[Sca-cooks] OT - Katrina aftermath

[John Kemker]

Please pardon my ignorance, then.  I have not been looking at news all 
day and had heard a second-hand report from someone else.

Thank you for the info.

--Cian

Nick Sasso wrote:

>Funny that.  I saw the news anchors and heard the regional AAA guy
>discussing quite candidly that the flooding knocked out fuel pumps for the
>'Continental' and the other pipeline that feed gas from MS up to Atlanta and
>up the east coast to NY or some nearby area.  Even C-SPAN had a head of some
>fuel agency discussing that they are working to get the water out of the
>pipelines, then pressurize then get the fuel moving.
>
>It is an elaborate ruse and conspiracy indeed if the pipeline pumps are
>truly functioning as expected.  Even Governor Purdue is in on it by
>declaring a state of emergency, lifting clean fuel requirements and meeting
>with GA fuel suppliers . . . at least as reported on the news.
>
>http://www.ajc.com/news/content/business/0805/31bizgasprices.html?imw=Y
>
>I have not checked any news sources for neighboring states.
>
>niccolo difrancesco
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Kemker [mailto:john at kemker.org]
>Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 8:38 PM
>To: grizly at mindspring.com; Cooks within the SCA
>Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] OT - Katrina aftermath
>
>
>The pipeline story was a rumor.  Prices are are expected to settle down
>as the rumor loses steam.
>
>My advice is to avoid in the future any gas retailer that engaged in
>such flagrant profiteering.
>
>--Lord Cian O'Madadhain
>
>Nick Sasso wrote:
>. . . . SNIP . . . .
>  
>
>>Maybe they'll get some military units in with huge generators to get those
>>pipeline pumps in MS going.  I am sure they have enough fuel to run them!
>>Without fuel, it will be difficult and way more expensive to transport
>>    
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>those
>  
>
>>emergency relief supplies from the southern and eastern seaboards.
>>
>>niccolo difrancesco
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>>
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John Kemker

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the newspapers. I mean, I found by reading a newspaper that these
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