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2010-05-30 Science & Technology

Improper and Proper Use of Oil Spill Containment Booms

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Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-05-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 The fucking problem is this awesome flow rate that happens to be a mile buck 3 offr shore in 3 different OCEAN CURRENTS and no fucking boom handles what happens in under water currents- It is far bigger than your fucking boom may handle.
If we could have rigs closer to fucking shore, the fucking boom would work. So glad your FUCKING EPA had so many fucking booms on hand at the fucking time of the spill, and they regulated us so far off the coast.
After all, the Fucking EPA is paid billions. Anyfucking way... Had Anyone in the Fucking EPA been worth anything, they would actually have people that DO things like this Fucking boom that is worthless out there in the middle of the currents - that change and warm and - wait! I thought you elected fucking someone who can control currents and like booms and EPA's and stuff.

Actually, the Fucking EPA was supposed to maintain a Fucking boom but it magically disappeared with every FUCKING GOVERNMENT SERVICE we had.

Nice try, but this is a fucking boom over your knowledge base.

If you prefer to be profound, profanity is not an objective lesson in education.

Posted by newc 2010-05-30 01:27|| 2010-05-30 01:27|| Front Page Top

#2 And BP, I want that live shot to be live all the time -no 4 minutes of video - It's like the weather to me. You hired Halliburton to do the cement work and you had oversight. I expect what you put US through to be live, honest and streaming.

I worked with you before.

Posted by newc 2010-05-30 01:37|| 2010-05-30 01:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Newc: I agree with you that the EPA should have had booms on hand.

I posted that video for one main thing: to note that the booming close to shore is being done improperly. Any of: BP, the Coast Guard, the EPA, or the State Government should realize there's a right way to do booming, and a wrong way.

I tried to sleep tonight. I couldn't. I kept coming back to the idea, "what if they're screwing up the cleanup on purpose, to generate more sentiment to transferring the remainder of what's left of the oil business here to the Middle East?" And I can't imagine a damn thing that's on the news that's inconsistent with that theory.

Add in all the stuff I've heard over the ~~years~~ DECADES about BP's primary shareholders being some of the governments of those countries, and it's ominious.

Our country is in the hands of the passive-aggressive chickenshits who are willing to get angry but not willing to actually be competent.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-05-30 01:53|| 2010-05-30 01:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Consider this:

* They sit on the sandbar plan of Jindal's.

* They don't use boom properly.

* There's been no mention in the news thus far of using bioremediation to clean this stuff up.

* They're not going to the guy in Houston who ran that big spill cleanup effort the Saudis did back in the 90's.

That's four strikes, IMHO.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-05-30 01:59|| 2010-05-30 01:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Where is the worthless fucking community oganizer in cheif. Why isn't he down there organizing communities? That is supposed to be his one credential isn't it?

Sorry but this is pissing me off.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2010-05-30 08:00|| 2010-05-30 08:00|| Front Page Top

#6 BrerRabbit I believe his correct title is Bystander in Chief.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2010-05-30 08:46|| 2010-05-30 08:46|| Front Page Top

#7 The media are no longer there to report the news. There are no journalists.
And I can't find a competent government kleptocrat for the life of me.

The people get screwed and the media do not care. I loathe them.

Posted by newc 2010-05-30 10:20|| 2010-05-30 10:20|| Front Page Top

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