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26. Rachel reported on this more than anywhere else (besides DU!. Mentioned depressurizing the gas lines

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #24)

Fri Sep 14, 2018, 01:09 PM

Sep 2018

and mass texts advising everyone to get out of their homes immediately until the lines were depressurized.

Totally agree, especially since Florence is Cat 1 now, maybe news outlets could perhaps cover the dozens of people whose houses are literally exploding? Nope, they've already deployed their reporters to stand around in the rain and tell us over and over what we already know.

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If not for the Hurricane, this would be the major news story of the day. [View all] Fla Dem Sep 2018 OP

Ya think they could cover more than one issue at a time. Iliyah Sep 2018 #1

Yep, my point exactly. Fla Dem Sep 2018 #3

They have been doing some on this event Sherman A1 Sep 2018 #4

They're losing on that ROI. House of Roberts Sep 2018 #6

That darn doorbell! Barbchris Sep 2018 #19

welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2018 #28

I heard about it around 5:00 pm PatSeg Sep 2018 #17

Thanks for the map. What a freaky, horrible thing to happen to these people. riversedge Sep 2018 #2

I know tymorial Sep 2018 #13

We had a gas leak here in mom's little town this week.... riversedge Sep 2018 #18

Thanks for posting.. mountain grammy Sep 2018 #5

What's astonishing is that only one person was killed. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2018 #7

What I find amazing is how widespread the destruction is. bluescribbler Sep 2018 #8

Gun porn or hurricane porn is 24/7 elmac Sep 2018 #9

help from the feds? mountain grammy Sep 2018 #10

Between Florence and Manafort radical noodle Sep 2018 #11

K&R smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #12

Instead of attempted authoritarian takeover of SCOTUS and Trump-Russia? Hortensis Sep 2018 #14

I am very curious about the cause. Chalco Sep 2018 #15

Two obvious candidates: extreme pressure surge and contamination by corrosives or ... eppur_se_muova Sep 2018 #24

Rachel reported on this more than anywhere else (besides DU!. Mentioned depressurizing the gas lines flibbitygiblets Sep 2018 #26

This a sad and extremely bizarre and in our dystopian country barely noticed. Pepsidog Sep 2018 #16

Yep, there was one blip on it on TV last night. No reason why M$M can't provide coverage of MANY iluvtennis Sep 2018 #20

Could be a tragic accident, but still very serious... The Conductor Sep 2018 #21

Thanks for the info. Pressure surge was my first guess, and contamination a close second. nt eppur_se_muova Sep 2018 #25

Rachel managed to wedge it in, despite it being a very busy news day. eppur_se_muova Sep 2018 #22

What could cause this? Massive pressure surge along the pipeline? lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #23

Remote control shut off valves hacked, maybe. Mc Mike Sep 2018 #27