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In reply to the discussion: 'This came at night': Texas officials say they were caught off guard by deadly rainstorms, flooding [View all]TBF
(35,181 posts)41. The "church moms" as I call them here in Houston -
the white republican women I know from school activities, etc., inform me that it is "an act of God" and that "all we can do is pray". They are literally void of brain material. All last weekend it was "too soon" to talk about anything except prayers. Of course, it will be like the mass school shootings - as time passes and we circle back to talk then it's "time to move on".
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'This came at night': Texas officials say they were caught off guard by deadly rainstorms, flooding [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Jul 6
OP
one suspects this area has a long history of such flood events. flood warning got it right nt
msongs
Jul 6
#1
Yeah... these "Once In 100 years", floods are happening in like, once every 3 years or less...
IthinkThereforeIAM
Jul 6
#38
Maybe they need something like the "Arkansas Department of Emergency Management" here in Arkansas.
LiberalArkie
Jul 6
#7
They should have had a 24 hour emergency dispatch and at least one deputy on duty.
bluedigger
Jul 6
#8
The guys would would have made the decision to alert people while they were awake weren't there
Warpy
Jul 6
#21