that the square-like metal
structure with an electro static
re -- you can see that it is
just shattered.
that explosion on wednesday was
a scary thing.
it also halted the production of
gas heen atoline at that exxonmobile.
refineryies are a bit of a
bottleneck.
in addition to that one refinery
blowing up last wednesday, and
therefore shutting down in
torrence, california, in
addition to that there is a
bunch of other refineries where
the workers are out on strike at
12 different plants in ohio
california, texas, louisiana,
and it spread to the largest in
port arthur tennessee.
that means that now one fifth of
the nation's production capacity
in terms of refineries is on
strike right now.
one fifth of our capacity is
down because of these strikes.
now and indefinitely.
these are the steel workers out
on strike.
one of the main things is
safety, pay, and benefits as
well.
talks are expected to pick back
up but this is now the largest
refire
refinery strike in three
decades.
i know we...