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Epic Christmas Eve 1989 WAFB 10 PM news broadcast
Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:17 pm
Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:17 pm
Exxon blew up earlier that day.
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What a dream team.
George Sells looking exactly like he always looked. There's a young Phil Rainier and Steve Schneider's in the Dome. Clarence Buggs doing sports. And the GOAT Mike Gharam doing weather.
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What a dream team.
George Sells looking exactly like he always looked. There's a young Phil Rainier and Steve Schneider's in the Dome. Clarence Buggs doing sports. And the GOAT Mike Gharam doing weather.
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Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:19 pm to The Boat
No Diane Deaton = No Care
Bonus points for.what appears to be the dome patrol
Bonus points for.what appears to be the dome patrol
This post was edited on 9/25/15 at 11:21 pm
Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:19 pm to The Boat
Alzheimer's has fricked Paul gates up badly
He doesn't even remember Donna Britt anymore
He doesn't even remember Donna Britt anymore
Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:20 pm to The Boat
It was also 6 fricking degrees that day.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:22 pm to The Boat
My old riends dad drove through that tunnel and started the explosion.
He still collects a few grand a month settlement and buys drugs and has never worked in his life. Pathetic.
He still collects a few grand a month settlement and buys drugs and has never worked in his life. Pathetic.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:25 pm to Bushmaster
Jack Del Rio with a scoop n score
what a great day that was
what a great day that was
Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:26 pm to The Boat
My mom was working at Exxon at the time. It was pretty nuts.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:29 pm to Bushmaster
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y old riends dad drove through that tunnel and started the explosion.
The guy who started the explosion is no longer living. Heard a gruesome story last week from someone who had to extract what was left of him from the truck.
At least, the guy suspected. Nothing definitive.
This post was edited on 9/25/15 at 11:31 pm
Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:31 pm to fightin tigers
I know that. He drove through the tunnel and was killed.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:34 pm to Bushmaster
Ah, thought the second line was about the guy, not the friend.
Spent half a day wednesday doing the calculations in relation to the pressure on the pipeline that exploded. Crazy how far the industry has come.
Spent half a day wednesday doing the calculations in relation to the pressure on the pipeline that exploded. Crazy how far the industry has come.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:40 pm to fightin tigers
It pretty fortunate.. if that's the right word.. that it was Christmas Eve. Any regular day and there's probably many more killed.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:44 pm to The Boat
Don't know the BR site at all. Had the opportunity to talk with someone who lived through and handled logistics during and after that crisis. Makes me pay that I will never be involved in such a situation. 26 years later he could hardly talk about it without having lots of emotion for guys he never really knew.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:53 pm to The Boat
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What a dream team.
Badge Coreil.
RIP.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:55 pm to The Boat
Wish we could see more clips like this, kinda like seeing old newspapers. I can think of so many things I'd want to go back and watch the news report on.
Posted on 9/26/15 at 12:04 am to The Boat
That report had it all. Exxon blowing up, cold temps, Dick Cheney, Saints blowing out the Colts
Posted on 9/26/15 at 12:06 am to Bushmaster
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the explosion
As I recall, they actually determined that there were two explosions. The first was apparently caused by static electricity from a truck (BR set a local record at that time for most consecutive hours below freezing). This explosion then apparently set off the larger, second explosion that was felt between New Roads and Prairieville. And yes, the rumors that it produced a (temporary) mushroom cloud over the City of Baton Rouge are true.
Posted on 9/26/15 at 12:08 am to The Boat
how does george sells look so similar now to 26 years ago
Posted on 9/26/15 at 12:13 am to TheDude321
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The first was apparently caused by static electricity from a truck
I would guess the catalytic converter or simply diesel engine caused the initial spark needed. Mind you, not saying static didn't cause it.
Posted on 9/26/15 at 12:16 am to TheDude321
The mushroom cloud and the smoke trail that followed are things I won't forget. Shell in norco had it's explosion a few years before, so there was some sense of, "did that just happen here?" amongst people familiar. Went to New Orleans for Christmas plans, and the smoke plume drifted the entire way IIRC.
Posted on 9/26/15 at 12:17 am to fightin tigers
john fourcade 
the nfl recap is cool to watch
the nfl recap is cool to watch
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