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Doug, I gotta' say, You Have Balls! ...

... Baseballs that is!

I have been in the middle of a few of those scary fires and explosions. You are so damn scared you go on autopilot and do what ya' gotta' do. The worst times are when the fire is howling so bad you can't hear your self think and the hair all over you is standing stiff as you are looking for survivors and counting your men before it is anywhere near 'under control'. Been there done that.... don't want no more either. (Worked my way up from an unit operator to Light Fuels Division Production Supervisor).

Check one of our 'Bar-B-Que" days.. 2 men died in this one, nothing ever found of either one. It was a really hot one. Pilots landing at Hobby airport 86 miles away saw the fireball rolling. The fire is at 1200 feet in this picture, HEAT could be felt 2 miles away.

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70+MPH, A Boring Day in The Snow..
Re: burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
It's pretty warm in Texas City....
Believe it or not, BP is my main client
What kind of work do you do, Doug??
Currently I am the Project Controls Manager for
Re: Currently I am the Project Controls Manager fo
Yes, it is the plant we do most of our work in....
I remember working in the Texaco refinery on
Steve, our office is located right outside
By the way, there were reports of windows being
Doug, I gotta' say, You Have Balls! ...
Checkout this one ......
The scariest refinery moment I had
I was a Chief Mechanical Estimator
I got thrown out of Texas City one day!
Hey Tyrus.... You should see it NOW..after 9/11!!!
Re: Hey Tyrus.... You should see it NOW..after 9/1
Re: 70+MPH, A Boring Day in The Snow..

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