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A Spectra Energy owned backup line to the Texas Eastern natural gas pipeline ruptured, last Sunday or Monday.  It’s a 24″ pipeline, and 4 million cubic feet of gas leaked out.  That’s a lot of gas, one article says it’s enough for 60+ homes for a year!

What’s  most odd about this is the lackadaisical attitude about reporting this problem, see that last article on the list below.  One article reported:

Arkansas River pipeline blowout occurred Sunday morning, cause still unknown

Then within a couple minutes, the turbulence dissipated and disappeared. Metzler said he drove down to the river that afternoon, but to his puzzlement could find nothing amiss. He and others talked about contacting the Coast Guard, he said, but decided against it because “we didn’t know what to tell them. Something had happened, but nobody knew what.”

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Metzler said there was concrete scattered across the deck of the Chris M, skid marks across the boat’s surface,  and handrails and an exhaust stack knocked over. “The concrete still had the form of a pipe,” he said, and parts of it were “covered in soot — I decided this thing must have been on fire.” He is convinced the Texas Eastern exploded. “I believe a big piece of pipe blew out of the river and flew through the air,” he said.

Enlarge The towboat Chris M, owned by Jeffrey Sand Co. in North Little Rock, was damaged Sunday morning when a natural gas pipeline i… (Credit: Special to the Democrat-Gazette)

Pipeline in Arkansas River Ruptures, Releases Natural Gas

Natural Gas Released as Pipeline Ruptures in Arkansas River

Arkansas pipeline shut after rupture

63-year-old gas line that blew had a ‘smart pig’ check in ’12

Officials close Arkansas River after natural gas line ruptures

Gas Pipeline Ruptures in Arkansas River

Natural gas line ruptures in river near LR airport

CHECK THIS ONE: News of pipeline rupture called slow

Secret Aerial FBI Program Uncovered by 23 Year Old Journalist

Sam Renegade – MORE HERE

Follow up in the STrib about the surveillance airplanes circling around Minneapolis:

Mysterious low-flying plane over Twin Cities raises questions of surveillance

The plane’s flight path, recorded by the website flightradar24.com, would eventually show that it circled downtown Minneapolis, the Mall of America and Southdale Center at low altitude for hours starting at 10:30 p.m., slipping off radar just after 3 a.m.

“I thought, ‘Holy crap,’ ” said Zimmerman.

That’s one way to put it.

And the AP Exclusive in the STrib today:

FBI behind mysterious surveillance aircraft over US, including Twin Cities

Fair Use from STrib

In today’s STrib:

Micheletti recovering from transplant after brother donates kidney

Says he was in severe pain and thought he had hip issues… whoa… and then went to Mayo to get checked out:

Doctors believe Pat Micheletti’s kidneys were failing because of years of taking the over-the-counter pain reliever, Motrin (ibuprofen), to deal with discomfort stemming from his hockey-playing career. Alex said his dad plans to start making hockey players aware of the dangers of taking too much ibuprofen.

I’ve not dealt with Pat since Excelsior Energy Mesaba Project days, what a protracted sticky and very painful mess that was.  He’s probably very glad to be out of that… I remember when he was caught in the midst of an ex parte contact blitz:

I realized recently that it’s been 10 years of Legalectric.