Oil Spill in Gulf

[BAY KINGFISHER]

The sad reality of the spill is hitting home today here in Bay St. Louis. We had a slight smell of oil yesterday when we woke up but today is different no oil seen yet but its getting closer. Currently boats are booming the Bay and inlets in preparation for the impending spill. The weather is about as bad as it could be for the current situation. SE wind may gust to 50 today pushing the oil right at the marshes of SE LA and the MS and Al Coast. I ask everyone to say a prayer for all that will be affected by the spill within the next 72 hours...pray for the marsh that protects us from storms that is a nursery for fish, oysterbeds, birds, the wintering home to waterfowl, beaches that support tourism....wow the list just goes on...especially pray for the guys that make their living from the Gulf. It is a sad time down here I have a sick feeling in my stomach this morning!!!

[Jeff]

Well as the quote goes "I love the smell of Napalm in the morning"

I awoke over 200 miles north of the spill and woke to the smell of Oil in the air. I can't imagine what it must be like at my camp in Venice. I have trouble believing BP that there are no health risks associated with breathing this crap in. It is very sickening.

On a duck note, you all thought the alabama crew was bad, there are going to be a boatload of displaced SE louisiana duck hunters in MS this year I can garuntee you that.

I suspect most people won't even realize the true effects of this unless the beautiful beaches of say Destin are hit too.

[Relentless]

The media has caused a huge issue... we own 2 condos in Orange Beach...they were booked solid for the summer. I've already had this whole week and next week cancelled... I can't imagine the economic effects....lots of people were banking on the tourist season this summer to jumpstart the economy...

[blgros1]

Jeff, I'm certain that most people do not have a clue as to the magnitude of this issue. This has the potential to impact many aspects of our daily life; not only the ecology, but the economy as well. Once they have to halt ship traffic up and down SW Pass, the port of New Orleans is going to take an enourmous hit. This will have a negative effect on tons of folks that depend on these imports and exports to arrive everyday so they can do what they do to make a living. Not to mention the seafood industry, i think i heard once that Louisiana supplies somewhere around 30 percent of the US seafood. The list goes on an on. A buddy of mine spoke to Kevin Beach last night and he's been bringing media out for the last few days so they can film. He said there were a bunch of fish crashing the surface on bait fish in the slick yesterday and he stopped for the film crew to take some shots and they said no they want to film oiled up birds and things that paint a terrible picture. That right there goes to show you how the media puts a spin on everything. I think its horrible. Anyway just thought i'd go on a little rant...............

Well as the quote goes "I love the smell of Napalm in the morning"

I awoke over 200 miles north of the spill and woke to the smell of Oil in the air. I can't imagine what it must be like at my camp in Venice. I have trouble believing BP that there are no health risks associated with breathing this crap in. It is very sickening.

On a duck note, you all thought the alabama crew was bad, there are going to be a boatload of displaced SE louisiana duck hunters in MS this year I can garuntee you that.

I suspect most people won't even realize the true effects of this unless the beautiful beaches of say Destin are hit too.

[The Waterfowler]

We can put a man on the moon but not contain an oil spill. Where are out priorities? I didn't feel confident listening to a woman USCG spokesman this morning that we were doing little more than lip-service and dragging our feet. Three months to drill a relief well! Glad we have the technology for that. Next time I screw something up, I'll call the government to bail me out!! Wait, that's already being done by many. Oil containment booms can't stop it and like one local said, it's like watching another hurricane coming. The Gulf Coast has already lost so much from salt-water intrusion and this just adds fuel to the fire so to speak. You would think that a company would be prepared for this with all the money they bank and have stop-gap measures in place but obviously not. Now BP joins Exxon as companies I won't buy fuel from. Not that it will hurt them, but it's just a little measure of satisfaction on my part. Sadly, the consumers will end up paying for this at the pumps and BP will get their losses back!

I guess I just ate the last of the fresh Gulf Oysters last night at our favorite Sushi Bar.

[JDgator]

We can put a man on the moon but not contain an oil spill. Where are out priorities? I didn't feel confident listening to a woman USCG spokesman this morning that we were doing little more than lip-service and dragging our feet. Three months to drill a relief well! Glad we have the technology for that. Next time I screw something up, I'll call the government to bail me out!! Wait, that's already being done by many. Oil containment booms can't stop it and like one local said, it's like watching another hurricane coming. The Gulf Coast has already lost so much from salt-water intrusion and this just adds fuel to the fire so to speak. You would think that a company would be prepared for this with all the money they bank and have stop-gap measures in place but obviously not. Now BP joins Exxon as companies I won't buy fuel from. Not that it will hurt them, but it's just a little measure of satisfaction on my part. Sadly, the consumers will end up paying for this at the pumps and BP will get their losses back!

