Relief as oil capped but future remains uncertain
O'Neil Sevin
After nearly three months of frustration and disappointment spent watching his livelihood drown in a black tide  O'Neil Sevin could not contain his joy when he learned BP had finally capped its leaking well.
 "It would have been an awesome year without the spill " Sevin said as he repaired his nets and got his boat ready for another day of trawling for bait.
 Sevin bought the bait shop from a cousin five years ago after working most of his life as a commercial shrimper.
 He and his wife  Symantha  worked hard to expand the business  building a store under the house  buying freezers so they could sell seafood to tourists and adding a little fountain to entertain children.
 They finally got a license to sell beer in November and this summer was set to be their best yet. Now  Sevin worries it might be their last. And he doesn't know what to do if tourists don't come back.
 Sevin does not know how to sit still  not unless he's working  and the inactivity brought on in the first few weeks of the spill made him restless and angry. He got into fights with Symantha and eventually had to take antidepressants.
 Things are better now. He knows how to deal with the stress: keep working  even if nobody comes to buy the bait.
 "I'll go out and keep catching the bait to keep me in balance so I don't cause problems between me and Symantha and our marriage don't fall apart and it don't go to thoughts of why am I here anymore  my life means nothing anymore " he told AFP.
After nearly three months of frustration and disappointment spent watching his livelihood drown in a black tide  [TGT] could not contain [TGT] joy when [TGT] learned BP had finally capped its leaking well.
 "It would have been an awesome year without the spill [TGT] said as [TGT] repaired [TGT] nets and got [TGT] boat ready for another day of trawling for bait.
 [TGT] bought the bait shop from a cousin five years ago after working most of [TGT] life as a commercial shrimper.
 [TGT] and [TGT] wife  Symantha  worked hard to expand the business  building a store under the house  buying freezers so they could sell seafood to tourists and adding a little fountain to entertain children.
 They finally got a license to sell beer in November and this summer was set to be their best yet. Now  [TGT] worries it might be their last. And [TGT] doesn't know what to do if tourists don't come back.
 [TGT] does not know how to sit still  not unless [TGT]'s working  and the inactivity brought on in the first few weeks of the spill made [TGT] restless and angry. [TGT] got into fights with Symantha and eventually had to take antidepressants.
 Things are better now. [TGT] knows how to deal with the stress: keep working  even if nobody comes to buy the bait.
 "I'll go out and keep catching the bait to keep me in balance so I don't cause problems between me and Symantha and our marriage don't fall apart and it don't go to thoughts of why am I here anymore  my life means nothing anymore " [TGT] told AFP.