@Wyote , thank you for posting the story videos. They assist to bring the realness of the devistation folks are going through, not just some half-minute reel on the 6 o'clock news. I hope you're safe in all this.
Thoughts and prayers of strength to you and your fellow Texans, and the others here in the forum who are experiencing this. Nature has an uncanny way of reminding us of our humanity. :sneakyhug:
Thoughts and prayers of strength to you and your fellow Texans, and the others here in the forum who are experiencing this. Nature has an uncanny way of reminding us of our humanity. :sneakyhug:
And just for the record:
The Houston Police Department says very little looting occurred during the first week of flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, citing a total of 18 arrests in the nation’s fourth-largest city as of 1 September 2017. You might not have received that impression if you’re a heavy Twitter user, however, thanks to the proliferation of dozens of tweets hashtagged #HarveyLootCrew threatening widespread looting and purporting to prove that a great deal of looting had already taken place.
http://www.snopes.com/2017/09/01/harvey-looting-troll-tweets/
The Houston Police Department says very little looting occurred during the first week of flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, citing a total of 18 arrests in the nation’s fourth-largest city as of 1 September 2017. You might not have received that impression if you’re a heavy Twitter user, however, thanks to the proliferation of dozens of tweets hashtagged #HarveyLootCrew threatening widespread looting and purporting to prove that a great deal of looting had already taken place.
http://www.snopes.com/2017/09/01/harvey-looting-troll-tweets/
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Florida Farmers Say Irma's Damage Is The Worst They've Ever Seen
by Tyler Durden
Sep 14, 2017 7:45 PM
Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com,
Almost half of Florida’s citrus crops were destroyed during the hurricane and when Florida farmers survey the damage caused by Hurricane Irma, and most are saying it’s the worst destruction to their farms that they’ve ever seen.
When the worst of Irma’s fury had passed, Gene McAvoy hit the road to inspect the citrus groves and vegetable fields in Florida. McAvoy is a specialist on vegetable farming at the University of Florida’s extension office in the town of LaBelle. LaBelle is located in the middle of one of the country’s biggest concentrations of vegetable and citrus farms.
According to NPR, the storm made a direct hit to those fields. “The eyewall came right over our main production area,” McAvoy says.
Irma had destroyed almost half of the citrus crops in the central Florida area, meaning prices are likely going to go up sharply.
Many of the destroyed groves of oranges and grapefruit were actually approaching harvest too.
[...]
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-14/florida-farmers-say-irmas-damage-worst-theyve-ever-seen
Duuude, I want my oranges this autumn.
(Oh, f---!! This was supposed to be in the Irma thread. Sorry.
)
by Tyler Durden
Sep 14, 2017 7:45 PM
Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com,
Almost half of Florida’s citrus crops were destroyed during the hurricane and when Florida farmers survey the damage caused by Hurricane Irma, and most are saying it’s the worst destruction to their farms that they’ve ever seen.
When the worst of Irma’s fury had passed, Gene McAvoy hit the road to inspect the citrus groves and vegetable fields in Florida. McAvoy is a specialist on vegetable farming at the University of Florida’s extension office in the town of LaBelle. LaBelle is located in the middle of one of the country’s biggest concentrations of vegetable and citrus farms.
According to NPR, the storm made a direct hit to those fields. “The eyewall came right over our main production area,” McAvoy says.
Irma had destroyed almost half of the citrus crops in the central Florida area, meaning prices are likely going to go up sharply.
Many of the destroyed groves of oranges and grapefruit were actually approaching harvest too.
[...]
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-14/florida-farmers-say-irmas-damage-worst-theyve-ever-seen
Duuude, I want my oranges this autumn.
(Oh, f---!! This was supposed to be in the Irma thread. Sorry.
)