saw this today, pretty scary stuff.
A couple of the college students in my calculus class were freaking out about it, because they got emails over their fall break saying they might have to evacuate their dorms if they were still on campus.
http://www.wptz.com/news/14395731/detail.html

Wow, that's pretty crazy. At least it was freight, not passengers, but 10-12 tank cars of gasoline.

great, there go the gas prices (any little excuse they can use to raise them here, they do).

10-12 cars won't affect the gas prices in the least bit. Sheesh.

OMG CONSPIRACY THEORY!!! Quick, everyone, grab your tinfoil hats!

*Scuffs*
I'm sure it won't this time, but trust me, those oil companies are looking for anything to jack up the prices and earn a little extra pocket change.

And least you guys don't have it bad as we do here in the suburbs of San Diego...

Why should I trust you? Are you moderately high up on the corporate ladder for an oil company? If so, which one? If you aren't, please spare us your worthless musings into matters you have zero expertise or knowledge in.

I was about to ask why I should trust you, but it seems Kllrnohj already covered that point.
Maybe we should just enact government-regulated price restrictions if you're concerned about the price of gas so much, and we'll see how much you like that.

That sounds like a fine idea to me, given that I don't drive or own a car and always either walk or take public transportation.

Yes, because public transportation runs on magical super fuel and doesn't use any gas whatsoever (yes, I know subways don't run on gas - but buses do).

QFT.

And what about those of us who live in areas that don't have public transportation? The idea simply isn't feasible where I live, so people in rural areas would suffer more. What we need is alternative fuel, and in a usable form. What we need even more than that a government that is less inclined to being swayed by lobbying and soft monies.

But don't worry, my friend said that when the Europeans have fusion we won't need SUVs anymore (seriously, he actually said that). So naturally our gas consumption will drop then...

Well, see, most people don't know it, but they've already invented cold fusion. In fact, cold fusion is the process by which laptop batteries are charged. When electrons from your wall outlet enter the battery, they fuse to already existing electrons to create protons, thus, cold fusion. If you open a laptop battery, you'll see electrical tape. It's called electrical tape because it conducts electricity, thus making the super-electrons (also known as protons) work more efficiently.

No dude, you got it all wrong - electrical tape holds electrons together, duh.

And everyone knows you need a giant block of ice to get cold fusion: http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=050217

oh. oops. Makes sense, I guess...

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on topic: that does seem scary, good thing it didn't explode (yeah yeah, old topic is old..)

I write to you from my seat on Seattle's Route 43, which is powered from overhead electric wires.