Texas Spring/Summer Thread

sseelhoff · Sep 1, 2015

blueriver said:
And then into Oklahoma !!!!

Don't you dare leave Texas before heading my way first.

robbyr · Sep 1, 2015

We've had lots of sunshine.:shocked::shocked:

Lou66 · Sep 2, 2015

If I thought it would follow me up country.. I would head that way.. Brandi in the last two weeks we have 13 inches.. but 7 of that came at one time.. I don’t know,, right now,, what we got last night.. I will head over to the land after lunch to check things out and empty my rain gauge.. Sad thing here on the gulf,, these rains don’t fill no rivers or lakes,, right to the local creeks and bayous to the bays then the gulf.. Lou

blueriver · Sep 2, 2015

Lou66 said:
If I thought it would follow me up country.. I would head that way.. Brandi in the last two weeks we have 13 inches.. but 7 of that came at one time.. I don’t know,, right now,, what we got last night.. I will head over to the land after lunch to check things out and empty my rain gauge.. Sad thing here on the gulf,, these rains don’t fill no rivers or lakes,, right to the local creeks and bayous to the bays then the gulf.. Lou

Even if it dont follow you .... everyone would sure have alot of fun!!!!!

bindian · Sep 2, 2015

Lou66 said:
If I thought it would follow me up country.. I would head that way.. Brandi in the last two weeks we have 13 inches.. but 7 of that came at one time.. I don’t know,, right now,, what we got last night.. I will head over to the land after lunch to check things out and empty my rain gauge.. Sad thing here on the gulf,, these rains don’t fill no rivers or lakes,, right to the local creeks and bayous to the bays then the gulf.. Lou

Lou,
About 5-6 inches dumped on us this morning at Hobby around 6am. We had to go out to the wash rack and move a bird out to taxi to the gates. There was around 5 inches of water inside the wash rack. Nothing here at home today.
hugs, Brandi

Kyle_in_Tex · Sep 2, 2015

Lou66 said:
If I thought it would follow me up country.. I would head that way.. Brandi in the last two weeks we have 13 inches.. but 7 of that came at one time.. I don’t know,, right now,, what we got last night.. I will head over to the land after lunch to check things out and empty my rain gauge.. Sad thing here on the gulf,, these rains don’t fill no rivers or lakes,, right to the local creeks and bayous to the bays then the gulf.. Lou

I used to water ski in Bastrop Bayou many years ago.

txdon · Sep 2, 2015

Kyle did you ever cable waterski at the place about half way to Galveston off 45?

Kyle_in_Tex · Sep 2, 2015

txdon said:
Kyle did you ever cable waterski at the place about half way to Galveston off 45?

No, never. They have one off I35 near New Braunfels/San Marcos too.

Bird · Sep 3, 2015

txdon said:
Kyle did you ever cable waterski at the place about half way to Galveston off 45?

I wonder how many people even know what you're talking about.

I would not have, if we hadn't seen the one in Little Elm on the east side of Lake Lewisville last year. I guess they're getting popular.

bindian · Sep 3, 2015

I think the ski park between Houston and Galveston has an adult size "water wiggle" also. You strap on a device that has a hose running to a jet ski. The jet ski powers the person out of the water and you can dive and fly out of the water............after a slight learning curve.

I used to ski behind the boss's Ford Falcon pickup at Hooks Airport's water runway. A paved road ran right beside it. You had to get up fast, as the bank's cattails came up fast. Also, you tried not to auger in, as the waterway was only about 3-4 feet deep. I also ran an airboat in it (on it?), after I rebuilt it's mags.
hugs, Brandi

Lou66 · Sep 3, 2015

There is a cable waterski on 288 between Angleton and Alvin exit.. one of our sons took some of the grandkids there,, all teenagers,, it was fun watching them the first time,, they were just learning.. but it didn’t take long.. The second time they went wasn’t as must fun watching,, they knew what they were doing.. The third time Betty and I didn’t go,, one them broke their wrist,, Man I missed all the action..

Brandi I got five inches of rain on Wednesday morning from 1:31 am to about 9am.. The pasture is so wet that the cows are wearing life vests,

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Kyle I lived on Bastrop bayou for 37 years,, between old Angleton rd. and hwy 228b.. Our kids was raised on that bayou,, they could leave the house and run always to Galveston bay.. Lou

txdon · Sep 3, 2015

Lou do you know the name of the cable ski place? Does it have a web site or a picture? It's been sooo long ago that I was there maybe 25 - 30 years ago.

robbyr · Sep 3, 2015

I saw the one Kyle was referring to a couple weeks ago on our trip to float the Guadalupe. Had never heard of such. But really enjoyed floating the river.

Lou66 · Sep 4, 2015

Don,, I think it is called wake nation.. that sticks in my head,, but not sure,, I will see my son this week end and ask.. it is some what new,, a year or so,, every time I pass by I don't see many people there.. Lou

txdon · Sep 4, 2015

I looked at some pics and the one I was at was a longer rectangle. The cable made a sharp 90˚ turn at each corner and unless you were as far to the outside as possible it would feel like the cable stopped and then would jerk you out of your skies.

Bird · Sep 4, 2015

I don't know if they're the same thing or not, but here's what I mentioned in Little Elm.

Hydrous Wake Parks - About Us

That's a description and here's a picture near the bottom of the page.

Hydrous Wake Parks - Home

blueriver · Sep 9, 2015

I haven't looked in the gauge ... seeing reports this morning of 2.5" ... you folks south of me appear to be getting some !!!

NativeSon · Sep 9, 2015

Looks like we have a pretty good line of rain coming this morning. It figures, I was planning on going Dove hunting this afternoon. We'll see.

Charlie

Lou66 · Sep 11, 2015

After my last cutting the second week of July,, I fertilized and weed killed the hay fields.. Thinking if I get the rain I may get one more cutting.. Well I got another 2.47 inches of rain today and it still misting.. Without going back and pulling up the numbers I would say over 12 inches in the last 6 to 7 weeks,, it is tall, thick and almost blue,, dark green.. Now if it will stop long enough to let me do my thing.. Lou