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Yikes.. http://www.boston.com/ae/music/gallery/bad_album_covers/

for all. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...e.1b206ced.html Plant explodes in Fort Worth 03:24 PM CDT on Thursday, July 28, 2005 From WFAA.com Staff Reports Valley Solvents (official site) A series of explosions quickly engulfed an industrial plant in north Fort Worth early Thursday afternoon, causing a massive plume of black smoke and leading to evacuations in the area. The fire was first reported around 1:15 p.m. at Valley Solvents and Chemicals in the 2500 block of Northeast 33rd Street at the intersection of Bethlehem Street. The thick smoke could be seen for dozens of miles, even by workers in office towers in downtown Dallas. Fire department reports indicate at least four people have been injured. Three were taken by Medstar ambulance to John Peter Smith Hospital, and one was taken to Harris Methodist Hospital. "All of our employees have been accounted for and are safe," said Bill Davis, president of Valley Solvents. He said one employee suffered minor burns but that the injuries were not life-threatening. Davis, who was headed to the scene from the company's facility in Corpus Christi, said the plant had a variety of chemicals in storage tanks, drums and pallets. Alberto Gomez / DallasNews.com As the fire spread, large explosions could be seen shooting from the building, along with jet-like plumes of fire. Just after 3 p.m., the walls of the Valley Solvents building began to collapse. Additionally, a second smaller fire flared up elsewhere on the property; officials said it may be coming from a storm drain connected to the building where the main fire was burning. "It shook all the buildings here," said Angela McOllum, who works at a cement plant about 100 yards away. "All I can see is just tons of fire and tons of smoke, and it's really kind of scary." McOllum spoke by telephone with WFAA-TV (Ch. 8), waiting for official word on what to do next. "Everyone's got their masks on for the chemicals in the air," McOllum said. "I'm ready to leave." Traffic Pulse reports indicate I-35W, which is just several blocks from the fire, is at a standstill in both directions from downtown north to 287 and beyond, and traffic was jammed in all directions on streets near the fire. Drivers are urged to avoid the area. WFAA-TV Massive explosions rang out from the burning building. Fort Worth ISD spokesperson Valerie Robertson said seven schools near the fire have been evacuated as a precaution: Carter-Riverside High School, Riverside Middle School, Oakhurst Elementary, Springdale Elementary, Bonnie Brae Elementary, Natha Howell Elementary and Riverside Applied Learning Center. Classes have not yet started in Fort Worth, but staff and teachers were already on the campuses preparing to begin the school year. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport officials said that the FAA had not issued any advisories for air traffic in North Texas, and the fire had not affected any arriving or departing flights at D/FW. Watch WFAA.com and News 8 for more on this developing story.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 01:59 PM) No but I guess you are inferring we did. I watched the game and never heard "Maggs Sucks" as a chant. I heard boos and the occasional "You Suck Maggs!" but never a chant... A few times.. when we were losing... the shallow end of the gene pool acted their shoe size.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 03:08 PM) Wow Dave Wills and partner pulling up the bottom of the list. :0 Nto a surprise.. the don't have much to be graded on in terms of success. Most of their broadcasts are filled with "sigh... the Rays lose again". It's easy to be the best when you're calling winners all the time.

I heard about this kid this morning.. amazing. Simply amazing.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 01:27 PM) That is just classless. We didnt go around chanting "Maggs Sucks" Didn't make it out to any of the Detroit games did ya.. ?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 01:20 PM) It would be $99. The wife would go too, plus parking. But we really are saving every spare $ for a down payment. Maybe someone will buy them for you as a baby shower gift...

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 12:43 PM) This may be kind of a dumb suggestion and people probably won't want to do it, but I'll throw it out there and see what everyone thinks. Is it possible to have name tags made up, with Soxtalk.com or WhiteSoxInteractive.com on them and then when people come to the patio party they can write their handle and name on there so it'll be easier to meet each other?? I think it's been decided that there will be nametags and you will just write your own name and which site you call home on it.

QUOTE(BDavisFutureHOF @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 01:02 PM) I am a bit confused by this -- pardon my stupidity. In the other thread there was mention of free food/drinks -- I see nothing of the sort on the official form. Another issue that I have -- but nowhere near as pressing -- is the last sentence of the 1st paragraph. "Additionally, if you book a goup of 20 or more tickets, plan on the following perks:" Now -- are we going to be eligible for those perks because we are all going as a "group" from Soxtalk? Food and drink is included in the patio party. FWIU yes to your second question. From the interest already expressed there should be no problem in meeting that #.

