...and nobody showed up?
That's sort of what happened with Tropical Storm Edouard. Now I'm not saying we shouldn't be prepared for power outages, flying debris, etc. BUT when entire newscasts are devoted to the storm that is going to hit us because the meteorologists are so sure it's coming right for us and then they're wrong?
I woke up at 430a.m. to get Calvin walked before the storm hit only to find out it wasn't coming at us. In fact, it started to rain at 630a.m. and it did rain most of the day (we needed the rain) but it was really just a normal rainy day in the summer. Channel 2 didn't even show Matt Lauer in China this morning and Channel 13 didn't show The View because of the storm.
I get the feeling that the news stations hype it up to get ratings. So much so I was even planning on doing a pictorial essay for you of before and after. I have before and during photos but no photos of mass destruction and flooding.
So here are some photos for ya:
That's sort of what happened with Tropical Storm Edouard. Now I'm not saying we shouldn't be prepared for power outages, flying debris, etc. BUT when entire newscasts are devoted to the storm that is going to hit us because the meteorologists are so sure it's coming right for us and then they're wrong?
I woke up at 430a.m. to get Calvin walked before the storm hit only to find out it wasn't coming at us. In fact, it started to rain at 630a.m. and it did rain most of the day (we needed the rain) but it was really just a normal rainy day in the summer. Channel 2 didn't even show Matt Lauer in China this morning and Channel 13 didn't show The View because of the storm.
I get the feeling that the news stations hype it up to get ratings. So much so I was even planning on doing a pictorial essay for you of before and after. I have before and during photos but no photos of mass destruction and flooding.
So here are some photos for ya:
From the front porch
This is Buffalo Bayou which would have jumped its banks into Memorial Drive. On the right side is River Oaks and on the left side is NoRO aka 007/Houston.
This is Memorial Drive which should have been impassable.
Sunset in NoRO
Rain
More rain
Calvin passed out waiting for the storm.
Calvin woke up when he heard the camera shutter
alnhouston reported damage in 007/Houston. A plant fell over!
Oscar (alnhouston's dog)
Sorta looks like the same pic taken 25 hours ago.
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5 comments:
that's really cute..wish i had one too.
Be careful, things like this will get you labeled a scrapbooker! And at least you got rain. I think we had a two second shower about 8ish last night--that's it. No winds, no rains...but at least it WAS a day off!
Thank you for giving us a first-hand account of Mother Nature's wrath. You could almost FEEL the power of the storm while viewing your pictures.
And PLEASE watch out for falling plants!! :)
XOXOXO
lol, I had to come and work that day. my sister got the day off.
Good seeing you at the park these past weekends. Are you training for anything?
Yeah I'll be doing the 1/2 in Disney.. this will be my 1st too..
Do I know her? lol
We got more rain during TS Edoard than during Hurricane Rita. All in all, a whole lotta media hysteria for nothing.
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