Friday, May 28, 2010
Cousteau Jr.....This is a Nightmare
Legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau would have been "horrified" by the devastation being wrought by a huge Gulf of Mexico oil spill, his grandson said after diving down into the seas.
"There's a chemical dispersant/oil mixture that is now . . . over vast areas of the Gulf and as we feared it's not concentrated at the surface," Philippe Cousteau Jr. told CNN, adding "this absolutely is a nightmare."
"We were about 15 to 20 feet down and it was dispersed into smaller and smaller particles throughout the water column in these billowing clouds that were just circling us, encompassing us in this toxic soup. It was very, very alarming."
Oil has been spewing into the seas since an April 20 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig, just off the Louisiana coast, and the spreading slick is seeping into the state's fragile marshlands.
"I know that my father and grandfather would have been doing this if they were alive and that they would have been just as horrified by what they saw as I was," Cousteau said in an entry on his blog (www.earthecho.org/blog).
During the "gruelling" dive which took three weeks to prepare, Cousteau and his team wore full hazmat diving suits and heavy hard hat helmets weighing some 30 pounds (15 kilos).
He said as the team were down there "wave after wave of oil/chemical dispersant mix washed over us."
"This was one of the most terrible experiences of my life seeing first hand what this oil spill looks like under the water and knowing that this contamination is spreading over hundreds of miles."
And as BP Wednesday readied a new bid to cap the leak, Cousteau warned: "Even if they do manage to cut off the oil tomorrow, the oil that has escaped will spread, following currents as far as the Arctic Circle via the Gulf Stream, wreaking havoc along the way.
"I can only hope that we learn from this and start to truly take the kind of drastic action necessary to begin the decades long road to recovery."
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I cried while watching the video and just couldn't believe my eyes,to know the spill can and will effect all waters and destroy our way of life.
ReplyDeleteAs I said before, I enjoyed going to the beach and crabbing but those are times long gone.
It is a nightmare and Cousteau would be crying over the senselessness of it all.
ReplyDeleteSensitive ecosystems are gone, animals covered in oil, people enjoying a walk along the beach. All gone now. Clean up will take a long time but it won't ever be the same.
Lina
They are saying it will take decades to restore the ecosystem of the gulf. And they are also saying that as the currents pick up the sinking sludge it wiill travel all over the world...so tragic.
ReplyDeleteThere are thousands of oil wells drilled a mile or more into the planet. That alone must be having some effect on the stability of the planet....HI PIC
Hi PIC...How's things???
ReplyDeleteHope you had a nice day and the best is yet to come. You know what I mean Hmmmmmmmmmm.
I asked Dad just a few mintues ago,what would we do when the oil travel over the world as everyone know it will.
ReplyDeleteThe dispersant has now become part of the problem. It causes the crude to clump together which makes it heavy enough to sink. As it sinks it finds the ocean currents which are deep in the water. The currents can carry the oil almost anywhere in the world. it will continue to crop up and be an environmental problem. At least if it had stayed on the surface there would have been a better chance of cleaning it up. They should stop dumping dispersants into the oil.
ReplyDeleteIt's tragic to know my babies won't be able to enjoy the things I did as a child.
ReplyDeleteThings is fairly good. Hows by you??
ReplyDeleteI hope dad is in good health and feeling chipper.
ReplyDeleteI doubt if BP had a scientist on the payroll, the rig wasn't up to par to start with.
ReplyDeleteAre they still trying to battle out an agreement with the relatives?? One of the top dons in the Montreal mafia has just disappeared. Does dad know anything about that??
ReplyDeleteIs he sleeping with the fishes?? We think he is.If it was a vacation he would have told his wife at least. Apparently another family is trying to take over the French Canadian mob.
Dad is doing good and he's really in good spirits ...but he's still a pain in the butt but I love the old coot...he don't know what to do with himself with sis gone but she'll be back tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteThe rig had some safety issues from the moment they started drilling. It was not up to regulation.
