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Unlike Grant, I dont have a power upsetter, so, to me, upsetting always means lots of work and loud noises.

But on Saturday, New Years, I was working in the shop, making lots of noise and listening to Techno music with the amp turned up to 11, when I noticed a weird noise- I turned down the music, to make sure a compressed air pipe hadnt burst, and realized my whole building was vibrating.

I went outside, and the air was humming- about 100 db, maybe 40 hertz. Walked around a bit, and figured out it was coming from the refinery over on March Point, which is about 5 miles away, but there is nothing between me and it but water and open fields. They were venting from a good ten stacks huge clouds of smoke and steam, much more than normal, and the entire atmosphere was pulsing. It felt like I was right under a really big Jet plane- but no planes in the sky.

Today, I read in the paper that Tesoro had what they call an "Upset" that day. I guess if nobody is killed, its not an accident. And Thursday, Shell, next door, had one their own selves. I somehow missed that one.

Still, if that was just an Upset, I dont wanna be around if the place actually blows- I am far enough away I should be safe from flying debris, but the prevailing winds blow right towards me.