Explosion at Freeport Texas chemical plant

[newsperson999]

lots of smoke..they said it may be a railcar but it looks like more than that..I saw at least 2 areas where smoke is rising..30-40 yards apart..it looked like a small sturcture on fire as well as the railcar

[TexasRepublicans]

ok fair enough.

no one has seen any people of whatever nationality in the area.

plenty open mindedness here on my end. i'm just letting folks know that i work in the area and am extremely familiar with the rail and chemical industry. while there is a chance that the terrorists could have done this in such a brilliant way that it shows no evidence they are involved, that would not give them the propaganda tool. also this site is poorly chosen for casualties.

in short, no evidence, as a matter of logic, is evidence of nothing not something.

no evidence that there was any intentional misconduct here by the plant folks or outsiders.

again, florida is where the action is. now there is something where the evidence points towards intentional terrorist type activity.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Post 74 is eye-opening. Thank you for the info. Although, the flames were a waste of everyone's time. Freegards....

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

I'm no chemist. But ammonia explodes with fertilizer and a detonator. Regardless, this is looking more and more like a cooincidence, looking at post 74. Freegards....

[Stultis]

And like I said, Bush wants to keep people calm. He will do all that's needed to keep the radioactive ship, the three caught in Florida, and anything else as quiet as possible until after the election, and maybe even forever.

Oh, brother! Time for you to hit the showers, Panicky Penolope.

[Jeff Head]

Careful ... by extrapolation and according to Sun Tsu's methods of deceptive warfare I would say your profile could have been the "prime" bush target all along.

Sorry ... but someone had to break it to you.

[Liberal Classic]

My dear old gran is fine, best wishes for anyone else with family in Freeport. Fortunately, it does not seem that the authorities are calling for an evacuation of nearby residents. My gut reaction is that this is a Friday the 13th kind of thing, not a September 11th kind of thing. That may be wishful thinking, but it is certianly within the realm of possibility that this is an accident.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Thank you for your 'valuable' information. It was well worth my time to read. I am so enlightened now by your incredible wisdom, I just don't know what to say.

[A_perfect_lady]

I did see your post #64. You said it's a government web site and all lies. So...?

[Grampa Dave]

So, should I be concerned with both native Bushes and transplanted Bushes in my yard? Ooops, make a bush with small b! :)

[Fudd]

The name, "Bush", is connected with each target... Oh no... the beer plant is next.

Lucky for me I have an emergency stockpile of the precious liquid.

Now would yah hold ma beer while I show yah this here neat trick?

[sam_paine]

re: stats on chemical plant explosions.

From a Centex native....Freeport and Texas City are almost always on fire. And they always smell funny. There's yer statistic.

[YoungKentuckyConservative]

And like I said, Bush wants to keep people calm. He will do all that's needed to keep the radioactive ship, the three caught in Florida, and anything else as quiet as possible until after the election, and maybe even forever.

I have to agree. There have been too many "strange" occurances that have been blown off as "nothing to see here". However, I can't disagree with the purpous of the calmness. It's just sad that our people literally can't handle the truth. The truth would only make me stronger, more united, more angry, and more determined.

Unfortunately, we have a bunch of Vietnam-era peace lovers that have been corrupted by the communist propaganda at our colleges. That, coupled with the political masquerade of Vietnam has turned many off to "any" kind of conflict. They'd rather act like the ostridge and throw their head in a hole and just pretend the threat isn't there. Bush and company realizes this.

The real question I can't answer is why the pre-emptive strikes in Iraq have been so completely ignored? Is this the liberal-media not wanting to give the military and Bush credit? I doubt it. Bush hasn't even mentioned it. Is it to keep Muslims calm? Possibly. No point in stirring the pot of the enemy until absolutely necessary and unavoidable.

[The Person]

Ammonia. This is similar to Bhopal, though probably not many people lived near by this plant.

[Marysecretary]

Naw, it's safe. That's Busch.

[Jeff Head]

Absolutely ... or any "hedging" you are doing anywhere.

... goodness, I never expected it to go this far.

Guess it's a Friday and we're looking for a little comic relief. In all seriousness, probably not a good thread to be doing it on.

[ladtx]

Wonder how they came to that conclusion so quickly?

[mede]

4 injuries no deaths everyone accounted for

[sam_paine]

I'm shaving. Hopefully not in the airplane bathroom.

What was that thing about THREE guys shaving their back hair in an airplane lavatory!?!? I heard just part of it, but rub-a-dub-dub!!! How do you fit three guys in a tiny airplane john, much less the hair part!!!!

[hflynn]

I try to find people who respect logic . . . . .

If your Post #10 is an example of what your using as criteria to find people who respect logic I can only tell you that Diogenes had a much easier task and he was doomed to failure.

[Travis McGee]

"JAUI"

(Just another unrelated incident.)