On Jun 4, 6:37*pm, "YukonBound" wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message

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REP. ALAN GRAYSON (D-FL) wants Repubs sent to prison for supporting
drilling but he can start with me (although I am not repub) and I'll
make him look as foolish as he is.
MY beaches (Yes MINE as I am a 5th gen Florida native) used to be
pristine and clear of condos and I could walk them without some idjit
yankee telling me it belongs to him. *There used to be salt marshes
that produced crabs and redfish but they were filled for development
spurred by tourism. *I used to be able to walk into the sand dunes to
a sheltered spot and build a fire and see the glory of the night sky,
now the dunes were levelled for hotels and the night sky is nothing
but neon. *Given a choice between tar balls and tourism, there is no
doubt, I'd take the tar balls. *Oil jobs pay well, tourism pays
minimum wage. *Once condos foul the beaches, it is effectively forever
whereas the oil will be gone soon enough. *I'd go so far as to believe
that tourists with their suntan grease have probably put more oil in
MY beach sand than BP will.

I get it.... you are a 'valued repeat customer' of Looney's Special Georgia
Bud.
This will do you no good in the long run. *If you want an example.... just
see The Freak up in Connecticut.

Fishermen were out of work because of the ban on gill nets ( a good
idea poorly executed). Shrimpers are out of work due to farm raised
asian shrimp and oystermen are out of work because of run-off from all
those new homes raising bacteria counts. Oil would be a great
replacement and would pay better, tourism is a filthy business whereas
oil is relatively clean.
Yes, oil does degrade as I have shown via several articles and by
papers I have shown from Alaskan State agencies. You may pretend it
does not but that is like pretending wood does not rot.