SinceThe70s Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Anyone else see this? Gas explosions and dozens of house fires in Massachusetts. Normally I don't pass up an opportunity to rip on anything related to the good people of Massachusetts, but Jesus this looks horrific. https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/13/us/massachusetts-explosions-fires/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Simply awful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Was it a pipeline? There was just one that blew up near Pittsburgh a week or two ago. Thankfully there were no injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Maybe Barney Frank just got a little freaky tonight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Was Sen. Warren in the area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 This would be a much bigger story if not for Flo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 But, it's Boston, so who cares. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 7 minutes ago, RaoulDuke79 said: This would be a much bigger story if not for Flo. Passing gas during Flo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, /dev/null said: Passing gas during Flo A terrible combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Gas company picking up the tab for all the damage ? Or are homeowners gonna get boned ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Boyst62 said: But, it's Boston, so who cares. I'm well in agreement with you -- who cares but I do happen to have friends living up in the Andover area 25 miles north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: I'm well in agreement with you -- who cares but I do happen to have friends living up in the Andover area 25 miles north. Don't get the Boston hate around here. Boston is a great city and one of my favorite places in America. If you want to hate sports teams from that area, go for it. I have always hated the Bruins much more than the Patriots, though I certainly now hate the Patriots in the BB/Brady era. But Boston as a town? It's one of the most highly educated spots in America, and big enough to have stuff going on all the time, but not a giant nightmare zoo like NYC. My only complaint is that property values close-in to the city are among the most expensive in the country. But there's a reason for that, and it's not because no one wants to live there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 10 minutes ago, Fadingpain said: Don't get the Boston hate around here. Boston is a great city and one of my favorite places in America. If you want to hate sports teams from that area, go for it. I have always hated the Bruins much more than the Patriots, though I certainly now hate the Patriots in the BB/Brady era. But Boston as a town? It's one of the most highly educated spots in America, and big enough to have stuff going on all the time, but not a giant nightmare zoo like NYC. My only complaint is that property values close-in to the city are among the most expensive in the country. But there's a reason for that, and it's not because no one wants to live there. !@#$ Boston. Full of scum and trash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 3 hours ago, Boyst62 said: But, it's Boston, so who cares. It's not, actually. Lawrence and North Andover are N of Boston. They're pretty much blue-collar, hard times communities. Median income <$30k. Andover is ritzier and more gentrified. None of the 3 are Boston. It would kind of be like saying Kannapolis is Charlotte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: It's not, actually. Lawrence and North Andover are N of Boston. They're pretty much blue-collar, hard times communities. Median income <$30k. Andover is ritzier and more gentrified. None of the 3 are Boston. It would kind of be like saying Kannapolis is Charlotte It's still Boston to me? ??♂️ Edit. To the country folk, Kannapolis is Charlotte. I go there every Thurs to run trivia. ? Edited September 14, 2018 by Boyst62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 So my cousin (and his wife and kids) had to leave their house. They didn't blow up or anything, but they were on the edge and told to not come home. They were allowed back in today but were told it would be 2-3 days before someone would come out to check if their gas lines were safe to be turned back on. ? (They are not blue collar.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 53 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: It's still Boston to me? ??♂️ Edit. To the country folk, Kannapolis is Charlotte. I go there every Thurs to run trivia. ? Fair enough. To Bostonians, Back Bay is different from Roxbury is different from South Boston or Dorchester or Charleston. Andover and Lawrence are so far distant, they're practically New Hampshire. 11 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: So my cousin (and his wife and kids) had to leave their house. They didn't blow up or anything, but they were on the edge and told to not come home. They were allowed back in today but were told it would be 2-3 days before someone would come out to check if their gas lines were safe to be turned back on. ? (They are not blue collar.) Glad their home is intact and they are safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 4 hours ago, Fadingpain said: Don't get the Boston hate around here. Boston is a great city and one of my favorite places in America. If you want to hate sports teams from that area, go for it. I have always hated the Bruins much more than the Patriots, though I certainly now hate the Patriots in the BB/Brady era. But Boston as a town? It's one of the most highly educated spots in America, and big enough to have stuff going on all the time, but not a giant nightmare zoo like NYC. My only complaint is that property values close-in to the city are among the most expensive in the country. But there's a reason for that, and it's not because no one wants to live there. You have to acknowledge Boystian posts for what they are. As I said I worked/ lived in Tewksbury for 9 months while working at Lucent. I have friends in the area and hope they are not ones to have suffered. Nice enough they invited me into their home to watch Bills games even when they were not home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 PG&E got fried (so to speak) for this. I drove right by there less than 10 minutes before it blew. San Bruno is in the flight path for SFO so many thought it was a plane crash. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Bruno_pipeline_explosion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 32 minutes ago, Chef Jim said: PG&E got fried (so to speak) for this. I drove right by there less than 10 minutes before it blew. San Bruno is in the flight path for SFO so many thought it was a plane crash. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Bruno_pipeline_explosion Gas main explosions are no joke. If you've ever seen the footage of the Pepcon explosion, the second explosion is a 14" gas main. The smaller first explosion is just rocket fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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