tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post34231313379013485..comments2024-01-07T06:31:21.493-07:00Comments on Walking Prescott: The Louisiana oil bidnessGranny Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-68950027431590255952008-07-25T10:05:00.000-07:002008-07-25T10:05:00.000-07:00bro -- as I understand it, bidness is the Texian p...bro -- as I understand it, <I>bidness</I> is the Texian pronunciation.<BR/><BR/>anon av -- glad someone in Calif. agrees!<BR/><BR/>k -- great to have you with us again! My LH once caused a great ruckus at the big Dupont refinery in Delaware for taking pictures while he was on assignment repairing the master automated control system. They demanded the film; his bosses demanded that he obey.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-4077717326863523932008-07-25T07:01:00.000-07:002008-07-25T07:01:00.000-07:00I sneaked into a Shell Oil refinery one day, takin...I sneaked into a Shell Oil refinery one day, taking pix. I can't remember how I got in; someone had left a back door open somewhere. And there I was in my little Honda or such, cruising around the crackers, snapping away with my Nikon FM2.<BR/><BR/>I was, eventually, discovered. They were Not Happy with me. Not At All. <BR/><BR/>Much eyelash-batting got me safely escorted out the real gate, with a heavily armed guard all around me.<BR/><BR/>Good times, good times...khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-86675720732878887542008-07-25T06:58:00.000-07:002008-07-25T06:58:00.000-07:00My goodness. What a post.You're taking me back to...My goodness. What a post.<BR/><BR/>You're taking me back to all sorts of places, here, once again.<BR/><BR/>The stink of oil in the air as a child in CA, watching those weird insect/dinosaur looking things rocking endlessly up and down. The stink of oil in the air outside Shreveport - my last official posting for the dead bank workouts.<BR/><BR/>And all the oil-related calamity loans...I even had a pipeyard for collateral. The buggers kept selling stuff off, right out from under us; and who had the time to go check on what their blasted pipe and misc. inventory was? argh!<BR/><BR/>I miss the place like you would not believe.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-68878970741109743722008-07-25T06:40:00.000-07:002008-07-25T06:40:00.000-07:00Boy, do I agree with you!~Anon in AVBoy, do I agree with you!<BR/><BR/>~Anon in AVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-33072085549236197492008-07-25T04:20:00.000-07:002008-07-25T04:20:00.000-07:00I thought that the pronunciation was binuss, accen...I thought that the pronunciation was binuss, accent on the last syllable.<BR/><BR/>No stuff-ups noted in your descriptions. The bolted together tanks in the latter part of the post looked to be vintage.<BR/><BR/>The rigs offshore were on jack-ups, which are mobile, platforms are fixed.<BR/><BR/>I always had a snotty nose when in coonass country, consequently, didnt smell much of anything.<BR/><BR/>HermanoAntipodean Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207281597334838447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-6886887982467760812008-07-24T22:47:00.000-07:002008-07-24T22:47:00.000-07:00anon av -- I get rather tired of denizens of the L...anon av -- I get rather tired of denizens of the Left Coast who want to protect their environment at the expense of everybody else and every other place, such as Arizona. What I hope my pictures conveyed is just how difficult it is to even <I>see</I> those Gulf oil rigs from the shore.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-80854273861621666162008-07-24T22:03:00.000-07:002008-07-24T22:03:00.000-07:00Like Florida, Left Coast shores are off limits, to...Like Florida, Left Coast shores are off limits, too.<BR/><BR/>As gas climbed toward $5/gal. here recently, there was some serious talk in Sacramento about making some changes. (Yea, right.) <BR/><BR/>Amen to your comment about that certain country and its women & cars.<BR/><BR/>~Anon in AV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-57438933110199432972008-07-24T21:37:00.000-07:002008-07-24T21:37:00.000-07:00steve -- I'd rather pay $$ to oil companies than t...steve -- I'd rather pay $$ to oil companies than to support societies where women aren't even allowed to drive cars. <BR/><BR/>tony -- it's funny -- I really don't recall that oil stench down in bayou Louisiana, tho it might be that my nose is not what it used to be. Yes, I do recall that smell from earlier in my life.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-10441429654646551682008-07-24T07:44:00.000-07:002008-07-24T07:44:00.000-07:00Back in the day, I worked for Belridge Oil in Kern...Back in the day, I worked for Belridge Oil in Kern County, CA. Frankly the one thisg that vividly stands out in memory was the smell of oil in the air. Same in Louisiana?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-24125204980538417542008-07-24T03:20:00.000-07:002008-07-24T03:20:00.000-07:00Neat post. Big money in oil, or I should say we p...Neat post. Big money in oil, or I should say we pay big money for the end product. Enjoyed the photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com