Have any of you watched the live feed of the BP oil 'leak'? They are claiming that the 3.8 million liter a day leak is stopped, and what we are now seeing is mud coming out... but even if I believed them, that number is staggering for the last few weeks. I couldn't help but think about it while stuck driving in traffic on the freeway today.
I admit that I don't drive much, but with my hybrid I only go through a tank every 3-5 weeks. I know most people are unwilling or claim they can't get a hybrid, but come on... do you really need to drive that whale of a car that eats a gallon of gas every 23 miles? And it's memorial day weekend here in the states, so more people are out driving around. I can't help but wonder how many of them think about the major catastrophe we just had with BP while filling their tanks and driving miles on end for no apparent reason. Hell, I try to not use plastic because I think its manufacturing takes too much oil- yet everyone else seems to take oil for granted.
Another thing I was thinking about (and was why I was in traffic) is all the fucking road construction going on. At first I thought it had something to do with the city readying itself for the 2010 World Equestrian Games. Then I saw the "Put America To Work!" signs. Seriously? Let's spend our tax dollars overpaying under-qualified workers while fucking up the flow of traffic indefinitely. But in the long run encourage people to drive more which will increase the dependence on oil. In turn, letting us stay at war longer so that we can get a firmer grasp on the 55 percent we import. Fuck me.
When I saw this I had an undying desire to run the workers over with my little car (which is now for sale so I can buy an all electric car). I figure my defense could be that I was also 'Putting America To Work!'. Coroners and morticians need work too.
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