Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Destin City Council meeting last night was lively

Update: " Okaloosa County isn’t taking oil spill orders any more.

County commissioners voted unanimously to give their emergency management team the power to take whatever action it deems necessary to prevent oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill from entering Choctawhatchee Bay through the East Pass.

That means the team, led by Public Safety Director Dino Villani, can take whatever action it sees fit to protect the pass without having its plans approved by state or federal authorities.

Commission chairman Wayne Harris said he and his fellow commissioners made their unanimous decision knowing full well they could be prosecuted for it..." Article

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The Destin City Council had a rather contentious meeting last night on what to do about the approaching oil spill. Interesting reading.

Here are two forums on the oil spill. The one at Tigerdroppings.com of all places tends to have more informed comments.

Tigerdroppings.com

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20 comments:

Anonymous said...

You need to sign in with your "Google Account" to access this blog. Maybe some generous soul who has one can cut & paste any interesting stuff into the comments here.

Kingfish said...

HUH? Let me fix it.

Anonymous said...

I've signed in using my Google I.D. and I'm not sure how to navigate the blog.

Anonymous said...

Oil in Destin by Wednesday according to NOAA. Dammit.

Anonymous said...

Read Destin meeting notes. Unreal; I don't know how this country manages to keep the doors open with this kind of bureaucratic bungling. Destin is toast.

Anonymous said...

try here:

http://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/messagetopic.asp?p=19868868

Kingfish said...

Yup. its not there.



yet.

Anonymous said...

also here:

http://market-ticker.denninger.net/archives/2405-How-Much-Further-Do-We-Let-This-Go.html

but this link seems to be dead:

http://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/Well%20here%20you%20go

we just bailed on our annual trip to Orange Beach with the kids and are looking into Myrtle Beach instead (we doubt the slick will get up the east coast of Fla/SC by August)

Anonymous said...

reading that Denninger rant is very revealing - there seems of be a whole lot of blame to go around in Florida for not preparing for this. the question is who will it hurt: Crist? he's nominally in charge (although no one seems to be from what I've read). how much is the media going to grill him - he's looking as much like a leader as Ray Nagin at this point.

Anonymous said...

More on Okaloosa County here:

http://www.thedestinlog.com/news/pass-30005-nwfdn-command-plans.html

Anonymous said...

Good for them. And if the Feds prosecute they'll lose that PR war. Gen public has a very bad taste in it's mouth with all things fed-related.

Anonymous said...

Re: Obama's speech tonight from the Oval Office concerning the oil spill, more accurately described as a f'in blowout and gusher. I identified with his empathy and "presidential promise" to our much loved Gulf Coast and its residents, fishermen, small business owners, etc. SOOO smooth and convincing. He delivers the words, but how can he deliver ON the WORDS? When BP files bankruptcy (which seems inevitable to me), who will have sufficient pockets to compensate the victims of this unprecedented and unimaginable loss, to fulfill Obama's "presidential promise?" CHINA? Are you willing to loan our government and unborn children more money?

Anonymous said...

Sweet Jesus. Obama named Mabus as the czar to clean up the oil mess. Holy Shite. That man couldn't engineer his way out of a paper bag. Anybody else remember the "Save Us from Mabus" bumperstickers?

Anonymous said...

Obama and Mabus. The blind leading the blind.

Anonymous said...

9:24

You actually think this will bankrupt BP? I guess you haven't been following their profit margins for the past decade.

Kingfish said...

Will be a tactical one if anything. See Pennzoil

Anonymous said...

worldcom had great margins too. BP will file br before the end of summer. if the US can't afford the cleanup, how can a private corp?

Anonymous said...

We. Are. Fucked.

Anonymous said...

Why aren't we doing this all along the coastline?????

http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/beach-30080-plan-sandestin.html

Anonymous said...

Despite the money BP dedicated to the clean-up and compensatory effort, Feinberg said the possibility of the company declaring bankruptcy is "not an option."


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