Mungwater 588 Posted March 19, 2019 Have you guys seen this fire in Houston? It intensified last night, ITC is now saying there are eight tanks on fire. You can see the smoke for miles chron.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 3,455 Posted March 19, 2019 No...looking now... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted March 19, 2019 stupid SOB's........whatever the reason Funny how gas prices always go up, but rarely come down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,992 Posted March 19, 2019 I noticed they had jumped about $.30 cents already over the past week or so... Will really feel it now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,568 Posted March 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, Big Guy said: stupid SOB's........whatever the reason Funny how gas prices always go up, but rarely come down. dumbest thing ever said on the internet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parrot 789 Posted March 19, 2019 15 minutes ago, Big Guy said: stupid SOB's........whatever the reason Funny how gas prices always go up, but rarely come down. Average gas prices are about 30% lower than they were 5 years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert 1,092 Posted March 19, 2019 Now THAT'S a fire. ~Uncle Gus 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patriotsfatboy1 1,432 Posted March 19, 2019 54 minutes ago, edjr said: dumbest thing ever said on the internet? Probably #92,032 on the list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,594 Posted March 19, 2019 The west side of houston looks normal, no smoke visible over here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,568 Posted March 19, 2019 8 minutes ago, Patriotsfatboy1 said: Probably #92,032 on the list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,568 Posted March 19, 2019 51 minutes ago, Bert said: Now THAT'S a fire. ~Uncle Gus Goonie Googoo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert 1,092 Posted March 19, 2019 9 minutes ago, MTSkiBum said: The west side of houston looks normal, no smoke visible over here. I am in the Galleria area and I can see the smoke out of my window. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted March 19, 2019 Hopefully no one was injured... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iam90sbaby 2,125 Posted March 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Big Guy said: stupid SOB's........whatever the reason Funny how gas prices always go up, but rarely come down. That’s how inflation works... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 3,455 Posted March 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, iam90sbaby said: That’s how inflation works... Sure wish GPA's worked that way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,647 Posted March 19, 2019 Barely missed BP anniversary. 3/23/05 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,568 Posted March 19, 2019 2 hours ago, posty said: Hopefully no one was injured... who stole posty's login Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patriotsfatboy1 1,432 Posted March 19, 2019 3 hours ago, posty said: Hopefully no one over 10 years old was injured... That is just tasteless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taco breath 419 Posted March 19, 2019 link to the explosion? we could try to enjoy this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,662 Posted March 19, 2019 2 hours ago, wiffleball said: Barely missed BP anniversary. 3/23/05 Right century, wrong month, day and year. 4/20/2010. I remember because Obama was president and he let the fat cats skate once again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,594 Posted March 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Right century, wrong month, day and year. 4/20/2010. I remember because Obama was president and he let the fat cats skate once again Wiff is correct. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_Refinery_explosion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alias Detective 1,179 Posted March 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Right century, wrong month, day and year. 4/20/2010. I remember because Obama was president and he let the fat cats skate once again 2 minutes ago, MTSkiBum said: Wiff is correct. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_Refinery_explosion Hmmmm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,662 Posted March 19, 2019 I stand corrected. I assumed he was talking about the really big BP story that would be the first to come to someone's mind when you just mentioned "BP" and nothing else. I guess I lost this thread. Carry on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GobbleDog 816 Posted March 19, 2019 Remember when gas reached $4.00+ / gallon about 8 years ago? Green energy R&D cranked into full effect, which I read then caused the Saudi's to flood the market with oil and lower prices. Lack of oil dependence is their worst nightmare and hopefully that will always keep prices somewhat in check. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the s is ilent 69 Posted March 20, 2019 Flooding in Nebraska will crush the corn crop. No ethanol production = higher gas prices. Funny how natural disasters inflate fuel prices. Kick 'em when they're down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted March 20, 2019 7 hours ago, iam90sbaby said: That’s how inflation works... No, that's how gouging works. I'm just saying that whenever there's a catastrophe, for example prices will go up $1.00 per gallon, but when things settle down it will will only come down half of what it rose. Also, they've been handling fuel now for 100 years, there shouldn't be any crazy stuff going on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,647 Posted March 20, 2019 4 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Right century, wrong month, day and year. 4/20/2010. I remember because Obama was president and he let the fat cats skate once again No worries. I wasn't specific. BP had about a four of them bad run between the one I was thinking of and deep water. But as to your random Obama bash fail. 20 billion dollar fine? Largest in history anywhere. Not a huge fan, but that was spot-on. I remember right,? he even threatened to kick somebody BP's ass. Couple f****** should have gone to prison. That was the huge fail. Ironically, if you'd held onto your stock, BP is a huge buy right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,647 Posted March 20, 2019 23 minutes ago, Big Guy said: No, that's how gouging works. I'm just saying that whenever there's a catastrophe, for example prices will go up $1.00 per gallon, but when things settle down it will will only come down half of what it rose. Also, they've been handling fuel now for 100 years, there shouldn't be any crazy stuff going on. I got to back big guys play here if for an entirely different reason. Spent a lot of years with commodities traders. S*** gets locked in 6 months ahead of time at a minimum. The fact that your little gas price board 3 blocks away from your house goes up by $0.40 overnight because something happened is actually b*******. The futures are already locked in. It's not like this s*** is determined like a restaurant menu running out of veal chops towards the end of the night. The gas you're driving around on right now? Was locked in last fall. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert 1,092 Posted March 20, 2019 The fire is finally out but it is hazy outside. It looks like China or Mexico City right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert 1,092 Posted March 20, 2019 10 hours ago, wiffleball said: No worries. I wasn't specific. BP had about a four of them bad run between the one I was thinking of and deep water. But as to your random Obama bash fail. 20 billion dollar fine? Largest in history anywhere. Not a huge fan, but that was spot-on. I remember right,? he even threatened to kick somebody BP's ass. Couple f****** should have gone to prison. That was the huge fail. Ironically, if you'd held onto your stock, BP is a huge buy right now. Those limey b@stards are worst of the majors when it comes to safety. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites