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Aquarium shatters in Cedar Rapids, puts out fire
KWWL ^ | August 28, 2009

Posted on 08/28/2009 9:04:03 PM PDT by xjcsa

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) -- A large aquarium has likely saved a Cedar Rapids home that caught fire.

The aquarium shattered at Ricky Kuda's home Friday morning after a transformer beneath the aquarium caught fire. The water from the aquarium extinguished the fire.

Cedar Rapids Fire Department spokesman Greg Buelow says the damage would have been much more extensive if the aquarium hadn't shattered. Buelow says the aquarium was about 4 feet wide.

No one was injured in the fire, but all of the fish in the tank died.

(Excerpt) Read more at kwwl.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: aquarium; fire
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1 posted on 08/28/2009 9:04:04 PM PDT by xjcsa
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To: xjcsa

Did the Tarter Sauce Survive ??


2 posted on 08/28/2009 9:05:33 PM PDT by cmsgop (Another proud graduate of the Larry Storch school of posting)
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To: xjcsa

dinner’s ready!


3 posted on 08/28/2009 9:06:29 PM PDT by smokingfrog (No man's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session. I AM JIM THOMPSON)
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To: xjcsa

The fishes are sleepin’ with the people.


4 posted on 08/28/2009 9:06:42 PM PDT by NaughtiusMaximus (Hey, Mr. Obama, please don't kill my gramma! NO on socialist healthcare!)
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To: xjcsa
...all of the fish in the tank died.

Fried fish for dinner should be pretty tasty.

5 posted on 08/28/2009 9:09:56 PM PDT by Rockitz (This isn't rocket science- follow the money and you'll find truth.)
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To: xjcsa

These fish sacrificed their lives. Their noble effort shall not go unnoticed. At their funeral service they shall receive a 21 flush salute.


6 posted on 08/28/2009 9:13:01 PM PDT by SandWMan (While you may not be able to legislate morality, you can legislate morally.)
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To: xjcsa
Our heroes

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7 posted on 08/28/2009 9:16:21 PM PDT by txroadkill (The SDS has taken control of the country.)
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To: xjcsa

...and the fire wouldn’t have started if the aquarium transformer didn’t self immolate.

This could be a good example of circuitous reasoning.


8 posted on 08/28/2009 9:17:30 PM PDT by This_far
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To: This_far
This could be a good example of circuitous reasoning.

Excellent. Why didn't the author of the article see the irony? Probably the author was educated in a a state university or ivy-league college.

9 posted on 08/28/2009 9:23:25 PM PDT by stripes1776 ("That if gold rust, what shall iron do?" --Chaucer)
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To: xjcsa

Ohhhh gaaaawd - the Sea Kittens!


10 posted on 08/28/2009 9:27:19 PM PDT by numberonepal (Don't Even Think About Treading On Me)
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To: stripes1776
Why didn't the author of the article see the irony? Probably the author was educated in a a state university or ivy-league college.

I've never found TV people to be the best writers.

11 posted on 08/28/2009 9:35:24 PM PDT by xjcsa (And these three remain: change, hope and government. But the greatest of these is government.)
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To: SandWMan; xjcsa

So long, and thanks for all the fish.


12 posted on 08/28/2009 9:40:38 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: xjcsa
I've never found TV people to be the best writers.

Not only can't they write clear prose, but that can't think a clear thought.

13 posted on 08/28/2009 9:40:39 PM PDT by stripes1776 ("That if gold rust, what shall iron do?" --Chaucer)
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To: stripes1776
Why didn't the author of the article see the irony?

Your theory of higher education is quite plausible.

(sadly I've encountered some who would ask: What iron? There were fish)

14 posted on 08/28/2009 9:49:48 PM PDT by This_far
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To: txroadkill
I was married to a Canadian/American for 30 years. Fish&Chips is really terrific with malt vinegar. Tartar sauce is nice, but vinegar is best IMO.
15 posted on 08/28/2009 9:54:23 PM PDT by DejaJude (asa)
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To: xjcsa

So when will the fascists show up to arrest the home owners for neglecting the fish?


16 posted on 08/28/2009 9:54:30 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: xjcsa
No need for such large tanks anymore, nano reef tanks are the way to go nowadays. This one is only 14 gallons:


17 posted on 08/28/2009 10:05:06 PM PDT by Teflonic
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No need for such large tanks anymore, nano reef tanks are the way to go nowadays. This one is only 14 gallons:

Ridiculous. You can't put out a fire with 14 gallons.

18 posted on 08/28/2009 10:16:07 PM PDT by xjcsa (And these three remain: change, hope and government. But the greatest of these is government.)
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Ridiculous. You can't put out a fire with 14 gallons.

How many gallons does it take then? Doesn't say in my farmers almanac...

19 posted on 08/28/2009 10:21:49 PM PDT by Teflonic
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To: DejaJude
Fish&Chips is really terrific with malt vinegar. Tartar sauce is nice, but vinegar is best

I was in Melbourne, Australia several years ago having lunch in a pub and ordered Fish & Chips. I asked for vinegar and the waiter (and everyone else) looked at me like I was from another planet.

Wanting to humor "the yank" the waiter left and returned with a small bowl of white vinegar.

I concluded that Malt Vinegar with Fish & Chips must be a cultural preference.

20 posted on 08/28/2009 10:21:52 PM PDT by poindexters brother
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