NEW ORLEANS. IT'S WORSE THAN YOU ARE HEARING!

WWL Television in New Orleans, LA ^ | Aug 29, 2005 | none

[Starter]

Maybe we could build a fire! Sing some songs!

[RetiredArmy]

Ouch! That hurt!

[spectre]

All the bathrooms in the Superdome are backed up. So it is NOT a place anyone wants to be, just for that alone.

They need help FAST!

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[swampfox98]

I believe if the Republicans don't call for more drilling in places the idiot environmentalists have closed down, they are a sad bunch. I'd like to hear Kennedy and the other idiots tell the American people we can't drill in Alaska now. But knowing the Republicans as I do, they wouldn't think of embarrassing the Dems in any way.

Or the Republicans could remind the country, it was Clinton protecting his friends in Indonesia, and getting campaign cash, when he made a national park out of an area where clean burning coal was found in Utah. No, I can't expect the Republicans to remind people of what Clinton did to hurt this country.

[Conservative4Ever]

Thank you...I agree. We are Americans. We can and will survive this devastating catastrophe of biblical proportions. I am in SoCal so it is easy for me to say, but I have had my share of natural disasters, wildfires that give no warning, but I refuse to horde, price gouge. We will roll up our sleeves and prove once again..this will be another 'finest hour' for America.

Red

[seawolf101]

[Veto!]

All I can think of is Clorox. How many gallons of Clorox will it take to sanitize NOLA? Can we arrange air drops?

I'm not totally kidding.

[oceanview]

I think the answer is because other states would not allow refineries to be built there, so the oil companies built wherever they could get permits.

[PAR35]

That's nothing but a BOLD FACE LIE!!

That's a little more direct than I was with my comments. I got ignored. Did you ever get a response from the creative writer who penned this article?

[PAR35]

Considering how many people have been warning about this, why would we allow 8 refineries to be co-located and on top of this, in a port city that is BELOW the sea level.

Your premise is false. Two (2) of the nations almost 150 refineries in New Orleans.

There are a few more scattered along the 100+ miles of river up to Baton Rouge (where there is a huge Exxon facility).

I'll post a PDF link again for anyone who wants to deal with facts.
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/le/benzene/benz_apb.pdf

[fhlh]

na... BS artists usually don't reply when called to the table.. kinda like stating facts to a liberal, they will just call you names or run away :)

[garyhope]

I'm thinking of contributing money when I find something that won't flush the money down a rathole politician's or "fundraisers" pocket and I don't send money to "charity" easily.

I contributed to the Swift Boat Vets and the RNC before the last election and some blogs that are on the side of me and my country's survival.

[garyhope]

And "put on a show"?

[wallcrawlr]

Yep agreed.

Take care of the situation but not panic in the process.

Americans get stuff done.

[ladyinred]

How could it be worse? The media is delighting in finding ways to turn this entire storm into an anti Bush extravaganza!

[cricket]

"WE NEED HILLARY TO SAVE US!!! Man, what am I saying. Slap me back to reality."

We are witnessing a nightmare unfolding. . .PLEASE do not make it any worse by bringing in a certain person's name. . .(!)

[white trash redneck]

I'm wondering how much money George Soros and Peter Lewis, who together contributed $50M to their petulant campaign to unseat Bush, will contribute towards Hurricane Katrina relief. Just a thought.

[redgolum]

The official spin from the left is that no new drilling can be allowed, as that is why the hurricane happened in the first place.

I suspect in the coming days we will be seeing protest to ban off shore drilling in the Gulf to stop "Global Warming'.

[RetiredArmy]

Chill cricket

[alligator]

Nearly 1/2 of all the gasoline in the country is refined here. <-----That's nothing but a BOLD FACE LIE!! We have PLENTY of refineries here in Texas (if BP can keep them from blowing up)

I debated whether to even respond to you two... My headline dealt with the losses and the human suffering which didn't appear to be getting out in the mainstream yesterday. You can go to www.wwltv.com for a local perspective. The other info that the post mentioned, regarding gasoline, was an FYI. By now, with just a little effort, you could find out that what I said was fairly accurate. It wasn't crying "the sky is falling". It was just passing on what I knew.

Just under 1/2 the gasoline in the US is refined in the Gulf Coast. Granted, Texas didn't get hit by the hurricane, but there are interdependencies among all of the refineries. For example, the Conoco Phillips refinery just outside of NO is flooded and will not be open for months. They send byproducts and some raw material to their refinery located just south of Houston for upgrading. Guess what, that ain't gonna happen for a while. The Valero Refinery in St. James (just north of NO) from what I heard was under water also. Before the hurricane, refineries were already operating at nearly 95% utilization. I haven't done the math yet, but I would bet we lost a significant percentage of capacity for some time. And releasing more OIL from the Strategic Reserve won't make more gasoline!!!

Fortunately, the main oil offloading facility off the coast of Louisiana had only moderate damage. But that doesn't mean they can get it in a pipeline and pump it ashore. There is no place to send it. The terminals on shore can't be reached or have no power.

Do what you want with the info. Put on the blinders and plug your ears. Myself, I fill up often... and for now, I am down hear working the shelters and helping out whereever I can.