Keeping Oil In Its Place
So, McClatchy says that after a month no one knows why the Exxon pipeline leaked in Arkansas, despite the fact that the damaged section burst according to all descriptions. The government and Exxon have agreed to say that 5000 barrels [210,000 gallons] of diluted bitumen leaked and the whole area smells like the pit at a Jiffy Lube with a new roof being installed.
Now we learn that the same pipeline, Pegasus Pipeline, has sprung a leak in Missouri. Not to worry, though, because the crack Exxon response team immediately switched from Red Man to Dubble Bubble and picked up a new roll of duct tape from MalWart. If that doesn’t get it, they are prepared to switch to Slime and Rescue Tape.
They might consider getting the name of a good plumber.
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Heretic! Don’t you know that the magical Free Market Fairy solves all problems with a wave of his (her?) magic wand spreading Free Market Fairy Dust all around, whether said problem is building safety, fire safety, or pipeline safety? You made the Free Market Fairy cry! Report to the re-education camps for indoctrination, citizen!
– Badtux the Snarky Penguin
In a real Free Market the buyer would have the option of seeing the seller ‘tar sanded’ and ridden out of the country on a ½-inch galvanized pipe.
To have re-education centers don’t we need to have education centers first?