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To: norraad
Keystone Kops? Or is it on purpose? Enough is enough, come on fellas, you've had your fun, now get some flex-clamp suction hoses on those leaks and bring it in to the refinery.

At this point, I think there is nothing they can do to stop it, and they know it. Just going through the motions to be seen as trying.
11 posted on 05/28/2010 2:31:25 PM PDT by ZX12R
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To: ZX12R
"Don't make me come down there!"

Take a robot with a hose and a big flex-clamp modified from the ones they use to hook up tankers in rolling seas and hook it to the leak, they can do that, they could have done that, there's a reason they won't, that's what we need to focus on now!!!

12 posted on 05/28/2010 2:36:00 PM PDT by norraad ("What light!">Blues Brothers)
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To: ZX12R

re: there is nothing they can do to stop it

I fear you might be correct. They say the relief wells will do it, but I don’ see how that will let them get a handle on the problem.

Frankly, I blame those who have forced us to look so far out and down to get the oil we need. I know we’ve pretty much used up the oil under less water in the Gulf of Mexico, but just think how quickly this mess could have been halted if this were on dry ground rather than a mile below the surface.

I have heard several people complaining of having ideas as to how to stem the flow but they can’t get anyone to listen to them. If it were up to me I would have a phone line and a web site to ask for suggestions. Who knows, someone could have an idea that might work.

I don’t see why they can’t put a large pipe down directly over the flow and capture it into ships at the surface.


14 posted on 05/28/2010 2:37:51 PM PDT by jwparkerjr
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