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Bakersfield Neighborhood Covered In Oil-Homes Ruined By Oil Spill
thebakersfieldchannel.com ^
Posted on 04/18/2004 11:21:33 AM PDT by chance33_98
Bakersfield Neighborhood Covered In Oil
Homes Ruined By Oil Spill
POSTED: 7:56 p.m. PDT April 16, 2004
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- A malfunctioning oil well left a west Bakersfield neighborhood covered in black, KERO reported.
Residents of Sunnybank Avenue didn't strike oil -- it struck them.
Oil soaked trees, covered driveways and destroyed lawns.
Ted Sisco's home was covered in oil.
"It's a mess. How do you replace mature trees?" Sisco told KERO.
Oil shot into the sky Thursday, leaving homes covered in oil. Officials evacuated 10 homes for several hours.
A $750,000 home will likely have to be torn down because the oil soaked into the wood, according to KERO.
Not only was property affected, but animals as well. Elliott, the white poodle, is now black. And, a $10,000 white horse is now a dark brown.
Jeff Smith of R.J. Bellvue, which was working on the well at the time, said not to worry. He said the mess will be cleaned up.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: bakersfield; energy; environment; kerncounty; oil
To: chance33_98
Jeeze -- an Oil company causes damage. Sounds like someone hit the lottery to me
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posted on
04/18/2004 11:23:45 AM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(If your cat has babies in the oven you don't call them biscuits!)
To: LadyShallott
Ping
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posted on
04/18/2004 11:24:38 AM PDT
by
chance33_98
(Shall a living man complain? Oh how much fewer are my sufferings than my sins;)
To: chance33_98
Will homeowners insurance cover this?
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posted on
04/18/2004 11:24:46 AM PDT
by
cmsgop
( "I'm Sick, You're Sick, Were All Sick Of Gorelick !)
To: chance33_98; All
I grew up in Bakersfield. If anyone has an update I would appreciate it. :)
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posted on
04/18/2004 11:26:20 AM PDT
by
LadyShallott
("An armed society is a polite society."~Robert A. Heinlein)
To: cmsgop
I don't think insurance ever covers anything really....
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posted on
04/18/2004 11:26:31 AM PDT
by
chance33_98
(Shall a living man complain? Oh how much fewer are my sufferings than my sins;)
To: chance33_98
You, too, can live in an active oilfield.
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posted on
04/18/2004 11:27:36 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
To: chance33_98
"It's a mess. How do you replace mature trees?" Sisco told KERO.You dig a big hole and plant another mature tree.
Cleaning the poodle might be a little more tricky.
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posted on
04/18/2004 11:27:53 AM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: Dog Gone
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posted on
04/18/2004 11:32:30 AM PDT
by
cmsgop
( "I'm Sick, You're Sick, Were All Sick Of Gorelick !)
To: Dog Gone
Cleaning the poodle might be a little more tricky. Actually Dawn dishwashing liquid should do the trick. Just don't dry'em in the microwave.
To: chance33_98
I don't think insurance ever covers anything really....You might be right. My elderly parents had damage from the winter storms out East last year. They were scared to death to file a claim for fear the premiums would rocket sky high.
I hear there's a lot of that going on - file a perfectly legal and covered claim, get your rear kicked on the next premium.
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posted on
04/18/2004 11:47:22 AM PDT
by
radiohead
(Over toning the opponent since 2003)
To: notpoliticallycorewrecked
Good tip, lol.
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posted on
04/18/2004 11:58:30 AM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: Dog Gone
Oils well that ends well. Bakersfield's contribution to the pending energy shortage.
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posted on
04/18/2004 2:50:15 PM PDT
by
meenie
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