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I say F*ck BP

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[quote=Chico23231;699194]I say F*ck BP[/quote]

With a railroad spike.

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[quote=Mattyk;699193][URL="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703338004575229864184350730.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines"]BP Lowers Dome in Effort to Catch Oil - WSJ.com[/URL]

What a depressing pic check out the oil kicked up in the wake of the boat

[IMG]http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-IK462_0506oi_F_20100506171642.jpg[/IMG][/quote]

That looks more like the water when running down the dismal swamp. Sad.

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[quote=Chico23231;699194]I say F*ck BP[/quote]
Well I typed in "pictures of BP" to see what one would actuall be F%$king and I got this.

I'll Take her.

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And this also came up.
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U can have those.

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Everyone down here is moaning loudly. We're not even over Katrina yet and this spill is threatening our tourist $$$ and our natural beauty.

F&%k BP. And f&%k the government for allowing BP to circumvent safety regulations which might have prevented this disaster.

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The good news is that as of an hour ago, the containment dome is only about 100 feet from the leaking pipe, and they think that by Sunday, they can begin collecting oil with the dome.

The Gov't says that cleanup after the dome becomes operational will be relatively straight forward. If it works by Sunday, it looks like much of the coast will be saved from the slick...

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Well so much for the containment box

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[quote=Mattyk;699798]Well so much for the containment box[/quote]

I have not heard but I'm guessing it did not work. Dam I cannot believe that Obama allowed BP to drill for oil there.

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[quote=firstdown;699800]I have not heard but I'm guessing it did not work. Dam I cannot believe that Obama allowed BP to drill for oil there.[/quote]


I heard Sunday that the box was getting covered by ice crystals.

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[quote=mlmpetert;699817]I heard Sunday that the box was getting covered by ice crystals.[/quote]


I just read something and yes the box became clogged by ice crystals. 5,000 feet down I guess the water is not very warm.

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They haven't abandoned the box idea yet....they are trying a smaller dome with a larger opening up top, and they are also prepared to try what they call "Top Kill", which is pumping junk into the blown out pipe in hopes of clogging it up.

They are also going to try to run a big pipe directly from the blown out pipe up to the surface....

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[quote=SolidSnake84;699865]They haven't abandoned the box idea yet....they are trying a smaller dome with a larger opening up top, and they are also prepared to try what they call "Top Kill", which is pumping junk into the blown out pipe in hopes of clogging it up.

They are also going to try to run a big pipe directly from the blown out pipe up to the surface....[/quote]

I also heard that they were all going to chew BigLeagueChew bubblegum and try to stick that over the spill.

And Johnson &Johnson has been commissioned to make a no-stick waterproof bandaid (rumored to be a Spongebob design) to cover the boo-boo.

Disney is checking into how Ariel defeated Ursula, to see if something could be learned from that.

Nickelodeon has definitely denied the rumor that Spongebob himself was being loaned out to BP.

Finally, John Travolta said even though he wants to help, he doesn't slick back his hair THAT much anymore. (he did acknowledge that if this happened in the late 70's he would have take all the oil they spilled)

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[url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/05/12/oil.spill.probe/index.html?hpt=Sbin]Oil execs face more questions about Gulf spill - CNN.com[/url]

LOL, blame the other guy tactic...nice

Prison time would be a nice thought for some of these guys

By the way, that oil leak plugged yet??????

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[url=http://abcnews.go.com/WN/natural-gas-leaking-gulf-mexico-lowering-volume-escaping/story?id=10619403]Natural Gas Leaking in the Gulf of Mexico is Lowering the Volume of Escaping Oil - ABC News[/url]

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[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/12/AR2010051202190.html?hpid=topnews]washingtonpost.com[/url]

God saved us!!! There wasn't much oil in that well anyway. We wasting our time destroying our environment. Time for technology to make a better fuel.

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If this second attempt fails, it could take another 90 days to stop the gushing oil. This is really bad.

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[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/12/AR2010051202190.html?hpid=topnews]washingtonpost.com[/url]

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Its hard to watch a bunch of blow farts drilling another bunch of blow farts when they both failed at their jobs. Congress has no room to sit there and talk down to these guys when they have made such a mess of this country.

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[quote=firstdown;700509]Its hard to watch a bunch of blow farts drilling another bunch of blow farts when they both failed at their jobs. Congress has no room to sit there and talk down to these guys when they have made such a mess of this country.[/quote]

OKay

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Good news is we have not really heard much about alot of oil coming on shore. I figured by now we would be seeing all these rescue efforts of birds an animals covered in oil but I have seen only a few.

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[quote=firstdown;700512]Good news is we have not really heard much about alot of oil coming on shore. I figured by now we would be seeing all these rescue efforts of birds an animals covered in oil but I have seen only a few.[/quote]

Actually less oil is coming out and mostly natural gas. I guess the gulf oil piggy bank is not actually that deep. Stupak get em', blow out preventer with a hydraulic leak and a dad battery? WTH?

