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Posted on 6/20/10 at 10:26 pm
Posted by CE Tiger
Metairie
Member since Jan 2008
41893 posts
Posted on 6/20/10 at 10:26 pm
the incident command posts are kicking arse out there, beach impact is minimal and the voo's and offshore assets are skimming the frick out of the oil day in and day out.

the situation will always suck but there is alot of people involved doing their best to fix this shite.

Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
130166 posts
Posted on 6/20/10 at 11:16 pm to
Cue people saying you are a BP apologist.
Posted by CE Tiger
Metairie
Member since Jan 2008
41893 posts
Posted on 6/20/10 at 11:21 pm to
quote:

Cue people saying you are a BP apologist.


Ive been working this spill since day 10 and have seen the efforts day in and day out - yes i am an apologist because there are alot of people having nothing to do with the deepwater rig and the leak, who are busting their arse and getting shite done. Sometimes people need to take a moment and appreciate what a massive response this has been and stop whining about the other shite, especially on a day like today where hundreds of people sacrificed spending fathers day with their families in order to reduce shoreline impacts and get shite done.
Posted by Zilla
Member since Jul 2005
10650 posts
Posted on 6/20/10 at 11:33 pm to
well, I'll start by thanking you ....thank you ... what do you do ?
Posted by CE Tiger
Metairie
Member since Jan 2008
41893 posts
Posted on 6/20/10 at 11:42 pm to
ill just describe it as using GIS and other data to assist operations and situational awareness. Also I get to look at some cool arse photos and aerials all day.

im not looking for thanks for myself, just think people need to step back and realize what a massive response this is and alot of people are working their asses off in order reduce impacts
Posted by Decatur
Member since Mar 2007
32136 posts
Posted on 6/21/10 at 12:07 am to
Posted by tiger in the gump
Member since Jan 2005
795 posts
Posted on 6/21/10 at 12:20 am to
good update, thanks
Posted by omegaman66
greenwell springs
Member since Oct 2007
26694 posts
Posted on 6/21/10 at 2:07 am to
Which area are you working on? Or does your job span the area command centers. I was down at Grand Isle Saturday as a visitor. Got the tour of the area wherever I asked to go. Lots of fish busting and such. Drove me nuts that I couldn't fish.

I visited elmers island, grand isle and queen bess island.

Get this. a-hole tree hugger freaks have been shadowing the people working on the cleanup trying to catch them doing something wrong. Well I can't prove it in a court of law but they ran across the boom that protect queen bess island so they could get some pictures. They broke some bird eggs in the process as this is the nesting time.

There is some bad oiled areas up from where I was at towards Lafitte but the Grand Isle areas for sure is kicking arse with the cleanup just like you said.

spotter aircraft, spotter boats runnning around looking for oil. Skimmers in the gulf, directional boom and skimmers in the pass. Protective boom on lots of marsh. Boom on the beach. It was amazing. They have that are under control for sure.

Spotter aircraft said there was a light sheen in the bay but I never even noticed it. No smell that I ever detected.

It was impressive to say the least.
Posted by mentalis
la
Member since Dec 2009
230 posts
Posted on 6/21/10 at 2:12 am to
trying to hold back the ocean with a broom..

oil volcano..don't use the word spill

165,000 barrels a day is most likely gushing

24/7 Corexit spraying..anyone skimming that poison

methane explosion or benzene poisoning from the burning

coverups, lies, and propaganda

just so you people know..they seem to have destroyed the gulf and may have killed us all.



Posted by omegaman66
greenwell springs
Member since Oct 2007
26694 posts
Posted on 6/21/10 at 2:47 am to
Picture of worker finishing up fixing the boom and repositioning it on Queen Bess Island. This is where the eggs were broken and the boom run over.

This post was edited on 6/21/10 at 3:00 am
Posted by yurintroubl
Dallas, Tx.
Member since Apr 2008
30192 posts
Posted on 6/21/10 at 5:30 am to
quote:

the situation will always suck but there is alot of people involved doing their best to fix this shite.



