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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-10 10:48 AM
Response to Reply #16
17. Those valves do exist and are installed.
Knowing BP's record, I'd speculate that they fell into disrepair, were disconnected or became inoperable through some other maintenance/safety oversight. That company has killed a lot of Americans in the past few years.
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