Hurricane Harvey could be a defining moment for Trump's presidency.

[Felya]

Is everyone alright?

[Poopymonster]

Is everyone alright?

Waiting to hear from family in Houston this morning, last night around 2AM "Shitloads of rain"
Guildmate in Houston bailed to family in DFW area.
Friend near Galvaston saw it coming, took 2 weeks vacation starting few days ago. Locked up her house, took her prized/favorite items that were easily movable and is staying with friends near Denison.

[Felya]

Waiting to hear from family in Houston this morning, last night around 2AM "Shitloads of rain"
Guildmate in Houston bailed to family in DFW area.
Friend near Galvaston saw it coming, took 2 weeks vacation starting few days ago. Locked up her house, took her prized/favorite items that were easily movable and is staying with friends near Denison.

Here hoping all turns out well!! Good luck!!

[Therec]

I can wish that people don't suffer and Trump fucks it up at the same time.

Well Trump already made several controversial decisions on a Friday during a major hurricane so that he would avoid as much press coverage as possible. I'd consider that fucking up.

Hopefully people don't suffer from the hurricane, but if you stayed and your area was under mandatory evacuation, ya'll are dumb.

[Breccia]

Is everyone alright?

It's a little early to tell -- water damage is going to keep happening for a while -- but the first early-light reports I've seen are better than I expected.

[Felya]

It's a little early to tell -- water damage is going to keep happening for a while -- but the first early-light reports I've seen are better than I expected.

Yeah, I saw an alert saying it was downgraded to a cat 1 when it made land fall. I need to sleep in more...

[Jakexe]

I hope Trump voters die.

[Felya]

I hope Trump voters die.

anal [backstab]... don't buy into the tact...

Edit: just realized I might be the only one to understand what I mean there...

Don't get trolled so hard, you start wishing the trolls die. That's how they win...

[Jakexe]

anal [backstab]... don't buy into the tact...

Edit: just realized I might be the only one to understand what I mean there...

Don't get trolled so hard, you start wishing the trolls die. That's how they win...

Didn't have anything to do with what you were talking about, I just honestly hope people who voted for trump die, not because our ideology doesn't align, but because I think the human race is better off without them. #humanist

[Stormdash]

I hope Trump voters die.

Valar morghulis.

Your political misery brings joy.

[Jakexe]

valar morghulis.

Your political misery brings joy.

#triggered

[Ripster42]

Very much like 200kph, yes. For those of you unfamiliar, 125 MPH/ 200 KPH winds generate about 40 pounds per square foot, meaning the average human (16 square feet of skin) would feel about 140 pounds of force just standing outside. It would take about as much force to remain standing as it would be to somehow walk straight upwards. Meanwhile, a standard telephone pole -- 27 inches across and 25 feet high -- would feel a literal ton of force. It's not tornado force, but it's a lot.

I'm confused on your math. Lets say 2/5 of the skin is facing the wind. So 6sqft * 40lbs=240lbs. What am I missing? How did you get 140lbs?

[Stormdash]

#triggered

Yeah, the arbiter of triggered-ness is the guy whose shit is so untogether he just wished death on 60 million people.

[Jakexe]

Yeah, the arbiter of triggered-ness is the guy whose shit is so untogether he just wished death on 60 million people.

Kinda like Hitler, aka Trump your hero.

[Breccia]

I'm confused on your math. Lets say 2/5 of the skin is facing the wind. So 6sqft * 40lbs=240lbs. What am I missing? How did you get 140lbs?

I assumed a cylindrical person.

You'd be surprised often things that sound ridiculous are close to the real numbers.

[Soeroah]

So far from an outsiders perspective, it seems instead of focusing as much on the hurricane as possible he went and pardoned a racist sheriff and signed a policy to ban transgenders in the military, so it's not looking good.

As for the hurricane, last I heard from someone in the area that was originally supposed to be hit, it wasn't as bad as expected - he didn't even really get rain. But I'm not sure exactly where he lives in tprelation to the hurricane. Hopefully everyone will be alright.

[Breccia]

Hopefully everyone will be alright.

Indeed. From what I've actually seen, it's not as bad as expected overall. Of course we're not done -- there's going to be a lot of damage to the area's economy -- but at least the loss of life is low.

[Ripster42]

I assumed a cylindrical person.

You'd be surprised often things that sound ridiculous are close to the real numbers.

This makes sense. I don't know why I was just like, 1/2 minus some. Lazy I guess. Got ~200lbs when I did it using cylinder+6' height, but that's also ignoring the fact a lot of the skin is in contact with itself. I like your guesstimate.

[Breccia]

I like your guesstimate.

Thanks. The telephone pole was much easier to assume cylindrical.

Again, 125mph/200kph winds are nothing to sneeze at, but the real issues will come from the rain. And, side effect, the heavily polluted drinking water caused by the rain. A "boil order" is next to meaningless to the 300,000 without power. Expect, nay demand, clean water to be brought in with all speed. Some beer companies do this when the situation requires it, and it's cool as hell to see that happen.

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HURRICANE HARVEY: HOW TO HELP VICTIMS WITH MONEY AND BLOOD DONATIONS, WHERE TO VOLUNTEER

I'll cut to the chase:

The Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org/donate/hurr...ampaign=harvey
http://www.redcross.org/volunteer/be...olunteer#step1

The Salvation Army:
https://give.salvationarmyusa.org/si...04F1F68DC582D2

The South Texas Blood and Tissue Center
https://southtexasblood.org/Harvey

Americares:
https://publicgood.com/org/americare...1008595/donate

Catholic Charities USA
https://catholiccharitiesusa.org/
*Not rated by Charity Navigator, likely, because it is a church group and as such, does not file IRS form 990. Don't let "unrated" scare you off, they're one of the most influential charities in the country.

Driscoll Children’s Hospital, in/near Corpus Christi and pretty much ground zero for Harvey
http://www.driscollchildrens.org/

The Texas Diaper Bank
http://www.texasdiaperbank.org/

SPCA of Texas
https://spca.org/give

AirBnB has started a site to help with lodging for people displaced by the hurricane. Obviously this is a different form of charity than everything listed above.
https://www.airbnb.co.uk/disaster/hu...harveyevacuees

[Paranoid Android]

Oh look two Texas Senators asking for federal relief money when they voted against Hurricane Sandy's.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3...eclaration?amp