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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 09:37 PM
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I hope this Top Kill thing works to stop the BP leak
All politics aside

God I hope this works for the people of the coast.

For the wildlife.

For all of us.

I hope to GOD this works
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marylanddem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 09:38 PM
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1. Amen to that.

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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 09:44 PM
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2. Recommended up to 0.
FFS.

good one, peacetrain!

:thumbsup:
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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-10 07:59 AM
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8. I am just holding my breath this morning NYC...
I do not have the tv on..
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KansasVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 09:48 PM
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3. +1
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boppers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 09:48 PM
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4. Been watching it live.
http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/globalbp_uk_english/homepage/STAGING/local_assets/bp_homepage/html/rov_stream.html

Keeps getting gunkier, I assume that's the mud getting pushed out?
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secondwind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 09:48 PM
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5. apparently it's been called off now. :-( something about the seabed isn't strong enough
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 10:07 PM
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6. If that's the case, I think that's a wise decision. We don't want to open up a gaping
hole for even more oil to blast through. Do they have a backup plan?

This just makes me sick. :(
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Lucky 13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-10 08:07 AM
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10. Where did you hear that?
From all I'm reading it sounds like it's going forward...

Horrible news. Just horrible.
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DCBob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-10 08:11 AM
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11. How does one make a seabed stronger?
Sounds like more BPBS to me.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 10:34 PM
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7. Here's a cap....
I have no idea what's going on here .... but here it is...
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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-10 08:00 AM
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9. wow...wonder what that is?
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DCBob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-10 08:18 AM
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12. If I had to guess that the "top killer"..
pipe from BOP connection to a surface ship big ass shit pump... just guessing.
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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-10 08:33 AM
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15. Makes as much sense to me as anything I can think of..
Off to work.. and hoping we have some good news later.. fingers crossed
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SemiCharmedQuark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-10 08:24 AM
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13. SwampRat posted this very informative graphic:
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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-10 08:32 AM
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14. Wow that is detailed... thanks!
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-10 08:46 PM
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18. *
Edited on Wed May-26-10 08:46 PM by Clio the Leo
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-10 08:40 AM
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16. Don't get your hopes up, never been tried at 5000 feet before.
I do hope it works but I am highly skeptical.
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Born_A_Truman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-10 10:14 AM
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17. So do I!
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-10 08:46 PM
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19. Anyone watching now? Does the "leak" appear to be a lighter brown?
Edited on Wed May-26-10 08:48 PM by Clio the Leo
Or is it my imagination? (as if it were mud and not oil)



http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/globalbp_uk_english/homepage/STAGING/local_assets/bp_homepage/html/rov_stream.html

And we've gone from being able to see three plumes coming up to a big dusty fog where we cant see much of anything .... but maybe that's from the robot cam moving around?
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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-10 08:47 PM
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20. That was announced on Rachael about 40 minutes ago.. they
think they are pumping mud now.. which would be very good news.. everyone is holding their breath
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-10 08:49 PM
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21. lol, yeah, I know but....
.... I'm wondering if it really IS lighter or if my mind is playing tricks on me because of what Rachel/Keith said.
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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-10 08:53 PM
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22. LOL.. gotcha... I have not seen any screens of what is happening
just catching the reports from the DU community who are watching the spill..
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