Thank You BP!

Bama_Wake · Criminal Joined: 03 Jun 2010 Posts: 77 City: Mobile

Thanks to British Petroleum and the oil spill, my season will be cut short this year because our rivers and bays are now full of oil slicks, tar balls, and dead marine life!

mgs917 · Addict Joined: 17 Sep 2008 Posts: 532 City: Spartanburg

I know it is not much of a consulation but I have made every effort to avoid BP and I will continue to avoid BP for a very long time. I hope others do as well.

Enygma · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 356

Is this the fault of bp or is it just one of those things that happen. It may have happened to bp but it could just as easily be another company. Though I haven't been paying much attention to the whole thing. Were the parts failing inspections but still being used? Or is this just another matter of needing someone to blame?

Medina · Posted: Jun 14, 2010 2:44 am Post subject:

Interessting detail that alot of big Companys like Goldman Sachs shorted their major positions in the BP stock just before the Oil Spill.

johnnysanchez · Newbie Joined: 27 Apr 2010 Posts: 20

There were several documented warnings that BP ignored. It makes me sick to think about how much of an impact this is going to have on not only the environment but on the economies that rely on the gulf for income. I just hope someone has the Nuts to go after those responsible.

Medina · Posted: Jun 14, 2010 6:17 am Post subject:

The managment on the Rig also knew that the uppercommand of BP was giving false orders, but they had to carry them out, while the manager on the rig knew everything would go to hell...

Red57Bird · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Posts: 316 City: Raleigh

mgs917 · Addict Joined: 17 Sep 2008 Posts: 532 City: Spartanburg

well I am pretty sure most of the bill is going to find its way to the taxpayers. I dont have facts or data to back that assumption but there is a lot of corruption in these businesses. I like when they asked Obama if there was anything illegal that went on and he just blew off the question. I bet there were some shady things going on that led to this disater, and I hope the company/those responsible pay for it.

Red57Bird · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Posts: 316 City: Raleigh

Wakeboarder3780 · Posted: Jun 14, 2010 11:58 am Post subject:

As far as is this "just something that went wrong" or was it actually someone's fault - it was actually someone's fault. First off they drilled the oil in a spot they knew they wouldn't be able to get to easily. Second off whoever the org is that is supposed to provide the check ups on the oil company to make sure they don't drill in an unreachable area didn't do their job either and let them drill there.

Then keep in mind the a$$ clowns still don't have it fixed. Yeah it's definitely someones fault. And I could give a sh*t less who gets blamed right now, they need to quit pointing fingers and get the f*cking thing cleaned up before it demolishes more of the environment.

I hope this leads a lot more people down the path of renewable energy instead of yeah lets drill anywhere we can for more oil Rolling Eyes

After they have it cleaned up then I'm all for punishing those that did wrong. You can send them one by one into a windowless room with me for a day Smile

Bama_Wake · Criminal Joined: 03 Jun 2010 Posts: 77 City: Mobile

As of right now, me and 2000+ other people in my area have been hired by BP to ride around on your own boat and keep on a lookout for oil and dead animals. They are paying $1200 for the boat and $200 to the captain and the deckhand daily. I spotted an oil slick in mobile bay yesterday and I called it in to them and instead of getting clean up boats out there to skim it up, all they did was absolutely nothing about it but said ok thanks. They are basically hiring all these people and giving out all of this money just to make people happy and so they dont have to hear everyone b****. They dont care about the gulf coast and the effect that this catastrophe will bring for many years to come.

LaynDoor · Outlaw Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Posts: 152 City: Meriden CT

Practice what you preach BP!

Medina · Posted: Jun 14, 2010 12:51 pm Post subject:

Everything is on the table of the taxpayers, it always is, has been and will be. Wake up to the illusion of freedom and democracy... As long as banks create money out of thin air, and you will have to pay them back, with interest wich can never be repaid... you will always be Bubb Rubb.

