AUGUST?? The oil might leak until AUGUST?

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by goof2

Do you really think 1) that is what is going to happen and 2) boycotting BP makes a difference? BP and Transocean will be held accountable. The court cases will take years but eventually they will have to pay substantial cleanup costs, damages, and I suspect substantial fines. You are probably right about the politicians and inspectors though.

Here's what is REALLY curious to me. BP is owning up, they ARE paying, they ARE out there, they haven't once said "it's not our fault."

Maybe everyone is really confused because usually big business just points fingers at other people/business/government. I said it a long time ago, big oil is the ONLY industry that will throw money at a problem until it goes away. They are throwing money at it.

Gas-Man, what would you like to see them do that they aren't doing already?

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by azoomm

Here's what is REALLY curious to me. BP is owning up, they ARE paying, they ARE out there, they haven't once said "it's not our fault."

Maybe everyone is really confused because usually big business just points fingers at other people/business/government. I said it a long time ago, big oil is the ONLY industry that will throw money at a problem until it goes away. They are throwing money at it.

Gas-Man, what would you like to see them do that they aren't doing already?

I just know they're going to end up passing along the cost of the containment and cleanup to the consumer and, in the end, they'll end up with the same profit margins as previous years (hell, they'll probably end up making money off this whole thing - they'll go all "Here are alternatives to oil" and make a mint).

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

I just know they're going to end up passing along the cost of the containment and cleanup to the consumer and, in the end, they'll end up with the same profit margins as previous years (hell, they'll probably end up making money off this whole thing - they'll go all "Here are alternatives to oil" and make a mint).

Right, and as a business in a consumer driven society how is that their fault? Doesn't every business do that to survive? Mind you, I'm not defending them [specifically] it's just how business works.

If you had an unpredicted accident in a company you own, wouldn't you raise prices to then recoup the loss? It sucks, and it will probably hurt the pocketbook, I'm not looking forward to that.

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by azoomm

what would you like to see them do that they aren't doing already?

Oh I don't know...maybe stop the leak and clean up all of the oil pumped into the Gulf and also protect the coast from the advancement of the oil.

How ? I don't know because I didn't build the well and it's not my oil. I didn't cause the problem...they did.

No contingency plan for something like this...interesting. They don't even know what caused it do they ? That's also real comforting.

[pauldun170]

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[Homeslice]

Funny, all I see in the newspapers is how they're making excuses about it not being their rig........And hiding information about how much oil is coming out......Making estimates on the low end

Do some of you work for this company or something?

Paying fines is one thing.......Big deal.........That mainly hurts the shareholders. I would rather see a few dozen people get shit-canned (in both business and gov't).

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Funny, all I see in the newspapers is how they're making excuses about it not being their rig, and hiding information about how much oil is coming out.

Do some of you work for this company or something?

Paying fines is one thing.....Big deal.........That mainly hurts the shareholders. Firing a few people would be more appropriate IMO.

My husband is with another company that is contracted by BP. Much like TransOcean was contracted by BP.

It wasn't their rig. It was TransOcean's.

[pauldun170]

http://despair.com/bp.html

[Sixxxxer]

For having such a catastrophe in the Gulf, Gas prices have been steadliy dropping as of late...And From what I can tell they Should continue to drop...Even with this incident in the Gulf.

The middle east has such a backstock of oil then dunno wtf to do with themselves.

As far as boycotting...IT wont do anything Azoom's right...and not because of all that mumble jumble she typed up...It simply wont affect the company as a whole because regardless of whats going on in the gulf people STILL need fuel.

Hey gas, if you ran out of gas and rolled into a BP would you not get gas?

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Sixxxxer

For having such a catastrophe in the Gulf, Gas prices have been steadliy dropping as of late...And From what I can tell they Should continue to drop...Even with this incident in the Gulf.

The middle east has such a backstock of oil then dunno wtf to do with themselves.

As far as boycotting...IT wont do anything Azoom's right...and not because of all that mumble jumble she typed up...It simply wont affect the company as a whole because regardless of whats going on in the gulf people STILL need fuel.

Hey gas, if you ran out of gas and rolled into a BP would you not get gas?

I specifically went to bp yesterday