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PTINS

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  1. I lived in Jester West my freshman year and would always see Earl in the lobby. It was hard to believe an 18-19 year old kid could have that kind of muscle tone, especially his abs; they didn't call it a six pack back then. DKR & Bum got all the press, but Fred putting a 215 Lb Earl in the "I" was genius. My favorite Earl was the cat quick Earl, blocking a punt against Arkansas, and running like a spooked deer on a 24 yard TD scamper against OU in '77, on his way to the Heisman. He always had the power, and the punishing stiff arm that knocked DB's off their feet. Growing up in Austin in the late 60's, and watching Earl at Texas for 4 years; talk about setting an expectation. Good times.
  2. If you don't, or can't, get your thoughts together before your alligator mouth overloads your hummingbird ass, that's something you'll take to the grave. 12 hours may do it, but some will live longer than that. Linear, logical thought processes and common sense are not as common as you think.
  3. It is not obvious exactly what was hit at the Ust-Luga complex in the Baltic Sea. It appears to be the gas (natural gas, not gasoline)/condensate processing facility/terminal. In addition, there is a crude oil export (large) terminal, and a new LNG Plant/terminal (2 trains) that was set to come on-line in 2024 & 2025. I haven't gone own the black hole, but I'm assuming the LNG is delayed at best. * According to Novatek, the Ust-Luga complex, launched in 2013, processes gas condensate into light and heavy naphtha, jet fuel, ship fuel (fuel oil) and gasoil, and enables the company to ship oil products as well as gas condensate to international markets. Just speculating, but this export terminal looks like it was for European demand, not domestic consumption. More later. In one of the links in a prior post, one of the Russian refineries that was damaged by Ukraine? had difficulty getting western (US) replacement parts and obtained the "Made in China" variety. The new parts didn't work, and that portion of the facility was shut down. In this case, the refinery products probably went towards the war effort ... advantage Ukraine. I addressed this in the Arctic Freeze threads, it is hell on earth. Some places the facilities are put inside buildings, which protects you from the elements. The flip side is taking extremely volatile natural gas, increasing the pressure, and adding heat just to make it more fun, and putting it inside a structure that prevents small leaks from dissipating naturally. The stories that make the news all have common elements; there is a leak, either equipment failure or human error, the actions taken are either correct or not, and the leak continues until it is shut off or finds an ignition source. The outdoor facilities as shown above have their own problems. Process facilities are cooled by aerial coolers, cooling water systems or mechanical refrigeration. Aerial coolers are affected by cold weather mixed with precipitation. eventually, the ice wins. Cooling water system are more efficient and dynamic, and expensive. Water & steam moving through pipes in freezing weather is normal. Water & steam not moving through pipes in freezing weather is a big problem. You can imagine the phone calls these guys get; "Is the fire out yet? Why Not? What's taking so long?" "They should keep hitting Russian oil and gas infrastructure." I expect this is one area where the EU, US & Asia have a direct influence on Ukraines targeting of oil & facilities. Assistance and support for Ukraine is dependent on healthy domestic economies for each contributor. You cannot shut down significant Russian oil production without a catastrophic impact on worldwide economies. There is not enough extra capacity worldwide to replace the Russian capacity. It is a zero sum game. That is the tricky part. You want to hit the parts that only affect internal Russian dynamics without interrupting the portion that feeds worldwide commerce. Some data I saw while mousing around; I did not/cannot verity source of data, so take it with a salt shaker: Russian Crude Oil Tracker "Timely and publicly available data on Russian oil exports is insufficient (the best effort we are aware of comes from CREA who we build upon). Our aim is to help fill in the gap by providing clear and comprehensive information on recent export volumes and routes. We have compiled our data from multiple sources and validated numbers against external sources, and we believe the data allows for sensible interpretation of trends over time." Russia's waterborne crude exports have increased since the invasion of Ukraine. Western consumption of Russian shifted from the EU/Far East to China & India, while crude oil supplies that used to go to China & India have shifted to the EU/Far East. The realities of world economies. It is not so much the impact on the average consumer, but the impact on the businesses that are impacted by the simple facilitating of the changing supply & demand. They don't go where it goes and who uses it, as long as it goes somewhere.
