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gabriella
 14 Jul 2010, 12:52 #93669 Reply To Post
Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a very serious matter. I live on the west coast of Florida and I'm scared, so scared I wrote about it on my blog. If you are interested in reading my comments and perhaps post your own, please visit my blog:

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notleyab
 14 Jul 2010, 17:47 #93701 Reply To Post
There certainly seems to be an abnormal amount of natural disasters this year, not taking into account the man-made ones like the BP rig.
the question is, why the hell they were allowed to drill there in the first place if there were no adequate safety measures to cover a blowout?
Learning on the job is hardly the best way to solve the problem.
I tend to lump this in with the natural disasters in the sense that it's yet another example of asking too much of the planet.
there is only one solution. (well, perhaps 2 with WW3)
Work towards a reduction of population to take the pressure off the environment.
As long as more nature is destroyed to build more homes for people to live in, factories to work in, roads to drive on, and fields to grow food to feed them, there is no viable future.
And sod God, in whatever guise he comes. It's his disciples that are the main problem when it comes to reducing the population.
unclearthur
 14 Jul 2010, 18:32 #93706 Reply To Post
Quote: notleyab, Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010 17:47
There certainly seems to be an abnormal amount of natural disasters this year, not taking into account the man-made ones like the BP rig.
the question is, why the hell they were allowed to drill there in the first place if there were no adequate safety measures to cover a blowout?
Learning on the job is hardly the best way to solve the problem.
I tend to lump this in with the natural disasters in the sense that it's yet another example of asking too much of the planet.
there is only one solution. (well, perhaps 2 with WW3)
Work towards a reduction of population to take the pressure off the environment.
As long as more nature is destroyed to build more homes for people to live in, factories to work in, roads to drive on, and fields to grow food to feed them, there is no viable future.
And sod God, in whatever guise he comes. It's his disciples that are the main problem when it comes to reducing the population.


Thing is, they're only disasters to us. In terms of geological time and events they're just natural. And if you accept Chaos theory's assertion that for every event there are an infinite number of possible outcomes, they could just as easily not have happened. Or something like that.

As for God, it's about time he sacked his ghost-writers. As bad as historians, they are.

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notleyab
 14 Jul 2010, 19:08 #93710 Reply To Post
Well i was being a bit presumptuous andf speaking on behalf of us.
I'm sure cockroaches, woodlice and their ilk will have a whale of a time once we've moved on.
spotty leopard
 14 Jul 2010, 19:10 #93711 Reply To Post
Quote: notleyab, Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010 19:08
Well i was being a bit presumptuous andf speaking on behalf of us.
I'm sure cockroaches, woodlice and their ilk will have a whale of a time once we've moved on.


Head lice will have a bit of a thin time, though...



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Carole
 14 Jul 2010, 21:14 #93717 Reply To Post
Quote:

Head lice will have a bit of a thin time, though...





Not to worry - there will always be Cher
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unclearthur
 14 Jul 2010, 22:21 #93720 Reply To Post
Quote: Carole, Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010 21:14
Quote:

Head lice will have a bit of a thin time, though...





Not to worry - there will always be Cher



Not if she sits on the supervolcano in Yellowstone Park.

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'The battle that never ends is the battle of belief against disbelief'
notleyab
 14 Jul 2010, 22:54 #93731 Reply To Post
Quote: unclearthur, Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010 22:21
Quote: Carole, Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010 21:14
Quote:

Head lice will have a bit of a thin time, though...





Not to worry - there will always be Cher



Not if she sits on the supervolcano in Yellowstone Park.


i thouight the assumption was we'd ruled out all human life, including Cher.
Didn't realize she was still going. Now I'll have to check on Sonny...
These Internet checks never stop.


AntCity
 15 Jul 2010, 00:30 #93741 Reply To Post
Quote: gabriella, Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010 12:52
Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a very serious matter. I live on the west coast of Florida and I'm scared, so scared I wrote about it on my blog. If you are interested in reading my comments and perhaps post your own, please visit my blog:

The Writer's Apartment


Have you ever lived in fear? My school had an air raid siren that, if you ever heard it, meant you had three minutes to live. I also lived through Thatcher's regime when the ability of the working class to earn a living was denied them. Once I came out of work and found that all the cars in the car park had bomb warnings on the windscreens because the IRA had phoned up. If the oil scares you, keep out of the water.
MLT
 15 Jul 2010, 18:33 #93806 Reply To Post
I was at university when the Cuba Crisis occured. Whatever you may think of it in retrospect, at the time it was terrifying. At least it was for young students. The official advice on what to do in the event of a nuclear attack was so ludicrous as to be unbelievable.
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