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That Georgia Sugar refinery explosion
« on: February 08, 2008, 01:51:47 PM »
Unbelievable

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malaise  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-08-08 02:07 PM
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That Georgia Sugar refinery explosion
 seventeen people are missing, six confirmed dead, 82 persons injured, many in critical conditions. This is a major disaster and looking at the persons being interviewed I'd say they are mostly Afro Americans.

What does race have to do with it??

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tekisui  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-08-08 02:10 PM
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1. Wierd stuff going on.
 No less than 5 domestic tragic events competing for airtime. Shooting/stand off in LA, Shooting in MO city council, a shooting at a tech. college, the sugar refineery explosion and the aftermath of the tornados.
The sugar explosion is barely mentioned.

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mexicoxpat  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-08-08 02:19 PM
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2. I agree! Very little coverage.
 Edited on Fri Feb-08-08 02:19 PM by mexicoxpat
I live in Brunswick, GA..about 70 miles south of the explosion...and there has been some local coverage...most will wait til the 6pm news. CNN is out of Atlanta, but very, very little coverage. Yet is should be major, major coverage. There was more coverage this am about 2 stolen takers out of some warehouse someplace than of this tragic and horrendous explosion. Whats the deal?


Yeah two gas tankers stolen in Northern virginastan is important

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Zoigal  (556 posts)      Fri Feb-08-08 02:21 PM
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3. The explosion was definitely downplayed...
 
The company's stock going down was the main headline...
not the casualties. Poor people. z


 :bird: Idiot

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malaise  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-08-08 02:40 PM
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5. Really sad
 Pity Britney didn't work there - MSM might give them more coverage.


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CottonBear  (1000+ posts)       Fri Feb-08-08 02:28 PM
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4. CNN is covering hte story as is the BBC. Here's a BBC link:
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7234144.stm

Many people have been taken to the burn center in Augusta and the hospital spokesman ( a physicians assistant in the burn unit) said that 15 were on ventilators and the mortality rate is very high for the type of burns that they have. The family members are urged to visit because the patients with extensive burns will probably die soon.

It is a horrible tragedy
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yes it is a tragedy

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malaise  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-08-08 02:42 PM
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7. Imagine finding better coverage on BBC
 Something's seriously wrong with MSM.

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NightWatcher  (1000+ posts)       Fri Feb-08-08 02:41 PM
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6. the plant's employees are almost 50/50 black white. Local news thought that 300 would be hurt/killed
 when it first broke last night. I saw dozens of ambulances screaming towards the area from downtown.


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malaise  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-08-08 02:42 PM
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8. Thanks for the info
 I didn't even know they still had sugar refineries in Georgia.


That's because you are a ****ing idiot.  :bird:
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Re: That Georgia Sugar refinery explosion
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2008, 01:55:54 PM »
Hmm, I wonder if CottonBear lives in Augusta. The burn unit he seems to be referring to is Doctor's Hospital. It's supposed to be one of the best in the country. If they went to MCG, they're ****ed.

EDIT: Apparently they are coming here.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/latest/lat_020808_fire.shtml
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Re: That Georgia Sugar refinery explosion
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2008, 02:09:06 PM »
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malaise  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-08-08 02:42 PM
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8. Thanks for the info
 I didn't even know they still had sugar refineries in Georgia.

What a DUmbass  :bird:
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Re: That Georgia Sugar refinery explosion
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2008, 02:13:01 PM »
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10. That Sugar Refinery has been in Savannah since the 1930's....
   
It's amazing that all of a sudden "dust" would have ignighted and caused such an incredible explosion.

Article sites a couple of OSHA violations but given what Bush has done to deregulate everything and cover up inspections, one would wonder if the plant had just deteriorated from lack of oversight during the Bush years.

My dad worked there in the 1930's. Came out of college (after working his way through) and the depression hit...so working there shoveling sugar was all he could find to do. That's why I know how long it's been there.

Really sad so many people burned and injured.
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Yeah, blame it on Bush as usual  :whatever:


And certain types of dust can explode, DUmbass.  :bird:
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Re: That Georgia Sugar refinery explosion
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2008, 02:47:47 PM »
Dust explosions are quite common. Aspirin factories, grain silos, flour factories.....It's called physics and yes they are very potent explosions.

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Re: That Georgia Sugar refinery explosion
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2008, 02:50:52 PM »
Quote from: jukin on February 08, 2008, 02:47:47 PM
Dust explosions are quite common. Aspirin factories, grain silos, flour factories.....It's called physics and yes they are very potent explosions.



Well, we need Congress to pass laws against the evil Law of Physics.  Clearly, when things like this happen, women and minorities get hurt the most!
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Re: That Georgia Sugar refinery explosion
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2008, 02:54:30 PM »
Quote from: jukin on February 08, 2008, 02:47:47 PM
Dust explosions are quite common. Aspirin factories, grain silos, flour factories.....It's called physics and yes they are very potent explosions.



Rudolph Diesel had experimented with engines that ran on coal dust.

It exploded. http://www.ambac.net/ambachistory/rudolf_diesel.htm
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Re: That Georgia Sugar refinery explosion
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2008, 04:03:31 PM »
Big Sugar hates black people.
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Re: That Georgia Sugar refinery explosion
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2008, 04:48:56 PM »
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Article sites a couple of OSHA violations but given what Bush has done to deregulate everything and cover up inspections, one would wonder if the plant had just deteriorated from lack of oversight during the Bush years.

Somehow, before I even clicked on the thread, I knew....

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Re: That Georgia Sugar refinery explosion
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