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gkhouston Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 11:21 AM
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177. what happened the other day was bad enough
although I'm far enough away not to have been personally affected -- probably 25-30 miles as the crow flies, much longer if you have to actually use the freeways :o

What worries me is that the plants over there are aging, and with blivet** and his friends in power, the inspections and safety regs are becoming more lax when they need to be more rigorous. Old equipment and half-assed inspections and complexes full of toxic and/or flammable chemicals? I'm seeing a real shit-and-fan moment coming down the pike, and what happened the other day was just a preview for a coming attraction. I'm hoping it will be enough of a wake-up call that BP and the other companies will see the writing on the wall, but I know that's wishful thinking. That particular plant has had several problems in the past few years. Who needs terrorists when you have shortsighted businessmen willing to do the job for you?
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  -KOEB I hope we don't have three again thread! crispini  Mar-24-05 07:04 PM   #0 
  - Looks like just one  seito   Mar-24-05 07:05 PM   #1 
  - Hi Seito! I get to be here for the whole thing this time!  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:07 PM   #3 
     - I don't think anyone from the Schiavo side has been speaking much  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 07:09 PM   #5 
        - wow, respecting Terri  gkhouston   Mar-24-05 10:37 PM   #158 
  - I was waiting for someone else so that wouldn't happen!  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 07:05 PM   #2 
  - Hi Clark2008!  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:07 PM   #4 
  - Wow, Brian Schiavo is sounding really *rational*  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:10 PM   #6 
  - He laid it out so clearly  seito   Mar-24-05 07:17 PM   #14 
  - Did you see Keith's blog with the transcript of his interview  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 07:18 PM   #16 
     - yes, that was good stuff! nt  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:41 PM   #48 
  - Howdy All  Greylyn58   Mar-24-05 07:10 PM   #7 
  - Hi Gray!  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:13 PM   #10 
     - My family went through something  Greylyn58   Mar-24-05 07:20 PM   #17 
        - I have a similar story  seito   Mar-24-05 07:29 PM   #32 
           - Hugs to you both  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:49 PM   #55 
  - Oh, yum!!  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 07:12 PM   #8 
  - Well, I'm keeping my ear to the ground for you.  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:15 PM   #11 
  - Yes I did.  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 07:26 PM   #26 
     - I think I sent you links too....  Catchawave   Mar-24-05 07:33 PM   #38 
        - I *would* move to DC if the opportunity was right.  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 07:38 PM   #46 
           - I used to work on Capitol Hill.........  Catchawave   Mar-24-05 07:51 PM   #57 
  - The picture is from the Hartford Courant. They cropped the same one...  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 07:28 PM   #29 
  - I am here  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 07:12 PM   #9 
  - Hi Patsy!  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:16 PM   #13 
     - The whole damn thing is so tragic...  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 07:21 PM   #19 
  - Hola amigas y amigos.  bleever   Mar-24-05 07:15 PM   #12 
  - Hey bleev  seito   Mar-24-05 07:20 PM   #18 
  - As long as he doesn't get the idea I'm looking for a "man-date"  bleever   Mar-24-05 07:24 PM   #24 
  - Hey bleev!  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:30 PM   #33 
     - Hiya, crispi! So glad you could be here from the beginning.  bleever   Mar-24-05 07:35 PM   #41 
        - Awwwww...  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:52 PM   #59 
  - Yep, all that and a bag of chips!  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 07:23 PM   #23 
     - Doin' okay. How's by you?  bleever   Mar-24-05 07:25 PM   #25 
        - Very well.  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 07:29 PM   #31 
  - Hola Chicas!  bunny planet   Mar-24-05 07:18 PM   #15 
  - Maybe not, but I thought it gave their position some refreshing  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 07:21 PM   #20 
