Will they fix that oil spill thingie or do they just wait....

[The Mad Monk]

Prevailing northerly currents in the western Gulf of Mexico carried spilled oil
toward the U.S. A 60-mile by 70-mile patch of sheen containing a 300 foot by
500 foot patch of heavy crude moved toward the Texas coast. On August 6, 1979,
tarballs from the spill impacted a 17 mile stretch of Texas beach. Mousse
patches impacted the shoreline north of Port Mansfield Channel on August 15 and
again on August 18. On August 24, mousse impacted shoreline south of Aransas
Pass. By August 26, most of North Padre Island was covered with moderate
amounts of oil.
As of September 1, all of the south Texas coast had been impacted by oil. A
storm lasting from September 13-15 removed the majority of the oil. For the
remainder of the response and subsequent study period (through August 1980) only
tarmats were observed on the beaches. Some oil escaped around boom barriers
protecting the three major inlets. During the September storm, there was
washing of oil over the Barrier Islands. Impacts to the estuaries were minor.

http://www.incidentnews.gov/entry/508787

[Whoha]

on the subject of Oil spilling ashore, Booming school 101. The good stuff starts at 1:58,the harsh language starts a little later:

[Dinner]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7024919.html

There are huge plumes under the water's surface which are dozens of miles long.

[Japher]

How could Obama have let this happen on his watch?

[Guynemer]

So, basically, we're boned. Right? We're all in agreement here?

[MrFun]

So, basically, we're boned. Right? We're all in agreement here?

[kittenOFchaos]

The real victims are BP...all that lovely oil, wasted.

TransOcean, well they've already made a profit on the insurance.

[Asher]

I actually had that reaction -- Oh, poor BP. That's a lot of wasted liquid money.

But, this is what insurance is for.

[Guynemer]

Funny. My reaction was "**** BP right in the ear!"

[Asher]

Other thoughts:

- This should raise oil prices = $$$$
- No one I know works for BP, this should help friends/family working for less evil oil companies = $$$$
- ****ing Brits

[Whoha]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...l/7024919.html

There are huge plumes under the water's surface which are dozens of miles long.

I heard that the oil is coming out of the ground at 400 degrees c? is that reasonably correct?

So, basically, we're boned. Right? We're all in agreement here?

There is definately a slim chance that they can top kill all the holes and it won't catastrophically backfire.

Other thoughts:

- This should raise oil prices = $$$$
- No one I know works for BP, this should help friends/family working for less evil oil companies = $$$$
- ****ing Brits

- After the gulf is totally dead no safety regs.

[MrFun]

I demand that Princess Asher stop using a winking smilie in every post he makes.

[Asher]

It is to communicate the post is not totally serious. I've had problems before with people not reading properly

[MrFun]

fine

[Asher]

You're a good guy, MrFun.