A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn't find $1M for flood warning system near camps

[Jirel]

21. They're popping up.

My goodness, the upset caused by a common sense phrase that means “they are becoming readily apparent.”

“Legally mandated” is an important phrase. Absolutely that is needed in this area, not just for camps, but the ever increasing and larger RV and rental cottage resorts right there on the bank. High density (750 campers at a time, hundreds of RVers packed like sardines on a river bank with one teeny road out, etc.) means mandated ways out for those guests, required evacuation under certain conditions, and instructions given to all (at least adult) guests on “when x happens, you LEAVE.” Of course this is a deep red area, and they won’t ever mandate squat.

By the way, here’s one of your points of failure that popped up. There was no lack of warning hours ahead. However, one of the practices of these camps is to call each other to decide how seriously they’re going to take a potential flood. Never mind the forecasters’ warnings - is it REALLY serious in your opinion? Are YOU flooding? Do we REALLY need to try to evacuate hundreds of rich kids who’ll have their day ruined? Super dumb in an area with rotten cel service, where not all camps are in session at once, and people having a real emergency upstream aren’t taking the time to call around or answer the phone while getting out of danger.