OT 16: A pirate's life for me!

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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 12:14 pm https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelp ... 90621.html

:wasteful: why the fuck did you not tell us about this?!?!?! I hear it was the alky unit that went boom?
He did, but it is buried in the annals of OT.
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 12:06 pm Funemployment begins today!

Refinery is donezo. Everyone getting laid off and its closing.
Yay! :iono:
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 12:14 pm https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelp ... 90621.html

:wasteful: why the fuck did you not tell us about this?!?!?! I hear it was the alky unit that went boom?
HF alky at that. Kablammo. Company is folding refinery shut down everyone laid off within 2 weeks. Lucky me gets to leave today. I’m at home eating a sandwich right now.
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Apex wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 12:20 pm
Big Brain Bradley wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 12:14 pm https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelp ... 90621.html

:wasteful: why the fuck did you not tell us about this?!?!?! I hear it was the alky unit that went boom?
He did, but it is buried in the annals of OT.
It’s deep in that :knot:
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Apex wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 12:13 pm That is going to do wonders for local fuel prices. :disappoint:
700 union, 400 salary, 300 ish contractors. 1400 jobs lost.
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 1:20 pm
Apex wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 12:13 pm That is going to do wonders for local fuel prices. :disappoint:
700 union, 400 salary, 300 ish contractors. 1400 jobs lost.
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Dang Johnny. I didn’t even think about your company closing up with that explosion.
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Guess it’s a good thing you didn’t actually quit since now you’ll get unemployment benefits while chilling and looking for a new gig.
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 1:18 pm
Big Brain Bradley wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 12:14 pm https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelp ... 90621.html

:wasteful: why the fuck did you not tell us about this?!?!?! I hear it was the alky unit that went boom?
HF alky at that. Kablammo. Company is folding refinery shut down everyone laid off within 2 weeks. Lucky me gets to leave today. I’m at home eating a sandwich right now.
yea jesus f. If the place was run that poorly that the Alky unit went boom...maybe they should close.

good luck on your search. Now would be a good time to relocate..... the airboats are calling you
SAWCE wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:15 pm Guess it’s a good thing you didn’t actually quit since now you’ll get unemployment benefits while chilling and looking for a new gig.
:notwrong:
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 12:06 pm Funemployment begins today!

Refinery is donezo. Everyone getting laid off and its closing.
VACATION ROUND 2! Get back out there champ!
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:jesus: finally took the wheel of :wasteful: 's destiny.
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dubshow wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:52 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 12:06 pm Funemployment begins today!

Refinery is donezo. Everyone getting laid off and its closing.
VACATION ROUND 2! Get back out there champ!
Capt. :dubshow: and First Mate :wasteful: take to the high seas!
Pillaging and plundering around the seven seas!

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
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SAWCE wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:14 pm Dang Johnny. I didn’t even think about your company closing up with that explosion.
first thing I figured. That was just the expedited nails in coffin.
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SAWCE wrote:Guess it’s a good thing you didn’t actually quit since now you’ll get unemployment benefits while chilling and looking for a new gig.
:dat:

Good luck finding something, it is hard as hell.
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Apex wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:53 pm
dubshow wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:52 pm

VACATION ROUND 2! Get back out there champ!
Capt. :dubshow: and First Mate :wasteful: take to the high seas!
Pillaging and plundering around the seven seas!

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
:fuckyeah:

Where dem ho hoes at.
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dubshow wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:54 pm
Apex wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:53 pm

Capt. :dubshow: and First Mate :wasteful: take to the high seas!
Pillaging and plundering around the seven seas!

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
:fuckyeah:

Where dem ho hoes at.
Boats and hoes!
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:33 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 1:18 pm

HF alky at that. Kablammo. Company is folding refinery shut down everyone laid off within 2 weeks. Lucky me gets to leave today. I’m at home eating a sandwich right now.
yea jesus f. If the place was run that poorly that the Alky unit went boom...maybe they should close.

good luck on your search. Now would be a good time to relocate..... the airboats are calling you
SAWCE wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:15 pm Guess it’s a good thing you didn’t actually quit since now you’ll get unemployment benefits while chilling and looking for a new gig.
:notwrong:
From what I understand, the current theory is a pump seal blew and created a vapor cloud.
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SAWCE wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:14 pm Dang Johnny. I didn’t even think about your company closing up with that explosion.
They're claiming they are broke. I think the banks have no interest in forking out another $100MM to fix the shit. Half the refinery was laid off today. They're also claiming this is an extreme circumstance so they don't have to give 60 days notice of a mass layoff. So there is no severance pay.

Meanwhile they will position the place for "sale and restart by a different company." So what's the real deal here? Do they have some money or nah? Union is going to fight the fuck outta that.
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:58 pm
Big Brain Bradley wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:33 pm

yea jesus f. If the place was run that poorly that the Alky unit went boom...maybe they should close.

good luck on your search. Now would be a good time to relocate..... the airboats are calling you



:notwrong:
From what I understand, the current theory is a pump seal blew and created a vapor cloud.
I mean, magnetic drive pumps exist, and proper API sealing plans for volatile fluid services.
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 3:08 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:58 pm

From what I understand, the current theory is a pump seal blew and created a vapor cloud.
I mean, magnetic drive pumps exist, and proper API sealing plans for volatile fluid services.
Not wrong. It'll be a while before we know what actually happened.
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 3:02 pm
SAWCE wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:14 pm Dang Johnny. I didn’t even think about your company closing up with that explosion.
They're claiming they are broke. I think the banks have no interest in forking out another $100MM to fix the shit. Half the refinery was laid off today. They're also claiming this is an extreme circumstance so they don't have to give 60 days notice of a mass layoff. So there is no severance pay.

Meanwhile they will position the place for "sale and restart by a different company." So what's the real deal here? Do they have some money or nah? Union is going to fight the fuck outta that.
Still :notsure: how an oil refinery "has no money".
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Detroit wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 3:21 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 3:02 pm

They're claiming they are broke. I think the banks have no interest in forking out another $100MM to fix the shit. Half the refinery was laid off today. They're also claiming this is an extreme circumstance so they don't have to give 60 days notice of a mass layoff. So there is no severance pay.

Meanwhile they will position the place for "sale and restart by a different company." So what's the real deal here? Do they have some money or nah? Union is going to fight the fuck outta that.
Still :notsure: how an oil refinery "has no money".
They buy oil on the open market. Refine it, sell the products. If the products aren't worth more than the oil they're buying you bleed money. If the profit per barrel of oil isn't over about $5 you bleed money due to overhead costs. They've been bleeding for a while.
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 3:46 pm
Detroit wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 3:21 pm
Still :notsure: how an oil refinery "has no money".
They buy oil on the open market. Refine it, sell the products. If the products aren't worth more than the oil they're buying you bleed money. If the profit per barrel of oil isn't over about $5 you bleed money due to overhead costs. They've been bleeding for a while.
Ohhhhh interesting. I assumed most/all oil refineries were owned by "big oil".
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There was a fatal motorcycle accident down my street today. A kid hit a truck backing out of a driveway. RIP
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 3:48 pm There was a fatal motorcycle accident down my street today. A kid hit a truck backing out of a driveway. RIP
Kid at fault or truck at fault?
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