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Girard442

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2. Eastland probably was fixated on keeping Mystic's reputation as a safe place for kids intact.

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 09:25 AM

Jul 14

A middle-of-the night emergency evac would undermine that. Tempting to do nothing and hope for the best.

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Maybe they should rename the Gaudalupe River to De Nial.

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Camp Mystic's leader got a 'life threatening' flood alert. They evacuated an hour later. [View all] Zorro Jul 14 OP

Life threatening flash flooding and you wait for an evacuation order? With all those kids, you wait? Srkdqltr Jul 14 #1

Eastland probably was fixated on keeping Mystic's reputation as a safe place for kids intact. Girard442 Jul 14 #2

Yes, doing nothing and hoping - a choice that generally works out well . . . hatrack Jul 14 #3

It least he went down with the proverbial ship malaise Jul 14 #8

Huge lawsuits. yardwork Jul 14 #4

Hmmm. . .so between the lies on the FEMA maps about where some niyad Jul 14 #5

Looking at that map.... yardwork Jul 14 #6

Sickening!!! niyad Jul 14 #7

I'm sure it was a lovely place to be...until it wasn't. Girard442 Jul 14 #9

Around here (KCMO) we get weather alerts leftyladyfrommo Jul 14 #10

Why were they allowed KentuckyWoman Jul 14 #11

People got paid off. niyad Jul 14 #12

Likely KentuckyWoman Jul 14 #13

They interviewed a camp counselor who said they were having them "goofy" things kerry-is-my-prez Jul 14 #14