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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
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 was generated by natural gas originating from Houston.
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Ah. It seems like a big enough bomb-type thing could cause a domino effect of huge, HUGE kablooey. And even if he were willing to give up his a/c, there'd be quite the environmental fuckup from such a huge kablooey. It'd be a very dirty kablooey. Do we possibly have footage from Kuwait or whatever?
I don't think any of the parochial pinheads are going to want to acknowledge that therea re landmarks worth saving in Houston (or anywhere in TX), and the lives there are maybe valued only at a ratio of 10:1 with "real" coasts.
