The Compassion Experiment (Day 52)
The Compassion Experiment: It's not a blog, it's a Blitter. Too short for a blog, too long for a Twitter. Well, looks like I was way off the mark on the write-up yesterday that said they had sealed the gushing oil in the Gulf. Way off. http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/820321--bp-plans-to-capture-20-000-bpd-from-leaking-well?bn=1 Of course, I've been known to be wrong before, so, this isn't really a shocker, is it? What they are now saying, is that it'll take until August until they can seal it?! August?! Are you @#$%ing kidding me? It's the first week of June. Maybe they could be a little more ambitious about this, what do you think? BP estimated they were leaking 5,000 barrels of oil a day. Ooops! Wrong again. More like 19,000 barrels!!! Good god man, this thing is such a disaster, it's unbelievable. (ed.note: understatement of the day). BP claim they are able to mop up 20,000 barrels a day, and the day that happens, will be the same day I put on ...