On 05/24/2010 07:03 AM, Earl Croasmun -> Ed Hulett wrote:

 WC>> War with Iraq *and* the policy where BP has to use acoustic
 WC>> blowout preventers in British waters but *not* in U.S. waters.

 ->> Uh... the blowout preventer is what failed.

 EC> I cannot decide what part of this is more funny:

And he wonders why I laugh at him...

 EC> a) his belief that Cheney - rather than Congress - put laws into effect.

Because Cheney is "evil."

 EC> b) his belief that acoustic switches would have somehow COST money to
 EC> Halliburton - not an oil company but an oil SERVICES company that would
 EC> MAKE money from extra equipment requirements - rather than MAKING money
 EC> for it.

He obviously doesn't understand that if an additional switch would have
made a difference, they would have had one installed.

 EC> or c) his belief that having an extra switch to trigger the blowout
 EC> protector would do any good when the hydraulics on the blowout protector
 EC> failed.

He seems to think an acoustic switch is magic and can prevent a hydraulic
failure in the blowout preventer.

Ed

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