The oil is here - Destin FL

[Baclava]

OIL SPOTTED NEAR THE PASS: City Council to hold special meeting this morning as county struggles to close pass

June 17

8 A.M. UPDATE: Tar balls are heavily concentrated on the stretch of Okaloosa Island near the pier, both on the beach and in the waters just off shore, according to visual reports Thursday morning.

The city of Destin issued the following warning on its website, "Oil product has been spotted near East Pass. The Coast Guard and other BP resources have been notified and are being deployed ASAP to the area."

Oil slick 3-5 miles out.







http://www.thedestinlog.com/news/okaloosa-14190-oil-teams.html


What used to be...

[gateley]

1. It's even more horrific seeing the 'before' picture. Makes me want to cry. nt

[saigon68]

17. Get ready for this--- They are too big to fail

[The Wielding Truth]

2. Oh, no! Not beautiful Destin.

:cry:

[Art_from_Ark]

3. WTF?

"The Coast Guard and other BP resources have been notified..."

So the Coast Guard is a "BP resource"?

[QC]

4. No surprise there. n/t

[Child_Of_Isis]

6. Good catch!

The states should really reconsider calling them. It's not like anything good can come out of it.

[sandnsea]

9. *sigh* No, that isn't what that says

Let's just flip it around. Various (other) BP Resources and the Coast Guard have been notified.

That's all.

[Art_from_Ark]

11. But that's NOT what it says

It says "the Coast Guard and *other* BP resources", NOT ""the Coast Guard and BP resources"

Do you not understand the difference?

[sandnsea]

13. Other, meaning not federal, meaning BP resources

If the other wasn't there, you'd just say it put the Coast Guard WITH BP because that's what you want to see.

[Art_from_Ark]

15. Oh, for crying out loud

I and Democrats
I and other Democrats

In the first phrase, I am setting myself apart from Democrats.
In the second phrase, I am counting myself among Democrats.

Do you not understand the significance of the word "other"?

[valerief]

10. All of America is a BP resource, clearly. nt

[Maru Kitteh]

46. Hey - give them credit for being honest, right?

[Art_from_Ark]

50. Were they being honest

or was that just a Freudian slip?

[Maru Kitteh]

51. six of one

half dozen of another.

[fl_dem]

5. Did they get the pass closed?

I live in Ft Walton and was on the beach last night after work, there were thousands of tarballs in the surf, so sad!!! I know the oil slick is right behind them. I feel as helpless as I do when there's hurricane barreling towards us.

[Baclava]

18. Evidently not - "11 A.M. UPDATE: Tar balls still heavy, boom not fully deployed"

11 a.m. UPDATE: The crew deploying boom across the Destin Pass for the first time ran into some difficulties Wednesday night, including weather issues, and wasn’t able to complete the task.

Because the county decided to close the pass with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill still three miles offshore, the failure to completely deploy the boom was not a major issue, said county Public Safety Director Dino Villani.

“They got about halfway through when they ran into problems. That’s OK. That’s why we started early,” he said. “They need to get a feel for what they’re doing so they can get on a regular routine.”

http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/strong-30081-update-balls.html



9:30 A.M. UPDATE: Waters and beaches around the Okaloosa Island pier are clear, according to pier employees. Dolphins were playing at the end, they said.

8 A.M. UPDATE: Tar balls are heavily concentrated on the stretch of Okaloosa Island near the pier, both on the beach and in the waters just off shore, according to visual reports Thursday morning.

[BelgianMadCow]

35. I was checking out the location of Destin - and am wondering what the pass you speak of is?

surely not the passage at the harbor?
http://maps.google.be/maps?hl=nl&tab=wl

[AndyA]

7. I'm so sorry. That's such a pretty area.

Hoping for the best. :(

[flyarm]

8. In Pass a Grille beach justt south of St Pete Sunday, people got out of the water with oil on them

they were told by Authorities to wash with Comet..this oil was not seen on the surface of the Gulf water..the story has been kept out of local media. The beach was closed after the people reported the oil on themselves. And BP put their thugs on the beach ..

we now in Fla must be our own reporters to report the real news!

