In passing, he mentioned to the server that he was flying to NOLA this weekend for about a week. The server told him that New Orleans was my hometown and suddenly he was all over me; damning the critics of BP and the stories of local residents losing their health and way of life. Telling me he spent 4 months in the Gulf last year, fishing with buddies and eating all they caught. And it was all good. Uh-huh.
I said nothing.
Then for reasons unknown, he said that he was sent to the Gulf "in search of any oil that may head into the LA wetlands" and found none. Really?
It appears the US government (at the request of BP) sent this horny fly-boy to the Gulf long after the well was plugged and any oil would have dispersed or sunk in stages to the bottom while creeping slowly with the tides into the estuaries and marshes, killing everything it touched.
He insisted that the locals had done very well financially, thanks to BP, since everything is hunky-dory and back to normal now. Wait! What?
When I asked if he'd had personal contact with residents and business owners (purposely mentioning names of local activists) he made a sour face and said that they were "looking for a free ride" and if they lost time on the water unable to do their thing, they were well compensated by working for BP. In other words, "nothing to see here, move along"
He didn't answer the question and it was obvious that he was familiar with the names I threw out.
This guy is a creep, a tool, and a troll who does and says what he is told. He's part of the reason the Gulf story is no longer covered by our great and wonderful mainstream media.
The server, who already has a boyfriend and told him so, wants nothing to do with this guy. I don't blame her, neither do I.
The server and I shared AS cocktails and I filled her in on what I learned about this guy. She made a sour face and left without finishing her drink, as her boyfriend arrived to take her home.
I finished my drink and while walking home wondered what was to become of the Gulf of Mexico with all the diverse forms of life and culture, and how any thinking human being could allow this slow death to happen. I mean, what's the point?
And so it goes.
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It is a sad commentary but too many people think (brainwashed) like your horny troll pilot. What happened in the Gulf is a crime pure and simple. It will take decades (if that) to recover.
ReplyDeleteI see you have a picture of this douche-bag while he's flying... on the wing of another.
ReplyDeleteJust like he's doing in real life, expressing an opinion which is not his own.