[StBernard] red ribbons / *** ORANGE RIBBONS MURPHY OIL SPILL

[Westley Annis]

Alan,

In response to your comment. . ."Everyday that passes the oil will evaperate
and futher testing will not indicate oil.  Time is not
the the homeowners side."  Fear not.  Remember what we learned in chemistry
class - "matter cannot be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction" -
and this particularly applies to petroleum and its biproducts.

True, over time it can "appear" to be less evident, but don't worry - it's
still there.  It might even seep deeper into the ground as the rains come -
but it's still there.  In the future, soil analyst might need to bore just a
little deeper, but they'll find it.  Also, why wait on Murphy?  While I'm
not certain of the precise cost, I can't imagine it would be too expensive
for you to bring some samples to an independent lab for an analysis.  Just
be sure to document everything you do - video taping is a good idea.
Perhaps the testing service can go out to your property for an additional
charge.  I'm certain some folks through this correspondence can lead you to
a soil analysis service - or try the yellow pages or google to find one.

That's how I would proceed - and probably will since my residence is in the
spill zone.

Best of luck to you,

John Scurich


----- Original Message -----

>

> My house has a plastic red/orange ribbon attached to

> my porch light.  I saw it with my own eyeballs

> attached by the Murphy oil testers.  I lived at 3416

> Palmisano (the island that is surrounded on three

> sides of the  "oil grid").  I have not been contacted

> by Murpy since the oil testers tied that red/orange

> ribbon.  Everyday that passes the oil will evaperate

> and futher testing will not indicate oil.  Time is not

> the the homeowners side.

>

>

>

> Alan Thriffiley

> Waiting on response from Murphy

>