Wish I Was a Fly on The Wall For Phone Call.

[Nyboy]

My father is on automatic delivery for oil,He gets oil every 2 weeks. About 10 days ago he got a delivery for a full tank, for some reason a different driver came the next day. He never measured how much oil was in tank just started pumping. My father happens to look out window a sees a pool of oil in yard. By the time he got the driver to stop pumping 50 gallons of oil was spilled. DEP was called in, they wanted soil removed 4 feet deep, owner of oil company was there, swore to my dad they would make everything right. Heavy digging equipment and dump trucks where bought in. It is a small city lawn, not sure what damage is done till spring, they had to take out several Japanese maples. My dad just called me in a rage, he was opening todays mail, oil company sent him a bill for 50 gallons of spilled oil. Since my mother died my sister and I have been handling any problems my father has. Sending a bill of spilled oil is straw that broke camels back, rather then telling my father I would handle it, i told him to call owner and let him know how he feels about bill. Because the DEP is involved I am pretty sure owner willn't hang up on my father. Did I mention my father doesn't talk calmly but yells.

 

[journey11]

Oh boy, somebody's head is gonna roll for sure. 4 feet of soil...that's a bit extreme. I thought you guys had clay substrate up there too. Nothing percolates through clay.

 

[Nyboy]

NY has strict laws for oil spills. DEP word is law, they don't fool around.

 

[thistlebloom]

I guess there's a delivery guy looking for a new job today.

 

[Nyboy]

And a owner with a ear ache

 

[baymule]

I can't help it, that is funny! I know how the oil spill laws work from my days working for a garbage company. If a hydraulic hose busted, we sent out a clean up crew, and that was for just a small spill, nothing like 50 gallons!

I have a mental picture of your Dad, fighting mad over the mess in his yard, loss of maple trees, loss of soil, and to get a BILL for it? Oh, that is just too much! I would be yelling at the owner too!

 

[Nyboy]

Bay I figured they deserved him in full rage!!!

 

[Carol Dee]

Yes they deserve to be YELLED at Long and Loud. Then they need a bill for the maple trees, etc....