Thread: I guess BP stands for "Broken Promises"

I did steel erection for some of the biggest companies in the USA. United States Steel's construction division, American Bridge, Allied Structural Steel out of MN, the second largest at one time. Many others. While safety was a concern for some more than others they bid that stuff by the ton and getting the job done for the least dollars is always the primary concern. 'Don't worry about the mule, just load the wagon' is the usual attitude towards the workers. Same in mining, oil drilling, construction, or any other job where there are potentially dangerous conditions and a bottom line to look out for. Whenever there is a disaster like in the mines recently or on the drilling platform there are hearings and publicity for a week or two and then it dies down and becomes the same old same old.