Oil Spill, Will it help or hurt the Orlando area?

[Tasha+Scott]

My concern are the people who split their time between the beach and the parks. Do those people cancel their Florida trip all together. One would hope those people re-book to central Florida or other inland destinations or the Atlantic coast. I feel those destinations in the Alabama, Louisiana, Florida area not harmed by the spill should really pour on the deals. This is not to take advantage of those hurt by the spill but to bring in as much business to the state as possible. Tourism dollars are as vital to those states as the fishing industries. The states will need that revenue to help those hurt the most by the spill. If you know anybody thinking about cancelling a trip to any of the gulf states, strongly urge them to reconsider. The tourism dollar will no doubt aid in the recovery and clean up of the region.

I can only speak for my family, but we were originally going to do a beach vacation but then we started thinking a split stay between the beach and the parks. Now with the oil making its way to the Florida panhandle we are strongly considering forgoing the beach experience altogether this year and just staying our entire vacation at WDW instead. We are die hard Disney fans so we usually don't even go to the beach during vacation so this was going to change things up for us. Either way, Orlando will still be getting plenty of money from us like they always do!

 

[Jennasis]

You are entitled to your opinions, just as I am. And this is a very good example of how people see life through the filters of their own environment. I live in a Depression state where the very basics of life are the first (and in many cases, the ONLY) priority. Therefore my filters are set on needs rather than wants.

I'm not discounting the need of the maids and restaurant workers to make a living; obviously they have to make money to survive as well. I'm just stating that, in my opinion, the needs of a people who supply a basic necessity to many people (FOOD) take a higher priority. Kind of like how I'll support the farmers far more than I'll support the financial analysts or medical billing clerks.

As a people, we NEED food; we don't NEED a hotel room, a prime vacation spot or a charter boat captain who will tell someone with money to burn where they can snag the biggest tuna for that trophy shot.

As I said before, though, YMMV. Many people's filters are set differently from mine.

People don't NEED to eat shrimp or fish. There are substitutes to be made. Nobody will starve EXCEPT possibly those whose livelihood depends on the maritime industryy...and tourism.

My two cents.

 

[mhsjax]

It may help the Orlando, or any inland, tourist destination.

To back out and look at the big picture, there are plenty of beaches available in the US that don't front the Gulf of Mexico. We have miles of shorelines on the Atlantic or Pacific coasts, as well as miles of lake shorelines here in my own state of Michigan. People who like to vacation at the beach will find somewhere else to go.

My biggest concerns over this oil spill are

• The people who rely on that region for their livelihood
• What impact this disaster will have on our food supply
• The long term effects on the delicate natural balance of the oceans surrounding our country

Tourism doesn't even make the top ten as far as I'm concerned. YMMV.

I am concerned about tourism in that area. A lot of these places depend on tourism for their livelihood. Not only bad for the environment, but bad for the economy too.

 

[mhsjax]

You are entitled to your opinions, just as I am. And this is a very good example of how people see life through the filters of their own environment. I live in a Depression state where the very basics of life are the first (and in many cases, the ONLY) priority. Therefore my filters are set on needs rather than wants.

I'm not discounting the need of the maids and restaurant workers to make a living; obviously they have to make money to survive as well. I'm just stating that, in my opinion, the needs of a people who supply a basic necessity to many people (FOOD) take a higher priority. Kind of like how I'll support the farmers far more than I'll support the financial analysts or medical billing clerks.

As a people, we NEED food; we don't NEED a hotel room, a prime vacation spot or a charter boat captain who will tell someone with money to burn where they can snag the biggest tuna for that trophy shot.

As I said before, though, YMMV. Many people's filters are set differently from mine.

Yes but the people who own these hotels or work in these hotels need tourism so they can provide for their basic necessities. The fisherman will have it bad also, and I feel for them too. I don't get your thinking.

Oh wait, you are from Michigan, I guess people that doesn't drive cars that are manufactured in your state shouldn't get worked up over the massive lay offs in the auto industry, What you say makes no sense.

 

[mhsjax]

Thank-you.
Hopefully, this catastrophe will result in new ways to prevent this type of accident in the future. One of the dumbest things that has come out is that BP refused to use a $500,000 part that would have stopped the whole thing in the first place. Instead, they used a cheaper part. Hindsight is 20/20 I guess. I bet they're kicking themselves because that $500,000 is a very tiny amount of money in comparison to what the cleanup will cost much less any lawsuits that will inevitably result.

I do feel for you guys, it is terrible. I can tell you this without a doubt. I will NEVER buy anything from BP again.

 

[PatriciaH]

You are entitled to your opinions, just as I am. And this is a very good example of how people see life through the filters of their own environment. I live in a Depression state where the very basics of life are the first (and in many cases, the ONLY) priority. Therefore my filters are set on needs rather than wants.

I'm not discounting the need of the maids and restaurant workers to make a living; obviously they have to make money to survive as well. I'm just stating that, in my opinion, the needs of a people who supply a basic necessity to many people (FOOD) take a higher priority. Kind of like how I'll support the farmers far more than I'll support the financial analysts or medical billing clerks.

As a people, we NEED food; we don't NEED a hotel room, a prime vacation spot or a charter boat captain who will tell someone with money to burn where they can snag the biggest tuna for that trophy shot.

As I said before, though, YMMV. Many people's filters are set differently from mine.

People do not need to eat fish.