Gulf Oil Spill and Seafood
#3
The damage that is being done from this oil spill is making me sick. Every October we spend a week at Cape Hatteras NC..I wonder what it will be like at the waters edge of that pristine beach? We found a wonderful fish market where the boats come in and you can buy fresh shrimp for 1.50 a pound. In october it will probably be 15.00 a pound. Will it be safe to eat seafood? I guess only time will tell.
#6
Originally Posted by JanetM
I think this disaster is beyond anything we have ever seen before, and they don't seem to know how to stop it. Heaven help us. :cry:
In total agreement. It sickens me. I live about 2 hours or so north of the coast here in Louisiana, and unless my car is sick, the air smelled really weird here this morning.....
#7
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: LA - Lower Alabama
Posts: 888
the cost of shrimp is the least of the worries....
dead dolphins, dead turtles, dead birds, nesting areas decimated, tarry oily mess on beaches, in the marshes...
this is OUR nightly news, our morning news, our noon news...
think about this - you depend on going out in your boat everyday to catch fish/shrimp/oysters
your neighbor depends on you to bring the fish/shrimp/oysters to his shop where more neighbors sort, clean, package and ship the fish/shrimp/oysters to markets and restaurants all over the country...
you all do that in order to pay the bills, put food on the table, in other words - that's how you make your living...
now you can't
and the oil company - in this case - BP - British Petroleum - says, "ok, we'll pay you to do cleanup so you'll have some money to pay your bills and put food on the table since your job is gone"...
so you report to do that and guess what - they've already hired the illegals to do it - imported them here from out of state! saved a few bucks, but hey....
(and just for the ones who don't believe it:
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/94364134.html )
The Gov of Louisiana is so disgusted with the whole thing...
dead dolphins, dead turtles, dead birds, nesting areas decimated, tarry oily mess on beaches, in the marshes...
this is OUR nightly news, our morning news, our noon news...
think about this - you depend on going out in your boat everyday to catch fish/shrimp/oysters
your neighbor depends on you to bring the fish/shrimp/oysters to his shop where more neighbors sort, clean, package and ship the fish/shrimp/oysters to markets and restaurants all over the country...
you all do that in order to pay the bills, put food on the table, in other words - that's how you make your living...
now you can't
and the oil company - in this case - BP - British Petroleum - says, "ok, we'll pay you to do cleanup so you'll have some money to pay your bills and put food on the table since your job is gone"...
so you report to do that and guess what - they've already hired the illegals to do it - imported them here from out of state! saved a few bucks, but hey....
(and just for the ones who don't believe it:
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/94364134.html )
The Gov of Louisiana is so disgusted with the whole thing...
#8
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: LA - Lower Alabama
Posts: 888
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/94364134.html
why the first link doesn't work is beyond me.. it was the )
why the first link doesn't work is beyond me.. it was the )
#9
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: western Pa
Posts: 4,569
This makes me sick. Did you notice BP didn't admit to the amount of oil being spilled until underwater pictures were published? Would you own a business (any business) and not have a disaster or "worst case scenario" plan? This is not going away soon-I only see it getting worse. I am so sorry for those who are losing there income. I cringe when they show pictures of the birds and sea creatures. Shouldn't BP have to do something for them?? (Sorry for the rant-I'll go take a Valium now but this whole thing has me really pi**ed off!!)
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