There are a lot of "little guys" out there in the trenches... some are even under the "BP umbrella"...
both trained professionals and "just want to help" types... who are diligently going about the back-breaking work of fixing a mess that is none of their doing.

I, for one, respect the hell out of these folks and will never confuse them with the money/power-driven Poli-Big Business sh*tbags who got us into this mess (and are drowning us in it).
Posted by CE Tiger
Metairie
Member since Jan 2008
41893 posts
Posted on 6/21/10 at 6:53 am to
Killing us all??

That's a bit dramatic. The dispersal works and our "brooms" are doing a hell of a job keeping heavy oil off the ms to fl coast. If some tarballs wash ashore it can be certain crews will be on the beach cleaning as soon as it makes sense in the operational picture
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
49897 posts
Posted on 6/21/10 at 7:15 am to
quote:

trying to hold back the OIL with a broom..

quote:

oil volcano..don't use the word spill
which is mostly being contained now
quote:

165,000 barrels a day is most likely gushing
no
quote:

24/7 Corexit spraying..anyone skimming that poison
right, cause breaking the oil down and allowing bacteria to eat it is BAD
quote:

methane explosion or benzene poisoning from the burning
da frick?
quote:

coverups, lies, and propaganda
cause this is different than what the president and the media do
quote:

just so you people know..they seem to have destroyed the gulf and may have killed us all.
:omg:


do you realize that everyone working to solve this loves the gulf as well? probably more than most greenpeace people? they are the fisherman and all that enjoy the gulf all the time, they dont want it destroyed.
Posted by lsugradman
Member since Sep 2003
8969 posts
Posted on 6/21/10 at 7:25 am to
quote:

just so you people know..they seem to have destroyed the gulf and may have killed us all.


Yeah I figured was dead and didnt really eat that snapper I had this weekend but I wasnt sure. Thanks for the headsup.
Posted by BasClas
Member since Feb 2007
7881 posts
Posted on 6/21/10 at 7:30 am to
I've been on Grand Isle for a month now, I agree completely with CE Tiger and Omegaman. When I talk with my wife & parents on the phone they ask me questions about what they are seeing and hearing on the news reports, and it is nothing like what they are describing. The situation is not that bad at all here. Lots of people doing an outstanding job of cleaning, and keeping this area clean. All of you, or I should say, MOST of you would be proud of the efforts. Drive down here and take a look!

oh and bring your wallets, these people need our business!

Posted by lsufishnhunt
Member since Jun 2008
1044 posts
Posted on 6/21/10 at 8:09 am to
quote:

..they seem to have destroyed the gulf and may have killed us all


These were caught Saturday in your "destroyed" gulf.
Posted by lsugradman
Member since Sep 2003
8969 posts
Posted on 6/21/10 at 8:11 am to
Those were obviously floating in the dead gulf and not caught.
Posted by Kajungee
South ,Section 6 Row N
Member since Mar 2004
17033 posts
Posted on 6/21/10 at 8:18 am to
Thanks for what your doing CE.

They have wacko extremist on both sides, just shake them off.

Most inteligent people know the truth is somewhere in the middle.

Thank you for what you do
Posted by CharlesLSU
Member since Jan 2007
33443 posts
Posted on 6/21/10 at 8:32 am to
I appreciate those working hard and many/most live all along the coast.


BUT, before you applaud all the efforts as successful (devised by the top big money folks who started this), realize that these efforts have but captured a spoon full of oil by comparison.

The shite has been released and it is out there........it will get much much worse before it gets better. Hell, they haven't even stopped it yet.

again, I applaud those busting their arse on the front lines.
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
49897 posts
Posted on 6/21/10 at 8:40 am to
We all agree that it isnt good Chuck, its a real shitty situation

quote:

BUT, before you applaud all the efforts as successful

Me, and others, I assume, are applauding progress and hard work. And that spoonfull is better than what was being caught

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