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05-04-2010, 01:54 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
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BP - Bungling Petroleum
The news on the oil spill is disturbing to say the least - and the long term effects could be worse still
Brings back memories of when I was a kid back in the '50's and a tanker - the PW Thirtle - was rammed and dumped 31,000 gallons of crude into Narragansett Bay
I remember the effects well - thick tar all over the beaches and rocks, crude floating in Newport harbor making the beach at King's Park look somebody had paved it, plenty of dead oil-soaked critters
One of the lifeguards at King's Park actually set the floating crude on fire, thinking it would get rid of it - that didn't go so well, either. I can't believe BP actually thought that might be an effective mitigation technique for an offshore spill... 
The spill from the Thirtle effectively wiped out the oyster fishery in Narragansett Bay - those folks in the Gulf states are gonna get hammered, doesn't look like I'll be eating Appalachacolas anytime soon
At this point I hope the offshore spill in Louisiana doesn't get into the Stream and round the Keys - it's not a pretty scenario
Researchers: Oil slick could move to Eastern seaboard - Gulf Oil Spill 2010 | Gulf Oil Spill Pictures, Gulf Oil Spill News - Salon.com
Gulf oil spill swiftly balloons, could move east - Yahoo! News
Last edited by Crafty Angler; 05-04-2010 at 01:59 AM..
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"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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05-04-2010, 05:03 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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why did it blow up is the question
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05-04-2010, 05:51 AM
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Pete K.
Join Date: Jun 2007
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exactly...
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05-04-2010, 08:06 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
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What caused the oil rig explosion? Some of the non-conspiracy-theorists are stating Natural Gas / flammable gasses buildups occurred, found an ignition source, and went kaboom.
Quick Googling of conspiracy theorists are saying Al Queda, OPEC, ECCO-Terrorists, Halyburton, Obama, and go figure, Bu$hitler.
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05-04-2010, 08:27 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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good theory JohnR
because "Natural" gas has NO Oder to it
until the gas people add it in....
so technically there could have been a huge
build up and no one was the wizer.  |
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05-04-2010, 08:34 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
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Here's more than a couple of likely suspects - they're all in Washington and easy to find
Video: Beyond Awful | The Daily Show | Comedy Central |
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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05-04-2010, 10:56 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: newport
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Quite a coincidence that right after Comrade Obama mentioned exploring offshore drilling ,one of the rigs goes down.Almost like someone wanted to make a reason for not drilling any more of them.Hmmmmmm.......  ..... nahhhh, it just blew up .
Tell ya one thing though ,this is gonna change clean up proceedure and fail safes on rigs from now on. ..Hope that doesn't cost too much more at the pump. |
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05-04-2010, 11:09 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Newport, RI
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its sad for new orleans. One of the biggest seafood industries in this country will be completely shut down. Like that city hasnt ben through enough.
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05-05-2010, 07:50 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Bethany CT
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I saw an oil well fireman speak who said the biggest mistake they made was putting out the original fire. It would have never spread...
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No, no, no. we’re 30… 30, three zero.
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05-05-2010, 08:21 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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I heard on the news tonight that crews were "rushing to stop the underwater leak"????? Haven't they been rushing to do that for almost 2 weeks???? 
Idiots!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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05-07-2010, 03:05 PM
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
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I'm amazed at the fact that we can put a man on the moon in 1960 something. But in 2010 we can't effectively contain a liquid that floats above water....
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