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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	Not amen brother
	Date:	7/28/2010 8:46:07 AM

I am not nor did I ever say that these are comparable problems. They are clearly not. My point in bringing up the lake levels was only about the dire predictions, wailing and gnashing of teeth that proved to be misplaced from a long-term perspective. I am saying that the same is true of the Gulf spill. Do some research about the other large spill in the Gulf in Mexico. That blowout went on from June 1979 to March 1980 (almost 9 months) before it was contained. And there was no effort to clean it up so every one of the 480,000 tons of oil that was released stayed in the environment. I don't know about you but the resorts along the Gulf in Mexico seem to be doing OK and I have been going to the Gulf since 1984 and never noticed a problem. Also talk to the tens of thousands of people that visit Prince William Sound each year. Ask them if the Exxon Valdez spill ruined their vacation.

I will repeat what I stated earlier so there is no misunderstanding. I acknowledge the problems created by the spill to the fishing industry, tourism, the oil industry and anyone else that is affected. If you want I will shout it from the top of the tallest building in Dadeville. It is a tragedy, it is awful, it is the worst thing that has ever happened in all of mankind.

But take heart, I believe the long-term effects will be negligible and if I am wrong then in three to five years I will go back to that tall building and shout my apologies to all the world. I don't understand why this point about the long-term impact is getting wrapped up into what is happening 3 to 4 months after the spill and a week or two after they successfully capped the well. I am not talking about today or tomorrow or next month or maybe even next year. I am talking about the next 3 to 5 years......

And by the way, they are already talking about opening up some of the areas for fishing and shrimping. Let's hope for the sake of those businesses that conditions will allow that to happen. See the url below for some information about the short and long-term effects. It is a decent summary and Robert Stewart is very knowledgeable on the subject.

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