FarmerDave
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tomgamber wrote:
DO YOU KNOW WHAT POSSIBLE CONTAMINANTS ARE IN THE CLAY?
No. Do you?
Do you know what contaminants were already in the soil before it was disturbed during drilling? If it was along a road, there is even more potential there, but lets talk about the drilling fluid some more.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT COMES OUT OF THE CLAY WHEN ITS AGITATED AND THEN GETS DISTRIBUTED INTO THE WATER AND DOWNSTREAM?
Lets see. Agitate silt and water what comes out of it? I'm thinking it just dilutes or spreads out the silt. What do I win?
Was the single event a big issue? IMO, no, but still should be reported and put on record, which it was. These add up, but as far as single events? I probably caused more damage to Penns when I swam in it years ago. But I swear I didn't leave a slick.
Does manufacturing a single and somewhat minor event into a crisis help? IMO, no.
Manufacturing a crisis where there isn't one only hurts ones cause in the big picture. It's scare tactics. And the truth of the matter is that these companies probably love discussions where people manufacture a crisis where there isn't one. As a minimum, it is a potential distraction from other possibly more serious things. And then there is the boy who cried wolf, or Chicken Little and the sky is falling. Do this enough, and then when something more serious occurs, what are the odds it is taken serious?
For the record, my curse on the Flyers is back on. Here come the Panthers. ;-)