Set a few records here.....gotta love Texas

[Nortex]

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/top5-worst-summer-2011_2011-09-13?page=6

The weather channel just listed us at the worst of this drought, I knew its been bad but didn't realize we've been this short of water.

 

[The Mechanic]

Re: Set a few records here.....gotta love Texas

Yeah but you are number one for death row executions. That is a plus.

 

[Hink]

Re: Set a few records here.....gotta love Texas

Damned hot this summer. The rain today has been very welcome. But we got some goofy laws, too.

Texas Transportation Code, section 545.406 --
COASTING. (a) An operator moving on a downgrade may not coast with the gears or transmission of the vehicle in neutral.(b) An operator of a truck, tractor, or bus moving on a downgrade may not coast with the clutch disengaged.

How is this enforcable?

 

[Nortex]

Re: Set a few records here.....gotta love Texas

You're lucky all the rain that's came close hasn't hit in town it's either been just north of the red river or south 15 or so miles.

 

[Hink]

Re: Set a few records here.....gotta love Texas

We played that game for the last couple months, as well. Yesterday's rain lasted for probably 18 hours, off and on, and a heavy fog rolled in about 4 and lasted at least until midnight. I haven't looked at the official count, but I'd imagine it was in the 0.6" to 0.8" rainfall range, which is a whole lot considering we've only received ~2.5" this year and out average is close to 10.

 

[agusta]

Re: Set a few records here.....gotta love Texas

Rained in Dallas for a little while today but the supreme court did hold up an execution so I guess we won one and lost one.

 

[justshoot]

Re: Set a few records here.....gotta love Texas

Midland - Odessa is setting at 2.25" this year.....

 

[glocksig40]

Re: Set a few records here.....gotta love Texas

We got 6" in Plano today. Drops were 6" apart....
Drove across Lake Lavon bridges and it looks pitiful. You can walk across it on the north end. Sad times.

 

[shipwreck]

Re: Set a few records here.....gotta love Texas

It rained for the first time in like over a month in College Station (TX) last night. I heard a few drops on the a/c motor outside of my bedroom last night....

 

[Wolvenhaven]

Re: Set a few records here.....gotta love Texas

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hink</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Damned hot this summer. The rain today has been very welcome. But we got some goofy laws, too.

Texas Transportation Code, section 545.406 --
COASTING. (a) An operator moving on a downgrade may not coast with the gears or transmission of the vehicle in neutral.(b) An operator of a truck, tractor, or bus moving on a downgrade may not coast with the clutch disengaged.

How is this enforcable? </div></div>

Noise, a truck using engine braking will be in a lower gear at high revs, if there is no engine noise while going downhill they're probably in neutral.

 

[Nortex]

Re: Set a few records here.....gotta love Texas

Was at my deer lease Saturday and it rained 4.5" in about 2 hours water was going everywhere. Filled the couple stock tanks almost all the way up it was great although with the clay soil it made it a little hard to navigate.