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BP oil spill. People are paying attention NOW, aren't they? *mad face*
May 2, 2010 at
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Unless my "search" button is broken, I can't find any threads about this oil spill.
Aren't there some Loungers here from the Gulf Coast area, besides myself?
This thing is going to be bad. Really bad.
I grew up in Pensacola, FL and have spent my whole life on these beaches. Pensacola, Gulf Shores, Navarre, Destin ... they are beautiful. And they have already suffered so much devastation over the years from hurricanes and now they have to endure THIS?
If this goes on long enough and the oil makes it's way into the Florida Keys, that will be the end of the natural coral reef habitat. What about the dolphins and fish and turtles and birds?
Environmental disaster aside, I can't even imagine what the economic impact is going to be.
Aren't there some Loungers here from the Gulf Coast area, besides myself?
This thing is going to be bad. Really bad.
I grew up in Pensacola, FL and have spent my whole life on these beaches. Pensacola, Gulf Shores, Navarre, Destin ... they are beautiful. And they have already suffered so much devastation over the years from hurricanes and now they have to endure THIS?
If this goes on long enough and the oil makes it's way into the Florida Keys, that will be the end of the natural coral reef habitat. What about the dolphins and fish and turtles and birds?
Environmental disaster aside, I can't even imagine what the economic impact is going to be.
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I live in MS. There are no nice beaches in MS. In fact, there's nothing nice about this state. I have been here 13 years now and go home to FL every chance I get. We also vacation in Gulf Shores, AL from time to time but would never consider a beach vacation in MS.
BP brands to boycott include Castrol, Arco, Aral, am/pm, Amoco, and Wild Bean Cafe.
BP does not own any gas stations in the United States. They are franchised out to AMERICANS who are responsible for the contracts that go along with owning that station, regardless of how much business they do or don't do. Boycotting BP will only hurt AMERICANS not BP.
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"If anything I said this morning has been misconstrued in an opposite effect, I want to apologize for that misconstrued misconstruction."
BP does not own any gas stations in the United States. They are franchised out to AMERICANS who are responsible for the contracts that go along with owning that station, regardless of how much business they do or don't do. Boycotting BP will only hurt AMERICANS not BP.
From what I have heard, most of what you say is true but would add that BP station owners cannot just "switch" brands. They are under contract with BP to get their fuel from them and have to either pay a fee to get out of that contract or risk a lawsuit if they just arbitrarily switch. I was told this by someone that owns a gas station here, but it is NOT a BP station so I don't know if that is accurate or not.
A boycott of BP will hurt the company ... eventually ... but the lawsuits are going to devastate them long before the boycott will. I myself, am boycotting the fuel at those stations but last weekend we did stop at a BP and buy snacks and drinks just to help out the station owner and we are suggesting that others (who choose to boycott), do the same.
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Whatever, there will be no boycott in 99% of the country.....so good luck with your crusade
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They don't have to give $20billion to anyone, but they did.
They are only responsible for $75million towards the clean-up, but they are footing the entire bill.
Nobody has to hire lawyers and sit through years of trials, BP is taking care of them.
BP is doing everything the right way. What more do you people want from them?