"Harry" wrote in message
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On 6/14/10 2:57 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:

"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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My 23 yr old daughter called last night all excited cuz she says BP is
paying people $20/hr to help with the oil cleanup and her and her bf
are both wanting to do it. I did not have the heart to tell her it
was unlikely they'd be hired things are so screwed up over there.
With a BS in marine Bio she likes the salt marshes so that's a plus
but with skin that is so white she had melanoma at 17, I hope she does
not get it. She said that if you have a good boat thye will even pay
more and wanted to know if she could borrow my 20' Tolman Skiff. She
really is good at handling that boat. If BP would require their
personnel to wear a few clothes to minimize the UV risk, maybe.

Don't they have to wear hazmat suits or similar? That's what I see when
they're on TV on the beach collecting lumps.


There have been a handful of news reports indicating that a number of BP
spill cleanup workers are getting ill because of skin/air contact with the
oil and with the chemicals being used to try to mitigate it.
In addition to hazmat suits, breathing masks are also being recommended.
Considering what the temps are on the Gulf now that the hot season is upon
that area, well, wearing that gear must be miserable.

Also, why would a person with a b.s. in marine biology be scrounging
around for a crap job like oil spill cleanup, especially in Florida? There
are jobs aplenty in that state for marine biologists, environmental
engineers, et cetera, even summer jobs for those pursuing master's
degrees.

That's for sure.
Better those cleanup jobs go to pensioners who would love to be paid to
lounge on the Gulf beaches. Any footage I've seen, show those cleaning guys
operating in slow motion.
I could do that....wonder if they'd pay my way down?