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General Discussion / Re: Oil Slick In The Gulf

« on: May 18, 2010, 02:57:47 PM »

**New Information**

Some tar balls have been found in key west. They are currently trying to find out what is causing this.

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General Discussion / Re: ...AN EVENING WITH BILL READ AND DR. STEVE LYONS...

« on: May 18, 2010, 06:53:44 AM »

So true.

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General Discussion / Re: Oil Slick In The Gulf

« on: May 18, 2010, 06:52:58 AM »

I can only imagine what horrific damage related to the oil a landfalling hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico could cause.  I don't even want to think about that, actually!

Neither do I.

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General Discussion / Re: Oil Slick In The Gulf

« on: May 17, 2010, 08:33:46 PM »

The recent explosion of the oil rig in the gulf has claimed 11 lives and may affect thousands. As the oil slick grows many people are worrying not only about the environmental effects, but the economic ones. NOAA is working hard to try contain the leak while BP tries to plug it. One way people can help is donating hair to a company that creates them into pads.

Our response has been instantaneous and sustained. We would like to have more assets. We would like to be doing more. We are throwing everything at it that we physically can.

The oil rig had failed pipe pressure testing, the blow out preventer and the dead-mans switch were hooked to a dead battery. An investigation is currently under way. Another concern is that if the leak is not capped soon ic could get in the loop current and travel into the Atlantic ocean.

Oil slick forecast - (Updated daily)
http://ocg6.marine.usf.edu/~liu/Drifters/latest_rtofs.htm

Any body have any thoughts on that?

The forecast shows it is coming through the loop current! I may be affected!

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General Discussion / Re: Oil Slick In The Gulf

« on: May 17, 2010, 08:30:34 PM »

Seems like they haven't learned much since Katrina with disasters.

This country is prepared for nothing.

I kinda agree with you.

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General Discussion / Re: Oil Slick In The Gulf

« on: May 17, 2010, 06:53:29 PM »

I feel that BP and the government are NOT doing enough to fix this problem. There is far too much finger pointing going on and threats to raise OUR taxes to fix this. This isn't our, the tax payer's, fault.

You are one of the many people who agree on this. They should do MORE! This is causing so many problems. It might even reach the Atlantic!!

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General Discussion / Oil Slick In The Gulf

« on: May 16, 2010, 08:50:26 PM »

The recent explosion of the oil rig in the gulf has claimed 11 lives and may affect thousands. As the oil slick grows many people are worrying not only about the environmental effects, but the economic ones. NOAA is working hard to try contain the leak while BP tries to plug it. One way people can help is donating hair to a company that creates them into pads.

Our response has been instantaneous and sustained. We would like to have more assets. We would like to be doing more. We are throwing everything at it that we physically can.

The oil rig had failed pipe pressure testing, the blow out preventer and the dead-mans switch were hooked to a dead battery. An investigation is currently under way. Another concern is that if the leak is not capped soon ic could get in the loop current and travel into the Atlantic ocean.

Oil slick forecast - (Updated daily)
http://ocg6.marine.usf.edu/~liu/Drifters/latest_rtofs.htm

Any body have any thoughts on that?

**UPDATE**
Check out this video.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36800673/ns/us_news-environment/#37242125

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General Discussion / Re: Hey!

« on: May 16, 2010, 03:47:19 PM »

i'm lost...what are we talking about here?

Well i was introducing myself... then we started talking about plants.

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General Discussion / Re: ...AN EVENING WITH BILL READ AND DR. STEVE LYONS...

« on: May 16, 2010, 02:02:39 PM »

I wish i could attend...

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General Discussion / Re: Hey!

« on: May 16, 2010, 02:00:43 PM »

We lost our orange trees from the major 2010 freeze.

I lost my grape fruit and orange tree, but the tangelo survied. Which i think is wierd.

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General Discussion / Re: Hey!

« on: May 16, 2010, 01:57:42 PM »

I'm growing tomatoes too! I have like... 4 Tomato patches and all 4 are growing tomatoes day by day.

Right now i have 2 tomatoes plants 2 tomatoes on each and they have alot of flowers. Are your tomatoes the big kind?

Welcome to the forums! I hope you enjoy your time with TWCToday!

Thanks! 

I have been interested in weather for a
I like growing them and hate eating them. lol

I love tomatoes but i dislike ketchup.

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Help and Support / Re: %bad passwords

« on: May 16, 2010, 09:37:18 AM »

Thanks it works now! 

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Help and Support / Re: %bad passwords

« on: May 16, 2010, 07:57:25 AM »

  ... no sorry.

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Help and Support / Re: %bad passwords

« on: May 15, 2010, 10:28:21 PM »

i got most of it done martin but my computer does not let me submit the last part of my extended forecast. Any suggestions?

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General Discussion / Re: Hey!

« on: May 15, 2010, 09:46:43 PM »

I have been interested in weather for a while as well as the older forecast machines. I have a weather radio and it has the capability to use S.A.M.E. I am also a great gardener and my tomato plant last year gave me about 15 tomatoes if i remember correctly. One more thing is that i have a little experience programing in visual basic 2010, i would say though i am not the fastest programmer though.