[HockeyMom]

23. You mean like this?

http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/long-ribbons-of-orange-brown-oil-4-miles-off-tampa-bay-coast-smelled-like-oil-felt-like-oil-couldnt-get-it-off-hands-photos

Names and pictures included. You are right that local media is NOT reporting any of this.

[Art_from_Ark]

29. That is so awful

It's bad enough just hearing about the devastation-- I can't imagine what it's like to actually be there :cry:

[Uncle Joe]

12. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Baclava.

[Baclava]

19. You're welcome - it's not a thread I ever wanted to see though

I'd take 'canes any day over this - they just breeze on by

[Uncle Joe]

22. Tragically I believe canes will aggravate this catastrophe

as some of this toxic soup composed of oil and dispersant is transported inland.:-(

[ChiciB1]

41. And The Last TWO Years Have Been Very Light Hurricane Years!!

So many of us are saying we're worried this is going to be a BAD SEASON!!! Wanted to believe it was all a dream, but the NIGHTMARE remains!!!

Stuck here in Texas for another week and didn't want to be here in the first place! A sister reunion that I wanted to bow out of but didn't have the heart to do it! Sorry Texans, I don't like this place even though I spent many years here and went to school here too!

Living on the Gulf is/was always beautiful... I'm just LIVID!
:cry: :cry: :cry:

[Mimosa]

14. Destin is so beautiful. *sad* n/t

[Frances]

16. When I lived on the East Coast, we had reunions

at Destin every summer. Beautiful beaches. And we rented a fantastic house from a friend of the family. Such good memories.

And so sad today, especially since so many people point their finger at Obama. Some of these people personally told me that they were in favor in oil drilling in the Gulf. I don't have the heart to tell those people that they and people like them bear some responsibility.

[deaniac21]

20. .

[Carolina]

26. if only that were true!

[lpbk2713]

21. $20 Billion is just a drop in the bucket.

Damn them all to hell.

[Fumesucker]

24. "The Coast Guard and other BP resources"

Well, there you have it, the Coast Guard now is a BP resource.

Sometimes the veil slips aside for a moment and you get a look at the naked truth.

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

[MrScorpio]

25. This really saddens me.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=8543967

[mikita]

27. these are mourning threads ... I am so sorry... what used to be: glorious pic

k+R

[depakid]

28. There's your reason for highly toxic dispersents

right there in the bottom picture.

Never mind that it's going to cause infinitely more damage to the ecosystem.

[Eyerish]

30. K&R

[Hell Hath No Fury]

31. And there isn't a single reason this should be happening.

It's not like this is some surprise/stealth spill coming in, :mad:

[BelgianMadCow]

32. that was my wtf as well "notified BP"?? What, they wait to be told?

or is it maybe hard to say where dispersed oil is gonna surface? No one could have known :sarcasm:

[RagAss]

33. Barton(Assclown-Tx) wants you to apologize to BP for the spill !

[Bluebear]

34. 'The Coast Guard and other BP resources have been notified' - OTHER BP RESOURCES?

Wow.

[William Z. Foster]

45. it is awful

How can people defend this?

Clearly, BP is still in control. "Other BP resources."

This is a nightmare that just won't end.

[Zhade]

36. I grew up in Fort Walton Beach. Two decades on those beautiful beaches.

This is heartbreaking.

And I am furious.

[William Z. Foster]

43. ahhhh damn

Fort Walton Beach. We used to perform there every year. Lots of good memories. Now you got me, too.

I just can't stand what is happening. It is salt in the wound to have people try to make this be about petty partisan politics or about money.

And notice how all of the major environmental groups are silent? Turns out they have been "partnering" with BP for "a greener future" and taking funding from them.

There is some sort of deep rage simmering and growing around the country, not just because of the catastrophe but also because of how we have been so cynically betrayed and misled.

[ChiciB1]

52. You Speak Words Of TRUTH!! I Can't Stand What I Clearly See Happening

myself! And I will see it all right up the street from me very soon! It IS a DISASTER and with the "season" soon to come, it may be so much worse!!

[William Z. Foster]

53. so sorry

I am just sick about this.

