Gulf residents outraged by BP CEO's yacht outing

Jiro said:
how many times do we need to hear "I am confident that......" from BP CEO until he FULLY realizes that BP has absolutely NO viable solution to stop this mess?

"I am confident that the cap will capture majority of leaking oil"
"I am confident that the engineers and robots will close the blowout valve"
"I am confident that the junk shot will stop the leak"
"I am confident that the 2nd deep-water drilling to intercept the oil well will stop the leak"
"I am confident that........"

.....and while it's leaking hundreds of thousands gallons everyday.... and while people are very concerned about losing their livelihood..... and while hundreds if not thousands of animals are dying.... and while our sensitive ecosystem is ruined.... he's out there, sailing in his expensive yacht... :roll:
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And Obama is playing basketball.
 
Steinhauer said:
And Obama is playing basketball.
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do you have a news article that Obama is playing basketball lately during this oil spill? or is this one of your usual spinning dishonesty?
 
Yeah, and Obama waited some 50+ days til skimmers were used instead of during the first week of the spill. As Obama said, "The buck stops with me." Yeah, just give him a few months to think it over first.

Fault lies with the Federal govt and oil companies for many years. But once an environmental disaster happens on a president's watch and he's slow with the response, he owns it. It'll be his albatross around his neck for years to come.
 
Maybe he knows something we don't. Maybe he knows that skimming is like nailing jelly to the wall. Realistically, what good is skimming as long as the well head is still gushing? Skimming captures only a tiny percentage of the oil being gushed.
I'd hate to be in Obama's shoes.
 
Beowulf said:
Maybe he knows something we don't. Maybe he knows that skimming is like nailing jelly to the wall. Realistically, what good is skimming as long as the well head is still gushing? Skimming captures only a tiny percentage of the oil being gushed.
I'd hate to be in Obama's shoes.
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So, the better option is to do nothing and let most of the oil reach the shore line? Which is easier? Clean up the oil as it washes ashore or suck up much of the oil as possible while it's floating on and just below the surface of the water?
Skimming does work. What doesn't help is to delay the skimming process. Waiting 60 days isn't the answer either.
 
kokonut said:
So, the better option is to do nothing and let most of the oil reach the shore line? Which is easier? Clean up the oil as it washes ashore or suck up much of the oil as possible while it's floating on and just below the surface of the water?
Skimming does work. What doesn't help is to delay the skimming process. Waiting 60 days isn't the answer either.
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Yup, at least skimming gives us something to do until hurricanes hit, then it is all over, folks.
Whose idiot idea was it to build a floating rig in hurricane alley?
 
Jiro said:
CEO and BP knowingly skimp on rig's safety, knowingly operated it at hazardous level, knowingly "bribed" the officials to overlook it, and knowingly delayed the rescue effort.
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But did he? :hmm:
 
Beowulf said:
Maybe he knows something we don't. Maybe he knows that skimming is like nailing jelly to the wall. Realistically, what good is skimming as long as the well head is still gushing? Skimming captures only a tiny percentage of the oil being gushed.
I'd hate to be in Obama's shoes.
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It's going better......Too bad obama turned down the Dutch early. We might have a handle on this problem. Afterall they are experts.

Oil collection rate increasing, Allen says - UPI.com
 
TXgolfer said:
It's going better......Too bad obama turned down the Dutch early. We might have a handle on this problem. Afterall they are experts.

Oil collection rate increasing, Allen says - UPI.com
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"If seven maids with seven mops
Swept it for half a year,
Do you suppose," the Walrus said,
That they could get it clear?"
"I doubt it,' said the Carpenter,
And shed a bitter tear.

Lewis Carrol 1872
 
Jiro said:
so you're saying we taxpayers are responsible for BP's mistake and that we should foot the bill?
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I am saying that.....At least part of the bill. It's unpopular. I hate paying taxes myself. But wrong is wrong. Just like cities have to pay when building inspectors mess up (at least in TX) and home inspectors have to pay when they miss something. The Feds should have to pay for botching the inspection. Feds should also have to pay for trusting the culprit rather than taking immediate action. Now, in a perfect world, we would be able to make the inspectors and obama pay. But in the U.S. we can't sue our "leaders" for their mistakes. So yeah the taxpayers should have to pay part of this bill. It is the price we pay for electing inept "leaders". Perhaps we should vote more carefully next time.
 
souggy said:
*glares at TXgolfer*

Since when you became a socialist?
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I just believe right is right......I don't like that we should have to pay some of it.....but technically the people who inspected the well are our employees. When your employees screw up it's time to get out the checkbook. I had to do it some myself being in business. BP and the Feds are both at fault here and both should be coughing up money to pay.
 
TXgolfer said:
I am saying that.....At least part of the bill. It's unpopular. I hate paying taxes myself. But wrong is wrong. Just like cities have to pay when building inspectors mess up (at least in TX) and home inspectors have to pay when they miss something. The Feds should have to pay for botching the inspection. Feds should also have to pay for trusting the culprit rather than taking immediate action. Now, in a perfect world, we would be able to make the inspectors and obama pay. But in the U.S. we can't sue our "leaders" for their mistakes. So yeah the taxpayers should have to pay part of this bill. It is the price we pay for electing inept "leaders". Perhaps we should vote more carefully next time.
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We have 62 inspectors for some 3800 active production platforms (out of 6,600) out in the Gulf of Mexico. This is something I remember reading about earlier. That leaves a ratio of 1 inspector for 61 platforms. Each trip out requires a two hour helicopter flight (on average), one way, to each of the platform. In short, woefully short on number of inspectors needed.
 
TXgolfer said:
I just believe right is right......I don't like that we should have to pay some of it.....but technically the people who inspected the well are our employees. When your employees screw up it's time to get out the checkbook. I had to do it some myself being in business. BP and the Feds are both at fault here and both should be coughing up money to pay.
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Best thing said in this whole thread
 
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