tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post3790312295670856947..comments2023-09-20T11:31:54.194-04:00Comments on Rabble Rouser Ruminations: Skimmers Are AWOL, But UnSkilled Workers Are PlentifulRabble Rouser Reverend Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965609706204555067noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post-84718760322679504252010-06-29T15:13:40.549-04:002010-06-29T15:13:40.549-04:00I know - it breaks my heart for them, too. Isn...I know - it breaks my heart for them, too. Isn't it astonishing that the Gov't gave BP a big Safety Award 2 weeks before this disaster? No doubt, they took shortcuts, but the gov't also did not do the inspections they were suppsoed to do, and gave them waivers rather than require them to do things the right way. Just astonishing.<br /><br />And right now, sitting off of VA, is a skimmer capable of skimming 500,000 gallons a DAY (there was a link for it in the post). It is from Taiwan, and is waiting to be allowed to go help. It is 10 stories tall, 3 1/2 football fields long, and it is just SITTING there.<br /><br />WTF??<br /><br />This just makes me nuts, ME. Such stupidity, such needless waste and destruction. So many lives ruined (people and marine life)...<br /><br />Great comment - thank you!Rabble Rouser Reverend Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965609706204555067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post-80844740382370375692010-06-29T13:44:35.870-04:002010-06-29T13:44:35.870-04:00I feel so bad for the fishermen and those who are ...I feel so bad for the fishermen and those who are going to suffer because of this needless disaster. BP took shortcuts and it cost the lives of good hard-working men whose families will carry this heartache in their hearts for the rest of their lives. Losing a loved one to illness or even accident is one thing, but when there's negligence involved, it makes it even more tragic. <br /><br />Now we have our government sitting on their collective behinds and caring more about who to blame instead of doing all they can to help. Their political careers mean more to them than the livelihood of of the people in Louisiana...not to mention the irreversible damage done to the coastline and wildlife. <br /><br />But hey...at least the illegal aliens will have work, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com