Wow, it’s getting really scary in Texas - and everywhere else!

[BeachOrCity]

10 inches of rain in our neighborhood so far, and still have some rain bands approaching!

Different kind of “scary in Texas “. Best wishes

 

[Chuckanut]

Are the Apple stores closing? If so you had better stock up on food and PPE gear. It seems Apple is a very good leading indicator of whether or not CV19 is growing in your area. They close there stores 3-7 days ahead of others and often before the government mandates strict measures. Why? They track the disease figures and have the money to pay staff when they are not working. Whatever works.

https://www.wsj.com/video/want-to-k...91-D3B1D6B0C04B.html?mod=trending_now_video_2

 

[audreyh1]

Wow, that's a lot of water! Stay safe and keep us posted.

We’re not there, but we can see out outside cameras and what our neighbors are posting on Facebook.

 

[6miths]

Are the Apple stores closing? If so you had better stock up on food and PPE gear. It seems Apple is a very good leading indicator of whether or not CV19 is growing in your area. They close there stores 3-7 days ahead of others and often before the government mandates strict measures. Why? They track the disease figures and have the money to pay staff when they are not working. Whatever works.

https://www.wsj.com/video/want-to-k...91-D3B1D6B0C04B.html?mod=trending_now_video_2

Yes I must admit that I was impressed with Apple. I was in Las Vegas in early March and the Apple store in Downtown Summerlin closed on March 10 or 11th due to COVID. Imagine if everyone had followed their lead and locked down for 3 weeks at that point.

 

[Rianne]

We’re not there, but we can see out outside cameras and what our neighbors are posting on Facebook.

Oh gosh, this is awful. Stay safe, Audrey.

 

[pj.mask]

Lol, I didn’t read the quote and though you were saying Apple stores close down ~3 days before flooding.

?

 

[audreyh1]

Oh gosh, this is awful. Stay safe, Audrey.

Not catching much of a break, are we, right now?

Storm slows, gets stronger, gets to Hurricane speeds. I think it made landfall at 90mph sustained winds, fortunately not at a coastal city. But then it passes slowly very close to many populated areas and didn’t lose the hurricane winds until right before passing over (already famous for horrible Covid situation) Rio Grande City and entering Mexico. It also dumped a huge amount of rain over a wide area.

 

[NeverBored]

Isn’t Orange County, which is near LA, right?, also having a terrible time?

Just reading this.... I live in Orange County, actually right at the border with LA County. We have just over 3 million residents, 564 Covid deaths as of today, nearly half of those were in skilled nursing facilities. I've had family in nursing homes here and can imagine how horrible that scenario is.

OC has very high poverty areas, and of course, there's Newport Beach. So a big range. I didn't realize this, from Wikipedia: "Although mostly suburban, it is the second most densely populated county in the state, behind San Francisco County."

I literally do not know anyone who has had confirmed Covid-19 (one friend "thinks" she had it in January). I see mask and distancing compliance everywhere. No indoor dining of course, but DH and I won't do that for a long time anyway. We have started picking up take-out a couple times a week, masked and minimal contact.

I know the hurricane is creating havoc in Texas on top of Covid; I am concerned about the fire season that we know is coming.

 

[audreyh1]

I’m glad you see compliance. Too bad nursing homes are still being exposed.

 

[audreyh1]

Folks in our neighborhood are reporting we got almost 17 inches from Hanna in about 24 hours!

Glad I could see from our camera that back yard was draining OK. No wonder the street flooding came halfway up the driveway.

 

[Montecfo]

Folks in our neighborhood are reporting we got almost 17 inches from Hanna in about 24 hours!

Glad I could see from our camera that back yard was draining OK. No wonder the street flooding came halfway up the driveway.

Wow that is scary. And that a ton of rain!

 

[audreyh1]

It’s a new record for us, but we did get 13 inches once in less than 2 days in 2018 from simply a “tropical wave”. Weslaco flooding made the national news that time. https://www.weather.gov/bro/2018event_greatjuneflood

For living in a semi-desert area we go through long periods of no rain at all, yet have the occasional mega-rain event. I remember getting 7 inches in just a few hours once because some small storm cell just stayed parked over us, not moving.

 

[MichaelB]

Google announcement today, from the WSJ. All employees work from home until 07/21

AN FRANCISCO—Google will keep its employees home until at least next July, making the search-engine giant the first major U.S. corporation to formalize such an extended timetable in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

The move will affect nearly all of the roughly 200,000 full-time and contract employees across Google parent Alphabet Inc., GOOG 1.21% and is sure to pressure other technology giants that have slated staff to return as soon as January.

 

[audreyh1]

Just to be clear, July of 2021.

 

[6miths]

Just to be clear, July of 2021.

Isn't that amazing! I imagine that there would be few large companies better positioned to bring it off successfully. Now GE just has to figure out how to retool to make turbines at home.

 

[Car-Guy]

Folks in our neighborhood are reporting we got almost 17 inches from Hanna in about 24 hours!

Glad I could see from our camera that back yard was draining OK. No wonder the street flooding came halfway up the driveway.

On the positive side, your drought problem has been solved for a while.

 

[Car-Guy]

4267 - lowest number of new cases in Texas in weeks. Makes me wonder if everybody is reporting....

 

[brewer12345]

4267 - lowest number of new cases in Texas in weeks. Makes me wonder if everybody is reporting....

Last week the feddle gubmint rerouted the reporting from the CDC to HHS. I am sure there were no reporting issues...

 

[REWahoo]

4267 - lowest number of new cases in Texas in weeks. Makes me wonder if everybody is reporting....

I disregard Monday numbers in TX. If you look at history you will see they are always one of the lowest days of the week.

https://tabexternal.dshs.texas.gov/...ends?:isGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&:embed=y

 

[MichaelB]

I take note of daily numbers but find a 7 day moving average to be more useful.

 

[RetiredAtThirty-eight]

Google announcement today, from the WSJ. All employees work from home until 07/21

Now what are they going to do with that giant billion dollar donut?

 

[audreyh1]

4267 - lowest number of new cases in Texas in weeks. Makes me wonder if everybody is reporting....

Mondays are usually low. Then catchup occurs on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

 

[Dtail]

Just to be clear, July of 2021.

Google also has a year to figure out which higher paid positions could be serviced in LCOL areas.

 

[Dtail]

I disregard Monday numbers in TX. If you look at history you will see they are always one of the lowest days of the week.

https://tabexternal.dshs.texas.gov/...ends?:isGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&:embed=y

Same in FLA.
Just under 9k today.

 

[Car-Guy]

I disregard Monday numbers in TX. If you look at history you will see they are always one of the lowest days of the week.

https://tabexternal.dshs.texas.gov/...ends?:isGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&:embed=y

I take note of daily numbers but find a 7 day moving average to be more useful.

Mondays are usually low. Then catchup occurs on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

All valid points, and correct from the looks of it.