"New ads promote tourism along the Gulf Coast" BP begins its payback

[Chechem]

Here is the article (with imbedded ads) explaining that BP wants "to promote tourism along the Gulf Coast as part of its ongoing commitment to the region".    

God bless BP for their help with the recovery.  

Click here for link

[BAMAWV]

Here is the article (with imbedded ads) explaining that BP wants "to promote tourism along the Gulf Coast as part of its ongoing commitment to the region".    

God bless BP for their help with the recovery.  

Click here for link

Call your congressman--"Drill Here-Drill Now!"

[Chechem]

Smitty should enjoy the ads that show beaches, food, and bikinis.  I guess he's still planning to relocate.  Smitty?  Puppy update?

[BAMAWV]

Smitty should enjoy the ads that show beaches, food, and bikinis.  I guess he's still planning to relocate.  Smitty?  Puppy update?

I thought he was moving down there to work. Well all that doesn't seem that hard. He had to eat the puppies.

[MLB10]

I saw those this morning and cried a little.    In my defense they were preceeded by the Hallmark military-dad-gets-recorded-storybook commercial so I was primed and raring to go.  Hormones suck...and no, I'm not pregnant. 

[rueben]

  The worst thing they could have done was put that fire out, before being ready to cap the well.  And, that's exactly what they did.

[Chechem]

  The worst thing they could have done was put that fire out, before being ready to cap the well.  And, that's exactly what they did.

Guess they had no choice considering some of the workers were missing.  And I doubt they could cap it without putting out the fire and trying to stabilize the floating platform (which sank anyhow).

[rueben]

There was no saving the missing workers. And they should have had everything ready to got to cap that well, then put the fire out. One of the best stratagey classes I ever attended taught this:

"What would happen if I did absolutely nothing?"

Many times dealing with a HAZMAT indecent ( with fire involved) this is the best thing to do. Like a  damaged tanker car with a flammable product that is burning. If you put the fire out you have to deal with the run off. If the fire has no potential to damage anything else, let it burn.

I realize that an oil rig is very different (with an endless supply of product) but the strategies and tactics to deal with the run off should have been fully in place before extinguishing the fire. There should have been crew boats, research vessels, equipment barges etc in place and sitting on "G" waiting on "O".   

[Chechem]

There was no saving the missing workers. And they should have had everything ready to got to cap that well, then put the fire out. One of the best stratagey classes I ever attended taught this:

"What would happen if I did absolutely nothing?"

Many times dealing with a HAZMAT indecent ( with fire involved) this is the best thing to do. Like a  damaged tanker car with a flammable product that is burning. If you put the fire out you have to deal with the run off. If the fire has no potential to damage anything else, let it burn.

I realize that an oil rig is very different (with an endless supply of product) but the strategies and tactics to deal with the run off should have been fully in place before extinguishing the fire. There should have been crew boats, research vessels, equipment barges etc in place and sitting on "G" waiting on "O".   

Keep in mind that it was floating.  I'm sure they didn't anticipate it sinking unless they couldn't put out the fire.

[rueben]

A floating object on fire, and they did not consider that it might sink?

[BAMAWV]

Since this is partly my fault, send all your shrimp up here and I'll check it for you. HTH

[Chechem]

Since this is partly my fault, send all your shrimp up here and I'll check it for you. HTH

Thanks for manning up.  If any of my shrimp smell like diesel fuel or tax dollars I'll ship them your way. 

[pmull]

Since this is partly my fault, send all your shrimp up here and I'll check it for you. HTH

I am glad to see you are taking some responsibility here.

(PM me when the shrimp start coming in and you decide the date for the first shrimp boil.)

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