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TalkingDog

(9,001 posts) Tue Apr 9, 2013, 07:47 PM Apr 2013

This is the water in Tuckerman Arkansas today [View all]

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This is the water in Tuckerman Arkansas today [View all] TalkingDog Apr 2013 OP

I am appalled. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #1

What can you do with water like that? Sekhmets Daughter Apr 2013 #2

What can you do with water like that? bvar22 Apr 2013 #4

It's a deplorable situation.... Sekhmets Daughter Apr 2013 #5

Are you sure about no coal reserves in your area of Arkansas? flyingfysh Apr 2013 #7

We are pretty sure. bvar22 Apr 2013 #14

It would be great if someone would invent something that could rhett o rick Apr 2013 #37

Bottle it up and leave it at the door of the Exxon honchos. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #6

I'd like to force them to drink it.... Sekhmets Daughter Apr 2013 #9

No "so" about it. WinkyDink Apr 2013 #10

Put a wick in the bottle light it with a bic and throw it at the Exxon Mobile pricks. xtraxritical Apr 2013 #28

Just for clarification, this is Tuckerman, not Mayflower, Arkansas Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #34

Nothing. It is poisoned for a long, long time. Exxon must be held accountable. nt bluestate10 Apr 2013 #24

Absolutely! Sekhmets Daughter Apr 2013 #25

ugh. ewww. Liberal_in_LA Apr 2013 #3

Can't drink it, can't bathe in it, can't cook with it. Hell, can't even water the lawn with it! Auntie Bush Apr 2013 #8

Blame it on this guy... Blanks Apr 2013 #11

Tim Griffin OnyxCollie Apr 2013 #21

The Real Story joshokc Apr 2013 #12

What, exactly, about my post was inaccurate? TalkingDog Apr 2013 #16

Consider the source... ReRe Apr 2013 #26

It was misleading by omission. "A fire hydrant shook loose deposits of iron and manganese" greyl Apr 2013 #31

I did not add nor omit commentary. My intention was not to mislead. If it is taken as such. TalkingDog Apr 2013 #38

Why didn't you add a comment? JimDandy Apr 2013 #45

The article also says that the water problems have gone on for months. pacalo Apr 2013 #46

This post was alerted on. The jury voted 5/1 to let it stand! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #27

Someone posts a link to a news story about the event in question... Purrfessor Apr 2013 #30

Oh, come on, it makes perfect sense (for DU sometimes) Seeking Serenity Apr 2013 #42

: ohiosmith Apr 2013 #43

So the OP leaves out pertinent info JimDandy Apr 2013 #44

Frack fracking! Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #13

Could be the same reason as this. bluedigger Apr 2013 #15

Is this due to the oil spill or fracking? How far is Mayflower from Tuckerman? Arkansas Granny Apr 2013 #17

Mayflower's about 75 miles from Tuckerman Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #35

I see that I wasn't the only one who jumped to the conclusion that this was related to the Arkansas Granny Apr 2013 #39

K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2013 #18

North Pole Alaska dem in texas Apr 2013 #19

This Can't Be From The Mayflower, Arkansas Spill DallasNE Apr 2013 #20

Talkingdog... do you have a link to share? blaze Apr 2013 #22

It's from Facebook: Eva Norris Henriksen posted it initally. TalkingDog Apr 2013 #23

chocolate milk? spanone Apr 2013 #29

Is that related to the oil spill, or not?...nt SidDithers Apr 2013 #32

in the link upthread... druidity33 Apr 2013 #36

K & R HCE SuiGeneris Apr 2013 #33

Don't wash your clothes in that. Seeking Serenity Apr 2013 #40

We had a well in OKC; every now and then the walls would shed some dirt. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2013 #41

Yummy Wednesdays Apr 2013 #47