tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post2064506728637664940..comments2024-01-03T05:18:54.650-05:00Comments on CDR Salamander: USCG practices lawfareCDR Salamanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05981221786954902349noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-3691655845725369582010-06-22T10:56:08.000-04:002010-06-22T10:56:08.000-04:00Of course BP had the major role. That is because o...Of course BP had <em>the</em> major role. That is because oil isn´t pumped by "obama, govvies, environmentalists, uscg, bureaucrats, rahm, al gore". They can never fail. Nothing is ever their fault.El Gordonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-64271204332107970122010-06-21T14:20:19.000-04:002010-06-21T14:20:19.000-04:00Sid,
I hear you. Had an email exchange with Bob ...Sid,<br /><br />I hear you. Had an email exchange with Bob this last week about the operations of boom in our area. Good man for sure.<br /><br />thanks for the info. Perdido Bay is recovering, dolphin are seen as far north now as Bayou Marcus.MR T's Haircutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-5692304150587683422010-06-21T07:35:03.000-04:002010-06-21T07:35:03.000-04:00May want to make sure your yearly storm preps are ...May want to make sure your yearly storm preps are spooled up Mr T....<br /><br /><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1031/4720144983_487d12ff16_b.jpg" rel="nofollow">Just sayin'</a><br /><br />As for the potemtial harm to some of the most picturesque estuarine systems this planet has, be glad you have <a href="http://www.pnj.com/article/20100613/NEWS01/6130326/Oil-Spill-Protect-what-we-have-" rel="nofollow">Robert Turpin</a> on the job...<br /><br />I knew him back in a more "bohemian" era when he lived on a Columbia 26 behind the Sandshaker (before Little Sabine turned into yet another Florida condo canyon).<br /><br />Nobody cares more about those waters than that guy.sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-31114263493800753132010-06-21T00:04:44.000-04:002010-06-21T00:04:44.000-04:00What's maddening is technology like this seems...What's maddening is technology like this seems to be ignored:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71l_rJDMMyE&feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71l_rJDMMyE&feature=related</a>DeltaBravonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-1868307727149980352010-06-20T21:50:32.000-04:002010-06-20T21:50:32.000-04:00Sorry...forgot to add this...Sorry...<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=OdWvVnW1688C&pg=PA185&lpg=PA185&dq=eleven+mile+creek+perdido+paper+mill&source=bl&ots=2OdHToqiVI&sig=i-vRft-URxabRCYlCVlP309bKS8&hl=en&ei=VcQeTPuTBor9nAfJiZTtDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CCwQ6AEwBjgK#v=onepage&q=eleven%20mile%20creek%20perdido%20paper%20mill&f=false" rel="nofollow">forgot to add this</a>...sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-44676247365837794012010-06-20T21:37:50.000-04:002010-06-20T21:37:50.000-04:00Pretty up in there...
Now anyway.
When I first m...Pretty up in there...<br /><br />Now anyway.<br /><br />When I first moved to P'cola, the paper plant had that region looking like a dead zone.<br /><br />So I suspect whatever misfortunes may come will heal in time....sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-68783558907105856302010-06-20T21:10:22.000-04:002010-06-20T21:10:22.000-04:00Sid, I am up in Perdido Bay on Heron Bayou.
Grand...Sid, I am up in Perdido Bay on Heron Bayou.<br /><br />Grand Lagoon has not recovered since Ivan. now... who knows.MR T's Haircutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-7427831157542041172010-06-20T16:53:09.000-04:002010-06-20T16:53:09.000-04:00From a more reputable ensemble source...
This is ...From <a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4718649600_6dc5e0c450_b.jpg" rel="nofollow">a more reputable ensemble source</a>...<br /><br />This is a 216 hour graphic from the 20 June 12z <a href="http://www.crh.noaa.gov/glossary.php?word=ecmwf" rel="nofollow">ECMWF</a> Ensemble Model Run.<br /><br />(I like my Ersatz Ensemble better because it runs on beer or tequila)<br /><br />"VT" stands for Forecast Valid Time: Tuesday 29 June 2010 12Z <br /><br />Will be an interesting couple of weeks.sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-9775047543836092092010-06-20T15:15:13.000-04:002010-06-20T15:15:13.000-04:00And....tongue only kinda sorta in cheek....
Wait ...And....tongue only kinda sorta in cheek....<br /><br />Wait until the tropical situation sparks up in a few (8-12 <strong>*</strong>) days with a possible named storm in the Gulf.<br /><br />The media will be in a record breaking frothy panic.<br /><br />Heck, Al Gore may even join a Monastery (or Convent or Mosque)!<br /><br />(* according to my proprietary, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ehWPCI3E_s&feature=related" rel="nofollow"><strong>S</strong>id's <strong>H</strong>urricane <strong>E</strong>rsatz <strong>E</strong>nsemble - <strong>I</strong>nitial <strong>T</strong>rack</a> model. Its good enough to put a beer bet on the table...)sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-58865492942302605342010-06-20T15:02:06.000-04:002010-06-20T15:02:06.000-04:00Is that Bayou Grande Mr. T?