  - I agree, but you know how well honesty is received in this heightened,  bunny planet   Mar-24-05 07:28 PM   #30 
  - Hi Bunny  seito   Mar-24-05 07:21 PM   #21 
  - I giggled that he spelled it out...  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 07:27 PM   #27 
  - Yes, I laughed  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:33 PM   #39 
  - Most def, a B and B moment.  bunny planet   Mar-24-05 08:20 PM   #91 
     - I did  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 08:54 PM   #114 
        - gk  crispini   Mar-24-05 08:58 PM   #120 
        - Wow!  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 09:12 PM   #135 
           - what happened the other day was bad enough  gkhouston   Mar-25-05 11:21 AM   #177 
        - Of course my Nadia will be fine.  bunny planet   Mar-24-05 09:03 PM   #127 
        - I actually think Randy on Baywatch WOULD be sexier than Trach boy.  bunny planet   Mar-24-05 09:06 PM   #129 
  - Hi Seito.  bunny planet   Mar-24-05 07:32 PM   #36 
  - Hi Bunny!  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:55 PM   #63 
  - I believe the Brian Schiavo interview could be called an EXCLUSIVE...  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 07:22 PM   #22 
  - Totally agree !  Catchawave   Mar-24-05 07:28 PM   #28 
     - Keith always treats people with respect...  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 07:30 PM   #34 
  - I love the music on Countdown!!!  Greylyn58   Mar-24-05 07:31 PM   #35 
  - OK. Keith has solidified his reign as Ramzey's favorite newscaster.  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 07:33 PM   #37 
  - Wow. The news from Red Lake gets even sadder....  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:34 PM   #40 
  - Whew - I'm glad Ramzey was out of the room for that video!  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 07:36 PM   #42 
  - Newsletter: 3/24  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 07:36 PM   #43 
  - Whoa....he showed THE video......  Catchawave   Mar-24-05 07:36 PM   #44 
  - Beyond frightening.  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 07:40 PM   #47 
  - THAT was scary.  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:45 PM   #51 
  - Well, this kid could not have been more of  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 07:37 PM   #45 
  - "Sleeper"! Did you know:  bleever   Mar-24-05 07:42 PM   #49 
  - The Nixon joke was also prescient  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 07:48 PM   #54 
     - Just adding my .05. n/t  bleever   Mar-24-05 08:53 PM   #112 
  - Um, I just have to say,  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:44 PM   #50 
  - A couple of things  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:47 PM   #52 
  - I've always wanted to try acupuncture for my back  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 07:52 PM   #58 
     - Acupuncture totally works.  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:54 PM   #62 
        - I have acupuncture regularly. It definitely works on many conditions  Nothing Without Hope   Mar-24-05 08:13 PM   #87 
           - I did not know about the Japanese and Chinese!  crispini   Mar-24-05 08:16 PM   #89 
           - Chinese style is deeper needles. Yes, I have moxa all the time  Nothing Without Hope   Mar-24-05 08:26 PM   #94 
              - Does yours  crispini   Mar-24-05 08:32 PM   #99 
                 - Nope, no electricity for mine. She does sometimes hook up the wire,  Nothing Without Hope   Mar-24-05 08:44 PM   #106 
                    - Ooo. never tried shiatsu.  crispini   Mar-24-05 08:59 PM   #121 
                       - Takes special training. I can recommend it highly.  Nothing Without Hope   Mar-24-05 09:04 PM   #128 
           - it's good for morning sickness?  gkhouston   Mar-24-05 10:55 PM   #159 
              - Yup, there was a clinical study for it. Worked better than the meds,  Nothing Without Hope   Mar-24-05 11:01 PM   #161 
  - What a great opening KO photo, crispini! Hello all!  Nothing Without Hope   Mar-24-05 07:48 PM   #53 
  - Hi Hope!  crispini   Mar-24-05 08:02 PM   #78 
  - Oh, poor Whitney  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 07:50 PM   #56 
  - Had to step out to drive my son somewhere.  bunny planet   Mar-24-05 07:53 PM   #60 
  - Ha! ... Gidget has a big pain in the neck...  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 07:54 PM   #61 
  - And on a shallow note...  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 07:57 PM   #67 
