Any day now, Florida will be able to bask in the glory of BP's free oil program. And I thought we were dealing with capitalists here.
The giant Gulf of Mexico oil slick was Wednesday closing in on the pristine Florida coast, as deep sea robotic submarines hit a new snag in BP's latest bid to contain the spill.
Forecasters said it was virtually certain Florida's panhandle, a major draw for tourists from around the world, would be hit by the spill this week.
The latest official projections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) show the slick to be about seven miles (11 kilometers) off the state's shores, a Florida official told AFP.
"Within the next 72 hours it should affect our coast," said the official with Florida's Environmental Protection Agency, asking not to be named.
Florida would be the fourth state hit by the oil since an April 20 explosion ripped through the Deepwater Horizon rig, 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the Louisiana coast, killing 11 workers. The BP-operated rig sank two days later.
What a bunch of lucky people those Floridians are. FREE OIL. And here I am, paying for it like a sucker.
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