200,000 Gallons A Day

[wombat2u2004]

How do you tell these folks to just deal with it?

I betcha that's all that will happen.

[pomtzu]

I betcha that's all that will happen.

Unfortunately, you're probably right, if they get that much even.

I feel so bad for all that have been affected, all because of BP's greed and total disregard for the safety of their workers, and even less when it comes to the damage that they have done to this beautiful area of our country that will suffer for many years to come.

[wombat2u2004]

Unfortunately, you're probably right, if they get that much even.

I feel so bad for all that have been affected, all because of BP's greed and total disregard for the safety of their workers, and even less when it comes to the damage that they have done to this beautiful area of our country that will suffer for many years to come.

Well....they are up against a big corporation.
Can they get together and go a class action against BP ???

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I know that he's in Chicago. My point was that he should have been in DC to participate in some of the events going on there, or at least been there for a wreath laying ceremony. There are so many memorials in the DC area that honor the fallen, it's really a shame that our obviously healthy and vigorous president saw fit not to be there at any of them.

AND in the meantime, he has the leaders of Isriel and Pakastain chillin in DC waiting for him to come home so he can have a meeting with them tomorrow.

[Lady's Human]

Well....they are up against a big corporation.
Can they get together and go a class action against BP ???

The only people who win in a class action are the lawyers.

The cost of goods goes up, the lawyers get rich, and everyone else gets screwed.

Stop with the litigation. Hell, why sue a company that so far is paying for their mistake willingly?

Again, the ONLY people who win in a class action are the lawyers.

[pomtzu]

Well....they are up against a big corporation.
Can they get together and go a class action against BP ???

I'm no lawyer, but I imagine they probably could, but BP's lawyers would have it all tied up in litigation for years. A snowball in Hell would stand a better chance than anyone collecting anything, I would think. Of course, BP could just add that into the higher prices at the pumps, too. I'm sure there's already a bunch of biggies in a think tank, already trying to figure out how to minimize their expenses and losses, where they should be seeking out some brainiacs to come up with a surefire way to stop the leak.

[Bonny]

You would think even though it is a mile down they could run a huge long plastic pipe down to the leakage site & have pumps to pump the stuff up & out of the water. I don't think the little Dutch Boy can swim & hold his breath that long.

[lizbud]

Hurricane season starts tomorrow and that could really complicate
an already bad situation. All this misery to save a few bucks by BP.


http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/37177833/ns/weather/

[pomtzu]

Hurricane season starts tomorrow and that could really complicate
an already bad situation. All this misery to save a few bucks by BP.


http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/37177833/ns/weather/

Interesting article, but so many "if's"...............

[cassiesmom]

I know that he's in Chicago. My point was that he should have been in DC to participate in some of the events going on there, or at least been there for a wreath laying ceremony. There are so many memorials in the DC area that honor the fallen, it's really a shame that our obviously healthy and vigorous president saw fit not to be there at any of them.

It's poured down rain for most of the day, so they weren't even able to hold the memorial service this morning down at Lincoln Cemetery. The President returned to Chicago by helicopter (thank goodness - no traffic snarls if he goes up and over it) because the First Fam is scheduled to fly back to Washington this afternoon. On the noon news they said the service will still be held today if the weather breaks.

One more question about the oil. If they can sand bag river banks to keep water from overflowing, would it be possible to somehow sand bag the shores to keep the oil from getting up onto the beach? I saw on the news that they were trying to capture some of the birds and release them into oil-free water in Florida.

[lizbud]

Interesting article, but so many "if's"...............

This whole mess is a question of "ifs" Nothing like this has ever happened
before. Not an accident at this depth, with so much on the line for the
fisherman, for the animals, for the enviroment,etc,etc.

I wonder what BP was thinking during the risk-benefit analysis meeting
for this project. (if they even had one)

[lizbud]

It's poured down rain for most of the day, so they weren't even able to hold the memorial service this morning down at Lincoln Cemetery. The President returned to Chicago by helicopter (thank goodness - no traffic snarls if he goes up and over it) because the First Fam is scheduled to fly back to Washington this afternoon. On the noon news they said the service will still be held today if the weather breaks.

One more question about the oil. If they can sand bag river banks to keep water from overflowing, would it be possible to somehow sand bag the shores to keep the oil from getting up onto the beach? I saw on the news that they were trying to capture some of the birds and release them into oil-free water in Florida.

Indy got your weather this early evening. Lightening, t-storms & lots
of rain.

I think they are ready to try about anything to keep the oil away.

[RICHARD]

How do you tell these folks to just deal with it?

No, I don't ask them to deal with it.

I want them to rise above it.

Having been thru a few 'natural disasters" I know enogh not to depend on the city, state or government for aid?

After the 94 Earthquake I remember seeing - will use this term with a great amount of respect - wetbacks working their arses off, cleaning out homes and yards of earthquake rubble.

The ones that had no cars, piled the stuff out on the street. The ones with cars charged a fair fee to load up the rubble and take it to the dump.

The impotent knuckleheads left the piles of trash in front of their homes for the city to pick up. It was MONTHS before you could drive down a street and not see a pile of brick, drywall, wood and stuff that wasn't EQ damage on the streets.

The people who wanted to move on with life didn't wait for anyone to show up and help.

Most of the people who got FEMA money spent it on other things, not home repair..

What I am suggesting is that people make the most of a situation.....

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Let's put this into terms we all can appreciate?


During the winter I read stories of people who could not shovel a drive or walkway in front of their homes.

They had to wait for a neighbor or relative to shovel the snow.

Wait for your local government to come out.

What do they tell you?

They'll clear out the street and gutter- sidewalk and path to your house?

Pay more taxes!

Sometimes you get a bunch of kids, who have no fear of work, get together and start up a little neighborhood company.

I'll shovel the snow on your walkway, once a week for 10 dollars.

Those are the kids that end up with a 500 jillion dollar company.

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If people deal with it? They are the folks you see on the news complaining about the assistance from the government.

You'll never hear about the people who do thins for themselves.

They don't have time to talk .

they are rebuilding their lives?

[Grace]

I agree with your premise, Richard, but cleaning up after a hurricane or earthquake is a tad bit different than capping a leaking oil well a mile under the sea.

And, yes, they can work at cleaning up the oil on the shoreline - but not if it keeps rolling on in.

[Catty1]

As opposed to class-action lawsuits, I hope there is one heck of an inquiry held - where the surviving rig workers can be called to testify honestly about what happened, and not have to worry about staying quiet to avoid retribution from the corporation.