In the Movies

Triathlon training is going good.  No one told me when I signed up that I'd either be in a fog all day or craving sleep.  My body is beginning to reject me some times.  However, not as bad as how each one of us should be rejecting BP.  Over 50 days of oil leaking in the Gulf and BP Executives are contemplating using a movie director to solve their problems.  Its good they are reaching out, but come on already.

I don't believe that prior to this accident had BP decision makers been given a scenario of disasters and how to correct the issue that calling a movie director would be one of them.  If they are truly grasping at ideas that badly, we need to look at all other oil rigs and their disaster recovery plans.  This announcement comes just as hurricane season officially begins.

We think the devastation is bad now, wait until a hurricane drives oil 50 miles inland.  How is BP going to clean up farm fields after a hurricane comes through?  My guess is they are going to wait until their insurance company completes years of analysis and the lawyers spread doubt on the fact that BP had nothing to do with this accident.  All the while the Gulf will be cleaned up be the tens of thousands of people put out of work by the accident.

Only in the movies will you find a disaster like this with a happy ending.  I don't see the leak being plugged in the next 6 months.  Good thing I traveled to the gulf the last two years since there won't be a reason to go back anytime soon.  Maybe my great grand kids will be able to enjoy the gulf.

Thanks BP and your excellent safety record!