Oil Spill Suggestion Box

[Jim]

Hi,

The oil spill in the gulf is almost uninmaginable, yet it still goes on as I type all 57 words for this post. BP wants suggestions does anyone here at LL have One?

Have you heard the story about a truck that got stuck under a bridge? As Paul Harvey would say, "The rest of the Story."

weLEAD Online Magazine

"It is said that a box truck was attempting to pass under a large bridge. As the truck driver approached the structure he felt there was enough room to clear the bottom of the steel and concrete deck of the bridge. But as he was passing under, he suddenly hear a loud screeching noise! The screech turned in to a grind and the lurching truck came to a dead stop! It was now locked under the bridge and could go neither forward or backward. Putting the transmission in reverse, or one of the forward gears was to no avail as the vehicle was now firmly lodged directly under the bridge. Traffic came to a complete standstill and naturally the local authorities were called out to examine the situation. How would they get the truck out from under the bridge?

A tow truck was sent out to try to pull the vehicle free. A county engineer arrived to examine this difficult situation. There were deep discussions and many measurements were made. Various calculations were performed to determine how much of the truck or bridge would be destroyed if the vehicle was simply yanked or pulled out! If too much of the bridge’s concrete was broken in the process, it might cause the bridge to become unsafe.

What if road equipment was brought in to cut a grove into the road under the vehicle tires to lower it? What if heavy equipment was brought in to lift the bridge just a few inches? Traffic continued to back up and discussions raged on as frustrated workers and authorities pondered this difficult problem. A crowd also gathered around the scene to watch all the exciting activity and hubbub.

Then something funny happened as a worker was walking by part of the crowd and surveying the situation. A little boy who had previously been riding his bicycle, and had stopped to glare, said to the man, “Why not let the air out of the tires?” “What?”, stated the worker in incredulous shock! “What did you say?” The boy repeated, “Why not let the air out of the tires?” From this simple observation and statement, an easy and effective solution was found to a difficult problem that had confounded some very bright and energetic people!"
http://www.leadingtoday.org/Onmag/2005%2...ust05.html

Oil Spill Suggestion Box? BP is Taking Your Ideas
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/...ideas.html

Despite BP's best efforts to stem the leak at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, oil is still gushing for a 25th consecutive day and heading towards shore.
Engineers and executives have developed countless techniques to stop the spill and contain the oil, but so far little has worked. Booms have washed ashore, and a steel containment dome sits on the ocean floor, useless.

Now, BP is taking suggestions. On its webpage, deepwaterhorizonresponse.com, it invites anyone to submit ideas over the phone and online.
Call BP at 281.366.5511, or submit your idea online here: http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/...319487.pdf