Yesterday before we got lost (on our way home from Delaware), our route took us through some industrial sections of Delaware. We were trying to get to a small town so we could get some shelter from the storm, but it kept playing games with us. One minute the storm went away, and then when we thought it was safe and continued on, it would come back. Below is a picture I took of the industrial section and the ominous cloud of doom. This was taken several hours before the hailstorm began. I like the picture because it seems like all that progress is going up into the clouds. I don’t remember what industry this is, but there were some tankers going by (very nice tankers who slowed down and changed lanes to give us room and not scare us), that had "clean petroleum" painted on their sides. The air seemed clean, but who knows if we’re going to get cancer because of all this crap we breathed in yesterday.
That storm WAS messing with you guys. I hope you make it through without much more hassle from Mother Nature!
Great picture. I do like the implications you stated as well. And “clean petroleum” that seems like an oxymoron, but I suppose I would be willing to give them the benefit of a doubt.
Comment by Jennifer — August 11, 2008 @ 3:24 pm
Mother Nature sent some little friends and they found themselves on our living room when we unpacking: weird looking bugs, spiders.
The thing about “clean petroleum” is, it indicated that the environmentalists’ message was getting somewhere. The results may not be up to standard, but its a start in the right direction. A year or two ago I would have been really upset about it, but now I think its a good thing. And anyway, after peak oil and after coal is exhausted, whatever is used as an energy source will be somewhat cleaner. Maybe not as efficient, but certainly clean.
Comment by Beany — August 11, 2008 @ 9:07 pm