Opps didn't send to list -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Local gas prices. Long too. Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:01:49 -0500 From: Richard Green <rlgreen@industryinet.com> To: robert shawn feller <feller@CARBONCOW.COM> References: <200604240852990.SM01284@main>
Katrina's effect on the Texas Gulf cost was very little. Back and running in less than two weeks and most of that was due to power problems. BMI and Slumber J (sp) have metal I-beams (or something) on top if some earth berms. They slide (attach) metal plates to the beams to stop the waves and most of the rising tide waters. Pumps in a water ditch on the plant side take of whatever water makes it past the barrier. No Down time for them. DUH!! If Bush would have froze the price of gas for the time of the hurricanes, both of them ,(6-8 weeks?) he would gained a lot of support back. It would have been the honorable thing to do. Exxon-Mobile made $300 Billion dollars during that quarter. Some friends of mine have oil revenue, not much really, but they do not see $70.00 dollars a barrel. During the gas shortage in the late 70's, More oil came through the port of Houston that ever before. It was made up. No shortage at all In rural Texas, almost no one lives close to work. The wife drive to work. We shop once a month, Doctor visits, there is not much you can do about that. Church is 5 miles away. If we need to go the lumber yard, WallyMart or some where I go to work with her. Bicycles are not possible, except for working out, or fun. Try to get my 50 year wife to drive a motorcycle to work, would take more than I could do. And for all year long Yea Right!!!. Me, not a problem, been there, done it, have the tear shirt too. Wife drives over a hour to work. Thats why we are selling our house and moving closer to her work. Not in the city, but if we can get where we want to it will be about 9 miles to work. But no increase in salaries, to make up for the higher cost of fuel. Something will have to give before long Let Mexico or Venezuela open a chain of gas stations and see what happens to the domestic oil companies. When I worked for a engineering company that specialized in CAT Cracking and other refinery stuff, we were going to do a major expansion, and up date the old stuff to be cleaner, for a very large oil company, they put it on hold because they didn't know how Al Gore was going to effect things. They never did it. No new refinery's have been built in the USA for over 20 years. Richard Richard & Joyce Green Problem Peke Fosters & Dog Rehabilitators Senior Small Dog Forever Home New Ulm, Tx alternate email address that we can get anywhere. tx_small_dog_fosters@yahoo.com
*As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point in the wrong direction. * *All your lightning waits inside you...*
-- Richard & Joyce Green Problem Peke Fosters & Dog Rehabilitators Senior Small Dog Forever Home New Ulm, Tx alternate email address that we can get anywhere. tx_small_dog_fosters@yahoo.com As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point in the wrong direction. All your lightning waits inside you... |
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