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Tell 'em Philby sent ya!

PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:15 am
by philbymon
Got this in my ebox:

Louisiana isn’t the only place that has shrimp.” said British Petroleum rep Randy Prescott. His office phone number is (713) 323-4093 Email is randy.prescott@bp.com. Give him a call or send an email! You can tell him “And BP isn’t the only place that has fuel for my car!”

PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:51 pm
by gbheil
LOL

No matter where you buy your car's fuel there is a damn good chance that it was manufacture from BP produced petroleum.

I wont go into a long dissertation about the origins and manufacture of " fuel" but you could write what the average consumer knows about it on a postage stamp with a fat crayon.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 2:04 pm
by Slacker G
Hey bro, remember. sh*t happens. It happens to you it happens to me and it happens to BP.

The jack asses in the congress and the senate should be the ones who really upset you. They NEVER take responsibility for ANYTHING their stupid legislation caused. This administration is just a do nothing blame machine.

On the brighter side.... perhaps "fearless leader" can walk on water now that it has thickened.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 2:40 pm
by philbymon
Aw hell, Slacked. The reluctance to accept responsibility is the American way, in politics. It's caused by the combination of the two party system, & our two-year-long windbag fests, which we call "political campaigning."

The current administration is no better or worse than the last 9.

You've lived through them, too. You know what I'm talking about.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:34 pm
by gbheil
I'm truly disgusted about the oil spillz ( yes that's plural )

People need to realize though that without petroleum products of all types, not just the energy it provides. That the majority of the global population would starve to death or die in the resultant violence in less than a year.
Mother earth cannot support the present population without mechanization of agriculture and transportation.

Ask your self this question, especially if you live in a metropolitan area of greater than 100k population.

What would life be like if suddenly the grocery store shelves were empty, the water stopped flowing and the climate control ( air condition and heating ) became unavailable ?? How long could you last ??

Welcome to Armageddon.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:54 pm
by Chippy
Yah know and yes I'm missing a footy game.
This sickens me but I do see the problem too. No company is different at these depths it could happen to another too. Hope not.

Frankly this is one issue where I don't give an 'F' about dollars and people to blame. This is really bad and will affect sea-life for many years. It's not a spill, its a GUSHER.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:59 pm
by gbheil
Sad but true Chippy.
It's a gusher. :(

PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 7:32 pm
by gtZip
If you had a tanker with the ability to separate sea water from oil you could make a fortune.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 8:02 pm
by Slacker G
sanshouheil wrote:
What would life be like if suddenly the grocery store shelves were empty, the water stopped flowing and the climate control ( air condition and heating ) became unavailable ?? How long could you last ??

Welcome to Armageddon.


Hey bro, didn't you mean when?

PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:31 pm
by gbheil
Well of course you know that I know it's inevitable.
But I want people to stop and think ...
What if it was TODAY ??


It could occur in the blink of an eye.
Nuclear War ?
Natural Disaster ? such as
One really big EMP from the sun, or a meteor collision.

We live in a bubble we call civilization and pretend we are safe.

Like children playin with a balloon out in the grass.


POP !!

PostPosted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:51 am
by Krul
Too true Sans, the end of the world doesen't come once a year, it only comes once...and the disasters and threats are getting bigger and closer all the time.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:32 pm
by philbymon
gtZip wrote:If you had a tanker with the ability to separate sea water from oil you could make a fortune.

They already exist, according to Stivie-Kiwi, a STICKMASTER & former merchant marine who worked the tankers.

The problem is volume. You'd need one helluva lot of them to handle just the surface contents of the spill.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 2:22 pm
by gtZip
I bet they find out that oil is coming up through the ocean floor too. Not just where the well was.
There is no way to stop it by mechanical means.

Maybe a large magnesium fire.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 4:18 pm
by gbheil
I seriously doubt that oil is escaping at the ocean floor at this well site.
Not only is the water 5k foot but the well is very deep also.

Many places in the world petroleum naturally leaks into the ocean.
Just not at this rate.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:07 pm
by Krul
Yeah, well over here in the Bay oil has been secretly spilling from boats to the ocean floor. :x I guess that's another topic...needed to vent.