Are the republicans just cheap bastards? Are the democrats trying to make someone look bad and make it look like someone sucks? 42036 is the only buoy out there in the northeast gulf that would give us a decent indication of what’s going out there in the Gulf of Mexico the night before the swell gets here. I used to be able to tell you, oh ya 4 foot sweet with a short period 6 second interval is on its way. I can’t do that tonight. That would be especially valuable if I wanted to know if I should get up in the morning, since I’m not particularly a morning person. Who’s the asshole that’s responsible for a little tiny piece of electric equipment out in the gulf? Why can’t these people do their job? Why can’t I have my 036 buoy? These satellites might be so high tech that no one in charge feels like they need these buoys, but if they are being greedy bastards and simply choosing not to disseminate, what good does that do the people who actually want to use this stuff. It’s been offline for a long time now. Someone needs to get their shit together.