  - Keith's head in a crystal ball!  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 07:55 PM   #64 
  - That's adorable, isn't it?  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:58 PM   #69 
  - I feel safe in saying that Alan King  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 07:56 PM   #65 
  - The Dixon segment is TOO funny  crispini   Mar-24-05 07:56 PM   #66 
  - Keith making the connection between today's media corporations  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 07:58 PM   #68 
  - LOL! "Madmen from other countries"! ...  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 08:02 PM   #77 
     - Here you go...  dzika   Mar-24-05 08:54 PM   #113 
        - Our hero! We knew you'd come through!  crispini   Mar-24-05 09:01 PM   #124 
        - dzika, I think I love you!!  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 09:22 PM   #142 
        - Oh, THANK YOU, dzika!... We'll NEVER forget you for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 09:25 PM   #145 
        - Thanks dzika!!!  _q_   Mar-24-05 09:51 PM   #155 
        - Go here and post your support for Keith!!  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 11:11 PM   #162 
        - OH! MY! GOD! That was abolutely WONDERFUL! Dzika, you RULE!  Nothing Without Hope   Mar-24-05 11:12 PM   #163 
        - Thank you!  DemReadingDU   Mar-25-05 09:17 AM   #176 
  - I was really hoping he'd mention Network!  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 07:58 PM   #70 
  - KO! So loving the Howard Beale impersonation! :floatyhearts:  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 07:59 PM   #71 
  - BEST. ENDING. EVER!  crispini   Mar-24-05 08:00 PM   #73 
  - AbsoLUTEly Spongeworthy! OMG. So goood...  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 08:03 PM   #80 
  - Absolutely. I had to hold myself back from going to the window.  bleever   Mar-24-05 08:49 PM   #110 
  - ROFLMAO! Brilliant.  bleever   Mar-24-05 08:00 PM   #74 
  - Still Grinning  seito   Mar-24-05 08:03 PM   #79 
  - HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!  Greylyn58   Mar-24-05 08:00 PM   #72 
  - OMG  bunny planet   Mar-24-05 08:01 PM   #75 
  - We're not worthy, oh Master of the News!  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 08:05 PM   #82 
     - LOL, Clark!  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 08:08 PM   #85 
        - More than just a little!  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 08:15 PM   #88 
           - Sometimes  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 08:18 PM   #90 
              - Botany doesn't have to.  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 08:28 PM   #96 
  - I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE  Catchawave   Mar-24-05 08:01 PM   #76 
  - I sure hope dzika caught it! Meanwhile, here's my nature photo for today  Nothing Without Hope   Mar-24-05 08:07 PM   #83 
  - 'I don't have cable, so won't see this wonderful new Keef trick' - Hope  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 08:24 PM   #93 
     - I got interested in Keef because of the KOEB, though it wasn't called  Nothing Without Hope   Mar-24-05 08:32 PM   #100 
        - Goodness! couldn't you get a friend to tape it for you?  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 08:41 PM   #105 
           - $60/month is a lot! I'd rather buy books  Nothing Without Hope   Mar-24-05 08:47 PM   #107 
              - BASIC CABLE costs $60 a MONTH in your area?  crispini   Mar-24-05 08:49 PM   #111 
                 - Just what she said - I haven't looked into it for my own area.  Nothing Without Hope   Mar-24-05 08:55 PM   #115 
                 - TV makes your butt get wide...  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 09:02 PM   #126 
                 - My butt's getting wider in this computer chair, too!  Nothing Without Hope   Mar-24-05 09:08 PM   #132 
                 - yea, I don't watch much TV myself  crispini   Mar-24-05 09:06 PM   #130 
                    - If I ever get a big TV I'll probably go for cable then  Nothing Without Hope   Mar-24-05 09:11 PM   #133 
                       - Yeah, my little TV died about a year or two ago.  crispini   Mar-24-05 09:25 PM   #146 
                          - My only TV is a little one (by today's standards) that is so old that  Nothing Without Hope   Mar-24-05 10:22 PM   #157 
                 - Can't get MSNBC with Basic - have to go to the next level, called Standard  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 09:00 PM   #122 
  - How  crispini   Mar-24-05 08:08 PM   #84 
