My thoughts on the oil spill

So, not only is the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico considered the worst in U.S. history, it could probably be argued as one of the top (if not THE) worst human-caused environmental disasters EV4R.

So to commerate such a momentous occasion (Go Team BP!) I have written a little song. Sung to the tune of "Hole in the Bottom of the Sea".

"Would'ja like ta hear it? Aight, here it goes..."

There's a hole in the bottom of the Gulf,
There's a hole in the bottom of the Gulf,
There's a hole, there's a hole,
There's a hole in the bottom of the Gulf.

There's a pipe in the hole
In the bottom of the Gulf,
There's a pipe in the hole
In the bottom of the Gulf,
There's a pipe, there's a pipe,
There's a pipe in the hole
In the bottom of the Gulf.

There's a hole in the pipe in the hole
In the bottom of the Gulf,
There's a hole in the pipe in the hole
In the bottom of the Gulf,
There's a hole, there's a hole,
There's a hole in the pipe in the hole
In the bottom of the Gulf.

There was a drill in the hole in the pipe
In the hole in the bottom of the Gulf,
There was a drill in the hole in the pipe
In the hole in the bottom of the Gulf,
There was a drill, there was a drill,
There was a rig in the hole in the pipe
In the hole in the bottom of the Gulf.

Now that the rig is gone (dum, dum, da dum, dum, dum, da dum)

There's now a dome for the drill in the hole
in the pipe in the hole in the bottom of the Gulf,
There's now a dome for the drill in the hole
in the pipe in the hole in the bottom of the Gulf,
There's now a dome, there's now a dome,
There's now a dome for the drill in the hole
in the pipe in the hole in the bottom of the Gulf.

But the dome failed (twice!) so... (dum, dum, da, dum, dum dum, da, dum)

"Cutting cost" led to the hole in the bottom of the Gulf,
"Cutting cost" led to the hole in the bottom of the Gulf,
They were cutting cost, They were cutting cost,
"Cutting cost" led to the hole in the bottom of the Gulf.

They ignored proper drilling procedure to "cut cost" which led to the
hole in the bottom of the Gulf,
They ignored proper drilling procedure to "cut cost" which led to the
hole in the bottom of the Gulf,
They ignored (to "cut cost"!), they ignored (to "cut cost"),
They ignored proper drilling procedure to "cut cost" which led to the
hole in the bottom of the Gulf!

Now we can't fish due to the hole in the pipe in the hole in the bottom of the Gulf,
Now we can't fish due to the hole in the pipe in the hole in the bottom of the Gulf,
We can't fish (bad drilling!), we can't fish (bad drilling!),
Now we can't fish due to the hole in the pipe in the hole in the bottom of the Gulf.

Post comments, likes, or hate mail. And it's dumb to hate it; I made a parody of a song depicting what has happened. BP let an executive make what should have been an ENGINEERING decision (because execs OBVIOUSLY have years and years more engineering knowledge than the ones they hired) that ultimately cost the lives of at least 11 oil rig workers, destroyed a large part of the eco-system of the Gulf (probably irreversibly if you should get to brass tacks about it, especially since it's going to be MONTHS before we can effectively plug the hole), and endangered if not irreversibly damaged all fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. Oh, and the "dumb part" you ask? I don't know about you, but I got my 'learnin' through the Mississippi Board of Education, and even in my junior high school science classes we discussed the corrosive aspects of SEAWATER. Really? Seawater? Since when has water EVER been a lubricant? A coolant, yeah but not for a heavy duty drill (easy experiment to try if you don't believe me) unless you are using an open system, but as lube? Stick one hand in plain water and then vigorously rub them together. Doesn't really act as a lubricant, does it? Now add salt water. Notice something? When the water evaporates, it leaves SALT CRYSTALS. Which can eventually grind into and cut metal.

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See guys; I believe God (or Nature for you aetheists and agnostics out there) put us in charge of taking care of and perserving all life on this planet. And I say this not in a hippie sort of sense but in a plain "I've lived in the woods and done my share of veggie planting" sense. We take care of the Earth and it'll give back to us. What happens when you stop taking care of the Earth, but let business decide what is right and just?

Ultimately, business does not care about you, the environment, or even the customer. Business is concerned with making money, and as much as possible. It's up to us to tell business what line it cannot cross, what lives we are not willing to sacrifice in the name of the almighty dollar/yen/euro; and that if it ultimately wants to make money, business will have to stick to the rules and take care of both the people that work for it and the environment we are constantly borrowing from.

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