BP Cap is holding

[Rob Rockcrawler]

That is great news. I still cant comprehend how it took 86 days to put a lid on that thing.

[tattoobob]

Originally Posted by Rob Rockcrawler

That is great news. I still cant comprehend how it took 86 days to put a lid on that thing.

this is what happens when there are to many agencies involved

almost 200 million gallons of oil spilt out in 86 days

I guess BP was right when thy said 3 months to stop the oil flow

A S S Holes

[numbskull]

I burn a lot of gas.
I use a lot of epoxy.
I burn a lot of electricity.
I use a lot of graphite.
I eat a lot of trucked food.
I use aluminum reels.
I use synthetic line.
I use imported hooks.
I use gortex coats and waders.
I use neoprene wetsuits.
I have plastic tubes in my surf bag.
I use a nylon surf bag.

BP gets me what I want, even when it is not easy. So who is to blame? By the way, I think it is closer 200 million gallons, not 2 million.

[tattoobob]

Originally Posted by numbskull

I burn a lot of gas.
I use a lot of epoxy.
I burn a lot of electricity.
I use a lot of graphite.
I eat a lot of trucked food.
I use aluminum reels.
I use synthetic line.
I use imported hooks.
I use gortex coats and waders.
I use neoprene wetsuits.
I have plastic tubes in my surf bag.
I use a nylon surf bag.

BP gets me what I want, even when it is not easy. So who is to blame? By the way, I think it is closer 200 million gallons, not 2 million.

I meant to type 200, I fixed it

[redlite]

Could have been fixed 85 days ago.....
All they had to do was throw a wedding ring down the hole and it would have closed itself up.......

[JohnR]

Now if they can keep it closed.

Originally Posted by redlite

Could have been fixed 85 days ago.....
All they had to do was throw a wedding ring down the hole and it would have closed itself up.......

[redlite]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Now if they can keep it closed.

well, my woman threw a weddin ring on my finger a few years ago , it clogged up everything else in my life and still is so who knowss. Ilve heard of it lastin a life time for others........

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by Rob Rockcrawler

That is great news. I still cant comprehend how it took 86 days to put a lid on that thing.

Rob, i'll try to explain~~~

my family was in the Awl Bidness in Tulsa/Drumright, OK
ex step-dad is a petroleum geologist, driller, and well-servicing company(soup to nutz) and i worked in The Patch
in my early 20's. so i have a little background, although what they are doing, so deep underwater, is like drilling on a foreign planet.

and therein lies the problem. imagine 2500 lbs/cubic .5", shifting currents, impossible for human interaction temps, AND this has never happened, and certainly not at this depth. of course the red tape and other issues complicate matters; but, truly these are uncharted waters they've gotten themselves into and they are literally inventing the methods and equipment as they go,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

the relief wells should work, this is a common practice on-shore and i think they do it regularly off-shore, also. oil zones(beneath the earth's surface) are volatile "creatures" and then there is the snafu factor when you are involved with plate tectonics, gas pressures, and the inherent dangers and difficulties that go with extracting the earth's blood, so to speak.

i mean isn't it there for a reason? just because we figured out how to get it, doesn't mean that it is ours, OR that it should be removed, no? oilmen are the biggest shiesters on the planet. truly, a dispicable lot! the character in "There Will Be Blood" was spot on, imho

ahhhhh,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but that's different forum/thread entirely!