Oil spill hits home for me

KDbeads · June 24, 2010, 04:09:27 AM

Don't want to start debate, etc, just wanted to get this out....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp ... 6#37885196
I just watched this. The pier in the background..... Well I have pictures in front of me from a few years back when we went home for vacation. I used to play under that pier. It's home, it's my neck of the woods. I'm almost as bad as the little girl in the video right now having seen this. I thought by now they would have stopped the flow and saved the sugar sand and emerald waters...........

Cite134 · June 24, 2010, 05:29:48 AM

....and the dolphin died.

Omg

pinkocommie · June 24, 2010, 06:39:21 AM

Quote from: "Cite134"....and the dolphin died.

Thumpalumpacus · June 24, 2010, 07:02:37 AM

I hear you.

Asmodean · June 24, 2010, 09:54:38 AM

Wait! Didn't they like... pray for it to stop?! And it's still gushing out?! :hmm:

I propose burying the pipe until a "sock" can be put inside it... But what do I know, it's probably harder than it sounds.

Tank · June 24, 2010, 01:26:50 PM

It's a bloody terribly mess.

KDbeads · June 24, 2010, 02:39:23 PM

It's horrible to know I will probably never see the beach as it was again. Horrible isn't a strong enough word really.... Gulf Shores National Seashore is right there too, it's already endured enough hell, now this. Destin.... Ft Walton.... And if it gets up in the bay.......

All those memories.......... :verysad:

MariaEvri · June 24, 2010, 08:22:33 PM

Quote from: "KDbeads"Don't want to start debate, etc, just wanted to get this out....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp ... 6#37885196
I just watched this. The pier in the background..... Well I have pictures in front of me from a few years back when we went home for vacation. I used to play under that pier. It's home, it's my neck of the woods. I'm almost as bad as the little girl in the video right now having seen this. I thought by now they would have stopped the flow and saved the sugar sand and emerald waters...........

I can understand a little how it feels. In my case it was fire, not oil
very sad thing to have happened

karadan · June 25, 2010, 12:01:05 AM

This disaster has left me speechless. Such a desparately sad situation.

Big Mac · June 29, 2010, 10:34:20 PM

I'm curious, how are Brits reacting a home company like BP? Americans are kind of thirsty for some blood from them. I'm just curious how you guys feel about the company?

Asmodean · June 29, 2010, 11:45:29 PM

Do you think it's the Companyâ,,¢'s fault that the pipe burst or that such pipes are notoriously hard to fix..? I'm sure they are doing what they can with the resources they have.

KDbeads · June 30, 2010, 12:22:35 AM

Personally, I think it was a calamity of errors that lead to the BOP (blow out preventer) failure. How many wells are already out there? How many BOP's have been successfully installed a mile deep? Quite a few from what I understand.
I do still blame BP but not the CEO, he's not the one signing off on the short cuts. Same for the company that they were partnered with on this well. Nor do I blame the drillers, they do what they are told. However, those middle men who were looking to beat schedule or those that ignored the warnings.... those are the people I'm pissed at.

karadan · June 30, 2010, 08:06:52 AM

Quote from: "Big Mac"I'm curious, how are Brits reacting a home company like BP? Americans are kind of thirsty for some blood from them. I'm just curious how you guys feel about the company?

Some are ambivalent, some are distancing themselves and some are ashamed. There's a broad spectrum of feeling to be honest. There are some that feel the level of venom from Obama towards BP is counter productive. They think that he could be spending that air-time more constructively to work with BP to find a solution instead of bashing them so publicly. One thing which was pointed out was he's started calling them 'British Petroleum' instead of simply BP. They haven't called themselves British Petroleum since the 80's.

It isn't something which will only negatively effect America though. BP own a seventh of all the pensions in the UK. If they go down, the long-term financial consequences are obvious.

Tank · June 30, 2010, 10:40:07 AM

It looks like Obama is show boating at the expense of BP over and above the natural reaction to what is a truly horrific environmental disaster. The tribal reaction isn't good. The incident was down to company errors and is being played as though an American company would never cut corners lol It's not a pretty sight on any front.

One just hopes that lessons are learned. Particularly when one considers that oil has been discovered (in unqualified amounts) around the Falkland Islands. At least this accident has happened where clean up operations can be mobilised effectively. Imagine the environmental damage if this happens there, it doesn't bear thinking about.

Recusant · June 30, 2010, 01:57:02 PM

Quote from: "karadan"...One thing which was pointed out was he's started calling them 'British Petroleum' instead of simply BP. They haven't called themselves British Petroleum since the 80's.

I've seen this in British media, but have yet to find an example of President Obama actually calling BP "British Petroleum." (I've looked.) Perhaps you could point one example out for me? I'm not saying that it's never happened, but since it gets mentioned in several places, one would think that finding an actual example of it would not be hard.

Only the truly ignorant would want to blame Great Britain (even indirectly) for this disaster. BP is a multi-national, for one thing, and for another, the blame can equally be applied to Transocean and our old friends, Halliburton.

Oh, and just in case anybody here was worried, Sarah Palin is sticking by "Drill, Baby, Drill." In particular, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge looks even better to her now. I'm soo proud of her. Bursting with mavricky wisdom, she is!

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