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To: kanawa

If that's smoke and not steam, then as I recall- white smoke means that it's under control. Black smoke means there's a problem. Any firefighter Freepers care to comment?


210 posted on 02/22/2006 5:39:13 PM PST by Riley ("What color is the boathouse at Hereford?")
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To: Riley

NYPD just advised that traffic should start opening up.
FDNY is getting ready to clear it up.


216 posted on 02/22/2006 5:40:40 PM PST by MarineMom613 (My Son is MY Hero!!!!!)
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To: Riley
If that's smoke and not steam, then as I recall- white smoke means that it's under control. Black smoke means there's a problem. Any firefighter Freepers care to comment?

The Times has elected a new pope!

230 posted on 02/22/2006 5:44:14 PM PST by Darkwolf377 (Dubai-u's fault--The Port Non-Issue is Hillary's Sistah Soulja moment)
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To: Riley

Steam dissipates quickly, smoke doesn't. If it goes up and disappears, it's steam. If it fans and continues to get more hazy it's smoke. As to color, there are lots of variances, but generally darker is worse.


231 posted on 02/22/2006 5:44:18 PM PST by Richard Kimball
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To: Riley
If that's smoke and not steam, then as I recall- white smoke means that it's under control.

Habemus paper!
And that's probably what was burning. Street people keeping warm, burned a little too much paper.
Insurance fraud for the NYT troubles, that's a bit out of proportion. Bankruptcy easier.

261 posted on 02/22/2006 6:04:51 PM PST by Graymatter (...and what are we going to do about it?)
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