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Thanks for posting Russell! Great tribute to "my friends." Dee and the Harkey Family rode out the storm with a mutual friend of ours in College Station. They headed back to assess the damage already...but have not heard the report yet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Just outstanding! . | |||
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Absolutely Russell, it's what made this country America! Prayers to all affected by this Hurricane. We're getting the wind and rain from it in middle Tennessee. Tornado sirens most of last night and it's been raining for two days. Fortunately only a non stop drizzle today but the Cumberland river is rising. We live in a great country; shame some can't see that...or just want to be vermin. Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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And in addition to folks like Mike Burke, just a public and very heartfelt thank you to JTEX. Jim helped a very dear couple to me retain a small piece of a life that otherwise has been turned completely upside down. He knows what he did and he knows that they appreciate it more than words would allow. Mike | |||
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Hear hear! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Thanks Jim!!! Glad to see you resurface MJ... everything as ok as it can be? On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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Thank God that our AR friends have weathered this storm. I would sooner have a Texan by my side during hard times than any other species of man. Hang in there my friends, and best of luck. I am giving my money to All Hand Volunteers, who are helping those who cannot help themselves. All Hands Volunteers Too many without flood insurance, far too many. Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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I grew up in Wharton, Mom still lives there, and little sister is in East Bernard. Neither one directly affected. Not sure how much of East Bernard flooded, but saw Wharton flooded to "historic" levels. Caleb | |||
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We're downstream from Houston. My neighbors will be dealing with what is decided upstream for a very long time. Guess I now have something to do, helping with "mucking out" and all the rebuilding that will go on for years. Those with boats, high-wheeled vehicles and so on have set the standard for how to respond. God bless all who have acted selflessly and may we become both humble and grateful, knowing we all need one another. My across-the-street neighbor looks "black" and is solidly Texan -- rather have him on my side than anyone else, if I ever need it. I call him Mike, cause that's his name. _______________________ | |||
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And, like everyone else on the Gulf Coast, we "pray" hurricanes away from where we live. Irma after Harvey is just too painful a thought!! Nevertheless, Florida getting impacted still hurts your heart. Western wildfires likewise, but who can rescue those whose stuff is toast? By the way, these things happen in Asia all the time to people with zero resources. Still makes the tears come. _______________________ | |||
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So true. So many do not understand this issue. This is what will devastate many lives. | |||
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Larry you and Jorge need to get the hell out of Dodge before the next one hits Florida! That one is going to make Houston look like a walk in the park! .......................Praying for you! ......................Mac ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith | |||
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Echo what Mac said. Wish the best to Larry, Jorge and all of our Florida friends. Looks like you're in for a wild ride. I'm stranded in our Dallas office for at least another week. House came through Harvey fine, but our Houston office building flooded in the basement and has no electricity or elevators. They are now predicting we won't be in before sometime in October. We have temporary space lined up, but won't have computers up and running until September 19 or so. So glad we went with the laptops and docking stations when we formed the new firm last year. It's the "or so" that worries me. I have trial settings in October and the files are in an office on the 18th floor of an office building that they won't allow me to access. Good luck to our friends in Florida. Wish you the best. | |||
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This one is different that the Houston. FAR more wind. I expect far less flooding. I am an old FL cracker ( no that is not a racist term). I have been through many many of these storms. I know what to do. We have been prepared since 6/30. I am riding it out. This storm has been difficult to predict. The path changes daily. The latest has a further shift to the west. This shift is fantastic news for my home and business. Expected highest winds here are around 70 MPH. However, this is terrible news for my ranch. My ranch is 6 miles off the Gulf near Cedar Key, FL. I just bought it a few weeks ago. I have worked my ass off putting in food plots, feeders, stands, etc. Earlier this week, they delivered a new house trailer and were in the process of hooking everything up. Electricity, AC, Water, etc. On Tuesday of next week, we had a list of deliveries and installations scheduled. Furniture, satellite dish, wifi, etc. Late yesterday, they issued a mandatory evacuation for the entire county that the ranch is located in. Well, that not only stopped work but raised questions about whether my new trailer will be habitable when this is over. After all of this work and all of this money,it looks like I will not be hunting my own property when bow season starts a week from today. That sucks. I have to tell you that I have been contacted with well wishes and offers of help by several members of AR. Some have offered to have us come and stay with them. There are good people in this world. Thanks for the concern! | |||
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You are all in our thoughts Larry. We wish you the best during these terrible times. | |||
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Sorry to hear that Larry. By the way guys, I do a whole lot of insurance litigation and if you live near the coast, make sure you have both flood and windstorm coverage. If you are right on the coast, the underwriters will usually automatically put in a windstorm exclusion endorsement, meaning you have to purchase the insurance for windstorm from what is basically a state guarantee fund (TWIA in Texas). If you don't buy it, you don't have windstorm coverage, which is the main thing I am concerned about living on the Gulf Coast. The other big thing to watch is that most property policies are either "All Risk" meaning it's covered unless it's excluded or "Covered Cause of Loss" meaning it's not covered unless it's specifically listed. Either way, most of them exclude flood, which includes rising water, surface water, tidal water, etc., you get the idea. Shockingly, it has been reported that 80% of Houstonians did not have flood insurance. Make sure you have flood and windstorm coverage. Unfortunately, I'm sure Florida is under a moratorium right now so underwriters aren't going to write it. | |||
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Thanks. I am not a lawyer but I work with insurance companies all over the world. You are right. Especially about the flooding. People are clueless when it comes to this. | |||
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Not real surprised about that 80% number. I was in the P&C business in Houston back in the early '90's. The vast majority of business owners never even heard of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), much less bought flood insurance. They mostly cared about keeping their premiums as low as possible. | |||
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100%. Best of luck and Godspeed to our Florida friends. Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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Looks like a big one... God Bless Florida! On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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