Dying Out

Is it just the fish in the gulf dying out? Nope. Restaurants in Alabama are dying too. Checks are being sent out to those who made claims after the oil spill disaster, but they are coming too late with too little composition. Too late for restaurant owner Robin Lamber of Fairhope, Alabama is now in the top priority for businesses claims form the oil spill. Lambert received her check, but was basically cheated and not given enough to keep her fifteen year old restaurant, Old Bay Steamer, open. Customers being cautious of the fish and shrimp served after the spill left Old Bay Steamer in a fix, and when Lamber disappointedly opened her check containing ten percent of what she asked for, she knew it was time to close. Senator Richard Shelby and Governor Bob Riley have poked and prodded Ken Feinberg to move Alabama to the top of the oil claims, and while this may have worked, if BP is not giving enough money to the local restaurants, then they stil cannot survive if not given the help needed when they money they customarily depend on is gone in the deep, black sea.