Alaska is Just 15 Minutes from Anchorage

[thør]

Ah, I assumed it was on the Alaskan side of the straight.

It would be national news, if that was the case.

 

[trysail]

It would be national news, if that was the case.

Ain't that the truth.


The New York Times, the Washington Post, NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS and NPR would be falling all over themselves to declare a disaster of epic proportions and to see which one could outdo the others in accusing the heinous oil companies of gross negligence, reckless malfeasance, genocide and pederasty.



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[Magicscreen2]

It would be national news, if that was the case.

I wonder what the linear distance between "fucking Russia" and "national news" might be?

 

[thør]

I wonder what the linear distance between "fucking Russia" and "national news" might be?

Did you ever hear of the Komi Oil Spill?

I doubt it, but it made the Exxon Valdez disaster look tiny.

I was in a conference once where a Russian engineer asked a western oil guy how much throughput they lost on pipelines. The western guy (and basically the whole room) was dumbfounded. Lost?

They have different standards in other parts of the world.

 

[Magicscreen2]

Did you ever hear of the Komi Oil Spill?

I doubt it, but it made the Exxon Valdez disaster look tiny.

I was in a conference once where a Russian engineer asked a western oil guy how much throughput they lost on pipelines. The western guy (and basically the whole room) was dumbfounded. Lost?

They have different standards in other parts of the world.

Undoubtedly true. I guess the question exists as to how close this spill is to somewhere someone would give enough of a fuck to do something about it.

From your answers I assume "not very close."

 

[thør]

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[Saint Peter]

Did you ever hear of the Komi Oil Spill?

I doubt it, but it made the Exxon Valdez disaster look tiny.

I was in a conference once where a Russian engineer asked a western oil guy how much throughput they lost on pipelines. The western guy (and basically the whole room) was dumbfounded. Lost?

They have different standards in other parts of the world.

Lost could mean many different things. None of them good.

 

[thør]

Lost could mean many different things. None of them good.

Less than 1% might be caused by a metering error.

The numbers that are typical in conversations with Russian engineers is 5% - 10%. I've seen photographs of lakes of crude oil on the ground. Large lakes. Plus, there's the thieves that hot tap the PL, crack out some diesel (or fuel oil) and pump the dregs back into the line. Then, they sell the fuel locally. Nice not to have to pay for feedstock.

 

[thør]

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[thør]

http://www.aurorasaurus.org/

 

[Saint Peter]

Less than 1% might be caused by a metering error.

The numbers that are typical in conversations with Russian engineers is 5% - 10%. I've seen photographs of lakes of crude oil on the ground. Large lakes. Plus, there's the thieves that hot tap the PL, crack out some diesel (or fuel oil) and pump the dregs back into the line. Then, they sell the fuel locally. Nice not to have to pay for feedstock.

Do people tap into the Alaska lines?

 

[thør]

Do people tap into the Alaska lines?

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With a .338WM.

 

[thør]

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[thør]

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[thør]

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[thør]

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[thør]

They need to wait for spring.

No use dying for a body recovery.

 

[Saint Peter]

Do you have any cave drawing pics in here?

 

[thør]

Do you have any cave drawing pics in here?

Nope. If you're interested in underground Alaska, I can hook you up. But, for the most part, it will be in hardrock mines.

 

[neci]

Do you have any cave drawing pics in here?

he does now!

http://www.world-archaeology.com/features/alaskas-rock-art.htm

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America’s National Park Service recently invited Prof. Brian Fagan to visit the Alaskan rock shelters of Tuxedni and Clam Cove. The shelters contain some of North America’s most intriguing rock art. Brian leapt at the chance since few have ever seen these sites. Not only is their exact location protected knowledge but accessing them is a challenging kayaking trial. Brian may be a veteran sailor, but was he prepared for his heady dip into the past? And what exactly did he find? Here Brian Fagan recalls how he met the whale people...

 

[neci]

Nope. If you're interested in underground Alaska, I can hook you up. But, for the most part, it will be in hardrock mines.

ahem.

 

[thør]

ahem.

As you can see, I'm not up with the times.

 

[thør]

he does now!

http://www.world-archaeology.com/features/alaskas-rock-art.htm

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A friend of mine used to fish over by Chisik Island.

 

[neci]

As you can see, I'm not up with the times.

i'm just excited to school the alaskan!

A friend of mine used to fish over by Chisik Island.

all we get here are catfish.

 

[thør]

i'm just excited to school the alaskan!



all we get here are catfish.

Salmon fishing at Chisik.

I learn something every day I breathe.

That sounds terrible, T. It looks like a rookery. Hopefully things can settle enough to quickly install containment booms, and cleaning operations for marine and shore life.

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