Send Old Pantyhose and Hair Clippings to Help...

We all know what a huge disaster this oil spill is. Â At this point no one seems to know how to contain it. Â I was given this info from one of my local friends involved in the clean-up, and decided to pass it along for anyone who might want to help in a small way:

GULF OIL SPILL - HOW EVERYONE CAN HELP

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO DONATE HAIR / FUR / NYLONS Anyone and Everyone: salons, groomers, individuals can sign up to donate hair, fur and nylons for our Oil Spill Booms. Our Excess Access program sign up is free, fast and helps us to coordinate the masses of donations.

5/3/10 - We have 13 locations where thousands of pounds of hair and nylons are coming in from every State in the US and from Canada, Brazil, France, UK... Booms are being made all along the Gulf Coast near beaches and marshes. What a community feeling!
We all get it. We shampoo because hair collects oil!Â More Info

ADDRESSES TO SHIP HAIR / FUR / NYLONS ARE BEING EMAILED OUT TO THOSE ON OUR DATABASE - WE'RE GOING STATE BY STATE AS NEW RECIPIENT SITES COME IN SO THAT WE DON'T OVERLOAD THE BUILDINGS.

WE LOVE THAT YOU'RE ALL GETTING ON LOCAL PRESS AND WE LOVE THE BOOM B Qs! OVER 200,000 POUNDS OF HAIR IS SHIPPING TODAY FROM 12 STATES ALREADY. WE WILL NEED MORE. THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE! EMAILS COMING!

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Kathy D. May 3, 2010, 10:39pm UTC

Wow - I've never heard this

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Cerex Spectramax May 3, 2010, 11:08pm UTC

There is a better way! Check out this video. The fabric is made on the gulf coast in Pensacola Florida. www.cerex.com info@cerex.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV8TWrhWh1w

Penny G. May 3, 2010, 11:38pm UTC

does that mean we can count on you to donate lots of fabric?

Mariana T. May 3, 2010, 11:51pm UTC

I hope so! Salud

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Rick McGirr May 3, 2010, 11:21pm UTC

This is an ingenious way in which everyone can help. Kudos to those who came up with these creative ideas. I'll be forwarding the links to my address book, which does include several hairdressers.

Thanks for the opportunity, Penny.

Penny G. May 3, 2010, 11:39pm UTC

Spread it around, Rick. At this point, anything is worth a try.

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Mariana T. May 3, 2010, 11:50pm UTC

Penny - I'll pass the word in Santa Barbara - can I put this on Facebook? Thanks. Salud

Penny G. May 3, 2010, 11:55pm UTC

Of course, Mariana...spread it around everywhere you can. As I said to Rick, at this point anything that may work is worth a try.

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Mariana T. May 4, 2010, 12:05am UTC

I so agree Penny and I put the link in my Facebook. I am grateful. You are probably in a state of panic. I know I am and I'm not down there yet. Will be down in late June. I just want everyone to be aware of what is going on. This is so horrible and I'm praying that things happen fast. I don't want to give BP too much power as to them, it's just a money thing and they'll use dispersemants which would cause mutations. Ok thanks so much again Penny. Salud

Penny G. May 4, 2010, 12:32am UTC

Yes, Mariana, we are all in panic. Afraid that so many things about our way of life may be permanently damaged. All fishing has already been shut down. No seafood means no jobs for so many from the fisherman to the waiters. As you know, seafood is also a cheap sustenance food for so many here. It may be a luxury in other places, but here in SELA its the cheapest meat around.

The dispersants were already used yesterday. No one was very happy about that.

Mariana T. May 4, 2010, 12:38am UTC

I'm so sorry that the dispersants were used - that's worse than anything. I know my relatives live off of seafood they catch. I am from Franklin between Morgan City and Delcambre fishing areas. Everyone in that region has something to do with either shrimp or oil. We even have a Shrimp and Petroleum Festival every year in September. Ok keep up the good work, Penny. I wrote a couple of posts about the oil spill - now being called a flow. Salud

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Dave A. May 4, 2010, 12:10am UTC

Like those in the "Good War" who crumpled up tin foil into paper bags, it is now "our turn" to "step up," America.

We must not overlook the (nominally merely annoying) daily shavings of a crapload of males all over America who rinse their good works down the drain. You could build a hair wall that would kick total ass from all of that male protein. Get it together, lunk, and get a big frickin' brick of all that useless hair stuff that you are so proud of over to the frickin' Gulf and make a frickin' difference, I'm sayin' here.

Penny G. May 4, 2010, 12:34am UTC

That includes the daily shedding from our four-legged friends. This effort is asking for hair from any species!

Dave A. May 4, 2010, 10:35am UTC

Yeah, our "Best Friend" probably grows it faster than we do. Penny, for some reason the article struck my funny bone last night. I know that this is a sincere effort to help with the disaster and I apologize for the language.

Penny G. May 4, 2010, 7:05pm UTC

Nothing to apologize for, Dave...if you watch the video in the link, collecting all the hair is kinda funny...but it seems to work!

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Mariana T. May 4, 2010, 1:17pm UTC

Good Morning Penny - I hope your day is going well. Salud

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