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pwb

(11,261 posts) Sun Mar 31, 2013, 12:33 PM Mar 2013

Wow, sand and dirt in tar sand oil wear down the pipe, who would have guessed it?.

Especially when they force it threw faster, like they did in this latest leak. I guess all the jobs this gunk will create will be in cleanup and pipeline repair.

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Wow, sand and dirt in tar sand oil wear down the pipe, who would have guessed it?. (Original Post) pwb Mar 2013 OP

earth to pipeliners onethatcares Mar 2013 #1

Duzy award! LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #3

Investment in planning and execution was not a priority siligut Mar 2013 #2

Or the starving seal pups in California. PDJane Mar 2013 #4

Greed can make you stupid siligut Mar 2013 #5

Being a Republican and also make you stupid. Auntie Bush Mar 2013 #7

It already has siligut Mar 2013 #8

Thankfully, they've learned from this mistake and won't let it happen again. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #6

Stupid greedy ReThugs don't learn very fast. They don't learn from the past Auntie Bush Mar 2013 #9

Oil companies never learn from accidents, they know exactly what they are doing. pwb Apr 2013 #10

Politicians and administrators also know exactly what they are doing. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #12

Oil engineers discover why sandpaper is made with sand!!! Sancho Apr 2013 #11

They make so much money AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #13

We still see oil residue on the beaches from the Gulf spill...it doesn't go away quickly. Sancho Apr 2013 #14

onethatcares

(16,166 posts)

1. earth to pipeliners

Reply to pwb (Original post)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 12:53 PM

Mar 2013

abrasives actually do abrade on occasion, wet abrasives sometimes do it in a faster way.

LiberalLoner

(9,761 posts)

3. Duzy award!

Reply to onethatcares (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 01:32 PM

Mar 2013

siligut

(12,272 posts)

2. Investment in planning and execution was not a priority

Reply to pwb (Original post)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 12:59 PM

Mar 2013

Why waste resources on preventing problems when it is cheaper to just slap a band-aid on them after they happen.

Just ask the eyeless shrimp in the Gulf.

PDJane

(10,103 posts)

4. Or the starving seal pups in California.

Reply to siligut (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 01:37 PM

Mar 2013

Christ, we're a stupid race.

siligut

(12,272 posts)

5. Greed can make you stupid

Reply to PDJane (Reply #4)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 01:42 PM

Mar 2013

I also believe that some people really aren't able to feel or understand empathy.

Auntie Bush

(17,528 posts)

7. Being a Republican and also make you stupid.

Reply to siligut (Reply #5)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 09:00 PM

Mar 2013

Being a greedy ReThug can do permanent damage to this planet.

siligut

(12,272 posts)

8. It already has

Reply to Auntie Bush (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 09:26 PM

Mar 2013

Some say we are past the tipping point.

AnotherMcIntosh

(11,064 posts)

6. Thankfully, they've learned from this mistake and won't let it happen again.

Reply to pwb (Original post)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 08:46 PM

Mar 2013

Auntie Bush

(17,528 posts)

9. Stupid greedy ReThugs don't learn very fast. They don't learn from the past

Reply to AnotherMcIntosh (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 10:54 PM

Mar 2013

and will repeat it over and over again.

pwb

(11,261 posts)

10. Oil companies never learn from accidents, they know exactly what they are doing.

Reply to AnotherMcIntosh (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 07:02 AM

Apr 2013

They just do not care.

AnotherMcIntosh

(11,064 posts)

12. Politicians and administrators also know exactly what they are doing.

Reply to pwb (Reply #10)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 10:21 AM

Apr 2013

Do you ever wonder how many are paid off?

Sancho

(9,067 posts)

11. Oil engineers discover why sandpaper is made with sand!!!

Reply to pwb (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 07:08 AM

Apr 2013

Truthfully, this industry doesn't care what disaster they create as long as they make the $'s!

AnotherMcIntosh

(11,064 posts)

13. They make so much money

Reply to Sancho (Reply #11)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 10:24 AM

Apr 2013

that they can buy some politicians and governmental administrators to look the other way.

Shouldn't the politicians and administrators who approved of this, and those who will approve of more of this, know why sandpaper is made of sand?

Not one politician will be held accountable for this?

Sancho

(9,067 posts)

14. We still see oil residue on the beaches from the Gulf spill...it doesn't go away quickly.

Reply to AnotherMcIntosh (Reply #13)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 02:17 PM

Apr 2013

Not to mention that we've all probably been poisoned by the dispersants. It's time to tax the profits of big energy!!

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