tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748604.post8074366077135745623..comments2024-03-28T10:29:29.176-06:00Comments on THE WESTERNER: Natural Oil 'Spills': Surprising Amount Seeps Into SeaFrank DuBoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078935296275462544noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748604.post-87258146634668712692009-05-21T09:54:41.141-06:002009-05-21T09:54:41.141-06:00I lived inland near COP for many years and when th...I lived inland near COP for many years and when the wind was just right we could smell the seeps. As a kid, I recall walking in the area with tar covered "beach shoes" that my mom kept in a basket in the garage for just such occasions. Still, if we went barefoot, as kids on a sand beach are likely to do, she would scold us to remove the tar with baby oil from the soles of our feet before coming in the house. We did so lest we incur her wrath by getting tar in the fibers of her new green shag carpet (this was the 70s).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com