wallowinit New Orleans Saints Fan Louisiana Member since Dec 2006 6023 posts
re: The great Exxon Christmas eve explosion of 89 (Posted on 10/10/12 at 10:45 am to meauxjeaux2)
I was at home taking a shower. I thought something in or around the house had blown up. The water pressure immediately went slack. I ran out of the shower and ran around the inside of my house dripping wet naked looking out the windows trying to see what blew up. I went back to the shower in time to hear the news on my shower radio say what it was. I got dressed and went drive over both bridges and LA 1 and I-110 looking at the smoke and fire. My company got a lot of good work out of it.
bobby magee Michigan Fan Baton Rouge Member since Dec 2007 3274 posts
re: The great Exxon Christmas eve explosion of 89 (Posted on 10/10/12 at 10:48 am to wallowinit)
We lived in Briarwood Estates, we were in my friends backyard on the trampoline and it scared my bother so bad he fell off the trampoline (before sissy nets).. Good times
hunt66 LSU Fan Member since Aug 2011 355 posts Online
re: The great Exxon Christmas eve explosion of 89 (Posted on 10/10/12 at 3:53 pm to meauxjeaux2)
In apartment getting ready for evening Church. Rattled apartment and all plates/cups in cabinets. Thought it was something in the complex and then on way to downtown heard it and saw smoke. Somber service indeed.
OldTigahFot LSU Fan Drinkin' with the rocket scientists Member since Jan 2012 3239 posts
re: The great Exxon Christmas eve explosion of 89 (Posted on 10/10/12 at 4:43 pm to lsu0005)
In Baker, working on Christmas decorations at St. Isidore Church. I ran outside and knew immediately it was Exxon. We worked the next two months without a day off. And if I remember correctly, 2 people were killed, one contractor and one Exxon hand whom I knew very well.
stonedbegonias New Orleans Saints Fan Justin's basement Member since Jan 2010 8520 posts
re: The great Exxon Christmas eve explosion of 89 (Posted on 10/10/12 at 4:55 pm to meauxjeaux2)
At our house off of Brightside Dr. My Dad had just loaned a propane tank to my mentally challenged uncle who lived next door a few minutes prior to the explosion. We though he blew himself up.
shutterspeed Southern Miss Fan So. Miss. by way of Baton Rouge Member since May 2007 27242 posts Online
re: The great Exxon Christmas eve explosion of 89 (Posted on 10/10/12 at 8:01 pm to meauxjeaux2)
quote: Where were you when it happened? What did it sound/feel like?
I guess I must've been 12.
I was at home in Monticello. Just opened the fridge to get something to eat or drink and everything in the fridge rattled. Couldn't figure out what the hell had happened.
MikeBRLA LSU Fan Baton Rouge Member since Jun 2005 8743 posts
re: The great Exxon Christmas eve explosion of 89 (Posted on 10/10/12 at 8:02 pm to meauxjeaux2)
I was at BR Sports Unlimited. The ceiling tiles all began to shake even that far away. Later we heard the boom. The place cleared out. Shortly later we saw the smoke and knew it was Exxon.
LT Southeastern LA Fan Baton Rouge Member since May 2008 987 posts
re: The great Exxon Christmas eve explosion of 89 (Posted on 10/10/12 at 8:07 pm to meauxjeaux2)
Walking through Shenandoah to Great Games with my little brother. Knocked us both down. We looked at each other like war just broke out. When we got to the game room we drove towards the smoke with the owner but never got cLose. Learned what happened on the car radio
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