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You are gonna love this pic of Exxon pipeline repair (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 OP
The whole thing is a WTF???? Autumn Apr 2013 #1
Here's another limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #2
THAT's the one!!!! dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #3
Hey I'll tell ya what, limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #8
Musta been donco Apr 2013 #6
Belongs on the Redneck Repairs website dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #10
I see they sent out the BEST pipeline repair squad Canuckistanian Apr 2013 #19
the old coffee can and hose clamp exhaust fix tk2kewl Apr 2013 #30
Argh! AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #4
The link is 404-ing for me. rucky Apr 2013 #5
okay, it's back now rucky Apr 2013 #7
PAPER TOWELS! JaneyVee Apr 2013 #9
They are not paper towels! Waltons_Mtn Apr 2013 #25
There, I Fixed It. ThoughtCriminal Apr 2013 #11
It's been 9 days. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #12
Okay, what's that pipe made out of? Wood planks? hunter Apr 2013 #13
pipe repair clamp lithiumbomb Apr 2013 #14
Maybe what we accept as "standard" is not so great. limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #15
That clamp is not where near suitable for the pipeline. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #16
It's not applied on a smooth pipe surface. Look how rough & uneven that is. Liquid tight? Leak proof? NBachers Apr 2013 #17
That is what I'm thinking Mnpaul Apr 2013 #18
That clamp is just holding the outer insulating jacket back together. hunter Apr 2013 #20
Not to defend oil companies, but the govt neglects aging infrastructure too. FSogol Apr 2013 #28
I can't claim to know what the hell is going on... but the lack of transparency adds to that. nt Comrade_McKenzie Apr 2013 #21
If we can trust BP to decide when the Gulf is clean enough... Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #22
Why...yes....they know best. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #23
Kidding aside, government do not tell Exxon what to do... Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #24
Wouldn't the government have to be the one to call for a no-fly zone over the site? Frustratedlady Apr 2013 #26
Well, they are the experts....at buying governments off. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #27
"Bullshit Propaganda". hamsterjill Apr 2013 #29

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)
8. Hey I'll tell ya what,
Sun Apr 7, 2013, 09:00 PM
Apr 2013

The tarsandsblockade.org people deserve a lot of credit for getting in there and getting these pictures and videos.

This is all going to be part of the historical record. 100 years from now, if there's anybody left, historians are going to look back for first hand accounts of these events. And they won't find much of it on CNN and NBC.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
10. Belongs on the Redneck Repairs website
Sun Apr 7, 2013, 09:04 PM
Apr 2013

or the "There, I fixed It" site.

but yeah, I think duct tape would have worked better.

Waltons_Mtn

(345 posts)
25. They are not paper towels!
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 03:08 PM
Apr 2013

They are specially designed absorbent pads. They are designed to pick up the oil but leave the water behind. And yes they work well.

hunter

(38,264 posts)
13. Okay, what's that pipe made out of? Wood planks?
Sun Apr 7, 2013, 09:18 PM
Apr 2013

Okay, I'll be generous and say the angular look of the pipeline is from the anti-corrosion insulation wrapping.

Here's what the wrapping looks like before it's installed:



They still make a similar product in China.

But clearly the old steel pipe underneath was yet another piece of the USA's decaying infrastructure.

lithiumbomb

(250 posts)
14. pipe repair clamp
Sun Apr 7, 2013, 09:23 PM
Apr 2013

Now I hate to accidentally be defending a big oil company here, but that looks like your standard pipe repair clamp.

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)
15. Maybe what we accept as "standard" is not so great.
Sun Apr 7, 2013, 09:43 PM
Apr 2013

All the fossil fuels are just dirty to drill up, dirty to transport, and dirty to burn. That's just kind of how it is.

 

Arctic Dave

(13,812 posts)
16. That clamp is not where near suitable for the pipeline.
Sun Apr 7, 2013, 09:49 PM
Apr 2013

It doesn't even appear to me on tight enough to do the job even if it is just to keep oil from leaking out from it on weight.

A real sleave repair, or "gunkas", looks much different and is usually welded into place once attached.

NBachers

(17,006 posts)
17. It's not applied on a smooth pipe surface. Look how rough & uneven that is. Liquid tight? Leak proof?
Sun Apr 7, 2013, 10:25 PM
Apr 2013

Mnpaul

(3,655 posts)
18. That is what I'm thinking
Sun Apr 7, 2013, 10:29 PM
Apr 2013

not even close to being tight enough. It looks like something that I got at the auto parts store to plug a minor leak in my exhaust.

hunter

(38,264 posts)
20. That clamp is just holding the outer insulating jacket back together.
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 12:34 AM
Apr 2013

There's no telling how they've repaired steel pipe underneath.

If the old pipe failed in this spot, what's to stop it from failing again somewhere else?

Modern giant corporations have developed a bad reputation for neglecting proper inspections and pushing old infrastructure past reasonable limits.



Remember this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_San_Bruno_pipeline_explosion

FSogol

(45,357 posts)
28. Not to defend oil companies, but the govt neglects aging infrastructure too.
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 04:11 PM
Apr 2013

Much of our water systems, sanitary sewers, bridges, tunnels, and electric grid is outdated and dangerously close to failing in places. We need to wise up and think of the future rather than short term economic gain.

 

Demo_Chris

(6,234 posts)
22. If we can trust BP to decide when the Gulf is clean enough...
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 01:07 AM
Apr 2013

...surely we can trust Exxon to handle a trivial spill like this one!

Right?

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
23. Why...yes....they know best.
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 01:50 AM
Apr 2013

That's why the govrnment hasn't come down on them too hard.

Has to be the reason.....I am sure of it.

 

Demo_Chris

(6,234 posts)
24. Kidding aside, government do not tell Exxon what to do...
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 01:53 AM
Apr 2013

Exxon tells governments what they will do.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
26. Wouldn't the government have to be the one to call for a no-fly zone over the site?
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 03:49 PM
Apr 2013

Exxon can't just tell them to do it, can they?

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