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2023-02-20 -Lurid Crime Tales-
Buttigieg vows to 'hold Norfolk Southern accountable' as criticism mounts over response to train derailment; RR CEO smirks for camera, Cinci shuts off river water due to contamination
[FoxNews]

CEO of Norfolk Southern railroad smiles outside his $4.2M Atlanta mansion after defending his decision to detonate toxic derailed train in East Palestine - that has poisoned Ohio town
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]

Cincinnati Shuts Off Water from Ohio River due to East Palestine Contamination
[Breitbart] Hamilton County, which hosts a good portion of metropolitan Cincinnati, gets its water from both the Ohio River and the Greater Miami Aquifer. Butler County, just to the north but considered part of the exurbs of Cincinnati, gets its water primarily from the aquifer, with Hamilton County as the backup supplier.
Posted by Skidmark 2023-02-20 00:53|| || Front Page|| [20 views ]  Top

#1 GREAT MIAMI BURIED VALLEY AQUIFER

"Replenished by water that seeps down from the overlying rivers, this aquifer serves as the sole source of drinking water for the entire Dayton region."
Posted by Skidmark 2023-02-20 06:27||   2023-02-20 06:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Buttigieg makes gay community look 'weak,' says Trump Ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell
Posted by Skidmark 2023-02-20 07:15||   2023-02-20 07:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Ohio State Senator Michael Rulli Calls for Pete Buttigieg to Resign over East Palestine Train Disaster
Posted by Skidmark 2023-02-20 07:58||   2023-02-20 07:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Buttigieg wrote that the railroad "must live up to its commitment to make residents whole"

So FEMA won't have to assist. Private sector problem, not a Federal issue, see?
Posted by Bobby 2023-02-20 08:22||   2023-02-20 08:22|| Front Page Top

#5 If we brought back 'ritual seppuku' for CEOs, I would expect many more would be interested in actually managing a company rather than playing monopoly for stock returns.
Posted by Procopius2k 2023-02-20 08:37||   2023-02-20 08:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Why was the East Palestine tank car blown up?
Posted by Skidmark 2023-02-20 09:05||   2023-02-20 09:05|| Front Page Top

#7 #6 is interesting. It reminded me of the Kingman Propane Explosion, where leaking propane ignited, heating the tank car until the pressure relief valve opened. That propane also ignited, further heating the tank until it exploded, sending a large chunk of the tank car 2,000 feet down the tracks. Eleven firefighters killed. Go to the link and read about the blast damage.

I don't know if there was propane involved in East Palestine, or if vinyl chloride is explosive, or if the NS said, "We don't worry about small towns, give us profits". I guess the NTSB will tell us. Eventually. Until then, it's another Hunter distraction.
Posted by Bobby 2023-02-20 11:10||   2023-02-20 11:10|| Front Page Top

#8 The drainage for the town will be into the Ohio river which will not impact the Western portion of the state or Northern - probably Cincinnati mostly.
Posted by Super Hose 2023-02-20 12:04||   2023-02-20 12:04|| Front Page Top

#9 Replenished by water that seeps down from the overlying rivers,

Primarily the Great Miami River and its feeding streams, I expect, which is tributary to the Ohio River. It’s much too far north — and uphill — to be watered by the Ohio.
Posted by trailing wife 2023-02-20 13:35||   2023-02-20 13:35|| Front Page Top

#10 "Hold Tthem accountable" has joined "I take full responsibility" as just another meaningless phrase used by people who think it makes them sound important and authoritative. In fact it just shows that they don't have a brain in their head and just repeat meaningless phrases they've heard other impressive-sounding people say.
Posted by Tom 2023-02-20 14:00||   2023-02-20 14:00|| Front Page Top

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