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Flooding in Texas - 20 Dead, dozens of little girls from a summer camp still missing…

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  • LuFins DadL Offline
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    Absolutely horrible story from yesterday.

    https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/24-dead-25-missing-at-camp-mystic-after-texas-flooding/1791415

    The Brad

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    • jon-nycJ Online
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      Jesus.

      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
      -Cormac McCarthy

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      • 89th8 Offline
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        Look how high he is above the water vs at the end.

        Link to video

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        • taiwan_girlT Offline
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          I would not have been hanging around on that bridge as long as the filming guy did, that is for sure!!!

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            That’s insane

            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
            -Cormac McCarthy

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            • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

              I would not have been hanging around on that bridge as long as the filming guy did, that is for sure!!!

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              @taiwan_girl said in Flooding in Texas - 20 Dead, dozens of little girls from a summer camp still missing…:

              I would not have been hanging around on that bridge as long as the filming guy did, that is for sure!!!

              Ha it was posted on the “sweaty palms” subreddit. I had the same thought. That being said, he’s getting due credit for a long video without commentary, music, editing, or screaming.

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              • LuFins DadL Offline
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                Apparently, this camp was a regular Who’s Who for the politicos in Texas. A current Rep had 2 daughters at the camp, generation after generation of Lyndon Johnson’s family went there, Laura Bush was a counselor when she was in college, and more…

                The Brad

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                  When i first realized where it was i checked how far it was from the LBJ ranch, which the boy and I visited 7-8 years ago. It’s not far.

                  "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                  -Cormac McCarthy

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                  • MikM Offline
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                    No, Kerrville is very close. My ex-SIL is from there.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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