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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:04 PM Original message |
BREAKING NEWS (11 PM) -- CNN reporting two oil platforms are loose in the Gulf |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. So much for the safety of offshore drilling... |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. So how much will gas be tomorrow? $6.22? $7.17? |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. looks more like |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. That's some scary shit. |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
5. explain to us dense ones...what does this mean? |
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TXDemGal (600 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. In the short run, it means bend over and grab your ankles n/t |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. In the very short run prices will go up |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
6. DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW... No, DRILL OVER HERE INSTEAD |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
7. Technically they are ships, maritime law if someone loses a ship and you find it it's yours |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
8. Loose? Like those stray dogs? Like that tanker? WTF!? n/t |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. I heard about the platforms earlier today, but they didn't seem to be |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. They don't really take off and drift that easily. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. I don't know anything about them. Just repeating what I heard. |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 11:21 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. With several giant-ass anchors like these; |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 11:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. WOW! It must have some damn churning waters that broke them |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 11:32 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Check out this guys website where I found the pics... |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:24 AM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Gratuitous Large Hadron Collider photo |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
11. Crap |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
13. They are probably jack-up rigs.. |
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redirish28 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
14. any link? |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Drilling rigs. Here (CNBC.com) |
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redirish28 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I hope I am wrong but watch this story get buried and Monday we see $7 gas prices Monday. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
17. Spill, Baby, Spill? |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
18. Well what does this mean exactly? Is it floating or spilling oil or WTF? |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Just floating. |
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Captiosus (711 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:14 AM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Thank you! |
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npk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
21. Well shit. We can't drill till we wrangle in those loose rigs. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
22. I'm pretty sure Rita and Katrina took out more. |
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ZenKitty (169 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
24. Linkity Link? |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:10 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Here's a quick one from upthread. |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
25. Come sunrise tomorrow much more shall be revealed and it won't be |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
30. They aren't rigs... |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:13 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. CNBC hasn't corrected their story yet... |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:15 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I suspect it is likely because of the media blackout |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
31. prepare for $6 gas, but it is perfectly understandable |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
36. no. drill, drill, drill ala boone |
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