so has the department of homeland security released any guidelines in case we get oil rain?

[datasuspect]

that is, what does DHS propose people do in the event of atmospheric oil contamination that falls to the earth as rain?

i think i need to get in the plastic sheet and duct tape business.

[Avalux]

1. I'm thinking giant plastic dome that can cover a house/property.

Now THAT would probably sell, especially if marketed with a healthy dose of fear and panic. :think:

[datasuspect]

2. in this instance, fear and panic might not be a bad thing

our technology is not equal to the catastrophe at hand.

whatever is in our oceans ultimately becomes part of the weather.

gulf storms can carry water pretty far north. not to mention the southern states may become largely uninhabitable.

they know what exactly will happen.

they're putting off the panic until it hits.

[Avalux]

4. I had a conversation with a friend the other day.

This is a 40ish male who didn't understand the water we have is finite - it doesn't somehow magically enter earth's atmosphere from space. The water we need to survive as a species has been on this planet since the beginning and if we fuck it up, we're screwed. When I explained this, I saw a light bulb go on, then fear on his face. He had never thought about it before.

[BeFree]

3. Why yes they have

If you are a BP supporter and want oil drilling to pump baby pump the gulf of mexico until it is a vast wasteland, then you are being instructed to go outside, lay down with your head tilted as far back as it will go and let your nose take samples of the rain.