Reminders of my Youth

The oil spill in Santa Barbara is, hopefully, not nearly as bad as the one in my youth.  In 1969, the famous Santa Barbara spill occurred.
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And for years, YEARS, there was tar on the sands of the beach of LA.  Seriously, after leaving the beach, you had to hose off and scrub before you could go inside.  You wouldn't have any idea of that now, the beaches and oceans all better.

See the black blobs, that was my youth.

That is what makes this so sad.
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