Some tar balls came up on Dauphin Island, where I do own property. I haven’t been down there yet to clean it up but probably will at some point.
The point is, this was malfeasance of the worst kind on the part of BP. They are at fault for this one. Most oil companies operating in the Gulf haven’t had the record of problems that they had. It suggests that there is something wrong with the company and it is only bolstered when the company gives all that money to Obama and then he goes out of his way to shield BP and give them special favors.
My point is that we should actually see what kind of devastation there is before we panic. If we believed the MSM about all this, the entire coast of the Gulf is swimming in oil. From what FReepers are saying, nothing is happening yet.
I don’t want you to think I am being flippant in this. I truly feel for you and think that any damage should be compensated, however, I’ve seen people panic many times and the actual outcome is far less devastating.