A Disaster Of Mega Proportions Brewing In Gulf

[Guest jackdm3]

I've gotta take a bunch of scaffolding out of my truck and tear off the driver door panel off to replace the window motor, but this is immensely more entertaining.

[Guest jackdm3]

Whoever's controlling the roboarms clearly hasn't played too many videogames.

[mikegideon]

Whoever's controlling the roboarms clearly hasn't played too many videogames.

Alcohol and robots don't mix

[Guest jackdm3]

I've had bad feelings about this tophat thingy for a while. I hope my concern is misplaced, but what I'm thinking is similar to the hoods we had over our industrial ovens in our forge for making steel springs. And the concept isn't too different from a simple vent-a-hood over your stove. You have a funnel above from which to send your unwanted substance into a tunnel, up and out! But when that funnel can't take it, the substance comes back down and out the lower sides. Thus, leaking still. And the joint where the hood and the pipe meets leaks, too.

I hope they're using something that's been used for this purpose before.

[mikegideon]

They plan on it leaking around the bottom some. The top looks like high pressure pipe.

[Guest jackdm3]

Soon, we'll hear from all the drillers that ALL pipes leak and for us to get over it. I never thought they had locktite fittings to begin with, but I bet somewhere we'll be hearing about this commonality.

[Guest jackdm3]

Is it on it? I don't even see the old pipe underneath.

[G27]

Sure I have, but it's not the same issue with oil. Not saying some liberal dip:poop: won't try to make the connection. I would just be surprised if Obama did.

Surprise!

Obama calls for a price' on carbon emissions

By MARGARET TALEV

McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has hardened his resolve to impose "a price" on carbon emissions to drive private investment away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy.

Read more: Obama calls for a price' on carbon emissions - Politics AP - MiamiHerald.com

[mikegideon]

Surprise!

He needs to plug the damn hole. I saw him dippin' into it yesterday after Suntzu tried to warn me.

[mikegideon]

Is it on it? I don't even see the old pipe underneath.

Nope. Still dinkin' with cables

[Guest jackdm3]

Very close now. Like two feet away.

[Guest jackdm3]

Visibility's shot!

[mikegideon]

Visibility's shot!

Yep, they said that would happen

[mikegideon]

they need a :poop:load of duct tape

[Guest jackdm3]

And Gorilla Snot.

[mikegideon]

At least they went around the flange. This could work

[Mike.357]

I tell you, it is mind boggling to watch all that oil blasting up through the water.

Good thing Obama and Holder are on top of things. A criminal investigation is just the ticket to fixing things. imagine how bad this would be if they weren't involved.

[Rightwinger]

Because I'm lazy, post up the link your watching this on again. I may partake.

[Mike.357]

Because I'm lazy, post up the link your watching this on again. I may partake.

http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/536476-post382.html

[Guest jackdm3]

That!

Eh, Chuck?!

Edited June 4, 2010 by jackdm3

[mikegideon]

cnn.com and hit the live video link under the left picture. BP has a stream too, but CNN's video is better

[Guest jackdm3]

cnn.com and hit the live video link under the left picture. BP has a stream too, but CNN's video is better

You mean, it's like the paparazzi down there? Bunch of cameras elbowing each other for the best shots? Like that joke about 1,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean.

[Rightwinger]

I may not be allowed on Commie News but I'll try

[mikegideon]

I may not be allowed on Commie News but I'll try

Just don't read anything before you hit the link

[Rightwinger]

Okay, drunken monkey tried flying in the oil stream and is now resting his ROV. I picked the wrong time to start streaming underwater Bob the Builder.