🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 31 May 2010 20:37:54 +0000, Don H wrote:

> How hard is it to plug a hole?
> True, if there's liquid gushing out under pressure, and hole is
> difficult to access; then some excuse for tardiness is feasible.
>   But if the problem is causing massive water pollution, a govt-imposed
>   fine
> of one billion dollars per day might activate the brain cells...

No, if you were to actually activate your brain cells, you would realise 
that you are not just plugging a hole, but plugging a hole in a big 
balloon at a distance of about 1,500(?) metres. AFAIK, the deepest hole 
we have had and as they say "we know more about the moon surface than our 
own ocean depths". So, everything they are doing is new, first time and 
at extremes. Also, they are actually attempting stuff in the normal time 
frame. Despite the whining idiots that feature on the TV each night, AFAI 
can see they are making concurrent attempts with various methods.

The bottom line is that the real "permanent" fix is that they have to 
build a relief well and that takes months, so they are just bringing each 
"reduce the damage" idea to the front as it is ready.

They have started the relief well, meanwhile they tried the collection 
cap idea and woops "ice" blocked it, so they tried the garbage(?) 
injection method to reduce flow and it just kept flowing. meanwhile they 
were back at the construction yard building cap number two, which will be 
the next attempt AFAIK.

The US citizen is addicted to cheap oil and allowed their oil companies 
to do everything in a risky fashion and now they are paying the price for 
it.