tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4315477600049539181.post1484245742158818335..comments2023-07-19T06:54:19.182-07:00Comments on Bump's Stump: Off-Shore Oil RigsDixon Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202690322034731396noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4315477600049539181.post-44106094418813174542010-05-12T11:00:18.633-07:002010-05-12T11:00:18.633-07:00It seems we're always being reactive, rather t...It seems we're always being reactive, rather than proactive. I know there will always be surprises, but with the disastrous potential here you'd think ALL possible safety considerations would be redundant, maybe DOUBLE redundant wouldn't you?<br />...Fishermen and those that support them completely out of work.<br />...The tourism industry and all its support systems (Entertainment, lodging, food, fuel, transportation, clothing, and more!) damaged.<br />The hit to the food supply in the region will have a ripple effect throughout the nation when those costs were already on their way up...<br />And who will eventually pay for all the damage? Certainly not BP... they'll just pass their costs on to us!<br />The economic effect this will have on Gulf States is incomprehensible. The Nation as a whole will eventually feel its effect at a time when we certainly don't need another open wound.<br />Our government has constructed a house of cards... how much pressure can it withstand before collapsing?Greybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.com