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[quote=firstdown;700512]Good news is we have not really heard much about alot of oil coming on shore. I figured by now we would be seeing all these rescue efforts of birds an animals covered in oil but I have seen only a few.[/quote]

It's only just begun

[url=http://www.examiner.com/x-12837-US-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m5d12-Slideshow-Six-dead-dolphins-birds-and-other-wildlife-affected-by-oil-spill-photos-videos]Slideshow: Six dead dolphins, birds and other wildlife affected by oil spill? (photos, videos)[/url]

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[quote=firstdown;700509]Its hard to watch a bunch of blow farts drilling another bunch of blow farts when they both failed at their jobs. Congress has no room to sit there and talk down to these guys when they have made such a mess of this country.[/quote]

I think its kinda funny to watch these Oil company guys, cause I mean they are so use to lying to the public, media, shareholders, friends, family, wives, etc...about anything to make a dollar, but they absolutely know they cant lie to congress cause they will get prosecuted, so they do the only other thing they know how...blame somebody else...pathetic

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They have the second, smaller containment dome readied and it will be deployed today...the flow of oil has reduced due to an increase in natural gas coming from the well. My theory says that this is because there isn't as much oil in the well as they thought...but at any rate, it buys the response team precious time.

The dome is expected to be in place by this evening and hopefully siphoning oil by Friday. After that, they are gonna try the junk shot technique if the dome is successful. Keep our fingers crossed guys, this could be the beginning of the end of the gulf spill.

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Saw a video of the leaking pipe this morning... perhaps the flow has reduced but it's still pumping out plenty of oil.

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Toctit1e9k&feature=player_embedded]YouTube - First moving pictures of BP oil leak[/url]

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Matty I saw the same thing last night on TV.

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After watching 60 minutes last night it looks like BP took a few short cuts which probably lead to the explosion and also the failure of the shut off valve. Here is a link to anyone who missed the show.

[url=http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml]60 Minutes - Interviews, Profiles & Reports - CBS News[/url]

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lawyers right now as we speak are rushing down to new orleans and other coastal areas expected to be effected by the oil leak. they are setting up law firms. some groups are a collection of the best plaintiff oil attys in the country and world.

man, if i had alil bit of hutzpah i would be making calls to try and get hired as an associate or junior attorney.

the windfall from these class actions are going to be unprecendented.

if only i had drive and determination.

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Thanks for posting FD...man that report is absolutely disgusting.

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BP is gonna pay a whole heckuva lot green for that black gold coming out.

BreakingNews

Janet Napolitano tells Senate panel that BP has received 16,000 claims related to the Gulf spill incident and paid out $9.6 milion. - NBC 22 minutes ago via BreakingNews Headquarters

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;701622]BP is gonna pay a whole heckuva lot green for that black gold coming out.

BreakingNews

Janet Napolitano tells Senate panel that BP has received 16,000 claims related to the Gulf spill incident and paid out $9.6 milion. - NBC 22 minutes ago via BreakingNews Headquarters[/quote]



didn't they post 1st QUARTER profits of 5.6 BILLION?

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[quote=Rainy Parade;701625]didn't they post 1st QUARTER profits of 5.6 BILLION?[/quote]

maybe, but these are just the first waves of the green backlash, you can be sure that it will be huge green spill.

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Well if the lawyers get to gready (maybe I should say when they get greedy) BP can just point that little law that puts a cap on these looses of 75 mil. I'm thinking they want to avoid doing this for PR reasons but these lawyers are seeing green and they want their share of the money. Not sure whats worse a greedy lawyer or politician. The problem is most politicians are also lawyes.

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[quote=firstdown;701633]Well if the lawyers get to gready (maybe I should say when they get greedy) BP can just point that little law that puts a cap on these looses of 75 mil. I'm thinking they want to avoid doing this for PR reasons but these lawyers are seeing green and they want their share of the money. Not sure whats worse a greedy lawyer or politician. The problem is most politicians are also lawyes.[/quote]I think the cap is $ 350M because it was a deepwater rig.....still chump change for BP.

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[URL="http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=10669469&cid=ESPNheadline"]Obama's Offshore Drilling Cheif to Retire[/URL]

Re: Guard watches coast for oil slick's first wave
 

[quote=firstdown;701633]Well if the lawyers get to gready (maybe I should say when they get greedy) BP can just point that little law that puts a cap on these looses of 75 mil. I'm thinking they want to avoid doing this for PR reasons but these lawyers are seeing green and they want their share of the money. Not sure whats worse a greedy lawyer or politician. The problem is most politicians are also lawyes.[/quote]

Id say greedy big businesses that cut corners, that are negligent with safety regulations and risk the lives of their employees for a dollar, that destroy the environment, that destroy the lively hoods of fellow citizens, and then when asked about it in front of everybody, they point the finger at someone else. I hate those people all day long easily over politicians and lawyers.

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I found this to be a very moving article:

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/17/AR2010051701940.html]washingtonpost.com[/url]

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I find this weird:
BreakingNews

Coast Guard says tar balls discovered on Florida Keys shoreline Tuesday were not from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

where else would tar balls be coming?

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Is there another leak out there somewhere?? Otherwise that makes no sense.

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[url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/coast-guard-key-west-tar-balls-not-from-bp-spill-2010-05-19-852510]Coast Guard: Key West tar balls not from BP spill - MarketWatch[/url]
[QUOTE]NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday that tar balls found in Key West, Fla. in recent days don't match the chemical composition of oil leaking from the site of the sunken Deepwater Horizon rig in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. A sampling of tar balls discovered on beaches at Fort Zachary Taylor State Park, Fla., Smathers Beach in Key West, Big Pine Key, Fla., and Loggerhead Key in the Dry Tortugas National Park, Fla. were flown on Tuesday by a Coast Guard jet to New London, Conn. for testing and analysis. "The results of those tests conclusively show that the tar balls collected from Florida Keys beaches do not match the type of oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico," the Coast Guard said. [B]"The source of the tar balls remains unknown at this time."[/B][/QUOTE]

How's that for scary?