Good luck - Hurricane Harvey

[TBoneTX 45,089]

The state's governors request aid, not the U.S. Senators.  

 

It mystifies me why the TV stations need to have reporters standing on awash seawalls, lurching in hurricane-force winds, being pelted by horizontal downpours, saying stuff that we can't hear because of the loud roar.  Time now to go witness more of same.

[IAMX 3,055]

53 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

The state's governors request aid, not the U.S. Senators.  

#CEHST

[TBoneTX 45,089]

It's raining Maine Coons and St. Bernards out there.

Just hope that the power stays on.

 

The thing made landfall at Corpus Christi exactly at 10 o'clock.

The images are frightening.

Being on the "dirty" side of it is almost as much fun as being directly hit.

 

To twist the knife after it's been stuck in, Mrs. T-B. can't remember what she did with the package of chocolate-chip cookies that I got at the Mexican supermarket yesterday.

[IAMX 3,055]

5 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

To twist the knife after it's been stuck in, Mrs. T-B. can't remember what she did with the package of chocolate-chip cookies that I got at the Mexican supermarket yesterday.

Unacceptable. I think its time for an ultimatum.

[TBoneTX 45,089]

We should go "intestinal-waste-of-simians" on her, grrr man.

She'd then say, "don't go aysheep."

[IAMX 3,055]

1 hour ago, TBoneTX said:

We should go "intestinal-waste-of-simians" on her, grrr man.

She'd then say, "don't go aysheep."

Let us know how everything goes.

 

Wife was convinced they take male-named hurricanes more seriously.

[csk2b1 44]

5 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

 

 

To twist the knife after it's been stuck in, Mrs. T-B. can't remember what she did with the package of chocolate-chip cookies that I got at the Mexican supermarket yesterday.

Are you sure they're not in yer belly?

[IAMX 3,055]

5 hours ago, csk2b1 said:

Are you sure they're not in yer belly?

The only way to tell -- she must whip up some enchilada casserole post-haste. If the resulting burps and gas don't smell like oreos, we have our answer.

[Ban Hammer 13,282]

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Edited August 26, 2017 by Ban Hammer

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

I feel for those in Texas.  It's been a bad few years, storm-wise.  Be safe out there to all of those stuck in the storm.

[TBoneTX 45,089]

13 hours ago, csk2b1 said:

Are you sure they're not in yer belly?

They were not in view because someone (not moi) had been eating them already.  There were about 4 left when I found them.  Time to go aysheep.

7 hours ago, IAMX said:

The only way to tell -- she must whip up some enchilada casserole post-haste. If the resulting burps and gas don't smell like oreos, we have our answer.

These weren't Oreos, but rather like Cheap Ahoy, as Mrs. T-B. would call them.

And enchiladas aren't made in Ecu that I recall.

But she is the culprit, along with (to a lesser extent) Mini-B.

It is time to go aysheep or to get more, and hide them myself so that they won't disappear similarly.

[TBoneTX 45,089]

The below probably merits re-publication at this stage, see man.

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Some years ago, I came home, and this dialogue ensued:

Mrs. T-B.: I bought you cheap.
T-B.:  What did you say?
Mrs. T-B.:  I bought you cheap.
T-B.:  You bought me cheap?  What the dickens does THAT mean?  I'm not that cheap.  And don't let Immigration hear you say that.
Mrs. T-B. [frustrated]:  Cheap, CHEAP!  I bought you CHEAP!

Further investigation revealed that she had gone to the store and bought me a bag of potato cheaps, si man.

 

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[IAMX 3,055]

4 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

The below probably merits re-publication at this stage, see man.

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Some years ago, I came home, and this dialogue ensued:

Mrs. T-B.: I bought you cheap.
T-B.:  What did you say?
Mrs. T-B.:  I bought you cheap.
T-B.:  You bought me cheap?  What the dickens does THAT mean?  I'm not that cheap.  And don't let Immigration hear you say that.
Mrs. T-B. [frustrated]:  Cheap, CHEAP!  I bought you CHEAP!

Further investigation revealed that she had gone to the store and bought me a bag of potato cheaps, si man.

 

The accent just adds personality. Sounds cute tbh.

[TBoneTX 45,089]

It rained like an illegitimate male child overnight, but I somehow slept well.

 

TV weatherman says that, unlike regular summer showers that are fueled by the heat of the day and then dissipate at night, hurricanes store this energy and then "exhale" at night, which is why it can rain more at night.

 

Several southwestern 'burbs of Houston had tornadoes with damage overnight -- fences, roofs, siding, brick.

 

Much of today was rain-free.  I took Mini-B. out to inspect the damage on our street (chiefly twigs/sprigs, and larger branches from diseased or older trees).  We collected acorns, and Mini-B. put these in the curbside runoff and watched them wash down the storm sewers.

 

However, this is not over yet by any means; the infernal himmicane will double back.

[TBoneTX 45,089]

Just now, IAMX said:

The accent just adds personality. Sounds cute tbh.

Gracias.  Here was another, in fact from earlier this year:

 

Mrs. T-B.:  I have each.
T-B.:  Each what?
Mrs. T-B.:  I have each.
T-B.:  Each what?
Mrs. T-B.:  Each!  Each!
T-B.:  Each of what, already?
Mrs. T-B. [exaggerated enunciation]: I have each here, here!  [points to between shoulderblades]
[T-B. dutifully scratches each, si man]