty much back to normal within a day or two... although it can wreck a lot of homes in the flood prone areas. But these are the same areas that seem to flood with virtually any rain. Hardly proof that the entire city would be shut down. I've never heard of it impacting hotels the way some are describing. If that has ever happened, it must be very rare. The Rhita thing was mostly an overreaction to what happened in New Orleans. The evacuation turned out to be way more destructive than the storm was. I would say short of an apocalypse, plan see the game here.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 8:53 am to Jim Rockford
Looks like someone reads the Rant.
quote:
Michael Bonnette @LSUBonnette
The last time @LSUfootball opened a season (not impacted by weather) vs. a team that already played a game came in 2002 at Va. Tech. #LSU
Posted on 8/23/17 at 9:01 am to tigertex1992
quote:I guess you slept through Allison.
I've been living in Houston for more than 20 years. Even when it does flood, the city as a whole is pretty much back to normal within a day or two
Posted on 8/23/17 at 9:08 am to terriblegreen
I'm gonna lose mt sh@# if this thing gets cancelled for some reason. But I'll wait til next week to do so. 
Posted on 8/23/17 at 9:14 am to tigertex1992
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The Rhita thing was mostly an overreaction to what happened in New Orleans.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 9:18 am to Fishhead
Where is this levee?
Posted on 8/23/17 at 9:19 am to Jim Rockford
Call Fla AD and see if we can move it to Gainesville, they will be in Arlington
Posted on 8/23/17 at 9:23 am to Jim Rockford
quote:
Contingencies if NRG is unplayable
UF will be real upset if we move the game to Tiger Stadium!
and
Joe will give away another home game!
Posted on 8/23/17 at 9:44 am to Jim Rockford
People saying "Houston isn't Nola" have no idea what they are talking about.
Houston, especially the area close to NRG, has experienced extreme flooding the past couple of years.
This is a real concern.
Houston, especially the area close to NRG, has experienced extreme flooding the past couple of years.
This is a real concern.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 9:53 am to Jim Rockford
Put them in the Astrodome. It's empty
Posted on 8/23/17 at 9:55 am to Samso
Even if Houston experiences flooding, the rain will have been gone for nearly a week by the time the game will be played.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 10:01 am to Jim Rockford
I bet it will be playable.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 10:13 am to JustSmokin
Evacuation =| Evacuees huddled in some government structure likenNew Orleans and the superdome.
Yes, obviously some of us leave town and low lying areas when a hurricane is coming. My point was we don't frick up like the dumbasses in New Orleans did.
Yes, obviously some of us leave town and low lying areas when a hurricane is coming. My point was we don't frick up like the dumbasses in New Orleans did.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 10:20 am to Polycarp
I'll try and find it. Hold please
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