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Comment Good. (Score 1) 390

Always detested Blockbuster, when id want to pick up a DVD after school they'd always make me leave my backpack in the front and follow me around the store. Much happier with Netflix.

Submission + - Oil Rig Explodes In Gulf of Mexico (ap.org)

XPeter writes: For the second time in less than six months another Gulf oil rig has caught on fire; this time owned and operated by Mariner Energy of Houston. It is unclear whether or not the rig is leaking oil into the waters, when it was spotted by a patrolling helicopter this morning. All 13 people on the platform have been accounted for and rescued.

Submission + - Gulf Oil Rig Explodes of La. Coast (go.com)

Mr.Intel writes: "An offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill. Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel says the blast was reported by a commercial helicopter company about 9:30 a.m. CDT Thursday. Seven helicopters, two airplanes and four boats are en route to the site, about 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay along the central Louisiana coast. No word on injuries or if any oil is leaking from the rig."

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