We met some people at the beach today, they were all strangers

[rzemanfl]

to me except my sister, who I've known since my parents brought her home from the hospital in 1957. They were all from Wisconsin-here on business. I described our situation here vis-a-vis BP as follows: "It's like hoping your little portion of the toilet bowl stays clean when someone flushes."

I think that sums it up.

[Mira]

1. You.are suffering! My heart bleeds.

Because I can do nothing I am mostly quiet about this catastrophe.
I think once they plug the goddamn leak, you will hear me scream without a telephone.

I believe in "first things first",
which does not help your heartache and the disruption of what you had planned for your life even one little bit.
I am so damn sad and sorry.