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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:38 PM Original message |
if they don't know how to fix a leak 5000 ft down, they shouldn't be allowed to drill 5000 ft down. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Word. |
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happygoluckytoyou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 11:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
60. sarah palin to first dudes business partner "drill oh baby drill" |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. your anger is justified and I share it. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Seething here, also. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. 5000? That's a big number and junk! Like over 9000! |
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greyshade (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. A Remote Shut-Off Switch might have helped... |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. 500,000 for a switch? |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Not so much the switch... It's what the switch controls - 5000 feet down. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. No |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 07:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Deleted message |
localroger (663 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 08:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
27. Huh, message deleted |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 08:24 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. well |
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localroger (663 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. It wasn't a personal attack. |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 01:45 AM Response to Reply #7 |
36. That's the price of one fancy sports car. |
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sasquuatch55 (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 05:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
52. Another disaster Cheney has his hoofprints all over. |
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Beartracks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
5. I read somewhere there's a shutoff... |
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icee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 08:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
57. I find that shutoof switch failing suspicious. Something is wrong |
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icee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 08:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
58. Dupe. |
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MindandSoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
6. Makes sense! I agree. |
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sasquuatch55 (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 05:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
53. Acoustic switch $500,000 dollars that is required world wide except here thanks to Cheneys' policies |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
9. I can agree with that. |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
10. as usual, the situation is not as simple as that makes it sound.... |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. how do you determine whether or not you can turn off the well head |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:33 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. look, I understand your anger-- I'm pissed too... |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. then they need a backup and a backup for the backup. this is ALWAYS the possibility. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Heh |
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freebrew (478 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 05:01 PM Response to Reply #15 |
50. Are you an engineer? |
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localroger (663 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. It's not that it's too expensive |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:52 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Screw that |
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localroger (663 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 07:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. You're welcome |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 07:10 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Screw that... twice |
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localroger (663 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 08:14 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. To put it simply -- yes. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 08:21 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. heh |
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localroger (663 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 10:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Oh no |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 06:47 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. You have a serious problem |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 07:00 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. i understand |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 08:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. when a huge part of our ecological system is at stake we need redundancy upon redundancy..imho |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 08:33 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. seems to me, they could have done dry runs for this exact situation, |
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sasquuatch55 (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 05:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
54. localroger-It's that it's not possible. THAT IS JUST BS! |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
14. It's that simple |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
20. The same can be said about a heck of a lot of things. |
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TheOther95Percent (202 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
21. Where's John Wayne When We Need Him? |
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theophilus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
24. DAMN SKIPPY n/t |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
31. exactly! |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
33. Makes perfect sense to me. |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
39. Do you drive a car? nt |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
40. I think Rachel stole your idea last night |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
41. Make no mistake this is exactly what "Self Regulating Industries" |
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jfkraus (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
42. But no-one could have anticipated... |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 03:55 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. ... their project manager(s) should be fired for NOT anticipating this. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
43. How dare you post something that makes sense! KNR! n/t |
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greencharlie (827 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
45. yeah, I'll buy that. nt |
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rambler_american (565 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
46. Murphy's Law |
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icee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
47. You are assuming this was a negligent act and not a purposeful |
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rambler_american (565 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 04:48 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Go on. |
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icee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 07:33 PM Response to Reply #48 |
56. Can't go into detail right now. In the middle of painting. But look at the players |
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rambler_american (565 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-01-10 06:27 AM Response to Reply #56 |
61. WOW! |
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icee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-01-10 08:58 AM Response to Reply #61 |
62. The WTC went down for many reasons, greed being one of |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
49. Where's the "invisible hand?" |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
51. Exactly. Duh. |
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HowHasItComeToThis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
55. WELL SAID MY FRIEND |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
59. BP downplayed the possibility of a catastrophic accident |
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