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  1. I think its just him finding them ugly. His golf course just north of Aberdeen has giant windmills just offshore "ruining" his aesthetic.
  2. Yes, Jap Lane in Vidor/Orange County. Looks like its now called Japanese Lane. Story behind the name: http://hirasaki.net/Family_Stories/Kishi_Colony/Kishi.htm The website is of a George Hirasaki from Vidor, now a professor at Rice, who I've gotten to work with. CSB: Back when George was at Shell, he was first boss of my own advisor who I had while at UT. Also, George's brother lived in quarantine with the astronauts from Apollo 11 after getting back from the moon.
  3. He must've been a roadie for Metallica. Heard the same thing.
  4. Anyone else think Harris English looks like he could be Lane Kiffin's brother?
  5. I hear this in the Betty Blackwell commercial voice.
  6. I'm assumed he meant sending out alerts locally/statewide like when a cop stubs his toe on the job.
  7. Agreed. Wasn't trying to imply they could. Most of their unconventional resources are gas from tight sandstones and shale, and coal-bed methane.
  8. China produces ~4 million barrels per day, but their demand is much higher. Their largest field, Daqing, was discovered in the 1959 and they continue to operate it to maximize production without major concerns about economics as it is a strategic necessity.
  9. The whole crop growing aspect is complete bullshit. The "fresh" water used for fracking in the Permian is normally about 4,000 ppm to 15,000 ppm total dissolved solids (TDS) and very high in calcium and sulfate. The produced water salinity from Permian oil wells depends on the formation and geographic area, but normally ranges from 80,000 ppm to 190,000 ppm TDS. For reference, most drinking water is under 500 ppm TDS. The vast majority of the water, if not all, is way too saline to use on crops or for livestock, not to mention the dangers of containing dissolved organic molecules from the crude oil.
  10. Got lunch there today as well before headed out of town for a couple of weeks. Steak and enchilada combo for the win. Best deal in town at $14. Was $11.50 or $12.50 until about a year ago.
  11. I think something about the distributor trying to fuck them over, so they vowed not to use Lonestar. That's because they don't have a fryer.
  12. This asshole?
  13. That sucks. Hope it manages to survive intact for perpetuity. Love that place. Go almost every week.
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