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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Are you operating under the assumption that he has the daily amnesia like Drew Barrymore in that movie, and trying to be supportive? We discussed ALL of that YESTERDAY. With bpd statistics.
See, on the west coast and in the northeast, it's often hilly by the oceans/gulfs/bays. Therefore, in their pinhead minds, it is unpossible to have vast flat areas (which enable gridlike road structures) near a major port. Citing the effect of destroying the refinery capability/piping system and/or the disruption to the flow of goods coming into the country really makes no impression.
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Though we discussed it in terms of bpd, refining capacity, etc., he seems to be thinking only in terms of the kablooey factor, loss of lif and landmarks, and not in terms of the economic effects of an attack on Houston would have on the rest of the county. It is difficult for anyone who has not seen it to visualize how vast Houston's energy infrastructure is. The coastline is basically like the pictures I posted above, continuing from Texas City, Beaumont, Baytown, Port Arthur, and beyond.
He also might want to look at a natural gas pipeline map. He might find that the electricity used to air-condition his swamp was generated by natural gas originating from Houston.
