200,000 Gallons A Day

[pomtzu]

Now they are going to try and cut the pipe and cap it. Yea, that's a great idea! Make the hole bigger that you can't fit a cap on now. sheesh!!!

Yup - and don't forget the big bucks that these brilliant engineers are getting as they try to find a solution.
All this, as people have lost their livelihood because of the money hungry oil company and their shortcuts, and ignoring the warning that a disaster was impending. They had days to shut the operation down before the explosion actually occurred, yet they chose not to. I wonder how they explain that to the families that lost loved ones in the explosion, the fishermen, restaurant owners, hotel and ocean resorts, whole towns losing tourism money because the beaches are closed, people in the cleanup crews getting deathly sick, and of course the damage to wildlife and the eco system, that will be affected for years and years and years to come........

[RICHARD]

What happened to the little kid with the finger and the dike?

With the internet they should be able to find him....

[Lady's Human]

I love this thread.

It's amazing how easy it is to play Monday morning quarterback.

Some things that truly disturb me about this?

Comments from administration officials that "They have their boot on the neck of BP".

Not a comment I want to hear from the government unless they are talking about a foreign adversary. Comments like that should NEVER be made when talking about citizens of the US.

Yep, engineer make too much money. So do accountants, lawyers, doctors, and any other professionals when they're in the spotlight for negative reasons. Want to bet it was an engineer screaming at a beancounter in the background warning them that the fertilizer was about to hit the rotary oscillator?


BTW, Nice touch, Pres. Obama. Truly impressive to skip the ceremonies at Arlington to run home for a quick vacation. The three hours in LA stress you out too much?

[blue]

I love this thread.

It's amazing how easy it is to play Monday morning quarterback.

Some things that truly disturb me about this?

Comments from administration officials that "They have their boot on the neck of BP".

Not a comment I want to hear from the government unless they are talking about a foreign adversary. Comments like that should NEVER be made when talking about citizens of the US.

Yep, engineer make too much money. So do accountants, lawyers, doctors, and any other professionals when they're in the spotlight for negative reasons. Want to bet it was an engineer screaming at a beancounter in the background warning them that the fertilizer was about to hit the rotary oscillator?


BTW, Nice touch, Pres. Obama. Truly impressive to skip the ceremonies at Arlington to run home for a quick vacation. The three hours in LA stress you out too much?

Never let a good crisis go to waste.

[wombat2u2004]

Mutant Fish Found at Site of Oil Rig Accident

[momoffuzzyfaces]

What happened to the little kid with the finger and the dike?

With the internet they should be able to find him....

Can't use the kid, he can't breathe under water!

Drilling off shore isn't the problem. Not having an emergency shut off valve is!!

[RICHARD]

Can't use the kid, he can't breathe under water!

Drilling off shore isn't the problem. Not having an emergency shut off valve is!!

In Europe all well have to be equipped with TWO valve, they are called Blow out Preventers.

IT's our own fault.

OSD can be a safe way to get oil out of the ground.

Now, everyone will use this as a deterrent to get our own oil.

It's either Drill or Cut Bait.

I sure as heck do not want to smell like fish all the time?