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Oil spill - the end of fresh Florida seafood?

CHASZ51 said:
On the news it has shown video of thick nasty raw crude deep in the grass marsh's already. It's gonna be the end for alot of people and maybe BP after they pay maybe trillions for the after effects and clean up.
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Nah... BP will go insolvent before paying the bills, then some company, something like, say, "Petroleum Britannia", will buy up all their assets leaving all the debt behind. They will not bleed their finances dry if they can avoid it.
 
Rich Z said:
Nah... BP will go insolvent before paying the bills, then some company, something like, say, "Petroleum Britannia", will buy up all their assets leaving all the debt behind. They will not bleed their finances dry if they can avoid it.
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You haven't read my new thread (A Must Read) I posted? All of the oil companies are going to pay.
 
That being said, here's another interesting website I found -> http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/05/01/us/20100501-oil-spill-tracker.html?ref=us

Note the text descriptions of the estimates of the actual amount of oil being expelled. :eek:

I'm thinking I might as well cancel those reservations on Sanibel Island this Fall. Might be better to take trips out west or up north instead and write off going to the Gulf beaches entirely.

Speaking of which, Connie and I went to St. George Island on Tuesday. We noticed some sort of black, grainy material was washing up on the beach and some was visible in the shallows of the Gulf. It's heavier than water and was laying between "waves" in the sand beneath the water. We were walking through this black stuff (honestly, it looked all the world to me as being "cricket poop", since we had raised crickets for the reptile business for years) and it would adhere to the bottoms of our feet, but did wash off with just a bit of effort without leaving any stains. The tide was going out and in some of the shallows left behind, there were shiny areas on the water that seemed to pick up some material from the beach. Kind of hard to describe, and I don't think the camcorder would have helped to view it. Not something I recall seeing before, but heck, I just might be seeing something natural that I just never noticed before. But both together did seem kind of odd and coincidental.
 
Alaska still has oil residue after 21 years .If a hurricane hits the Gulf, oil will become airborne and spread inland for hundreds of miles.

I also doubt that any sea food will survive for decades .

I agree with the prediction that BP will just declare bankruptcy after hiding assets .Keep in mind it took Exxon 20 years to make finial payouts
 
vett boy said:
Alaska still has oil residue after 21 years .If a hurricane hits the Gulf, oil will become airborne and spread inland for hundreds of miles.

I also doubt that any sea food will survive for decades .

I agree with the prediction that BP will just declare bankruptcy after hiding assets .Keep in mind it took Exxon 20 years to make finial payouts
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True, but not all seafood comes from the Gulf. We get a lot of seafood shipped in from other ares of the US and abroad.

As for Alaska, IIRC, wasnt' the shoreline rocky as compared to the gulfcoast?

That would be much more difficult to clean.

Either way, this is going to be a long lasting mess:(

And you're probably right about BP. The owner of the rig is already asking the government to limit thier liability...go figure?
 
As soon as the first Manatee 's wash up dead you'll see outrage.Katrina had storm surge of 25-30 feet flooding areas of the gulf as much as 5 miles inland .I wonder if Disney has a bulk supply of speedie dry .
 
Shadow said:
And you're probably right about BP. The owner of the rig is already asking the government to limit thier liability...go figure?
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Probably because they fully realize that NO ONE can afford to pay the actual damages that will ensue from this. How many people moved to Florida specifically for the Gulf beaches? Heck, I know it was a big factor in where we chose to move to. And as I am about to cancel out on that rental down in Sanibel, this has certainly ruined a long hoped for vacation for us. So am I qualified to sue for that kind of damages? What about the enjoyment of just being able to go to the beach any day that we want to now that we are retired? Who would want to go to a man made cesspool made of a mixture of seawater, oil products, and the decaying remains of all the animals that have died in that mess? The stench is going to quite likely be unbearable.

And meanwhile, the oil still keeps on pouring out of the ground into the Gulf of Mexico. All of the promises and guarantees of the safety of drilling offshore have been exposed for what they really are. Just lies and the fervent hope that the lies would never have been exposed by reality.
 
And if things were not bad enough, they currently have a stuck sawblade they are contending with and 20-30% more oil leaking...What else can go wrong...they need to fix this somehow before the first storms hauls ass into into the Gulf...
 
vett boy said:
As soon as the first Manatee 's wash up dead you'll see outrage.Katrina had storm surge of 25-30 feet flooding areas of the gulf as much as 5 miles inland .I wonder if Disney has a bulk supply of speedie dry .
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I hate to say it, but you're right:(
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That will piss people off like nothing else! Kinda wierd, but whatever works?
 
Federal Marine has terminals in both Port Manatee and Tampa .They specialize in shipping various cargo all over the world .I was in a meeting yesterday with one of the terminal managers and he explained both the ocean and wind currents to a group of us .It was very interesting (tragic)to see what effect the oil will have over the next 6 mons. particularly Florida .It seems that all the west coast will see some issues but possibly not that bad if the currents start moving the stuff .It appears the high rent district off Naples ,Marco and the Keys will take a big hit .The Keys are what I worry about as the Eco system is in such a fragile state to Begin with .No doubt it's my favorite diving and drinking place in the US.

Although 6 weeks late they are starting to slow down the flow and they are skimming a lot more.

As far as Tony Hayward and Obama -----------well most folks have got 'em both pegged
 
Yeah, I just cancelled our plans to spend a month on Sanibel Island this fall. I couldn't take the chance that I would be throwing our money away and staying at a beach house on a beach we couldn't enjoy. :nonod: There is just too much oil out there to NOT have an impact on the Gulf coast of Florida.
 
Shadow said:
So go to the East side of the state. Some beautiful places over there too:thumbsup:
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Honestly, I have always liked the beaches of the Gulf coast much more than the Atlantic east coast. But perhaps beggars can't be choosers right now.

So, anyway, now I have a fight on my hands with the rental company for that house on Sanibel we just cancelled out on, as they are saying that I have to pay for the travel insurance ($450) even though the period it covers is mid September thru mid October. :crazy9: They want to take this amount out of the deposit we already paid and they will be refunding.
 
Rich Z said:
Honestly, I have always liked the beaches of the Gulf coast much more than the Atlantic east coast. But perhaps beggars can't be choosers right now.

So, anyway, now I have a fight on my hands with the rental company for that house on Sanibel we just cancelled out on, as they are saying that I have to pay for the travel insurance ($450) even though the period it covers is mid September thru mid October. :crazy9: They want to take this amount out of the deposit we already paid and they will be refunding.
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Bummer!:thumbsdown:

I'm partial as well to the Gulf Coast, but I've spent some spectacular days and evenings along the East Coast of Florida as well:thumbsup:
 
Rich Z said:
Yeah, I just cancelled our plans to spend a month on Sanibel Island this fall. I couldn't take the chance that I would be throwing our money away and staying at a beach house on a beach we couldn't enjoy. :nonod: There is just too much oil out there to NOT have an impact on the Gulf coast of Florida.
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you may want to double check with them...some hoteliers are providing guaranties regarding bookings...
 
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