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| 2-5-03
| VANNROX
Posted on 02/07/2003 6:40:05 PM PST by vannrox
Two Items...
Both involve HAZMAT
One is "explosive liquid", and the other is "Insecticide".
Accident Cleared; Turnpike Traffic Resumes
Truck Overturned Near Ohio Line
UPDATED: 6:24 p.m. EST February 7, 2003
BEAVER, Pa. -- A Friday morning accident halted traffic along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Traffic in both directions was closed for several hours.
At 7:14 a.m., a 13-mile section of the turnpike between the Gateway and New Castle exits was closed in both directions. Crews worked to clean up explosive liquid spilled when one of two trailers being pulled by a truck flipped about three miles from the Ohio border. Pennsylvania Turnpike spokesman Bill Capone said hazardous materials teams were called to the scene. The turnpike was open in both directions by Friday afternoon. Travelers using the turnpike should call (800) 331-3414 to check conditions, officials said.
THE SECOND ITEM
Truck carrying Insectide wrecks on I-80. Highway closed by HAZMAT for most of the day.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: accident; alert; homeland; security; strange; warning; wreck
HAZMAT is very busy in PA today.
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posted on
02/07/2003 6:40:05 PM PST
by
vannrox
To: vannrox
Alright i got a question. how the bloody snot do i figure out the site of a picture? i wanna post somethin but the site is never right. how do i find out what it is?
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posted on
02/07/2003 6:41:58 PM PST
by
Marines981
("Rattle the big dogs cage and get your a** bit")
To: Marines981
Right click on the picture, then go to Properties. The site is there.
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posted on
02/07/2003 6:45:24 PM PST
by
Textide
To: Marines981
.....what browser are tou using?.....
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posted on
02/07/2003 6:46:01 PM PST
by
cyberaxe
((.....does this mean I'm kewl now?.....))
To: vannrox
right click the pic, go down to properties and click. This should give you the address of the pic. Try it on those above.
Cheers!
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posted on
02/07/2003 6:46:46 PM PST
by
fuente
To: Marines981
Right click on the picture and then highlight "properties", then highlight the address of the picture and right click again and hit "copy".
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posted on
02/07/2003 6:47:30 PM PST
by
wimpycat
(US: Masters of our Domain...France: Morally bankrupt "old Europe")
To: Marines981
right-click on the picture- assuming it is already on some other web site...and a menu will pop up that says "properties." Click on that and you'll get a pop up with the image's URL. Copy that by highlighting it with the mouse- make sure you get all of it since sometimes you can't see it all.
Then when you post, use this:
<p><img src="http://www.yourpictureURL.jpg">
But your picture does have to be on the web someplace- you can't just post it while it's only on your computer.
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posted on
02/07/2003 6:50:49 PM PST
by
piasa
(Anyone got a pacifist pacifier ?)
To: vannrox
My family biz (also in PA), where I work, has a lot of hazardous chemicals. I was amazed when I was told that if a 55 gallon drum of MEK or acetone were to overturn, the area up to a few miles radius would have to be evacuated. We have tons of nasty stuff. If there's a fire in one of the warehouses, we are told just to RUN!
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posted on
02/07/2003 6:54:14 PM PST
by
Snowy
(Tick off a lib -> Work hard, earn lots of money, and be happy)
To: vannrox
THE THIRD ITEM(unless somebody beat me to it)
from Channel 8, Lancaster, PA
http://www.thewgalchannel.com/traffic/1962969/detail.html
Turnpike Reopens After 18 Hour Closure
Fire Burns Through Night
POSTED: 10:57 p.m. EST February 6, 2003
UPDATED: 5:34 p.m. EST February 7, 2003
LANCASTER, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Turnpike has reopened Friday afternoon after part of the road was closed for almost 18 hours.
A tractor-trailer caught fire around 8 p.m. Thursday when a break fire ignited the load between exit 19, Harrisburg East, and exit 20, the Lancaster-Lebanon exit. The rig was carrying pesticides.
The Department of Environmental Protection said the tractor-trailer was carrying 5,000 pounds of a liquid herbicide and about 1,000 pounds of a corrosive, which is what caught fire.
"We knew there was some pesticides, some chemicals on there. First thing is we take the defensive mode. We've got to think about the environment. If we go pour water on that, we're going to have runoff," Hershey Fire Chief Pat Leonard said.
Fire crews didn't want to risk contaminated creeks. They also worried for their own safety. With all the chemicals burning, residents were warned not to come outside. Firefighters didn't want to get close. They stayed 300 yards back and watched it burn.
"Hurry up and wait, that's the thing about hazardous materials incidents. It's either going to be a short-lived incident or it's going to be a long-term event," Leonard said.
When the fire finally went out Friday morning, crews from the Environmental Protection Agency determined the air was safe.
Hazmat teams in protective gear put out the final hot spots with sand and fire retardant, and removed the debris, including the remains of the tractor-trailer.
The driver of the big rig was able to escape unharmed. Jeffrey Landis, a state trooper, was taken to a hospital for chemical exposure, as well as smoke inhalation. State police said he was released early Friday morning and is doing well.
Copyright 2003 by TheWGALChannel.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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foreverfree
To: vannrox
American Freightways...
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posted on
02/07/2003 7:32:48 PM PST
by
syriacus
(Those who attempt to cool the earth would bring freezing death to the poor and homeless)
To: syriacus
American Freightways Chemical Mgt Facility
2415 Commercial Lane
Little Rock Arkansas
USA 72206
Tel: 501 376-7249
Fax: 501 376-7252
Contact: Denise Neal
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posted on
02/07/2003 7:35:15 PM PST
by
syriacus
(Those who attempt to cool the earth would bring freezing death to the poor and homeless)
To: syriacus
American Freightways (AF), based in Harrison, Arkansas, is a scheduled, for-hire motor carrier of general commodities specializing in moving less-than-truckload (LTL) quantities. It offers next-day delivery to more than 150 million zip code combinations in 28 mid-Atlantic, Midwestern, southeastern and southwestern states.
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posted on
02/07/2003 7:39:23 PM PST
by
syriacus
(Those who attempt to cool the earth would bring freezing death to the poor and homeless)
To: syriacus
Story last updated at 12:49 p.m. on Monday, November 13, 2000
FedEx acquires American Freightways
http://www.oakridger.com/stories/111300/bus_1113000017.html
The Associated Press
FedEx Corp. announced today it would acquire American Freightways in a billion dollar move that would expand FedEx's next-day regional freight capability.
Harrison, Ark.-based American Freightways is the fourth-largest less-than-truckload carrier in the nation. FedEx, based in Memphis, Tenn., already owns Viking Freight, and the combination of Viking and American will create the nation's second-largest less-than-truckload carrier.
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posted on
02/07/2003 7:42:09 PM PST
by
syriacus
(Those who attempt to cool the earth would bring freezing death to the poor and homeless)
To: syriacus
American Media. American Airlines. American Freightways. Yes, they are literalists in executing their orders, if there was any reason to believe this incident fit the pattern.
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posted on
02/07/2003 9:35:52 PM PST
by
LikeLight
(See it?)
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