Will an increase in off shore drilling

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Some of the most popular surf breaks in SoCal:

1. Huntington Beach.....a few blocks from small pumps
2. San Onofre: literally right next to 2 large nuclear reactors on the sand
3. South Bay: in the shadow if the El Segundo Chevron refinery

I dont go to the beach to sit on the sand and look out onto the horizon with my binoculars. If there is a pump 5 miles offshore, what do I care?

People will not stop going to the beach because there is an oil rig nearby.

they will stop going for a long time if there is an oil spill.

[Indy Coug]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

they will stop going for a long time if there is an oil spill.

Which is why I wish they'd clean up the USS Arizona

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by Indy Coug

Which is why I wish they'd clean up the USS Arizona

I wasn't aware that it was an oil tanker. Link?

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by KneeJerk

Yes. Carpenteria, near the Channel Islands and Santa Barbara.

Carpinteria and CI....more popular surf spots.

Stay home, barney! The fewer tourists, the better.

PS how can you have tar on your foot and not "notice" until an hour later? You would have made a lousy dinosaur.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

they will stop going for a long time if there is an oil spill.

An oil spill like Valdez....perhaps.

An oil contamination, no way.

Keep in mind, people surf with high levels of raw sewage in the water. A little Texas Tea isn't going to stop someone if the swell is pumping.

My point is, tourism will not be affected at all.

Back in the day, the fear was that all the mass commercialization of waikiki would kill the local charm of the beautiful beach. Fast forward to today...Waikiki is basically one massive outdoor shopping mall with ABC stores on every corner (literally), hotels creeping down so close to the water that the shoreline is about 30 feet wide.....and you know what?.......the tourists cant get enough of it.

If oil rigs dissuage tourist, then open a Starbucks, a Hard Rock Cafe, and a California Pizza Kitchen....people will still keep coming.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by KneeJerk

Maybe locals have a higher tolerance for tar in the sand, but from now on, when I plan a beach vacation, I will consider the proximity of oil rigs.

I've never come across tar in the sand.

I think locals have a higher tolerance for all things local.

It is like those who come up to Utah in the winter and then wonder why it is cold and barren. What else do you expect?

One thing you may want to do is simply not step in the tar. That is just my own personal idea, admittedly may not be for everyone. In case you were wondering, tar is black and sticky, so should be easy to spot on a sandy beach.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by KneeJerk

A lot of tourists spend most of their time on the beach, and less time in the water. If surfers were the only tourists you might have a point. And I don't recall any tar in the sands of Wikiki.

If you are vacationing in Carpinteria, I doubt you have ever been to Hawaii.

[creekster]

Originally Posted by Levin

I find the ones in the second camp funnier. Has there ever been a truly funny idealist?

No, they're never quite good enough.

[creekster]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

they will stop going for a long time if there is an oil spill.

Does the risk of an oil spill change appreciably when compared to the risk of a spill from oil tanker transportation? Think of all the big spills you can recall; are any of them from an offshore rig?

[Indy Coug]

Originally Posted by KneeJerk

Brilliant advice. Look at foot more often, and don't step in tar. You are a fountain of wisdom.

When I go into the woods, I'm continually disgusted by the amount of animal crap I have to avoid stepping in. I spend more time looking at where I'm walking than the beauty of the surrounding terrain.