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staceysdn Donating Member (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 12:33 AM
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14. i have talked
with a few friends that are engineers.......they say that this is all crap and only being put out there to appease public concern; i am not saying that i agree or even know the first thing about engineering; but this raises a red flag with me.
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  -BP's new plan risks worsening oil spill flamingdem  May-31-10 12:04 AM   #0 
  - But they have to try to do something, they can't just wait until the relief wells  gateley   May-31-10 12:10 AM   #1 
  - We're in the 'no win, nothing to lose' phase  HughMoran   May-31-10 12:30 AM   #10 
  - The one cause for optimism is that they've learned from the previous manuevers nt  flamingdem   May-31-10 12:31 AM   #13 
     - Yeah, the limited success with the previous extraction tube was a learning experience  HughMoran   May-31-10 12:35 AM   #17 
        - No. That would be a miracle  flamingdem   May-31-10 12:44 AM   #29 
  - I worry that when they say 20% it could be 80%  flamingdem   May-31-10 12:30 AM   #12 
     - that's what i mean....  staceysdn   May-31-10 12:36 AM   #18 
     - Obama did not get that much from BP, I've read $70,000, that is minimal nt  flamingdem   May-31-10 12:39 AM   #22 
     - No, not millions, and not from BP. $70,000 total from individual employees.  NYC_SKP   May-31-10 10:10 AM   #43 
     - IMO they really don't have a clue as to odds  wtmusic   May-31-10 12:37 AM   #20 
     - Agree - I'm sure they're lowballing. nt  gateley   May-31-10 08:32 AM   #42 
  - OIL  staceysdn   May-31-10 12:12 AM   #2 
  - Obama needs to pledge assistance  wtmusic   May-31-10 12:17 AM   #4 
  - not til august????  staceysdn   May-31-10 12:24 AM   #8 
  - Hi stacey........  PDJane   May-31-10 12:18 AM   #5 
     - Disagree  Individualist   May-31-10 12:22 AM   #6 
        - That's only part of it.  PDJane   May-31-10 12:26 AM   #9 
        - Ouch. That's the real mystery nt  flamingdem   May-31-10 12:36 AM   #19 
        - i totally agree with that.  staceysdn   May-31-10 12:30 AM   #11 
           - Remove the legal fiction of corporate personhood.  PDJane   May-31-10 12:38 AM   #21 
              - We can and should dream  flamingdem   May-31-10 12:40 AM   #23 
              - i think  staceysdn   May-31-10 12:54 AM   #35 
              - agree  staceysdn   May-31-10 12:43 AM   #28 
  - This is true, but it's a necessary risk for the next two contingency solutions.  NYC_SKP   May-31-10 12:14 AM   #3 
  - i have talked  staceysdn   May-31-10 12:33 AM   #14 
  - Many think that. By the end of this we'll all be able to pass engineering exams! nt  flamingdem   May-31-10 12:35 AM   #16 
     - A friend of mine  staceysdn   May-31-10 12:42 AM   #26 
  - On Monkeyfisters blog it is mentioned that the riser is about to give way  flamingdem   May-31-10 12:34 AM   #15 
  - I worry about that, too.  NYC_SKP   May-31-10 12:40 AM   #24 
  - Did you get a chance to listen to SHR? Even though the site is nutty  flamingdem   May-31-10 12:43 AM   #27 
     - i hate to say it  staceysdn   May-31-10 12:45 AM   #30 
  - we in SW Fla were being told the riser was about to give way Before May 1st! eom  flyarm   May-31-10 01:30 AM   #40 
  - I hope they can put off their golfing for a few more days! nt  flamingdem   May-31-10 12:41 AM   #25 
     - so sad  staceysdn   May-31-10 12:46 AM   #31 
     - + 1 million golf balls I'd like to shove up someone's ass!!! eom  flyarm   May-31-10 10:59 AM   #44 
  - Here is a fairly expansive blog post  HCE SuiGeneris   May-31-10 12:22 AM   #7 
  - Ahh. You discovered SHR.  flamingdem   May-31-10 12:48 AM   #33 
  - Salient points from a doom-oriented engineer  flamingdem   May-31-10 01:04 AM   #36 
  - & It's STILL BP's plan?  G_j   May-31-10 12:47 AM   #32 
  - BP  staceysdn   May-31-10 12:52 AM   #34 
  - Seriously!!! They have FAILED, they will CONTINUE TO FAIL. How can this be hard for anyone  Lorien   May-31-10 01:30 AM   #39 
     - FAIL, Why have all of the "plans" come from BP?  G_j   May-31-10 01:40 AM   #41 
        - because our government turned away all international help! Same pattern as  flyarm   May-31-10 11:02 AM   #45 
  - Updates are ongoing from theoildrum.com - best source of analysis I've found  flamingdem   May-31-10 01:15 AM   #37 
  - Why the fuck is BP still on this? Wasn't Obama going to take charge, take advantage  Lorien   May-31-10 01:27 AM   #38 
 

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