Hurricane Katrina...

**GepperRankins** · 08-29-2005, 12:55 AM

Originally Posted by j2k4

...has Hank dead in her sights.

Good luck, my friend.

yeah, good luck katrina!

**hippychick** · 08-29-2005, 01:26 AM

I've read that I'ts recommend you fill your gas tanks tonight before the market opens in the morning.

You could save yourself like 9 bucks if you have a 30 gallon tank just for not waiting til morning.

Consensus is 20 to 30 cent price jump on gas per gallon if New Orleans gets hammered at 9am like its projected. The refinery in New Orleans refines around 25% of our gas and its fixin to find itself under water.

The chemical disaster that's brewing down there is pretty scary if you consider all the stuff thats going to end up in the water if the city floods. They are talking about even having to blow up the levies to let the water back out of the city after the surge - which could take up to 2 weeks.

How true do you think this is?

**Everose** · 08-29-2005, 01:46 AM

Our thoughts are with you, Hank, and with all others in its path.

**BigBank_Hank** · 08-29-2005, 03:00 AM

Originally Posted by hippychick

I've read that I'ts recommend you fill your gas tanks tonight before the market opens in the morning.

You could save yourself like 9 bucks if you have a 30 gallon tank just for not waiting til morning.

Consensus is 20 to 30 cent price jump on gas per gallon if New Orleans gets hammered at 9am like its projected. The refinery in New Orleans refines around 25% of our gas and its fixin to find itself under water.

The chemical disaster that's brewing down there is pretty scary if you consider all the stuff thats going to end up in the water if the city floods. They are talking about even having to blow up the levies to let the water back out of the city after the surge - which could take up to 2 weeks.

How true do you think this is?

Well we’re hunkered down and ready, as we can be.

I filled up on Friday because I wasn’t sure if we were going to need to leave so I fueled up just in case.

I don’t really see them blowing up the levees to get the water out. New Orleans is equipped with pumps all over the place and pumping the water out is the more sensible approach. In fact it’s so low there they have to pump water out all the time.

**hippychick** · 08-29-2005, 03:17 AM

I found this about the hurricane and gas prices, sound like alot of action in the Gulf.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9108072/
I wish you the best Hank that has to be scary, just get away safe.

**ruthie** · 08-29-2005, 04:04 AM

Oh boy..hope you and yours stay safe. sounds like things are kind of crazy at the dome..there is no food, so people have to carry what they can. How far are you from New Orleans, or are you smack dab in it?
Keeping you in my thoughts.