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[rosedemon]

The oil spill has hit Fort Walton Beach Fla. I don't think it will be that long before we see it here in NE Fla.

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[rickfan37]

:((

[rosedemon]

There goes the tourism industry. Well, Orlando will be fine.

The damage this is going to cause will be beyond comprehension. They thought Katrina did us a number. Wait. This is going to be horrible if they don't stop it.

[dacian_goddess]

Oh damn. DDD:

[rosedemon]

Yeah. I knew they had predicted it would show up here in Fla, but I was hoping it would take a lot longer than it did.

If it follows the currents around the state, it could catch the Gulf Stream and head north. Maybe in a year or so they will see it in London.

[veracity]

*looks at map* Aren't you on the other side of the state?

[rosedemon]

I am but several weeks ago the people in the know predicted that if the well went untapped, the spill could very well find its way not only to NE Fla but up the Eastern seaboard.

I suppose if we are lucky and dodge the bullet, it still will cause damage to the panhandle and the west coast of the state. The photos from the beach in Fort Walton were not pretty.

[veracity]

Ohh, so it'll go around? Or through the other waterways, like the rivers?

[rosedemon]

From what I understand, the spill could follow the currents around the state. So the rivers, inland lakes etc are pretty protected. Most rivers flow into the ocean so they may not be harmed. However, not the St. Johns River which is right by us in Vilano Beach. It flows backwards from most rivers, one of the few in the world. The Atlantic Ocean feeds it and right at the inlet to Vilano you can see the tide very well. Yep, it would be in danger if it makes it this far. It is packed with Manatees and they will not fare well. Very delicate animals, nearly extinct.

I am hoping they are wrong. Really. But when I look at charts around the state, it does seem that the warnings are going to come true.

[rosedemon]

Yep. I was thinking it took sixty days to travel from the Gulf of Mexico to Fort Walton. That is quite a distance. Now how long does anyone think it will take to follow the currents around the state of Fla? I am thinking less than sixty days.

[rosedemon]

Maybe the execs at BP can look out their window and watch it come in from the Thames.

[samantha_vimes]

I feel for all of you in its path.

[rosedemon]

We are all in its path, Helen. The fall out will be wide ranging on this.

They have to fix it. Now.

[samantha_vimes]

Yeah. Like I said, I mean to give up seafood, because the Atlantic is going to be hit hard by this, and that will mean strain, in turn, on the already sustainability-stretched Pacific. The economic impact is going to be felt all over, too. This has got to be the largest man-made disaster ever.