Comments on: Lake Peigneur http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/16/lake-peigneur/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Steve http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/16/lake-peigneur/comment-page-1/#comment-205426 Steve Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:04:50 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=5753#comment-205426 Scroll South-South-East and you'll see Avery Island, a salt dome where Tabasco Hot Sauce is made. Scroll South-South-East and you’ll see Avery Island, a salt dome where Tabasco Hot Sauce is made.

]]> By: Rob http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/16/lake-peigneur/comment-page-1/#comment-205411 Rob Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:35:10 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=5753#comment-205411 I remember reading about this incident in Reader's Digest ages ago (my gran had a stack of those magazines and reading them was more interesting than talking to my family!) It was called "The Lake That Went Down The Plughole" or something like that, and I had totally forgotten about it up till now. Nice post! I remember reading about this incident in Reader’s Digest ages ago (my gran had a stack of those magazines and reading them was more interesting than talking to my family!)
It was called “The Lake That Went Down The Plughole” or something like that, and I had totally forgotten about it up till now. Nice post!

]]> By: Jel http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/16/lake-peigneur/comment-page-1/#comment-205410 Jel Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:11:40 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=5753#comment-205410 It reminds me of the story about ten years ago of the guy on an earth auger drilling in the foundations of a building site in the East end of London - all proceeding normally, then the drill suddenly advanced into a void, and a second later vibrated with a hell of a twang... Down below, the Central Line underground train driver which hit it had the fright of his life... It reminds me of the story about ten years ago of the guy on an earth auger drilling in the foundations of a building site in the East end of London – all proceeding normally, then the drill suddenly advanced into a void, and a second later vibrated with a hell of a twang…
Down below, the Central Line underground train driver which hit it had the fright of his life…

]]> By: Alex Turnbull http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/16/lake-peigneur/comment-page-1/#comment-205409 Alex Turnbull Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:34:52 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=5753#comment-205409 You'd think we might have covered this before, but no, this one is totally new for us! We did cover the Sidoarjo Mud Flow back in 2007 though, which was also caused by an industrial accident: http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/06/the-sidoarjo-mud-flow/ You’d think we might have covered this before, but no, this one is totally new for us!

We did cover the Sidoarjo Mud Flow back in 2007 though, which was also caused by an industrial accident:

http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/06/the-sidoarjo-mud-flow/

]]> By: dr.R. http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/16/lake-peigneur/comment-page-1/#comment-205408 dr.R. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:30:55 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=5753#comment-205408 <blockquote> Texaco was never charged with negligence due to a complete lack of evidence </blockquote> This is like the perfect crime! "We emptied a lake, your Honour? Which lake? We had a drilling platform there? Which drilling platform? Hey, are we missing a drilling platform?"

Texaco was never charged with negligence due to a complete lack of evidence

This is like the perfect crime! “We emptied a lake, your Honour? Which lake? We had a drilling platform there? Which drilling platform? Hey, are we missing a drilling platform?”

]]> By: Alex S http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/16/lake-peigneur/comment-page-1/#comment-205407 Alex S Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:45:49 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=5753#comment-205407 I'd say you might be thinking of that other lake that drained into a huge underground salt mine, but I'm fairly certain that this is a unique occurrence. :) If you do happen to come across the post that you are thinking of, please let me know! I’d say you might be thinking of that other lake that drained into a huge underground salt mine, but I’m fairly certain that this is a unique occurrence. :)

If you do happen to come across the post that you are thinking of, please let me know!

]]> By: 433 http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/16/lake-peigneur/comment-page-1/#comment-205406 433 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:13:45 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=5753#comment-205406 Didn't you already do this one, like a year or so ago? I might be mistaken, but it seems quite familiar. Didn’t you already do this one, like a year or so ago?

I might be mistaken, but it seems quite familiar.

]]> By: cookie monster http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/16/lake-peigneur/comment-page-1/#comment-205405 cookie monster Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:50:58 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=5753#comment-205405 Texaco employee 1: "Have you checked there arent any mines where we are drilling?" Texaco employee 2: "No i didnt bother - do you think we need to?" Texaco employee 1: "No - you are right. Whats the worse that could happen?" Texaco employee 1: “Have you checked there arent any mines where we are drilling?”
Texaco employee 2: “No i didnt bother – do you think we need to?”
Texaco employee 1: “No – you are right. Whats the worse that could happen?”

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