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20-SEP-2005 Breland

Business As Usual

Mississippi River

This is the shot I went to take yesterday. Three of the four ships waiting are tankers waiting for gasoline, the furthest one looks like a grain ship waiting for a berth in Destrehan or Reserve. The dome-shaped building mid picture is Energy's Waterford III (nuclear powered generator) on the West Bank of the river and on the far right is Little Gypsy which has three steam-powered generators. This one is about a mile from our house. Anyway as you can see things are getting better here but get ready for a repeat along the Texas coast from Rita. The oil refineries there were starting to shut down today and every thing in the gulf is already down.

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northstar3722-Sep-2005 23:28
Just a precaution I hope and they'll start up on Saturday
Karen Stuebing22-Sep-2005 09:59
It looks completely back to normal. I like the way the ships are all lined up at an angle. I'm hoping Rita bypasses y'all too. Or dies out.
sschex22-Sep-2005 08:26
Great shot of the ships. The candle should be out Thursday or Friday.
Mindy McNaugher22-Sep-2005 03:36
Nice to see activity! Love the rocks in the foreground, giving a better perspective of the width of the river! Certainly praying Rita dies out before landfall!!
Robin Reid22-Sep-2005 03:25
Good shot of recovery as we tense waiting for Rita to hit. Terrible year.
Coleen Perilloux Landry22-Sep-2005 03:21
Good shot of all of them, Breland. I came by there right at dark. The "Anna" has been there for over a week. Do you think it is part of the Huricane recovery?
Karen Leaf22-Sep-2005 01:30
You guys sure have your share of worries. Hoping Rita dies out, but doesn't look like it's gonna happen.
laine8222-Sep-2005 01:01
It is nice to see life returning to normal, Bre. I hope Rita begins behaving, but a category 5 sounds bad for the Texas coast. I wish you all well !!
Elaine (etfitz)22-Sep-2005 00:44
Great shot of the ships all lined up!