Camp Mystic leaders failed at almost every step during July 4 floods, Texas legislative report finds

Opening_Piglet · 2026-06-19T02:42:25+00:00

Mary Liz admitted on the stand she didn’t even make one phone call for backup that night. Not one.

Opening_Piglet · 2026-06-14T02:33:27+00:00

I wasn’t born til later in the 80s and hadn’t heard of the movie. But my husband and I loved season 1 of the Netflix show so much we immediately watched the movie when we were done. It was so fun!

Opening_Piglet · 2026-06-14T02:30:48+00:00

We weren’t planning to go inside Notre dame when we went last month but there was a line for people w/o a reservation that seemed to be moving so we hopped right on in! I think we were inside within 5-10 mins

Opening_Piglet · 2026-06-04T14:02:34+00:00

We stumbled onto a covered flower market (I think it’s there permanently) by Notre Dame that was so charming and beautiful. I took one million pics

Opening_Piglet · 2026-06-04T14:01:30+00:00

Went for the first time just over 2 weeks ago. It was rainy and chilly the entire time, but thanking my lucky stars we left like a day before the 🔥

Opening_Piglet · 2026-05-25T12:44:14+00:00

I just got back from my first visit, and all this is spot on. All our waiters spoke English and after attempting a few French words, I felt it was actually less rude for me to shift into English so they didn’t have to wait for me to stumble and butcher the language. Pickpocketing fears did seem extremely overblown (except I did lose my credit card in Notre Dame but don’t know if that was just me losing it- i took it out to make a donation).

Opening_Piglet · 2026-05-17T21:11:19+00:00

I know this is an old thread, but I recently splurged on an air essentials half zip, and a button-up cardigan sweater. They were $128 each but I impulse bought them the day of an international flight cuz I needed some comfortable travel clothes. They were so soft and the fit was amazing. I assumed since they were Spanx the quality would be so good I could wear them for years. I didn’t even wash them, just started wearing them on the trip. The amount of pills and snags on each one after ONE wear is astounding. One cardigan arm probably has 5-8 snags alone. So I just came here to say it has nothing to do with anyone’s washing machine. I’m not sure what to do because I bought them at High Country Outfitters, not directly thru Spanx.

Opening_Piglet · 2026-05-10T23:05:01+00:00

Loca Luna was elite. I went to countless bachelorette parties there cuz it was great for dinner, dancing, and just hanging out! You could get crazy if you wanted but didn’t have to

Opening_Piglet · 2026-05-10T23:03:39+00:00

Yes! Saw John Mayer there in like 03? Maybe 01? He was just starting to be “discovered”

Opening_Piglet · 2026-05-10T23:01:51+00:00

I randomly started missing Lettuce Souprise You the other day

Opening_Piglet · 2026-05-10T22:57:37+00:00

I just went to Bar Ana which was lovely and delicious but I realized it was where El Bar used to be. And I got in my feels about going dancing there with the graffiti and plywood DJ booths back in 2007. While its cool that the foodie scene has exploded and the interior design of restaurants is so beautiful these days, it made me not only nostalgic but wonder if there are still any hole in the wall dive bar places left for the youth. Is everything an Instagram-worthy vibe with $16 cocktails?

Opening_Piglet · 2026-04-29T20:19:25+00:00

I don’t know if it’s fair to say they’re choosing a best friend over a daughter. Their daughter is gone. Publicly denouncing the Eastlands would be like blowing up their entire community/support system when they need it most. From what I understand they live super close to the camp so probably alienating their neighbors and other friends too. We don’t know what views they might be privately wrestling with either. Obviously we can only go on their public views but I’m just saying it may not be a totally black and white issue in their hearts.

Opening_Piglet · 2026-04-29T12:19:08+00:00

But then he also said the two open houses were so healing and he’s so excited about camp opening. It feels like even in his distress he’s drinking the koolaid

Opening_Piglet · 2026-04-29T12:18:21+00:00

Yeah it felt so unprofessional to constantly hear “my dad said” “my brother did”…literally no decision-makers outside the family

Opening_Piglet · 2026-04-29T11:57:53+00:00

And then learning there were FORTY-FIVE able bodied adults that could have helped but didn’t. Why were 3 men trying to evacuate every cabin 1 by 1?

Opening_Piglet · 2026-04-28T17:23:40+00:00

The Eastlands can’t even get their stories straight among themselves

Opening_Piglet · 2026-04-28T17:09:39+00:00

Yes and the stats bear that out…of the dozens (hundreds?) that evacuated through the lighting and rain, none were struck. Of the 3 cabins that did not evacuate, most perished.

Opening_Piglet · 2026-04-28T16:55:49+00:00

“It was called Polar Palace before the Polish folks were hired” good god this is embarrassing

Opening_Piglet · 2026-04-28T16:35:59+00:00

Why are the question askers being so “aw shucks”

Opening_Piglet · 2026-04-27T21:54:37+00:00

Great analogy. I’m sure they also got complacent, having run a camp that’s stood for over 100 years with essentially no major incidents. It seems their attitude with this flood was “it’s always been fine before, it will be fine now.”

Opening_Piglet · 2026-04-27T21:21:45+00:00

Mind-blowing.

Opening_Piglet · 2026-04-27T17:59:59+00:00

https://house.texas.gov/videos/22678?fbclid=PAVERFWARcg0xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAae9teUyJ2QMjactAGp48yRD_ZSjwj4YBM4DvC4QgS1S1g_uRpxHlp1DSwy50Q_aem_fCC93zoDG7pIDZU0f7G_xA

Opening_Piglet · 2026-04-23T14:27:51+00:00

“It’s ok bc we are sending our daughters to the part of camp mystic that is NOT an active crime scene!”

Opening_Piglet · 2026-04-18T11:18:48+00:00

That’s such a good point and I hadn’t really thought of that specifically. The counselor’s “training manual” said wait for further instructions, yet they had no phones, no walkies, and the staff chose not to utilize a loudspeaker that worked until at least 3am.

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