seagroovysseagroovysBeach Lover59 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Lover
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We were walking from Seagrove to Seaside yesterday on the beach and there was a large section of fresh oil washing up on the beach. We stepped in it with our flip flops and it stuck like glue. It took a little work to remove it. There were about 4 BP workers about 25 feet from the major part of the oil that was both in the Water and on the beach, but they didn't seem too interested in picking it up. It was to liquidy for their nets, and the small stuff was like black sand. The whole area was less than about 20 feet, but still was surprising to see.
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AllifunnAllifunnFunnChef - AlisonCooks.comSt Petersburg13,635 postsJoined View profileMessageFunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
AllifunnFunnChef - AlisonCooks.comSt Petersburg13,635 postsJoined View profileMessageFunnChef - AlisonCooks.com😱
Douglas the IntrepidDouglas the IntrepidBeach FanaticOn the shores of paradise, Seagrove Beach1,329 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
Douglas the IntrepidBeach FanaticOn the shores of paradise, Seagrove Beach1,329 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticI question fresh oil washing up...as long as it has been since the disaster hit any oil left would be extremely weathered...Are you sure it was oil?
jack Sjack SBeach Lover173 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Lover
jack SBeach Lover173 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach LoverThey sunk the oil not far from the beaches. There was dispersant used right here. As for weathering, the liquid sludge is just what they are finding whereever dispersant sank the oil. No surprise here. the oil has been in the sand all summer, you could feel it. Just because our officials were always more concerned for the health of wallets than the health of watermen, they lied to us. They continue to lie, and will brush all concern aside, so they can drill more! And still they get elected !!!
sunspotbabysunspotbabySoWal InsiderSanta Rosa Beach5,000 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Insider
sunspotbabySoWal InsiderSanta Rosa Beach5,000 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Insiderdoesn't surprise me one bit. :roll:
Giant Tar Mat Threatens Parts Of Orange Beach | ORANGE BEACH, Alabama
oh yeah, fubp. ;-)
Giant Tar Mat Threatens Parts Of Orange Beach | ORANGE BEACH, Alabama
oh yeah, fubp. ;-)
AllifunnAllifunnFunnChef - AlisonCooks.comSt Petersburg13,635 postsJoined View profileMessageFunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
AllifunnFunnChef - AlisonCooks.comSt Petersburg13,635 postsJoined View profileMessageFunnChef - AlisonCooks.comI fear we will have reprocussions for too many years to come
Lake View TooLake View TooSoWal InsiderEastern Lake7,000 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Insider
Lake View TooSoWal InsiderEastern Lake7,000 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal InsiderI walked the beach at very low tide this morning, near Eastern Lake, and while I didn't see oil, when I got home my shoes were very gunked-up, which I've never noticed before. Also, the county seems reticent to open up the lake, even though it has been way over the "pop-off point" for several weeks. ??
zip3zip3Beach Lover151 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Lover
I walked the beach in Seagrove yesterday and saw lots of tar balls. I also found a large starfish and lots of shells. With all the rough surf last week it must have pushed the oil in. I guess we better get used to it.
Andy AAndy ABeach FanaticBlue Mountain Beach4,389 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
Andy ABeach FanaticBlue Mountain Beach4,389 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticThere was oil on Blue Mountain Beach yesterday. One of our renters stepped in it and "wipes" took it off his feet.
scooterbug44scooterbug44SoWal ExpertSowal16,706 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Expert
scooterbug44SoWal ExpertSowal16,706 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal ExpertFriend who spent time in Saudia Arabia says baby oil is the best thing to clean oil off.
I haven't had to get much off because I haven't been going to the beach much - Dawn in the outside shower for when you just have a little residue from tarballs works well.
I haven't had to get much off because I haven't been going to the beach much - Dawn in the outside shower for when you just have a little residue from tarballs works well.
KurtKurtAdminSoWal2,475 postsJoined View profileMessageAdmin
KurtAdminSoWal2,475 postsJoined View profileMessageAdminTarballs, dead starfish wash up on beaches | tarballs, beaches, wash - News - The News Herald
PANAMA CITY BEACH ? A handful of tarballs and dead starfish washed ashore in Panama City Beach this weekend, but county officials said the events are not related. BP reconnaissance and recovery crews have been picking up ?miniscule amounts? of tarballs and oiled debris every day since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, emergency services director Mark Bowen said. The ?very, very small amount? ? about three-quarters of a pound ? of tarballs the teams picked up between Sunday and Monday on the west end of the beach isn?t an unusual amount, he added.
The starfish kill was the result of the weekend?s cold weather, Bowen said. Coast Guard officials advised that extreme temperatures often kill starfish and other invertebrates, and that the amount of dead animals seen near the city pier wasn?t uncommon for this time of year.
AnaEdwardsPhotographyAnaEdwardsPhotographyBeach ComberThe Amazing Panhandle of Florida25 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Comber
AnaEdwardsPhotographyBeach ComberThe Amazing Panhandle of Florida25 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach ComberWow...sort of a coincidence that the GCCF sent out Quick Claim and Full Review Final payment forms last Friday. I'm sure ALOT of people will take the Quick Claim option, thinking we are in the clear now.
I'm back to my original thoughts...our beautiful Gulf will not be pristine again, in our lifetime.
I'm back to my original thoughts...our beautiful Gulf will not be pristine again, in our lifetime.
WaterbaddrinkwineWaterbaddrinkwineBeach LoverPoint Washington112 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Lover
WaterbaddrinkwineBeach LoverPoint Washington112 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach LoverLast week I was on the beach and there was a line of oil as far as the eye can see and no BP workers. I actually saved a large bag of the oil for proof and took pictures... It's a long way from being over.
JdargJdargSoWal Expert18,040 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Expert
JdargSoWal Expert18,040 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal ExpertI wonder if the cooling water temps have anything to do with the oil becoming "undispersed" and behaving differently than it did when the water was warm?
ASHASHBeach FanaticRoosevelt, MN2,153 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
ASHBeach FanaticRoosevelt, MN2,153 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticCould be the cold weather or it could be that we've had some really rough surf for several days lately that likely shook oil out of the sand out at the sand bars and now it's washing in again.
Dune Allen has had large crews on the beach every day for months now.
I was fishing the surf this past weekend and there are always tar balls coming in. Not large like they used to be and not in big batches. Just a steady stream of nickel size tar balls.
Dune Allen has had large crews on the beach every day for months now.
I was fishing the surf this past weekend and there are always tar balls coming in. Not large like they used to be and not in big batches. Just a steady stream of nickel size tar balls.
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