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Iwasthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:18 AM Original message |
It appears they might be doing the kill right now |
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charlesg (311 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
1. Probably diagnostic tests: |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:25 AM Response to Original message |
2. Thanks! |
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Iwasthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
16. here are a few more tidbits of the conversation with the engineer |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:59 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. damn - running commentary |
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joe black (514 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:19 PM Response to Reply #16 |
69. Man. |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
3. He is saying 40 to 50 barrels a minute? |
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Iwasthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:29 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. yes |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:34 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I get that we're talking pressure but what does it mean exactly? n/t |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
57. 50-60 barrels a minute has been what I've thought it was for days. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
4. god i hope this works |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
5. He said the leak is 40-50 barrels a minute. That would be 72,000 barrels a day! |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:31 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I coudn't tell if the engineer was saying they were planning to insert at 40-50 barrels per minute |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:35 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. @jgrindal "So - to be clear; you understand the leak is 40-50 barrels /minute?" |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:41 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. I don't know...the operator says this... |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:45 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. 72000 a day would put us at around 100,000,000 gallons if flow were consistant. n/t |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:41 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Here is some decent discussion of the oil leak amounts |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:05 PM Response to Reply #5 |
64. Isn't that pipe supposed to be about as big around as an oil barrel is? If so, |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
10. live feed: |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:40 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Yes...something did...... but what? |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:41 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. the robotic arm just stabilized the insertion pipe |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
17. spillcam is moving down to insertion point |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:31 AM Response to Reply #17 |
38. del |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:49 AM Response to Original message |
18. And then there's this from the tweeters... |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:51 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Certain things BP's PR department wants to handle |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:52 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. We will NEVER learn the full truth of what happened here. |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:54 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. That might relate to the 40 to 50 barrels a minute comment. |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:56 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. .@minterda Junk Shot could tear open seals and create more leak paths than currently exist. It's not |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:01 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. ugh........ *heart sinking* |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:54 AM Response to Original message |
22. k & R for the heads up. n/t |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
24. does anyone know what we are looking at right now? |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:02 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. I have a strong suspicion we are looking at our computer screens. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:04 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. WTF! |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:04 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Looks like a crapy screensaver. nt |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:21 AM Response to Reply #24 |
34. I believe it is the primary pipe that is being set into a receiver |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:35 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Thanks...I was completely confused. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:40 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. looks like the pipe was successfully inserted |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:08 AM Response to Original message |
30. .@barackobama URGENT: STOP THE JUNK SHOT. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:08 AM Response to Original message |
31. Seeing that robot arm sliding up and down the pipe is getting me horny... |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:10 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Makes me feel like dancing the horn pipe. |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:19 AM Response to Original message |
33. Looks like zero hour is fast approaching. I'm headed topside, will keep in touch as possible. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:21 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. zero hour meaning the start of topkill? so this must be prep |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:22 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Yes, it looks like the pipe was set into the receiving block |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:26 AM Response to Original message |
37. CNN has it on also |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:31 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Spillcam looking at insertion point... looks like insertion was successful |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:36 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. hoping |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:37 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. spillcam is back online |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
42. spillcam feed has stopped... I hope nothing happened. |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:40 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Is it that white pipe? |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:44 AM Response to Reply #45 |
49. that's the pipe that goes up to the ship above where they will inject the bentonite clay |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:48 AM Response to Reply #49 |
53. thanks |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:40 AM Response to Original message |
46. I can't rest until this gusher is stopped. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:44 AM Response to Reply #46 |
50. me too |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:40 AM Response to Original message |
47. The PBS newshour live cam is several minutes ahead of CNN. |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:42 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Thanks, that one seems much clearer |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:46 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Link to govt feed: |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:46 AM Response to Original message |
52. connection successful -PBS |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:50 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Does that mean successfully connecting to the feed, or that the operation is successful so far? |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:51 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. I was reading as the connection to the streaming video was successful |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:04 AM Response to Reply #55 |
60. so you saw that too |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:53 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. The pipe that is used to send down the heavy clay was successfully inserted |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Can you dumb it down a shade? |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:01 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. This graphic should help everyone here who is watching the spillcam |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:05 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Perfect. Thanks so very much! |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 06:00 AM Response to Reply #59 |
62. That actually looks like it might work. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 12:56 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. No problem... Looks like the spillcam is fixed on the plume for the last 7-8 hrs |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
65. Top Kill delayed. Undergoing additional tests. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Well FUCK! n/t |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. UPDATE: According to MSNBC Breaking News, the 'Top Kill' has begun... on TV |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:16 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Yes, but we cannot watch what they are doing because the spillcam is fixed on the plume |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
70. Wow, just got a scathing call from mgmt, requesting I tone down my twitter info... |
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