Hay, the quicker picker upperer! (oil remedy)

Walton County Sherrif's Office ^ | May, 05 2010 | C.W. Roberts Company

[diverteach]

Last week the Walton County Sheriffs Office and Emergency Operations held townhall meeting to discuss the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

During that meeting, officials asked for any idea's for dealing with the oil should it come to our county.

Wouldn't ya know, leave to good ole American ingenuity.

No need for adding more chemicals into the Gulf.

No need for booms that are 90% ineffective.

And the solution is about as green as it gets.

Answer, hay and bahia grass.

[diverteach]

Click the link and watch the video. The second or third one down. I think they are both the same.

FYI, the guys in the video are with the local road building and repaving company.

BTW, they showed BP officials at a meeting in neighboring Okaloosa County the same thing. Apparently they had never heard of hay being used and were quite amazed at the results.

[screaminsunshine]

Just put signs on the beach. FREE OIL! It will be gone in no time.

[blueyon]

Sham Wows might work.....................

[rogertarp]

Hey, You igiots. Get in your boats and co soak up the oil on the surface . Let it separate from water for 3 days , then pump it out and sell the gold for $80 PER BARREL !! WHERE ARE YOU DUMMIES WITH BOATS?????

[blueyon]

Or throw a few thousand liberals in there...they could soak it up..LOL

[Past Your Eyes]

"ideas's??? Eyeroll here.

[Traveler59]

they showed BP officials at a meeting in neighboring Okaloosa County the same thing. Apparently they had never heard of hay being used and were quite amazed at the results.

Well, living in and working for Okaloosa County, I've found it doesn't take much to amaze the County Managers. They still think hot and cold running water is kind of neat... Think I'm kidding? Go to the Taj Mahal (County Water and Sewer Building on Lewis Turner Blvd), there's no running hot water in the entire building.

- Traveler

[aft_lizard]

All the hair oil from the dirty hippy’s would probably make it worse.

[Frantzie]

These guys are awesome. I watched the video. After he scooped the hay out, the water was clear. The oil companies have billions and too old farmer good old boys figured out a cheap solution with hay. Great job.

[olrtex]

‘Em ‘Mericans kin come up with lotsa stuff if the gummint jest gets outta tha way.

One good ole boy in denim overalls = 20 PhDs.

[olrtex]

“Or throw a few thousand liberals in there...they could soak it up..”

Most of them are already to slimey to soak up anything

[pyx]

BTW, they showed BP officials at a meeting in neighboring Okaloosa County the same thing. Apparently they had never heard of hay being used and were quite amazed at the results.

In the 70's, when we had to do an overhaul on the tractor engine, we just used plain old hay mats to sop up the oil. Hay has been used this way for at least 75 years or more.

[metmom]

That is absolutely unbelievable!!!!!!!!

[metmom]

They should retire rich.

[metmom]

One good ole boy in denim overalls = 20 PhDs.

You missed a few decimal places.....

[IMR 4350]

Rice and wheat hulls also work and you can blow it out with a hose.
It's even cheaper than hay.

In fact any kind of cellulose works. Saw dust, wood chips, ground up newspaper.

Everything just sticks together in a big mass and makes it easy to pick up.

[libertarian27]

What a Find!!!!

This should be breaking news

HOW SIMPLE!

(probably do the same things with those birds they are dumping Dawn on)

[steveab]

I was thinking of a very large bottle of Dawn.

[Joe 6-pack]

[PubliusMM]

Just ask...someone usually has an answer. Of course, this solution is too simple to be acceptable to the like of the EPA, the 0bamunists, and likely BP.

Sad, indeed.

Turn ‘em loose on the problem, get it solved, and let’s move forward.