ReplyDeleteA forward thinking company like BP should have done a much better job of protecting people and environment. They are a huge company and can afford the best safety standards and most advanced science in the world.
ReplyDeleteSoooo...Are you getting lucky tonight?? Are you a twice a week lover or just on Saturday night??
ReplyDeleteThe agreement is at a stalemate but dad is not worried he know he/Aunt Mae has the upper hand.
ReplyDeleteDad says if he's not in hiding he's sleeping with the fishes and if he's hiding, body parts will start showing up soon.
He says that's one thing he's glad he don't have to worry about.
I was looking at some stuff Nan left here she said she wanted to use my PC and it was stuff she is going to talk to you about...she has a bunch.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard fom Nan in a long time. I hope I haven't offended her in any way.She doesn't tune in to you and I as much any more does she??
ReplyDelete[giggles]I may get lucky tonight,when I want it I just rub against him and he'll rise to the occasion...I think that man would rather poke me than eat.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice that he has such a good appetite for whoopee.
ReplyDeleteAny plans for the weekend?
Nan's feeling is easy to hurt, she brought my lappy back and said she wasn't causing the problems we had and she would come here and used mine PC she wasn't going to use Sis to talk with us and I could see what she was doing.
ReplyDeleteShe carried Sis to Hot Springs to relax they will be back tomorrow.
Please tell me if I said something to hurt her. I would never do that on purpose.
ReplyDeleteNo just a quiet day with the kids and family...did I say quiet no way with my gamily they will start partying as daybreak tomorrow and it will go on til Monday evening.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Sis's computer would give us a problem but maybe your laptop has the same address or code or something as your PC. That might cause interference.
ReplyDeleteNo you didn't say anything .
ReplyDeleteShe said maybe by using my lappy screwed up our blog , but she has never heard of two PC having the same HTML and she did not cause the problems.
Is this your holiday weekend??
ReplyDeleteI should pull out a few recipes for you,so you can make something festive.
ReplyDeleteNan will be all right...she's a good egg...the reason she haven't tuned in is because she is trying to get her stuff together and wanted to take sis on a little vacation. Not to worry Nan's fine.
ReplyDeleteWell we haven't had any problems lately so maybe it's all fixed.
ReplyDeleteYes it's Memorial Day Monday, the guys is going fishing around 5:am in the morning They always catch a lot of fish.
ReplyDeleteJeremy was here tonight. He is looking for the right job. His dad is pressuring him to take anything that comes along but Jer wants the right situation. He is an honors graduate. He will land something good.
ReplyDeleteHe was helping his grandpa work on the boat engine. Then he cut the grass and watered my flowers for me. He is a good guy.
PIC... not to worry about Nan she's alright and not angry,we don't hold stuff in, she just told me about how she felt ...it's no biggie.
ReplyDeleteI have to go to two hockey games this weekend. I want to go for a fish fry in Port Dover with Dale and Barb but it will have to wait.Sammy says he needs us there for support.
ReplyDeleteThey are with Bio this weekend. I hope he gets them to the hockey games on time.
ReplyDeleteTell Jer not to settle for the first thing that comes along, he's worked to hard and something will come along.
ReplyDeleteWhat's wrong with that man??? Has a very smart son and want him to settle for less.
Why do he think Jer went to college??
That's what wrong with a lot of parents, it was good making them but when they think they have to help them, it's throw the baby out with the bath water.
He loves his grandparents . His daddy could find him something to do...Jer's daddy sounds kind on like a butt-head.
Jordan has just completed her first year at univeresity with flying colors and is now holding down two jobs for the summer.
ReplyDeleteOne of them is camp councillor to a bunch of little kids starting in July.She loves kids.
Jason is having a ball in the rockies at the resort.He and a buddy drove right across Canada to get there.He loves it there. What a character.
I know where you are going to be at the hockey games.
