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08/29/2005: "Some More News"

I was going to have something cool to post with today. However, I got sleepy and have decided to try and sum up some news in my own words. Please consult your nearest news source for the facts, and reference for what I sum up here.

Lets see... I believe the hurricane made landfall this morning around 6am CDT just east of New Orleans, sparing that vulnerable city from the absolute worst of the storm. Make no mistake though, this was still a major storm. I think I heard that it weakened slightly before landfall, but still a monster of a storm. There is still flooding, lots of damage, power outages, and more rainfall. Last figure I heard was 55+ dead in Mississippi. I half-listened to a news story about the Red Cross mobilizing to go in immediately after the storm to help those affected by the disaster.

The Storm has caused another splash in the world of Oil. Oil futures hit $70 a barrel briefly before coming slightly down. Oil refining on the Gulf coast was halted in advance of the storm, which will likely cause a spike in gas prices. OPEC countries are considering boosting output to help ease the impact of the storm, and President Bush is considering tapping the Strategic Oil Reserves. I thought he was supposed to make a decision on the today, but I haven't heard anything yet.

There was an explosion in, I think it was Fairmount, Saturday evening at a residence that killed one person. The cause is still under investigation.

The last time I heard of houses exploding like that was when I lived in Lafayette. A Construction crew was drilling under a roadway and hit a gas main. The gas seeped underground into homes and caused several to suddenly explode. I believe no one was hurt in those, partly because I don't think the houses caught fire, they just exploded. This house in Fairmount exploded in flames and burned from what I understand. I'm not saying they are similar in cause, just something I remember.

Oh yeah, big story. The brakes in my sisters car aren't doing so well. We drove it to Macomb to visit some friends for an evening. When we left the next morning, she had no brake fluid. We had checked it prior to the trip so something had gone wrong. We later found that brake fluid was spraying out near her front tire at every press of the brake pedal. We made the 3 hour journey home like that, spraying brake fluid all across Illinois (because we kept buying more and putting it in.)

I read a lot more news today, but sleep is beckoning, and messing with my brain. I'm just going to turn in.

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