A hair raising question

[zarngash]

With this information about the hair booms - I'll shave my pubs and ass hair and the Gulf of Mexico oils spill problem is solved, with hair to spare.

What? too much information? *shrugs*

I’m about due for a haircut. My plan was, as usual, just a trim & tidy sort of deal however while reading the local paper I noticed that some of the local hair salons are collecting hair and donating it to Matters of Trust. This organization is making “hair booms” – nylon stockings filled with human and pet hair – to help clean up the oil in the Gulf of Mexico spill. They absorb oil very well, can be re-used up to 100 times and when they are done they can be organically composted.

So then I thought maybe I would buzz it all off, to do my part to help with the clean up.

But I’m Torn. I believe this disaster falls on the shoulders of BP and their partners and the clean up and cost thereof should be entirely their responsibility. Why should I do anything to help clean up a mess made by a corporation that has made tons of money and has shown no real concern for the environment?

But then I think about the wetlands being destroyed and the sea life and…my heart hurts.

I’m undecided and I’m curious, what would you do?

 

[Netzach]

I don't think "kill yourself" is apropos for net tards. But for BP I save the sentiment.

 

[JMohegan]

I don't think "kill yourself" is apropos for net tards. But for BP I save the sentiment.

Suicide is too good for those criminally irresponsible pricks.

I say lock 'em up for life with Bubba. Preferably, multiple Bubbas. Bubbas who grew up on the gulf coast.

 

[Keroin]

Suicide is too good for those criminally irresponsible pricks.

I say lock 'em up for life with Bubba. Preferably, multiple Bubbas. Bubbas who grew up on the gulf coast.

Bubbas whose entire families are shrimp fishermen. Grrrrrr.

 

[ShyGuy68]

If I had the hair for it, I would consider donating it for Locks of Love.

 

[Homburg]

If I had the hair for it, I would consider donating it for Locks of Love.

MIS just donated about a foot's worth of hair to them.

 

[ImOnIt]

MIS just donated about a foot's worth of hair to them.

How miserly.

at least she should shave her other foot

 

[satindesire]

My hair is, on last measurement, about 30 inches long. If I buzzed it off, with as thick as it is, I could clean up an oil spill or two on my own.

But then of course, if I buzzed it off, it'd be my ticket to a rapid divorce.

 

[Keroin]

If I had the hair for it, I would consider donating it for Locks of Love.

I would love to do this. Unfortunately I don't have the hair for it either.

 

[BiBunny]

Bitch, what?

Not entirely on topic, I know. I just didn't think Keroin would mind me WTF-ing at this in her thread.

 

[Keroin]

Bitch, what?

Not entirely on topic, I know. I just didn't think Keroin would mind me WTF-ing at this in her thread.

Oh, not at all, be my guest. BP bashing is more than welcome here.

I heard about that comment on the news just a few hours ago and my reaction was much the same.

 

[Netzach]

Bitch, what?

Not entirely on topic, I know. I just didn't think Keroin would mind me WTF-ing at this in her thread.

*boggle*

Could they fuck up the PR component of this even more spectacularly? It just keeps giving, this gift.

 

[Keroin]

*boggle*

Could they fuck up the PR component of this even more spectacularly? It just keeps giving, this gift.

LOL. Yup.

Burn BP, burn, I say.

One of my gal friends here is an engineer who has worked on some fairly big projects and I picked her brain the other night regarding this disaster. Interesting.

Of course, the link between the people in charge of racking up profit also being in charge of safety was a big point.

 

[Netzach]

LOL. Yup.

Burn BP, burn, I say.

One of my gal friends here is an engineer who has worked on some fairly big projects and I picked her brain the other night regarding this disaster. Interesting.

Of course, the link between the people in charge of racking up profit also being in charge of safety was a big point.

The stench of KBR Halliburton being all over this is interesting indeed.

 

[BiBunny]

Cross-posting from the What Made You Smile Today? thread, but the link in Kitty's post cracked me up. It's a perfectly redneck categorization of the whole mess.

 

[Keroin]

The stench of KBR Halliburton being all over this is interesting indeed.

Stinky, yes.

 

[Netzach]

Cross-posting from the What Made You Smile Today? thread, but the link in Kitty's post cracked me up. It's a perfectly redneck categorization of the whole mess.

This is awesome, lol.

 

[YourCaptor]

http://0.tqn.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/9/U/3/bp-oil-shores.jpg

 

[Keroin]

http://0.tqn.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/9/U/3/bp-oil-shores.jpg

Nice.

 

[JMohegan]

Cross-posting from the What Made You Smile Today? thread, but the link in Kitty's post cracked me up. It's a perfectly redneck categorization of the whole mess.

That is some truly hilarious shit. What a great link!


The northern, aged activist version (not funny, but in it's own way just as heartfelt) -

My mother called last night, to tell me that she's just cancelled her grocery delivery service. Why? Because the manager was unable to assure her that the drivers would never, under any circumstances, go to BP to fill up.

 

[Bi_Kitty]

Burn BP, burn, I say.

I agree.

 

[callinectes2]

I share everyone's hatred for BP but I am on a mission to educate folks about boycotting BP gas stations. BP does not own any gas stations in the US. All are franchises, many are small business owners. A gas station selling BP branded gas may not even be from a BP refinery. If it has BP branded additives then it is marketed as a BP brand, regardless of where it was refined.

Am I biased? Yes! A dear friend owns three BP branded convenience stores and he is getting royally screwed by uninformed boycotters. His only crime is not having the foresight to know this horrible tragedy would occur.

Please, when you talk about boycotting BP, remember that you may be hurting a small business owner in your community..you certainly are not affecting the corporate bottom line of BP. Use that energy to lobby for them to pay fines out of the ass!

 

[JMohegan]

I share everyone's hatred for BP but I am on a mission to educate folks about boycotting BP gas stations. BP does not own any gas stations in the US. All are franchises, many are small business owners. A gas station selling BP branded gas may not even be from a BP refinery. If it has BP branded additives then it is marketed as a BP brand, regardless of where it was refined.

Am I biased? Yes! A dear friend owns three BP branded convenience stores and he is getting royally screwed by uninformed boycotters. His only crime is not having the foresight to know this horrible tragedy would occur.

Please, when you talk about boycotting BP, remember that you may be hurting a small business owner in your community..you certainly are not affecting the corporate bottom line of BP. Use that energy to lobby for them to pay fines out of the ass!

I'm sorry to hear about your friend. Judging from this description of what it takes to obtain a franchise, I'd say that a guy with 3 has a whole hell of a lot of money at stake.

But I disagree with the notion that this makes the boycott of BP stations and stores a bad idea. On the contrary, franchisees have a much more immediate vested interest than a salaried employee, and a much louder voice in the company than you or me. They start losing money, they're gonna start screaming.

 

[WriterDom]

I'm sorry to hear about your friend. Judging from this description of what it takes to obtain a franchise, I'd say that a guy with 3 has a whole hell of a lot of money at stake.

But I disagree with the notion that this makes the boycott of BP stations and stores a bad idea. On the contrary, franchisees have a much more immediate vested interest than a salaried employee, and a much louder voice in the company than you or me. They start losing money, they're gonna start screaming.

What are they going to scream? Plug the damn hole?

 

[JMohegan]

What are they going to scream? Plug the damn hole?

"The people in my community are hell pissed. They want prompt payment of compensation for lost fishing & tourism businesses, greater efforts to keep the oil from hitting shore, and greater efforts at cleaning up that which has already hit."