     - I really wanted him to YELL it :)  Catchawave   Mar-24-05 08:24 PM   #92 
     - Catch -- maybe it's a good thing he DIDN'T yell it, then! LOL!  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 08:29 PM   #97 
     - 'all that and a bag of chips' - crispini  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 08:27 PM   #95 
        - I think it's Southern colloquialism  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 08:32 PM   #101 
        - Patsy, I think.  crispini   Mar-24-05 08:35 PM   #103 
  - I must definitely tape this show...n/t  Greylyn58   Mar-24-05 08:05 PM   #81 
  - Check TVHeads in the next 24 hours, to see if he got a screencap of KO's..  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 08:09 PM   #86 
  - Okay--who is going to beg Dzika to get that for us????  Shopaholic   Mar-24-05 08:29 PM   #98 
     - I'd check by later  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 08:33 PM   #102 
        - I do love you!  dzika   Mar-24-05 09:12 PM   #136 
           - Love you back...  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 09:13 PM   #138 
  - This was the best Countdown in awhile.  bunny planet   Mar-24-05 08:40 PM   #104 
  - He seems to be feisty-er lately  crispini   Mar-24-05 08:48 PM   #108 
  - Nice new floatacular device. May I steal it for future use Crispi?  bunny planet   Mar-24-05 08:57 PM   #119 
     - Steal away!  crispini   Mar-24-05 09:08 PM   #131 
        - Great, sold two pieces and got a nice review in the paper.  bunny planet   Mar-24-05 09:19 PM   #141 
           - Awright!  crispini   Mar-24-05 09:27 PM   #147 
              - No, not this time. I've got a few articles for other shows online though  bunny planet   Mar-24-05 09:36 PM   #149 
                 - yes, PM me!  crispini   Mar-24-05 09:38 PM   #151 
                    - Yup.  bunny planet   Mar-24-05 09:45 PM   #153 
                       - Aw. Thanks!  crispini   Mar-24-05 09:48 PM   #154 
  - bunny...  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 08:49 PM   #109 
     - I would never thump you WhirlyGirl.  bunny planet   Mar-24-05 08:56 PM   #117 
  - So, you're telling me I should pop a tape in for the late show?  RevCheesehead   Mar-24-05 08:55 PM   #116 
  - Oh, you must...  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 08:57 PM   #118 
  - like a dog treats a fire hydrant..  RevCheesehead   Mar-24-05 09:01 PM   #125 
     - LOL.  crispini   Mar-24-05 09:12 PM   #137 
     - Cooing over KO, as usual  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 09:22 PM   #143 
  - Rev, glad you made it!  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 09:36 PM   #148 
  - Just popping in to say hi  lwfern   Mar-24-05 09:00 PM   #123 
  - Hi fern!  crispini   Mar-24-05 09:11 PM   #134 
  - Hi fernie!  Clark2008   Mar-24-05 09:13 PM   #139 
  - Wow, you!  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 09:15 PM   #140 
  - nothingwithouthope  lwfern   Mar-24-05 09:23 PM   #144 
     - Well, it certainly hasn't been as snarky  Patsy Stone   Mar-24-05 09:39 PM   #152 
  - Hi, fern!  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 09:37 PM   #150 
  - Night ya'll!  crispini   Mar-24-05 09:56 PM   #156 
  - Rev and others watching the midnight re-air...  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 11:01 PM   #160 
     - Hi Whirly, have to watch  CC   Mar-24-05 11:16 PM   #164 
        - A little FUZZY one?  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 11:18 PM   #165 
        - Yep. and parts of the house  CC   Mar-24-05 11:21 PM   #166 
           - LOL! Chasing ferrets sounds like fun!  WhirlyGirl   Mar-24-05 11:42 PM   #167 
              - Its fun in the rooms  CC   Mar-24-05 11:47 PM   #168 
                 - I was picturing the Marx Brothers...  WhirlyGirl   Mar-25-05 12:03 AM   #169 
                    - Just saw the last one  CC   Mar-25-05 12:09 AM   #170 
                    - Ah! I can just picture it! Those smart, SNARKY little critters!...  WhirlyGirl   Mar-25-05 12:16 AM   #174 
                       - I have learned that if I care about  CC   Mar-25-05 04:34 PM   #179 
                    - Since the hub just got  CC   Mar-25-05 12:15 AM   #172 
                       - Lovely photo, CC...  WhirlyGirl   Mar-25-05 12:22 AM   #175 
                          - Next day  CC   Mar-25-05 04:30 PM   #178 
        - Well, goodnight CC, goodnight, ferrets (sounds like a Mgt Wise Brown book)  WhirlyGirl   Mar-25-05 12:12 AM   #171 
           - Night Whirly  CC   Mar-25-05 12:16 AM   #173 
 

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