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Old 07-13-2010, 09:38 PM
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Can of old socks? What the heck are you drinking tonight?
Apparently hes drinking out of the can that was holding said socks....



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Old 07-13-2010, 09:39 PM
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This one is short, just 5.5 miles, but its three seperate lines. Its a reroute of Kinder Morgans Mid Continent Express pipeline that ends in Joliet, Il. We are moving three individual sections of two 30" and one 36" lines.

A coal company in the area has found some huge deposits of lignite, and we are moving the lines so that they can mine the area.
Wow, must be a REAL huge deposit to go thru all that expense!
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Wow, must be a REAL huge deposit to go thru all that expense!
There is over 100 million budgeted for this project.

The kicker is, the coal is not the money maker. The coal companies parent company is.....

an electric company, they just want the coal to fire the generators. The end users are footing the bill for all of this anyway.
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Old 07-13-2010, 09:42 PM
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The end users are footing the bill for all of this anyway.
Speaking of which, I can't wait to see what the price of oil will do once this whole BP mess gets straightened out.
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Blake, remember the hairy one ages like a dog poop. He turns white and crusty the longer he's out in the sun.
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I dont even want to think about it.
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I dont even want to think about it.
Neither did I which is why I ignored it.
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Blake, remember the hairy one ages like a dog poop. He turns white and crusty the longer he's out in the sun.


Well said....


But at least at that point he will stop smellin!
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Neither did I which is why I ignored it.
Or were you referring the oil prices?
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Or were you referring the oil prices?
Uhhh Oil

I agree with Matt!
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Uhhh Oil

I agree with Matt!
You would.
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Hey you heard from Heidi and Don and Claude lately, they have been missing in action for a while.
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Hey you heard from Heidi and Don and Claude lately, they have been missing in action for a while.
Heidi, yes. Don and Claude, no.
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Well heck, its almost 2200, Im going to bed.

Yall all know I need my beauty rest.

See yall later.
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Well heck, its almost 2200, Im going to bed.

Yall all know I need my beauty rest.

See yall later.
There ain't enough darkness in the world to do you any good!
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