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I think the pic says it all.
I thought we were boycotting BP.
I thought we were boycotting BP.
Evil One
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Keep in mind... boycotting BP does a LOT more harm to the local businesses than it does to the big corporation.
Jim
Jim
novalty
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I think the original intention was to poke fun at us being responsible for spill at gas station, and BP's actions over oil disaster in gulf.
Jim Shugart
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I thought it refered to breast pumps. 
I think the pic says it all.
I thought we were boycotting BP.
Crap happens......I don't blame BP anymore than the other oil companies or the govt.
I think most of the boycott stuff is on the "left" coast.
Don
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Ohhhhhh the irony. And hipocrisy.
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I've never bought gas at a BP station but now that all this has happened I think I will start trading with my local BP station.
Anything to piss off a lefty or bobo and I'm all for it.............
Anything to piss off a lefty or bobo and I'm all for it.............
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I don't know what any of this has to do with a left or right coast. After their initial arrogant response, subsequent lies about the clean up, and flagrant safety violations, I would not buy their gas no matter where I lived.
I heard a good argument FOR "buycotting" BP. Suppose everyone boycotts them, what happens? Americans employed by them lose their jobs, tax revenues disappear AND the major point...BP shuts down American ops, pull out, and the Feds have to take over, ie: US taxpayers. 
The other point was they are not based in a country that hates us(some may differ), the oil comes from OUR reserves, and the revenues stay in the West. Just a thought. YMMV.
The other point was they are not based in a country that hates us(some may differ), the oil comes from OUR reserves, and the revenues stay in the West. Just a thought. YMMV.
DeathGrip
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Both of my local BP's are like ghost towns.I never went there before this mess.No real reason than they aren't as EZ to get to for me.
I will not even be seen at a Citco.
D.G.
I will not even be seen at a Citco.
D.G.
CJofWolfcreek
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I'd take osha citations with a grain of salt. I've seen OSHA citations for having a superceded OSHA poster on the safety board. I had an employer who ensured safety guards were bought and installed on all required equipment, only to have that safety equipment tossed aside by an employee. Respirators were provided, people fit tested and trained in their use and some yahoos couldn't be bothered to wear them. All it takes is a supervisor not spotting it and someone getting hurt or an inspector spotting it before a supervisor can and the company, not the employee, gets the citation and fine.
loutent
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Only the government could have these classifications - ok then if I were at OSHA, I would revise this list as follows:
Willful Citations
Egregious Willful Citations
Serious Repeat Willful Citations
Unclassified Serious Repeat Willful Citations
Serious Citations
Willful Serious Citations
Repeat Serious Citations
Repeat Willful Serious Citations
Unclassified Serious Willful Repeat Citations
Repeat Citations
Egregious Willful Repeat Citations
Willful Repeat Citations
... ok, I'm not spending any more time on this - you get the idea. I could have had a nice job at OSHA with a big Gov't pension doing this stuff - and feel good about it - too bad I'm already retired
oldRoger
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Those of us with experience being visited by OSHA probably have many stories to tell, few favorable.
OSHA usually comes to visit only when you have had a lost time accident. At that time the “inspectors” want all of the paper work for the last two hundred years. They typically spend many days checking “I”s for dots and “T”s for crosses. God help the poor SOB who did not sign with his full name.
There is usually some old hand with OSHA who visits the accident scene and tries to actually understand what happened, usually not always. The rest stay in the air-conducting and look at the paper work.
If you followed the BP hearings you heard exactly the same exchange between the Transocean Top Tool Pusher and the MMS people, concerning a deckhand’s accident on a workboat in 2008. This of course had nothing to do with the well blow-out.
While BP seems to have a lot of past problems, mostly connected with the recent refinery explosion, I don’t know if they are any better or worse than the rest of the industry.
OSHA usually comes to visit only when you have had a lost time accident. At that time the “inspectors” want all of the paper work for the last two hundred years. They typically spend many days checking “I”s for dots and “T”s for crosses. God help the poor SOB who did not sign with his full name.
There is usually some old hand with OSHA who visits the accident scene and tries to actually understand what happened, usually not always. The rest stay in the air-conducting and look at the paper work.
If you followed the BP hearings you heard exactly the same exchange between the Transocean Top Tool Pusher and the MMS people, concerning a deckhand’s accident on a workboat in 2008. This of course had nothing to do with the well blow-out.
While BP seems to have a lot of past problems, mostly connected with the recent refinery explosion, I don’t know if they are any better or worse than the rest of the industry.
OP
2000Z-71
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I had a fantastic superintendent that I worked with several years ago. We had a jobsite in Albuquerque and he had an OSHA inspector show up to do a josite inspection. My superintendent asked him if he had a warrant. The inspector replied, "No." He was then told in no incertain terms to get the hell off the site. Never heard from OSHA again on that jobsite.
Jeepnut
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I thought it refered to breast pumps.
I'll take responsibility for that...LOL
