latest news update said it's a glancing blow.. Hurricane Katrina tore into Louisiana on Monday, although the massive storm appeared to spare low-lying New Orleans a feared deathblow and delivered much of its force to neighboring Mississippi and Alabama.
http://olympics.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-08-29T173052Z_01_HO481242_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-WEATHER-KATRINA-DC.XML On 8/29/05, Eric Carlisle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/29/markets/stockswatch/index.htm > > " NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Stocks look set for a lower start Monday as > Hurricane Katrina's fury sent investors running for cover before the > opening bell with oil touching a record $70 a barrel." > > and.. > > "Hurricane Katrina barreled through the Gulf of Mexico, hitting oil > refineries along the way, forcing refiners and oil producers to shutter > their operations." > > > Matthew Blatchley wrote: > > >Ah...now I see... > > > >http://www.dailyreckoning.com/Issues/2005/DR070905.html > >If you didn't see the movie (when it aired in mid-June), here it is in a > >nutshell: a category four hurricane destroys a vital pipeline in the Gulf of > >Mexico...panic sweeps of the nation...speculation drives the price of crude > >higher and higher...U.S. government turns to Saudi Arabia for oil...Saudi > >extremists commit terrorist attacks, killing 300 American oil > >workers...America sends troops to Saudi Arabia...still major lines at gas > >stations...Americans begin to turn against each other...the U.S. government > >decides to turn to Russia for oil...the Russians help in return for an > >investment in the upgrade of their pipelines...oil falls from it's high of > >$153 a barrel down to around $77...and all is right with the world. > > > >Never saw it, but your right...worst case of coarse, which I really hope > >doesn't happen...but it's still not looking good for New Orleans... > >Matt > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Ray Champagne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> > >Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 11:28 PM > >Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: Word on Katrina? > > > > > > > > > >>eerie...did anyone watch "Oil Storm"? This sounds like the beginning of > >>that mockumentary... > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:171429 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
