FedEx truck explodes on I-270 in North St. Louis County

KMOX Radio | October 29, 2002

[Dave S]

Just heard on KMOX radio here in St. Louis that a Fed Ex truck exploded on interstate 270 here in North St. Louis County. Truck went airborne.

No further word on cause.

[Vidalia]

Think about it.

You life depends on quotes Out Of A Book that may or may not be truthful, and not relevant to the real world of this age, but that doesn't matter, does it?

Therefore you will quote Biblical chapter and verse for the rest of your life rather than confront the realities of life?

You are playing a 666ties dangerous game with your families' lives, and good luck, but I know all that will come back is another wasteful robotic quote...

[valkyrieanne]

Fox reports that it was apparently an accident and that both driver and passenger are OK.

[Registered]

IT WAS A BOMB.

imho.

:-)

[Vidalia]

..."stay off Free Republic..."

It is called Free Republic for a reason...

[Pete]

I agree with you. The fact that the governor says it's not terrorism while the fire trucks are still hosing down the site says to me that he is speaking some serious jive. It also makes me believe that when an actual terrorist does strike, we will not be told.

Here is a summary of what I have been able to conclude from all the posts on this thread:

• The fuel tanks on a vehicle of this type are under the cab. The cab is intact, which leads me to believe they did not explode.
• Deisel fuel will burn but it does not explode.
• The trailers on this vehicle were not completely destroyed but are outside the pictures we are seeing. One around a pole and one in a ditch. The debris field in the news shots are the contents.
• The governor declared this event not to be terrorism almost immediately.
• Witnesses described a 75 foot fireball.
• Authorities say the explosion and fire were the result of a crash.

  Corrections? Additions?

  I am not sure what all that means but it still doesn't all add up in my mind.

[RedWhiteBlue]

Look, I guess nobody is allowed to express concern here over a fellow human being in the form of a prayer. After all, Vidalia could show up on the thread at any time, and Vidalia will be offended that you have done that. We must conform to the PC posting guidelines as set forth by Vidalia! < /sarcasm>

[tracer]

I never saw a FedEx truck sporting propane, but who knows? I will say that I nearly have been killed by one on at least a dozen occasions over the past 20 years, though. And they all were driven by an angry white guy......

[concerned about politics]

IT WAS A BOMB.

Ditto.
"It's the economy, stupid." (Can't frighten the $$$$ sheeple, you understand)

[Lucas1]

Right...there is a coverup going on..wink wink - It's called a gas tank...you know fuel - it explodes...big deal. A car ran this guy off the road...the DRIVER ADMITS IT WAS AN ACCIDENT...what more info do you need? Must everything be terrorism? Guess so...

[semaj]

Maybe you should switch to decaf?

[swarthyguy]

60 Shopping days to Xmas.

[Vidalia]

As compared to what-blind in your world?

Would you care to elaborate?

This statement makes little sense...

[nicmarlo]

M.O. re terroists/terrorism in America: DENY EVERYTHING; ADMIT NOTHING, unless and until it is absolutely impossible to continue the deception.

[r9etb]

The beltway snipers (or are you still going to try to deny this one?) Yes, I am going to deny it. The guys are nutjobs whose crime spree leading up to the sniper attacks (and it seems to get bigger daily) suggests something other than AQ involvement.

The tanker bombing in Yemen Not a tough call,and I don't recall this ever being denied by anybody except the Yemeni gov't.

The shoe bomber Well, yeah. That's not a tough call either, and I don't recall this ever being denied by anybody, including the media.

The "acne medicine made him do it" young fellow who crashed a plane into a building in Florida Nutjob and copycat. Yes, it was "terrorism," but it wasn't the kind of terrorism (AQ terrorism) you're claiming here.

Jose Padilla It's rather difficult to chalk this up to the "FReeper record," given that the guy was arrested precisely because of his alleged AQ ties.

And those are just the totally confirmed cases.

Correct -- and one can't really chalk them up to the old FReeper record, either. Now couple that with the number of threads where FReepers shriek "TERRORISM!" about a normal accident, or about nothing at all -- I'd have to guess it numbers a hundred or more: there have been a lot of them, at any rate.

So even if we grant you ALL of your examples, it's better evidence of the stopped clock being right occasionally.

Like I said: Jackass shills like you should pack up and leave in shame.

LOL! I love how the spit flies when you say "Jackass Shill."

[F.J. Mitchell]

Then even at the risk of offending Vidalia, I must say, "Thank God!"

[Eowyn-of-Rohan]

I think the correct response would be. Dear L-rd, we pray that the man driving the truck escaped serious injure and/or death. Protect him and bless him. In Jesus Holy name, Amen!

That would be a good response as long as the prayer is made in private...which is what the Bible tells you to do. BTW, why did you leave the "o" out of Lord? doesn't Jesus like "O"s?

[Vidalia]

Why? The Truth hurts...?

[concerned about politics]

A car ran this guy off the road...the DRIVER ADMITS IT WAS AN ACCIDENT...

A bomb would hurt FedEx business.

[F.J. Mitchell]

I refer to your response to Mslady, about keeping her aleged Myopia in her own world. Does it make any sense to you naw?

[concerned about politics]

A car ran this guy off the road...the DRIVER ADMITS IT WAS AN ACCIDENT...

A bomb would hurt FedEx business, and the Gov can't scare the sheeple. I'm sure the driver has recieved his talking points by now. "Here. Say this."