Someone called the office to report a car explosion at Lees station with flames 20 feet high. I overheard my coworker talking about and said "It was probably a car backfiring".
The only person who reported it was someone who poste in the livejournal with photos of a smoking engine. uh huh.
I've just heard a lot fo this stuff going around. 'OMG did you hear that they are going to fire the new Governor General because she is a seperatist?' ... uh huh
I know cbc is locked out right now, but please, for the love of all that is sacred, EVALUATE THE NEWS SOURCE!!! If you're in University, that goes double since you should know better. God, could you imagine handing in a paper "According to my third uncle Barry, at a family reunion after having 6 drinks, there are 19 officially recognized planets in our solar system, and as such further research needs to be performed on Mogwai IV since the recolonization efforts to reclaim this planet have not be going so well since 1998."
Someone called the office to report a car explosion at Lees station with flames 20 feet high. I overheard my coworker talking about and said "It was probably a car backfiring".
The only person who reported it was someone who poste in the livejournal with photos of a smoking engine. uh huh.
If you're referring to something that happened around 1-2 am this morning, quite a few people on 613crew saw and heard that.
If you want to see pictures (which include pictures of the car engulfed in flames), someone posted some here.
The flames were certainly not 20 feet high. More like maybe licking the air a foot or two above the hood of the SUV. There WAS a fire though. By the time I got downstairs with my camera, it had been put out. The elevators (as some of you may know), in 180 lees are hella slow, and I got the the ground floor, realized I forgot my camera, and had to go back up.
I also have a not-so-great point and shoot digicam. It was dark, and since the lady that owned the car was there, and freaking out a bit, I took pictures discreetly, not using the flash, because I didn't think it was right to make a spectacle of the situation in front of her.
So I'm sorry my pictures weren't so great. It was the best I could do, given the situation. I know at least one other person was taking pics or video with his phone, but I can't imagine they would be much better.
The variety of people reports I got on the topic sounded a mite exagerated. That sounds more in line with what really happened (when someone says the flames were shooting out movie style, I get skeptical). Does anyone know the cause?
I haven't heard anything yet. Since there were no news crews there, I would expect maybe only a small blurb in the paper or online. I haven't seen anything online, and I didn't get a chance to grab the paper today, but I still really want to find out what kind of mechanical/electrical failure would have caused this.
I worked at a gas station, so I've seen a number of wonky things
a) someone leaves something under the hood, fire erupts b) piston ring wears out and when the spark plug ignites the gas, it also hits the fuel tank (I think more of the car would be gone) c) hole in the gas tank causes interior of car to fill with fumes (more common than you think). Anything from static electricity to the clock could ignite it. (One more reason to leave the windows down).
If the car wasn't on, it was more than likely intentionally set. Cars don't typically spontaneously combust.
Okay... not what I meant and I didn't even know it was you. A lot of people do this.
Mostly I meant that I didn't understand why something that happens every day warranted immediate newsflash and not just waiting for it to come up in conversation.
you're absolutely right kerry, i don't understand. and to avoid any further insightful criticism on anything that comes out of my mouth, how about i keep it shut in front of you.
this way, i won't have to hear about how stupid, common, childish, uninformed and ignorant anything i do or say is... that is, from you.
it's not the fact that you criticize kerry, it's the fact that you do it so damn tactfully. i get criticisms every day: more recently on the agitate website, on performing, on Vday, etc. some good, some bad. at the end of the day, i try to take it with a grain of salt. but i never regret opening my mouth in front of anyone but you. i mentionned mojitos. fucking mojitos! but you couldn't help but be petty, now could you?
but as you said - i don't understand. so i'll just quit trying.
You ask for my opinion and I give it. It is not my fault everyone criticizes, I'm just an easy target since I'm honest about it.
Yes, I am critical, but it's not personal.
I did tell you that your website was designed too wide. I remember cringing at a letter you wrote to a festival organizer, and I don't remember commenting at all on Vday.
I never called you stupid, common, childish, uninformed or ignorant, nor did I ever think it.
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The Onion knows all!!!
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Btw, was i the only one who expected Ben to be the one writing that?
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The only person who reported it was someone who poste in the livejournal with photos of a smoking engine. uh huh.
I've just heard a lot fo this stuff going around. 'OMG did you hear that they are going to fire the new Governor General because she is a seperatist?' ... uh huh
I know cbc is locked out right now, but please, for the love of all that is sacred, EVALUATE THE NEWS SOURCE!!! If you're in University, that goes double since you should know better. God, could you imagine handing in a paper "According to my third uncle Barry, at a family reunion after having 6 drinks, there are 19 officially recognized planets in our solar system, and as such further research needs to be performed on Mogwai IV since the recolonization efforts to reclaim this planet have not be going so well since 1998."
GGGGGGAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
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The only person who reported it was someone who poste in the livejournal with photos of a smoking engine. uh huh.
If you're referring to something that happened around 1-2 am this morning, quite a few people on
If you want to see pictures (which include pictures of the car engulfed in flames), someone posted some here.
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I also have a not-so-great point and shoot digicam. It was dark, and since the lady that owned the car was there, and freaking out a bit, I took pictures discreetly, not using the flash, because I didn't think it was right to make a spectacle of the situation in front of her.
So I'm sorry my pictures weren't so great. It was the best I could do, given the situation. I know at least one other person was taking pics or video with his phone, but I can't imagine they would be much better.
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a) someone leaves something under the hood, fire erupts
b) piston ring wears out and when the spark plug ignites the gas, it also hits the fuel tank (I think more of the car would be gone)
c) hole in the gas tank causes interior of car to fill with fumes (more common than you think). Anything from static electricity to the clock could ignite it. (One more reason to leave the windows down).
If the car wasn't on, it was more than likely intentionally set. Cars don't typically spontaneously combust.
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THE SKY IS FALLING!!!!! RUN FOR THE HILLS!
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Mostly I meant that I didn't understand why something that happens every day warranted immediate newsflash and not just waiting for it to come up in conversation.
Sorry you didn't understand
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this way, i won't have to hear about how stupid, common, childish, uninformed and ignorant anything i do or say is... that is, from you.
it's not the fact that you criticize kerry, it's the fact that you do it so damn tactfully. i get criticisms every day: more recently on the agitate website, on performing, on Vday, etc. some good, some bad. at the end of the day, i try to take it with a grain of salt. but i never regret opening my mouth in front of anyone but you. i mentionned mojitos. fucking mojitos! but you couldn't help but be petty, now could you?
but as you said - i don't understand. so i'll just quit trying.
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You ask for my opinion and I give it. It is not my fault everyone criticizes, I'm just an easy target since I'm honest about it.
Yes, I am critical, but it's not personal.
I did tell you that your website was designed too wide. I remember cringing at a letter you wrote to a festival organizer, and I don't remember commenting at all on Vday.
I never called you stupid, common, childish, uninformed or ignorant, nor did I ever think it.
Those are things you called yourself.