so here is my problem with this idea (not that i am opposed to new ideas)
1. this oil is toxic. we don't need untrained people not in hazmat gear handling it (yes i understand we are all going to be exposed) but this would just lead to more lawsuits
2. BP is already not paying claims (i saw a fisherman say bp has only paid him $2500 of his $75k claim and bp is telling him they will only pay his lost profits, not his lost revunes)
3. bp is already going to go broke/chap 11/ default/whatever the correct term is etc from this... they are not going to be able to pay everyone
4. it took 20+ years for exxon to start to pay out
1. do you put on your hazmat suite to pump gasoline? I can't see that scooping up oiled beach sand with a shovel and dropping it in a bucket is any more hazardous.
2. If you oblige the retailer to accept it, the claim is paid ont he spot. There are any number of ways for the retailer to get paid. My favorite would be to exchange the oil for gasoline and oblige BP to accept the oil as partial payment for gasoline deliveries. The margin is a profit for the retailer and buys him some good will.
3. I don't believe BP will go broke. In any case the spilled oil is recyclable so they will be able to recover some of their expense by refining the recovered oil.
4. If Exxon was able to slide for twenty years we should make damn sure BP doesn't get away with the same crap!