ReplyDeleteBIO knows he have to get S to the game on time if not I think S will have news for him.
By the way...do they still seems to be excited about visiting him???
Jer's dad can be a bit of a butt-head. He's a good dad and has put them all through school and supported them in every way but when they don't do what he tells them the butt-head comes out.
ReplyDeleteI know you are proud of all your grands...they are spreading their wings and I know you are so proud of Jordan.
ReplyDeleteIs Jordan your first girl to go to college???
They still like visiting him. He can be a lot of fun. He lets them stay up late and eat all the candy they want.He takes them to the racetrack to watch him race and he tells them lots of funny stories.But they are always pleased to get home and P told me that S is closer to him than to BIO. BIO hates hockey but P and S love it and watch it together and play it together, so I think P is winning with S.
ReplyDeleteJordan is the first girl to go to university. Four of the boys have gone now.And Shayne is next. He will be going to medical school.
ReplyDeleteWell he got some good sons and he will realize they are grown-ups now and he/wife did a great job none of them have been in trouble.
ReplyDeleteJason is going to have a blast in his new job I'm glad he's excited.
Damn that's good to hear and you know J is going to follow S lead, the guys is growing up...
ReplyDeleteTell P all boys like doing things with their daddy.
P's daughter has gone to live with her mother in Nova Scotia and I believe she is still in school. She is very bright.I don't know what she wants to be though. My other grand-daughter dropped out of highschool.And Kim wants to learn animal husbandry at an agricultral college. She is horse crazy and rides in competition.
ReplyDeleteI haven't forgot Shayne...he's doing good huh??
ReplyDeleteWhen the twins are ready to go to college you will have some babies by then.
BIO is a stupid ass, thay only go because they can do things with him thay can't do at home but soon the candy will play out because girls will come in the picture soon.
Is Nana in fine form tonight??? Has Brian did his jiggle dance yet???
ReplyDeleteHave your girls shown a particular interest in anything special?? I know they are kind of young but sometimes you can see something in them. Jill may not want to be a lawyer. She may want to join a circus.
ReplyDeleteKim is a very beautiful young lady and she looks so much like you she has a beautiful smile.
ReplyDeleteI know P miss his daughter, I hope her mama take good care of her.
Brian didn't do the jiggle dance tonight. He knew I couldn't be tempted tonight.I had a long day with Nana. She was a good girl today but she didn't look too good.Her heart was bothering her. She perked up when we stopped shopping for a cup of tea at the mall and then she told me what everyone in the family was doing wrong.Then I knew she was okay again. And she was good, she didn't run off and hide.
ReplyDeleteBut I have to watch her every minute.
I know I will get a jiggle dance tomorrow. And he knows I will fall for it again. I told him not to do it at the back door again.
Right now Sha wants to be a doctor.Jill says she wants to be a lawyer so she can sit on her butt talk on the phone and give orders like her daddy...but what ever they decide we will support.
ReplyDeleteNow if one is going to join the circus it will be my little man.Hahaha
That child is going to be hard to keep up with this summer.
It's so nice to know someone that's still in love and enjoy each other, I gonna have that. It seems as if our love have got stronger for each other after this last trip or was I do busy raising hell to notice???
ReplyDeleteI bet Gilly runs everywhere.No walking for him.He will run you ragged and poke his little hands everywhere they don't belong...HA!I envy you. I miss that.The terrible twos really are terrible.
ReplyDeleteYes, I can see him in the circus. I hope Sha hangs on to her dream. I bet you bought her a doctors kit. In the long run, I think Jill will become a lawyer to please her dad and make him proud.They seem to have a special relationship.
It's so nice when you know Nana's feeling okay, see she can be sweet when see wants too.
ReplyDeleteHold Nana close to your heart and forever love and be good to her.
Yes, you raised a little hell girl and look what you have wrought. You turned the whole family upside-down.Gil and dad are doing this all for you and the kids. See the power you have.
