.. I understand exactly how you feel about profiting from this disaster. I'm not sure how much the people who work on the shore make, but I know quite a few people who are making more than $100 per day just keeping the booms and buoys in place from their boats. Not only are they at the mouth of Mobile Bay, they are also positioned at the mouth of Dog River where I live.
I guess we are all crossing our fingers and hoping that the oil doesn't penetrate the wet lands here too, like they have in Louisiana. youtube.com/watch?v=3BCvRUTDagY.
I'm sure you can if you have a certain level of skill. I would say there are people out there making more then a hundred dollars an hour if they have the right skills. There are engineers and such who are very specialized and I wonder what those people charge for the booms that are put out.
There must be a rental fee for some of that.
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