JeffreyCH · Posted: Jun 14, 2010 2:53 pm Post subject:

Bama_Wake · Criminal Joined: 03 Jun 2010 Posts: 77 City: Mobile

Yeah thats all im doing is riding around and looking until 2 o clock everyday. Easiest and most money ive ever made. Very Happy

Medina · Posted: Jun 15, 2010 2:29 am Post subject:

Bama_Wake · Criminal Joined: 03 Jun 2010 Posts: 77 City: Mobile

I wish they would let me ride while I was working. Getting payed to ride would be awesome! But if they catch you doing something besides looking for oil, you will be deactivated.

Enygma · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 356

Have you all seen the youtube video about BP spilling a cup of coffee on a table...funny stuff.

Sorry to hear about peoples riding seasons being ruined.

And to whoever suggested we find more renewable energy resources, if you own an electric car, i'm gonna punch you in the face. Electric cars are WORSE for the environment then gas or diesel..Doesn't look like they are but just think a couple minutes about where that electricity comes from. then think about what will happen to those useless depleted batteries. just stick with a small 4 banger car and a big a$$ truck to pull stuff when you need it.

geissap · Newbie Joined: 06 Jun 2010 Posts: 9

Some of the posts above are so outlandishly ridiculous. Emotions in the way of logic. My favorite is the brilliant Einstein who posted a picture of a BP gas station saying something like "practice what you preach!" PURE IGNORANCE!

You realize that gas station is privately owned by a business owner just trying to make ends meet for his family while at the same time providing work for 15-20 employees. He has probably a 7 year contract through BP for oil but has absolutely NOTHING to do with the oil spill. Boycotting BP stations does absolutely NOTHING to BP. BP will just sell there oil to other countries or raise there prices on there oil which will in turn make $5.00 a gallon across the US.

The way you effect BP directly is by attacking there stock. These little BP stations are owned and operated by everyday people who are binded by contracts with BP. Please don't punish these business owners because of your ignorance and misundrstanding of the situation.

Wakeboarder3780 · Posted: Jun 16, 2010 7:24 am Post subject:

geissap · Newbie Joined: 06 Jun 2010 Posts: 9

@wakeboarder - good points your right I don't know, but it's definitely a better idea then boycotting BP stations! I don't regret my usage of ignorance either. That's me showing my emotion which is similiar to the emotional response of attacking BP gas stations.

I like your humble opinion at the end. I agree with it. It'll happen too I think

LaynDoor · Outlaw Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Posts: 152 City: Meriden CT

geissap · Newbie Joined: 06 Jun 2010 Posts: 9

@Layn - And using 3 question marks at the end of your questions makes you smarter? Great retort!

Your risk analysis assessment for BP owners is terrible btw. They signed a contract with a company so they should suffer for a mechanical failure that happened thousands of miles from them? Nope sorry I totally don't understand this point.

I'd say the stock got "attacked" pretty well. It tanked overnight! By boycotting the stock instead of the gas stations you show the market at work. If people see BP is a billion dollars into this they stop investing in BP. BP has lost 58 billion dollars in stock market value because of this spill. That effects BP not boycotting a privately owned gas station.

Where did I say you can't be pissed off and where did you see me shrug my shoulders? Confused

I have no clue what the foreign water thing has to do with anything so I'll just say, Cool!

LaynDoor · Outlaw Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Posts: 152 City: Meriden CT

Wakeboarder3780 · Posted: Jun 16, 2010 2:44 pm Post subject:

I think we can all agree that BP in general is kinda sucky, whilst the environment is getting railed and we should all do what we can to fix the problem at hand (oil currently still leaking into the ocean).

Other than that:

hype9107 · Outlaw Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 143

i cant remember where i read it, but they said that all the major U.S. oil companies are pitching in some amount of money. Because even though they are competitors, the new regulations are going to effect them all. all the oil companies want as little washback from this as possible. so if that is true, and all oil companies are pitching in money, they are all going to want it back. so the price of gas will rise all around, not just from BP.

kyle f · Addict Joined: 14 Aug 2008 Posts: 835 City: Norris Lake

Dont you guys know that BP stations don't sell just BP gas? They get ti from other sources too. Alot of it comes thru the same pipelines. Rolling Eyes

Do you ever see just one brand of gas raise its prices anyway, NO! Greed gets in the way. If BP has to raise its prices, and eventually it will to recover form this. All the other brands are just going to bump up with them. Then while BP is recovering others will be posting huge proffits.