Hurricane Alex. Hello from brownsville!

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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 08:02 AM
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Post Hurricane Alex. Hello from brownsville!

Well just wanted to say that i just got to work and the weather is pretty bad brownsville is always had a good system to drain out all the water and already we got flooding in my area.... sucks i need to drive my TA... but o well just wanted to tell the buddys out there to stay safe and stay in doors!
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 11:28 AM
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Damn I hope it dies down by Friday, I have to drive down to the valley at 5am .
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 11:37 AM
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Reminder, the WS6 is not a boat! Stay out of the deep water.
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 11:51 AM
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Have any evac warnings been given down there?
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad Blu Formula
Reminder, the WS6 is not a boat! Stay out of the deep water.
Actually on the contrary, it is a Fboat. So by that logic you should be fine in the flood waters.
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 02:02 PM
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thats why u should of got a camaro and swin in that cash fish! lol
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Nonstickrudy
Damn I hope it dies down by Friday, I have to drive down to the valley at 5am .
rain till saturday .... sirry =/
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad Blu Formula
Reminder, the WS6 is not a boat! Stay out of the deep water.
i think its a boat
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by tripps
Have any evac warnings been given down there?
yes. almost every dam warning possible has been issued....
and at my job we closed which is rare.... we closed at 2
so no im back home not getting paid.
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad Blu Formula
Reminder, the WS6 is not a boat! Stay out of the deep water.
I drove the TA through a flooded street once, didn't stall but when I went to hit the brakes, little scary. Yes, the opti was fine.
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 09:05 PM
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Also in Brownsville here. It just stopped raining, most of my front lawn is completely underwater.

Winds are pretty strong too.
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 09:17 PM
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 09:28 PM
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A state trooper just passed by with their lights flashing. Maybe they're checking to make sure people arent in trouble? I dunno.
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Dirty 30
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0myayGaCSdE
better?
sorry but my mother is talking on the phone in the back ground.
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Roxas
Also in Brownsville here. It just stopped raining, most of my front lawn is completely underwater.

Winds are pretty strong too.
rain has gone down but the wind seems to keep getting faster
should be raining all day tomorrow =/
ive recorded 7inches of rain already
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Old Jul 1, 2010 | 02:16 AM
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this **** better not ruin my trip to the frio river this weekend!!!!! F*** you alex!!!!
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Old Jul 2, 2010 | 05:51 AM
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Well it's official the rain is ruining my trip at the frio river, I'm here right now n my tent is full of water, I'm currently sitting in my truck waiting out the night... Rant
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Old Jul 2, 2010 | 07:24 AM
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What a wussy *** storm..
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Old Jul 2, 2010 | 07:49 AM
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It was raining pretty bad early this morning over here in League City.
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Old Jul 2, 2010 | 01:32 PM
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^yes it was. but i like it. call me crazy but i'm havin fun just chillin inside on a rainy day, AND the gf and i are both off today
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