What about Grand Lago...Is that Bayou Grande Mr. T?<br /><br />What about Grand Lagoon and all those scallop beds?sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-13052327638722443292010-06-20T09:04:28.000-04:002010-06-20T09:04:28.000-04:00My Boat is sitting on my trailer pulled from my do...My Boat is sitting on my trailer pulled from my dock. The Entrance to the Bayou is tripled boomed and the oil creeps closer. We dont have enough skimmers and the sense of the loss of proportionality is mind numbing... 80 BP "workers" in 100 degree weather on the beach in jeans and hazmat gear to surround a tar ball and put it in the hazmat bag... reminds me seriously of the Caddy Shack pool scene and Bill Murray....<br /><br />FoolsMR T's Haircutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-3255281059746934852010-06-19T22:10:54.000-04:002010-06-19T22:10:54.000-04:00does anyone besides me think that the oil companie...<em>does anyone besides me think that the oil companies had a major role in this disaster?</em><br /><em></em><br />One company in particular...BP.<br /><br />They've had known safety issues <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_Refinery_explosion" rel="nofollow">since the '05 Texas City Refinery explosion </a>which have never been fully addressed.<br /><br />Tarring the entire indusrty, and putting many thousands out ofwork, while at the same time putting a double fiscal whammy on the states most affected by the spill ...all for some more of Mr. O's Great Change Experiment... is the most egregious act of Presidential misconduct since Watergate.<br /><br />That said, all the<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,594886,00.html" rel="nofollow"> breathless histrionics from the right </a>about how this is such a never recoverable disaster...which we all know is payback for the (largely undeserved) drubbing Bush got over Katrina...is not helping things either. sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-39729968734065785952010-06-19T18:04:03.000-04:002010-06-19T18:04:03.000-04:00Something to ponder. The claims that will be file...Something to ponder. The claims that will be filed are most likely going to be filed by the federal government against BP on behalf of the people impacted. Problem. Tort law 101, which a great legal scholar like BO should know...includes the doctrine of mitigation. A wronged party has an affirmative duty to mitigate their own damages. I con't see that happening here.ActusRhesusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-32829292798129757772010-06-19T17:49:48.000-04:002010-06-19T17:49:48.000-04:00LOL!LOL!DeltaBravonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-62447806712929970732010-06-19T16:01:27.000-04:002010-06-19T16:01:27.000-04:00Jibber Jabber! We stop Oil Recovery vessels, but ...Jibber Jabber! We stop Oil Recovery vessels, but let Pirates go? MAYBE THEY SHOULD JUST FLY JOLLY ROGERS!!MR T's Haircutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-90734612775211655932010-06-19T15:16:58.000-04:002010-06-19T15:16:58.000-04:00Yep...I gues a guy who had some of the large donat...Yep...I gues a guy who had some of the large donations in the WH isn't swayed at all...well, then again, he is a guy who will take your support and money, unitl it loses him ratings in the polls, then you find out what the underside of a fast bus looks like.<br /><br />Quit blaming every thing on two men. They're out of office now, and besides, I bet you still drive your car, use plastics and other petroleum based products...that means you're very much a part of the problem.<br /><br />Get rid of your oil based life, then come back and toss such accusations around..and yes, the MMS under The WON did tell that rig they were looking mighty fine. Bush didn't do that. It's now Obama's watch. Man up and smeel the coffee.xformednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-52707340247258838122010-06-19T11:41:55.000-04:002010-06-19T11:41:55.000-04:00Yeah, Phib.
Let your health care, your education...Yeah, Phib. <br /><br />Let your health care, your education funding, your day-to-day existence, and your retirement income be handled by <a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?title=bureaucrats-song&videoId=156361" rel="nofollow">bureaucrats</a>.UltimaRatioRegisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-78093141380707451002010-06-19T10:09:08.000-04:002010-06-19T10:09:08.000-04:00If they want to stop you while fishing to check yo...If they want to stop you while fishing to check your tags and safety gear, they never force you back in until they find a problem. They board the vessel, perform the safety check and roll on.Therapist1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-49011613653075284132010-06-19T09:53:57.000-04:002010-06-19T09:53:57.000-04:00How's about taking a Coast Guard vessek and in...How's about taking a Coast Guard vessek and insoecting those barges while they are at work? You don't have to be tied up in order to be inspected. It only takes two Coast Guard inspecters to do the job, one to act as coxwain for their boat, and the other to baord and inspect.<br /><br />It seems to me that the Coast Guard is trying to reclaim it's failed reputation by bullying and over-handed tactics.AW1 Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-23398199466833612732010-06-19T08:04:50.000-04:002010-06-19T08:04:50.000-04:00How about pulling them off in shifts and keeping t...How about pulling them off in shifts and keeping the work going and inspecting them one by one and then stocking them w/ the gear needed if they didn't have it. This isn't rocket science. I bet you could even have BP pony up the 5k for gear.LT Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-88302119820698186822010-06-18T23:43:07.000-04:002010-06-18T23:43:07.000-04:00How about the USCG gets someone down there in a he...How about the USCG gets someone down there in a hell of a hurry to perform said inspections? UltimaRatioRegisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-73489038797429422172010-06-18T23:39:00.000-04:002010-06-18T23:39:00.000-04:00So tell us, Walrus, which sets of regulations were...So tell us, Walrus, which sets of regulations were gutted? And by whom? And when? UltimaRatioRegisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-21712777345648751352010-06-18T22:46:00.000-04:002010-06-18T22:46:00.000-04:00no one is tying bp's hands. they just need to...no one is tying bp's hands. they just need to execute that plan they had for responding to the spill. the one that protects me and my kin!gulf_walrusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-26544512727520881482010-06-18T22:16:06.000-04:002010-06-18T22:16:06.000-04:00Now I know that one of those "oil men" ...Now I know that one of those "oil men" was Barack Obama, who got tens of thousands of dollars in donations from BP for his campaign... and who gave the oil rig in question an award for safety. Was the other "oil man" Joe Biden?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-57849551378614836362010-06-18T22:11:02.000-04:002010-06-18T22:11:02.000-04:00People can bad mouth the Coast Guard about this, b...People can bad mouth the Coast Guard about this, but if one of those barges went down or had a fire resulting in loss of life and the CG had ignored the regs, most of the people now complaining about the run away bureaurocracy would be calling for Court Martials. Another wonderful loose - loose situation.74 (William Powell)noreply@blogger.com