  4. I was stoked when Banks made the Freshman All-American Team. The next year, so did Bison-tits. Then I realized that most OL redshirt their first year for S&C development. Superstars start as freshmen, and the other guys are freshmen who go to teams with desperate O-lines. Two guys who on paper are similar, when in reality they are opposite ends of the spectrum. Tony Dorsett, Earl Campbell, and Billy Sims. The golden age of patience, acceleration and speed. Guys are born with those attributes. Or not. Either way, you can't really teach them. You can learn to be patient, but if your default instinct is to hit the hole, you end up with guys that are flat footed in the backfield. If you know you have acceleration and breakaway speed, it's easy to be patient. As the OL gets better, the need for patience is diminished.
  5. Straight Sunco 105 Cookin’ with Natural gas, not motor gasoline. That would be extraordinarily bad, like crossing the streams.
  6. He was listed as a LB. DT was heavy SEC. I chose my data carefully.
  7. No. The SEC has more total NFL Talent, and better and more talented teams, but they also have their share of bad teams, bad players and bad coaches. Auburn had 3 games in a row where they passed for less than 100 yards, A&M had games where the QB was pressured half the time, and Arkansas & Vanderbilt had 1 conference win between them. Couple that with an 8 game schedule that includes teams playing each other once every 12 years, and the results are skewed towards the SEC. In 2008, the B12 had 8 QB that played in the NFL, including all 6 from the B12 South (Colt, Bradford, Harrell, Griffin, Tannehill & Weeden). The B12 was the better league, they just didn't win the last game. In 2022, Kelvin Banks went against 3 NFL 1st Round DE from the B12 (Tyree Wilson @ Tech, Will McDonald @ ISU, & Felix Anudike-Uzomah @KSU). There were 5 total (Iowa & Clemson), none from the SEC. SEC better, yes, top to bottom since forever, no way.
  8. Way back when, a friend from up north asked me, "Do you know the difference between the Texas girls and other girls? The other girls say, 'you can', and the Texas girls say, 'y'all can'. " FIFY The migration of the Texas deer hunter along I-10 west of Katy is a sight similar to the migration of the wildebeest, the Canadian goose and the monarch butterfly. The steed of choice would be the 4 wheel drive diesel, 'cause in a pinch, that is the only thing that will do. Sometimes, you need 2 trucks to pull the first one out. Don't ask how I know that.
  9. This under the radar announcement is the equivalent of flipping the switch on the Death Star. Complete alignment from Steve Sarkisian to Chris Del Conte to Jay Hartzell to Kevin Eltife; from the Head Football Coach to the Athletic Director to the President of the University to the Chairman of the Board of The University of Texas System (256,000 students, $29 Billion operating budget, $43 Billion Endowment). Yes, Texas Football is important. Gone are the days of the fiefdoms and personal agenda's and pissing matches and ignorance of the various factions that advocate their "support" of UT athletics. (Please note the "7 win Steve" dip shits with the patience of a gnat are not in the chain of command.) "...great to know we’re officially set for the future, but we’re going to need more gas…🤘" "going to need more gas?" >>> Whatever happened before today, ... is not enough. How long will it take? I'm reminded of my talk with a pipeline contractor in the 80's. "How long will it take to lay the pipeline?" Pausing, as he looks towards the horizon, "Give me a 4 joint head start, and turn on the gas!"
  10. If everybody you meet is an asshole, you’re the asshole.
  11. I like me some Babers. My favorite analyst. "Go 'Stros!!!" He did it, at Texas and the NFL. Card carrying member of DBU, practiced and played w/ Michael Huff, Nathan Vasher, Quentin Jammer, etc. He earned the right to offer his opinion a long time ago. He talked about the talent and competition when he played here; he wasn't the biggest, fastest, strongest, nothing-est. If he played, it was because he worked the hard-est, on and off the field. He's a film study, numbers kinda guy. He is adamant about pressing and covering receivers; If you can, you do, if you can't, you don't. He knew the weakness on this team a long time ago. I imagine Rod is pretty stoked right now, with the DB recruiting/transfer haul and w/ his mentor coming back to influence all who will listen.
  12. Volcano Erupts in Iceland Near Grindavik
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