BP Failed Long Before the BOP* Failed

Thanks for the heads-up. (2.00 / 6)

Making tracks to WSJ now.

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by: HappyinVT @ Fri Jun 11, 2010 at 16:14:46 PM CDT

I am but here (2.00 / 6)

to serve ;)

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by: jsfox @ Fri Jun 11, 2010 at 19:06:35 PM CDT

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Okey dokey. (2.00 / 5)

First let me say that I have only half a clue what Terry Barr is talking about ~ my fault much more than his.

What he does say, though, tracks with what I've read and heard elsewhere, namely that there were, or should have been, warning signs early on that there were problems.  The explosion occurred during a transition time (frankly, I don't remember what they were transitioning to or from) is highly unusual because this is supposed to be a fairly stable time.  I also find it hard to beleive that any responsible well owner would rely on one piece of equipment to control what anyone would guess could be a major catastrophe should something go wrong.

It would seem that BP is trying to shift the blame from either shoddy workmanship and/or materials and/or a serious lack of supervision to a piece of equipment largely to avoid even more expensive wrongful death suits.

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by: HappyinVT @ Fri Jun 11, 2010 at 20:34:30 PM CDT

As an aside that I hope doesn't take us too far from the original (2.00 / 4)

intent of this fine diary, I was almost side-tracked by the article listed on the right-hand side of the WSJ informing the reader that there is an alien in the White House.  Apparently, returning the bust of Winston Churchill touched a nerve.

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by: HappyinVT @ Fri Jun 11, 2010 at 20:36:46 PM CDT

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Ah yes (2.00 / 4)

the Dorothy Rabinowitz piece, truly loathsome.

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by: jsfox @ Fri Jun 11, 2010 at 21:27:08 PM CDT

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If you are interested (2.00 / 4)

and haven't seen it you should see the interview with the Deepwater Horizon rig worker. Barr's account  supports, in greater detail, what the rig worker describes.

60 Minutes

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by: jsfox @ Fri Jun 11, 2010 at 20:57:49 PM CDT

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Thanks to who ever added (2.00 / 5)

the image and for Young Turks for supplying it.

Adding images is the one thing I have yet to figure out. Then again I haven't really tried all that hard to figure it out either :)

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by: jsfox @ Sat Jun 12, 2010 at 10:32:11 AM CDT

It was the Magic Moose Pixies (2.00 / 3)

They're tricky, that way...

"Conway, whom experience had taught that rudeness was by no means a guarantee of good faith, was even less inclined to regard a well-turned phrase as a proof of insincerity."  James Hilton, Lost Horizon

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by: chrisblask @ Sat Jun 12, 2010 at 15:03:35 PM CDT

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btw, adding images is simple (2.00 / 4)

just put this into your comment/diary:

<img src="http://photochicken.com/unicornporn.jpg">

"Conway, whom experience had taught that rudeness was by no means a guarantee of good faith, was even less inclined to regard a well-turned phrase as a proof of insincerity."  James Hilton, Lost Horizon

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by: chrisblask @ Sat Jun 12, 2010 at 15:25:00 PM CDT

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i totally shoulda... (2.00 / 5)

...copyrighted the 'unicorn porn' thing. It coulda been my legacy.  sigh.

It's a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead, and find no one there. -Franklin Roosevelt

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by: fogiv @ Sat Jun 12, 2010 at 17:14:55 PM CDT

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Ah, but you can't copyright (2.00 / 4)

something like that because...

Unicorn porn belongs to all the world!

Truly a universal delight.

"I now am bold to say to the swift changing hours,
Pass, pass upon your way, for I grow never old,
Fleet to the dark abysm with all your fading flowers,
One rose that none may pluck, within my heart I hold."

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by: sricki @ Sat Jun 12, 2010 at 22:40:46 PM CDT

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God damn it! (2.00 / 4)

One of these days I am going to remember fail comes before fierce. Sorry Fogiv for letting that fail linger. Just not paying close attention. Like that is something new ;(

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by: jsfox @ Mon Jun 14, 2010 at 09:18:25 AM CDT

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heh. no problemo! (2.00 / 2)

It's a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead, and find no one there. -Franklin Roosevelt

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by: fogiv @ Mon Jun 14, 2010 at 15:08:43 PM CDT

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Don't feel bad. (2.00 / 3)

Last summer I went through the comments of a diary and failed quite a few.  I even wondered who was so unhappy about the comments until navybluewife commented that "happy wasn't very happy" and I realized the mass failer was me.  Since I'm no longer a TU at DailyKos I don't get so confused.

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by: HappyinVT @ Mon Jun 14, 2010 at 15:28:59 PM CDT

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Not to be snippy, but . . . (2.00 / 2)

I was always taught to praise first, criticize second. That's the reason I get confused. That's my story and I am sticking to it :)

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by: jsfox @ Mon Jun 14, 2010 at 15:42:05 PM CDT

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just be sure to save image to (2.00 / 6)

something like photobucket, imageshack, or flicker first...and don't steal bandwidth (Ya might end up with a gnasty image posted under your name).

Personally, I like Photobucket...though, I'll have to check out Blask's suggestion of photochicken.


"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret;
it is only with the heart that one can see rightly,
what is essential is invisible to the eye."
~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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by: Kysen @ Sun Jun 13, 2010 at 03:27:08 AM CDT

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That bird is strangely mesmerizing. (2.00 / 2)

In a sad way.

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by: HappyinVT @ Mon Jun 14, 2010 at 15:34:43 PM CDT

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