down at the gulf

As soon as Michelle and I got back from ESL this morning, everyone was ready to leave to head to the coast to the day. We went to a fishing town called Grand Isle.

Everything there was just pretty deserted. There are lots of beach houses and things like that but of course no one was there. There were lots of signs that read something like, “BP, How are we supposed to feed our families?” and “BP, we’d rather be out fishing.” “BP, We want our beach back.”

Then we got to the beach and saw the oil in the water and all the boom and stuff they are using to clean up. There were lots of clean up crews and stuff.

But it was just quiet… and that’s probably what got to me more than anything. Because this beach is usually bustling this time of year, but there wasn’t anyone. And there are clumps of sand with oil in them and, you know, it just isn’t right.

You talk to people here and go there and you see how much it has just robbed people of their day to day lives.

It’s just not supposed to be this way, ya know?

clean up crews along the coast

oil in the water and on the sand