[ChiciB1]

54. It Is Hard To ACCEPT, Much Less Explain!! n/t

[waiting for hope]

37. Oh Gawd ...

I went fishing there several years ago with my husband, it was the most beautiful beach and the water was amazing, so clear you could see several feet down to the bottom. I hold that trip in my memory very dear and to think .. BP needs to pay big, more than big .. this will not go away in my lifetime or my children's childrens lifetime.

[NC_Nurse]

38. Great. We'll be going there in a week.

:-( I love Destin. Been going there for 30 years. Every summer. Damn.

[ChiciB1]

39. DISGUSTING!!! I Live Just South Of St. Pete...BUT AM IN TEXAS

RIGHT NOW!!! JUST KNEW THIS WAS COMING, NOW I'll be flying back on the 23rd to see what I NEVER, EVER WANTED TO SEE!

I'm about a mile away from Nokomis Beach and can't bear the thought of actually seeing our beautiful WHITE BEACHES RUINED!! They were so WHITE and now I'm thinking I'll be smelling that smell every time I walk outside my house!!

Not enough space or words to describe my thoughts!! Just filled with RAGE!!!!

[Baclava]

40. rage is the word

sorry - this is big

[ChiciB1]

42. Used Too Run Around A Lot Right Where That Picture Was Taken!

Treasure Island, Madiera, Indian Rocks and the whole chain right there! Lived in Largo for quite a while before moving south!

Now the Sarasota area and my little community just north of Venice! Know the scenes so well and just swam in the Gulf before I flew over here!! So many of us felt we "needed" to be there almost every day because of what we felt was coming!!

RAGE IS NOT EVEN STRONG ENOUGH!! I can just hear the broken hearts, almost from here! We ALL talked about how much hurt we were going to feel and how our hearts would be broken!! I realize most in America feel RAGE, but living there is so much more devastating! It's hard to explain the "reality" of this loss!!!

CAN'T even look at the animals even though I was already contacted before I left to help with them should I be needed, but wonder how I can do it!! They will need to be helped and the turtles just started nesting last month!!

[Bryn]

44. Can you save me a jar of that white sand I may never see again?

:( I am a native of Florida but trapped in Arkansas due to taking care of Mom with dementia, in the middle of lawsuit by her stepson over her house. By the time I return to Florida all beaches might be ruined. Hope against all hopes that I am wrong.

[Baclava]

47. I was just out there

Yes - I take PayPal Mr. BP - - - feed me bitch


sorry - I'm furious too

[ChiciB1]

49. Beautiful Pictures & Thanks!! To Others Here Who Have NEVER

had the opportunity to visit and enjoy, it IS that BEAUTIFUL!! And yet, BP... THEY HAVE NO SHAME!!

I'm really NOT READY, wish I could be there now! I do think I'll get back in time to have a little more time, but if it's that close, it won't be long!!

Now, I'm so depressed and it's later here so feel the need to pop a pill to chill!! Thanks again for the pictures, giving others a view BEFORE makes a lot of difference!

As of right now I CAN'T really imagine what I'll feel when I actually see it up close & PERSONAL!!! This is gonna be so very, very DIFFICULT!!

:grr:

[Bryn]

55. I am laughing even though I know it's not funny

The way you said you'd take paypal.

Save me a jar? :)

I loved going to west coast beach when I was growing in north/west Florida. Water was crystal clear with blue and green color and sand so white. I actually feel so sick.

[Bryn]

56. Seriously

Start collecing awesome white sand made with pure quartz crystal, put in jars to sell on ebay or better yet sell on marketplace here at DU because we may never see it again for years and years to come once oil hit it! Save me a jar! I will buy and treasure it.

[ChiciB1]

48. My Husband Was Born In Tampa... A Native Too!! I'm STUCK In TEXAS

right now!! Sorry to hear about your troubles, we took care of my mother-in-law for 10 years and NONE of it was easy!! My husband's brother never helped out so she came to live with us. I will save some of the sand for sure because it won't ever be the same!

In the years to come I'm sure our white sand will ALWAYS be a talking point from those of us who knew it so well! For those who haven't had the pleasure of the enjoyment and beauty it's hard to explain what it REALLY means!! To see it, to lie in it, to play in it always so soft and fine glistening in the sun and watching the sunsets!

I'm sure my feelings will sharpen even more when I actually see it up close! This is going to be so very difficult to deal with!