Only reason I brought this over is cause I live in the affected area and want to educate the lying dummies. It ain't that damn bad folks.
The OP.
KeepItReal (5,474 posts)
Hundreds in W. Va. report exposure symptoms after crippling chemical spill
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Source: Fox News.com (I know...I know)
Hundreds of West Virginia residents are complaining of exposure symptoms after a crippling chemical spill compromised the public water supply for thousands of people and forced the closure of schools businesses, and restaurants in the state capital.
By Friday evening, 737 people had called the West Virginia Poison Center to report concerns or symptoms related to the spill, including nausea, vomiting, dizziness, diarrhea, rashes and reddened skin, state health officials told Reuters.
Dr. Elizabeth Scharman, director of the state's poison control center, said the symptoms vary "from very mild to much more bothersome.'' She told Reuters at least 70 people have been seen by an emergency room doctor, though only a handful have been admitted to hospitals.
About 300,000 people in nine counties entered their third day Saturday without being able to drink, bathe in, or wash dishes or clothes with their tap water. The only allowed use of the water was for flushing toilets. Officials remain unclear when it might be safe again.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/01/11/hundreds-report-exposure-symptoms-in-w-va-after-crippling-chemical-spill/
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Oh no!!!!!First off... I live in the affected area. Ain't nothing we ain't gone thru a 100 times before. Only bad thing about this time was the water company got it into their system cause nobody knew there was a leak... it's been damned cold here. Just the way it is when you live in chemical valley. Local news is reporting most of these idiots complaining about being sick are... wait for it... medicaid recipients. If the government would have kept quiet and just shut off the water, blamed it on equipment failure and said the water was contaminated and not to use it, this would just be another day.
Dummie quoted fox news too. Now fox news is a good source for the dump? Who knew??!?!?!?
On to the comments!!!!
KG (24,334 posts)
1. clean coal!
Dunno what coal has to do with it the spill... we actually have a river named the Coal. Lots of towns get their water from it. Also coal and charcoal is used in water filtering. Whatever though.
underpants (106,611 posts)
7. What is 4-methylcyclohexane methanol?
CNN actually does some basic reporting
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/10/health/west-virginia-chemical/
To help avoid confusion, here's some information about 4-methylcyclohexane methanol, taken from the American Association of Poison Control Centers and CNN's previous reporting:
This chemical is used to:
-- Wash coal before it goes to market to reduce ash, also known as the "froth flotation process" of coal preparation
Doctor UnderWear chimes in. I guess maybe coal is involved in an indirect way. How about Doctor UnderWear turns off his PC and lights? WV supplies a lot of the east coast power. We got more power than we can use so we ship it out to blue states. I say we should cut it off and let them fend for themselves.
In_The_Wind (53,005 posts)
2. How many of them can get to a source of safe water?
Everyone of them you idiot. A good portion of the "customers" are Charleston businesses. A lot of the people that work in Charleston live elsewhere and have city water from local municpalities or well water. That 300,000 figure is arrived at how many people a business, like a restaurant, can seat at once. 300,000 my ass. There is not 300,000 total people in a 15 mile radius of Charleston. You could put the largest 3 cities in WV together and not get 300,000 people.
KeepItReal (5,474 posts)
4. Sounds like initial efforts definitely were not enough
Turning people away from depleted water distribution points does not sound good.
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!! Stupid ass. They told them to come back later in the day, or got to a different station, as they were out at the moment.
In_The_Wind (53,005 posts)
5. Hard working folks don't always have the time to watch news.
This is another sad day for West Virginia.
I live here, moron. This ain't nothing that ain't never happened before. And it is sad as you say. Because the company will get sued out of existence by the welfare folks and a good number of people will lose their job.
jtuck004 (7,178 posts)
6. 300,000 people? Leave their homes and go where?
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Could bring it to them - According to the government they need a gallon per day, though that is just about enough for drinking and cooking, not really enough to clean with. Older and sick people need more, pets, etc. say 500,000 gallons per day, minimum.
If they have them at the ready, and they don't, they could bring in tanker trucks for you to fill plastic jugs with like the do in drought-ridden countries. Those trucks carry between 5000 and 10000 gallons, about 4 million pounds a day. Lets say 8000 per truck? (truckers would know better).
That's roughty 65 semi trucks, every day, 24 x7, and dispersed across an area that is going to increase as the poison moves downstream. Plus delivery to people on SS who, even though they have been lifted out of poverty by SS (or so I hear) probably can't afford cars, or to buy bottled water.
Who pays for it? The company can't, at least not right now. The feds would likely have to step in, it seems.
They are going into day 3, or is it 4. With none? Is the state hoping to delay long enough not to have to do this? I'd be pissed if they weren't doing it already.
Bullshit!!!! Lots of water stations. St. Albans and the others that get their water from the Coal River are giving away free water. There is lots of rivers in WV. The whole state don't get their water from the Elk, you moron!!!!
toby jo (775 posts)
22. You'd think WV would be pure Democrat after living through all that coal's done for it.
I live in Appalachia and there's all kinds of coal town remnants on the backroads. People were paid in company script and these towns show it. They unionized, but we lost them somehow. The southern strategy? Sheer stupidity? My god, you drink their crap water and live by their crap mountains and have their crap slurry in your backyards and you vote for them? Ingod****ingcredible.
We are pure dem, you ****ing twit. Have been for over 100 years. I doubt you live here moron. I doubt you could find Appalachia on a map with directions or you would KNOW this!!!!
Teamster Jeff (1,127 posts)
26. Shout out to Cabin Creek
Hope things get better soon
You grew up in Cabin Creek? That is a place where blacks do not dare set foot!!!! Racist!!!!
doc03 (14,590 posts)
29. You know how you get elected in WV? You blame all the problems in WV on the EPA, Obama's "War
on Coal" , gun grabbers, gays and godless liberals.
Yep. And Senator Manchin, Democrat, leads the charge!!!!
Buncha of liars is what they are. Not a damn one of them has ever set foot in this great state.
I'm sure it will grow into a huge bonfire.
