Texas

[TexasLisa]

Anyone here in Houston where I am?

I live SW of Rosenberg. We are doing better than the people being evacuated. Roads are being closed right and left. The road construction is making a mess out of 59!!

 

[Tumbling K]

Anyone here in Houston where I am?

I live SW of Rosenberg. We are doing better than the people being evacuated. Roads are being closed right and left. The road construction is making a mess out of 59!!

I don't live in Houston, but work over on the south east side. 59 south is my route to the house. Yes, between the road construction, and the rain, 59 has been terrible in the afternoons. I've never seen the Brazos almost to the bottom of the bridge. Noticed yesterday, that the subdivision next to 59, that was the earthen dike wall, that protects it from flooding, had water starting to creep up its edge.

It should be real fun this evening on the ride out. More rain coming. I had a fun drive into work this morning, with a great lightshow.

 

[needlessjunk]

Yay for more rain this morning... Said no one in TX. Hope everyone is staying dry.

 

[RustedOak]

Wow! Things have been busy here! Sorry I have not chimed in, in a while. So, Welcome to all the new peeps and people joining byc!

Just wondering how everyone is doing with this crummy weather and what is the best way to dry out your open runs? We just had found out my neighbors septic was leaking into my coops and made him fix it (I didn't figure it out until after I had lost 30 some odd birds and one of them, my only cream legbar hen). I kept seeing wet but thought that maybe my new pvc autowaterer was leaking that much into the pens. Turns out it wasn't my waterer (hours of trying to track down leaks wasted). I didn't figure it out until I saw the sprayers come on and one of them was not spraying but a fountain that poured right into my coops at 10 at night. Moved all the remaining birds to my front yard and then the rains started! Just yuck!

Wow, that sucks. I hate to hear about your losses. As for my coop/run, we use the deep litter method so when everything around is wet and soupy, the girls are high and dry

 

[MamaDucken]

We got some much needed rain here in west Texas. Its been so dry and hot here.

 

[ShadowsFIAL]

I haven't been on here to update in a while, but I have some good news and bad news. I will start with the bad so the good news can brighten it up haha. My doctors are 90% sure I have endomitriosis, and the pain is so bad at times all I can do is lay in the fetal position and try not to scream. So I am trying to find ways to deal with the pain, as well as trying to give myself the realization that I may never have kids thanks to it. It makes it difficult to work sometimes since grooming is a physically demanding job, and I am the only one in my department, it can get frustrating to everyone when I have to call in. On the good news, my husband and I now are the proud owners of 1 acre, and a 3 bedroom, 2 bath mobile home! It needs work, but it is ours! The house will be getting moved to the property as soon as it dries up a bit. We have already picked out paint colors haha. There are a few places where the drywall needs to be replaced, but it is not a big deal since the roof is not leaking any longer, and we can do that one piece at a time. We also want to redo the flooring, at least in the kitchen and bathrooms. I would really like to pull up the carpet, but my husband wants to leave it for now haha. We also will have to figure out how to install window units in some of the rooms, since we cant afford a central unit. We will also be turning the central ac/heat closet into a pantry since we won't be using it haha. Super excited. It will still be a while before I am able to get back into chickens again, but I hope not too long. I plan to build a 12' by 40' building for my poultry that will have 8 4' by 8' coops , and two storage rooms. There will be one coop for turkey, one for muscovy ducks, then six for different breeds of chickens. I also plan to convert an old camper trailer into another coop for a large layer flock. I cannot wait.

 

[TexasLisa]

I don't live in Houston, but work over on the south east side. 59 south is my route to the house. Yes, between the road construction, and the rain, 59 has been terrible in the afternoons. I've never seen the Brazos almost to the bottom of the bridge. Noticed yesterday, that the subdivision next to 59, that was the earthen dike wall, that protects it from flooding, had water starting to creep up its edge.

It should be real fun this evening on the ride out. More rain coming. I had a fun drive into work this morning, with a great lightshow.

Hey Burt, give a wave if you past Texas 10 Spur on the way home!!

I haven't been on here to update in a while, but I have some good news and bad news. I will start with the bad so the good news can brighten it up haha. My doctors are 90% sure I have endomitriosis, and the pain is so bad at times all I can do is lay in the fetal position and try not to scream. So I am trying to find ways to deal with the pain, as well as trying to give myself the realization that I may never have kids thanks to it. It makes it difficult to work sometimes since grooming is a physically demanding job, and I am the only one in my department, it can get frustrating to everyone when I have to call in. On the good news, my husband and I now are the proud owners of 1 acre, and a 3 bedroom, 2 bath mobile home! It needs work, but it is ours! The house will be getting moved to the property as soon as it dries up a bit. We have already picked out paint colors haha. There are a few places where the drywall needs to be replaced, but it is not a big deal since the roof is not leaking any longer, and we can do that one piece at a time. We also want to redo the flooring, at least in the kitchen and bathrooms. I would really like to pull up the carpet, but my husband wants to leave it for now haha. We also will have to figure out how to install window units in some of the rooms, since we cant afford a central unit. We will also be turning the central ac/heat closet into a pantry since we won't be using it haha. Super excited. It will still be a while before I am able to get back into chickens again, but I hope not too long. I plan to build a 12' by 40' building for my poultry that will have 8 4' by 8' coops , and two storage rooms. There will be one coop for turkey, one for muscovy ducks, then six for different breeds of chickens. I also plan to convert an old camper trailer into another coop for a large layer flock. I cannot wait.

Shadow, I am so sorry for the pain you are having. My sister-in-law has the same thing. You are in my prayers.

On the happy news, CONGRATS!! That is exciting. A neighbor down the road moved in a mobile home. He took the siding off and bricked it and then put a metal roof on it. What a difference it makes. I think it will last longer. He did the work himself. We would drive by and wonder what in the world is he doing.

 

[Kiki]

I don't live in Houston, but work over on the south east side. 59 south is my route to the house. Yes, between the road construction, and the rain, 59 has been terrible in the afternoons. I've never seen the Brazos almost to the bottom of the bridge. Noticed yesterday, that the subdivision next to 59, that was the earthen dike wall, that protects it from flooding, had water starting to creep up its edge.

It should be real fun this evening on the ride out. More rain coming. I had a fun drive into work this morning, with a great lightshow.

Berty....I live on the south east side.....Could you use my boys (chicks) I'd give em to ya..meet you on your way home from work one day?

 

[Kiki]

Hey Burt, give a wave if you past Texas 10 Spur on the way home!!

Shadow, I am so sorry for the pain you are having. My sister-in-law has the same thing. You are in my prayers.

On the happy news, CONGRATS!! That is exciting. A neighbor down the road moved in a mobile home. He took the siding off and bricked it and then put a metal roof on it. What a difference it makes. I think it will last longer. He did the work himself. We would drive by and wonder what in the world is he doing.

Lisa are you staying away from the Brazos Lake? My best friend is of off 359 and she swimming!

 

[Kiki]

We got some much needed rain here in west Texas. Its been so dry and hot here.

How are your new babies?