ReplyDeleteNana is mean and spiteful but she can have moments of spontaneous generosity and she loves those twins to death. I love every nasty bone in her body.
ReplyDeleteSo far, in my life, I haven't done anything right ,according to Nana.I wonder where I would be if I had done everything she told me.
They say I had it easy with Jill but Gilly will really be on the go day in and day out.
ReplyDeleteJill has always been the apple of her daddy's eye and Gilly is his main man.
I think Gilly started doing things so fast is because he wanted to keep up, now when the girls get a book to read he gets one too and read his fat ass off...book upside down and I wonder what he's saying.
Yes he runs everywhere.
I'm sure you wouldn't be happy and very much in love with your man.
ReplyDeleteWell it was time for dad to quit and enjoy the rest of his days in peace. As for Gil, his long ass chased me and said he would make me happy not leave me everytime something go wrong.
I was on the lake when my lights went out with a small baby and Jill, and it wasn't right, there are others that can do the job...if not let them hire someone.
I have a post in drafts about Peter Getty and his wife, they are some ugly fucks.
ReplyDeleteWill edit it and post it for me???
I think you and Nana would get along.She would love telling you stories of her life.She had quite a life . When she was young she was a beautiful woman like you and much desired by men. She could have had her pick. In fact she was engaged to a very wealthy Canadian before she met my dad. He was the heir to the biggest shoe manufacturing corporation in Canada.He was gorgeous from what I've heard. I would have been blonde with big blue eyes and rich as King Midas if she had married him but she dumped him for dad.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right. Dad needed to retire and if this hadn't come up he may not have for years. It will be so good for him to be completely without cares and worries.
ReplyDeleteYes I remember when you had a blackout. You must have been so scared on your own.Gil will be happier when he doesn't have to constantly take care of dad's interests. It was a big responsibility and the other family members took advantage of him.
I know I would get along with Nana she's a girl after my own heart, if it come up let it come out.
ReplyDeleteThat's what you and I have always said money isn't everything.
Nana wanted a beautiful Genie from the Major.
The Major had you in his trunk and the shoe man didn't hold a candle to the Major...They were soul mates.(the Major/Nana).
I was scared no lights/phone I got my babies and went dad's suite at the hotel...I gave that bastard hell.
ReplyDeleteThe Major was quite a handsome man from his pictures, you look a lot like him.
ReplyDeleteRemember I told you Nan say Gilly belong to Brian...I was looking at his picture when he was with the twins and they looked to be in a wading pool and his hair was at one side and his hair is wavy or curly. hahahaha
I will post it for you.It sounds interesting. I better let you go or you won't get the good poking you deserve.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like Top Kill is working so we may not have to call on NASA to figure it out. Good thing, I got a writer's block when I tried to talk to them.I think I felt kind of shy.
Anyway, Honey, I hope you have a marvellous weekend.Life can be good and I still think this may turn out to be our year.Surely, all the bad stuff is over now.I'm wating for the good stuff to start.
I'll see you down at the mall. I'll be the tired looking lady yelling "Nana, where are you?"
And you'll be the lady yelling "Gilly, come back here, you little devil."...HA!
I've enjoyed being your friend for over two years and I still look forward to talking with you...Good night..Luv...PIC
Post script: Brian's hair used to be black and very curly. He has dark brown eyes and a great grin.
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed talking with you...as I always knew I would..
ReplyDeleteI hope top kill works.
It haven't run it's course yet.
Have a ggod time rooting Sammy's team to a win.
I will be there helping you look for Nana ...but remember Nana has a mean punch.
Have a great weekend and see you soon...
Goodnight sweetie and pleasent dreams and may they all be good dreams.
GOODNITE...HUGS&KISSES ...PIC
KISS THE ROCK.
P.S.
ReplyDeleteBrian also has a great heart and a very loving family.
Gilly's hair is black and dark brown eyes were they both are dark.
NITE SWEETIE...PIC