I guess I just ate the last of the fresh Gulf Oysters last night at our favorite Sushi Bar.

BP is in business to make money. A truly sufficient oil containment system is expensive and doesn't make them any money. Its not in their interests to invest in this technology, so unless they are forced to improve, they won't. My guess is that their executives will not be held accountable, and because Mississippi and Louisiana politicians are too reliant on big oil support to be heavy-handed, congress will step in. We'll have some omnibus oil-containment-improvement-and-wetlands-mitigation bill which actually does neither of those things. It will have a 50 billion dollar budget that includes funding for starter homes in North Dakota, new highways in Tennessee and bell-bottoms for hippies in Speaker Pelosi's district. It will fund social support programs for blind children of mixed-race families who are impacted by the disaster who now live in Vermont, fund a beach cleanup in Kennabunk Port, Maine, just outside the Bush and Kenned family compounds, and provide green energy for the people of china.

[teul2]

BP is in business to make money. A truly sufficient oil containment system is expensive and doesn't make them any money. Its not in their interests to invest in this technology, so unless they are forced to improve, they won't. My guess is that their executives will not be held accountable, and because Mississippi and Louisiana politicians are too reliant on big oil support to be heavy-handed, congress will step in. We'll have some omnibus oil-containment-improvement-and-wetlands-mitigation bill which actually does neither of those things. It will have a 50 billion dollar budget that includes funding for starter homes in North Dakota, new highways in Tennessee and bell-bottoms for hippies in Speaker Pelosi's district. It will fund social support programs for blind children of mixed-race families who are impacted by the disaster who now live in Vermont, fund a beach cleanup in Kennabunk Port, Maine, just outside the Bush and Kenned family compounds, and provide green energy for the people of china.

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[Relentless]

BP is in business to make money. A truly sufficient oil containment system is expensive and doesn't make them any money. Its not in their interests to invest in this technology, so unless they are forced to improve, they won't. My guess is that their executives will not be held accountable, and because Mississippi and Louisiana politicians are too reliant on big oil support to be heavy-handed, congress will step in. We'll have some omnibus oil-containment-improvement-and-wetlands-mitigation bill which actually does neither of those things. It will have a 50 billion dollar budget that includes funding for starter homes in North Dakota, new highways in Tennessee and bell-bottoms for hippies in Speaker Pelosi's district. It will fund social support programs for blind children of mixed-race families who are impacted by the disaster who now live in Vermont, fund a beach cleanup in Kennabunk Port, Maine, just outside the Bush and Kenned family compounds, and provide green energy for the people of china.

Thats Awesome....

[the doctor]

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=bp

the doc

[cwink]

This is going to have a huge impact on all americans.. My guess is if this takes weeks or months to shut down the price of gas will again reach 4.00 a gallon or more (at the worst possible time).. The rhetoric coming out of the White House and the media won't help either.. Shutting down all offshore drilling (even though there is little to none going on) will hike the prices.. The cost to local business and tourisms will drive us further into an economic slump.. What is a tragic loss of life is gonna be a bad deal all around if they can't shut off the flow..

[Jeff]

SOmething else to consider that many haven't yet is it would be VERY dangerous to run water cooled engines through that kind of oil slick. This will shut down a fair number of crew boats and as a result will have many of the smaller produciton rigs not having crews to them on a regular basis. Three months of this kind of oil in Louisiana and the marshes will NEVER recover.

[BLM]

Goddangit JD...you nailed it.

Literally makes me sick to my stomach to know how much damage this is going to cause. As if subsidence wasn't enough, we're now going to have millions of gallons of oil washing into the marsh. One day, when much older, I'm going to shed a tear when the marsh is all gone...and then south LA culture along with it. There will just never be enough funds and resources to keep it alive. I hate that future generations won't have the opportunity to enjoy such a treasure.

[MudHog]

JD, this seems to fit with your opinions so far:

The Congressional Republicans will blame the Democrats, the Senate Republicans and the Tea Party will blame Obama, the right wing fringers will blame the Gays, and everyone else will blame all of Washington DC.

[deltadukman]

What hacks me off is in the middle of all this mess, there are lawsuits being filed left and right. I just read an article that states that a Pass Christian seafood processor has already filed due to this oil spill MIGHT effect his bottom dollar. Now I know that it probably will in the end. It most likely will by weekend's end. But as of the time it was filed, or when I read the article, they have not been effected by it. It is inevitable, but at current, how do you, or why, do you file suit, before you are even effected....thats the nagger mentality. Why not wait until you actually are. Seems like a waste of resources to me...

[MudHog]