Guard watches coast for oil slick's first wave

[SolidSnake84]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

solidsnake - what and who is down there trying to protect our coasts?

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I can only speak for the people in Gulf Shores, AL, where my family is. There are some local government people on the beaches there, as well as people from BP, and "company guys" who walk around in suits and hard hats.


Cleanup crews walk the beaches to pick up tar balls, and so far, oil has only showed up in a few places where it is a thick goo. The smell however is overpowering from crude, and it is believed that soon people there will have to evacuate their homes due to the overpowering crude aroma.

In town, they have hay bales and various home-made booms made from stockings and human hair on hand incase the oil overwhelms the beach and comes on land...no joke guys, they are prepared for that.

So far, local government has been very limited as to what they can do, because of the fact the Feds have allocated the cleanup operation to BP.

Until there is a changing of the guard, BP is running the show down there, not the local or even U.S. Gov't.

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

So far, local government has been very limited as to what they can do, because of the fact the Feds have allocated the cleanup operation to BP.

Until there is a changing of the guard, BP is running the show down there, not the local or even U.S. Gov't.

yeah this is what i heard from a news show who did a 30 min story. they interviewed towns people who said they are litterally waiting and willing to start doing something but BP controls everything and they arent doing anything.

i didnt believe it but after hearing more and more and reading the problems the state of louisianna is having with BP, i believ it now.

just seemed so unbelievale that the gov't would just pass responsibility and control of the clean up to BP, not allowing anyone else to help.

fuck BP, states need to start doing their own thing and then bill those punk ass bitches later. of course i could see BP claiming bankruptcy after this (after they payoff the golden parachutes im sure their top execs have).