I didn't even know there were that many different kinds of beer.. Drunks.. :lol

They are playing the video feed of them docking this morning. Very cool..

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 12:32 PM) Duh! Christians don't believe in the use of mind-altering substances. Now Heathens are another story entirely. Perhaps it's all the drinking you do then... raging alcoholics have nasty mood swings I hear.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 12:01 PM) Dang dude, it was a JOKE. Lighten up. You've been on a tirade all week. Prozac script runs out.. and a decient thread gets ruined.. Mods.. maybe can you clean up the vomit.. err.. bulls*** from here..???

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 11:59 AM) You had to highlight the end, didn't you? But of course... I wanted to be sure any hypocrites that happen to wander in, read and know that they aren't the only ones..

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 11:59 AM) You had to highlight the end, didn't you? But of course... I wanted to be sure any hypocrites that happen to wander in, read and know that they aren't the only ones..

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...5072701656.html Boy, 4, Is Found Alongside Beltway Car Bumped Child as Mother Drove Off, Police Say By Nikita Stewart Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, July 28, 2005; Page B01 A Newport News woman, who police said abandoned her 4-year-old son on the shoulder of the Capital Beltway and then bumped him with her car as she drove off Tuesday night, was charged with felony child neglect and hit and run, Virginia State Police said. Channoah Alece Green, 22, was arrested later that night about 90 miles away after she was involved in a two-car crash on Interstate 95 in Hanover County just north of Richmond, said Corinne Geller, a state police spokeswoman. Channoah Alece Green was charged with hit and run and felony child neglect. (Virginia State Police - Virginia State Police) Green, who was charged with reckless driving in that incident, is scheduled to appear in Fairfax County court today on the charges involving her son, Geller said. "He was trying to get back in the vehicle when she struck him, and then she drove off," Geller said. Police are still investigating, but Sgt. C.F. Kincaid said the child explained that his mother was "upset with him." "He wasn't sitting down [in the car] like he was supposed to," he said. Kincaid said the boy, who was abandoned near Lee Highway in Fairfax County, appeared in "very good spirits" when he arrived at Inova Fairfax Hospital, where he was treated for bruises and cuts to his face that appeared to be scrapes from the gravel shoulder. The preschooler was placed with Fairfax County Child Protective Services, police said. Geller said police were withholding his name, citing an ongoing investigation. The county Department of Family Services cannot comment on specific incidents, but in such cases, a child is generally placed with an emergency foster family until next of kin is found, said Catherine Wetherby, a department spokeswoman. The incident is the latest of several involving mothers allegedly mistreating their children in cars. In Green's case, a driver on the Beltway called police about 10:10 p.m. Tuesday and said she had found the 4-year-old boy wandering on the side of the interstate near the Lee Highway overpass. At the hospital, Kincaid, a state police officer for six years who once worked at a youth shelter, took the boy for walks around the emergency room. "He said he wanted to go for a walk. I took him for a walk," Kincaid said, adding, "Everybody at the hospital was making a big fuss over him." A nurse gave the tyke ice cream, and a state trooper bought him toy action figures from the nearest drugstore, Kincaid said. "The trooper promised to get him a Power Ranger. The best he could do was Donald and Goofy. They had on parachutes. The little boy liked them very much," he said. The child was very polite, Kincaid said. Carolyn Walker, 57, a neighbor of Green's, also described the child as polite and talkative. "He is so sweet. He always comes right up to me. He's a bright child," she said. Walker said she knew Green and her son only as passersby on the sidewalk in the same apartment complex, but their brief meetings were always pleasant. "She seems to have a wonderful family. She's very nice," Walker said. Green could not be reached. The Hanover jail would not take messages, and her voice mail at a home number was full. The greeting on the voice mail was made by Green and her son, opening with the boy saying, "Praise the Lord," and ending with mother and son urging callers to "have a blessed day."

I'm this/close to hopping a plane to B'more tomorrow night... Maybe I'll get a chance to tell him he's still an ass to his face.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 10:51 AM) SICK I tell ya, SICK. Word of the week.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 10:41 AM) Just don't hurt me Eh.. a little pain is good for ya.

No thread is safe... How sad. Very sad :headshake

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 10:36 AM) Realized what was good for me, but you couldn't just let it go? It's called sarcasm, kiddo..

Yea.. I thought you might delete that post WHarris1. :rolly

For those that have interest in this I suggest you don't delay in ordering. The initial response indicates that 500 tickets might just be the tip of the iceberg needed for this outing.

QUOTE(S720 @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 10:04 AM) SSI2K5: You've misinterpreted his sayings. Gload meant, requoted by me, "I only play once every two weeks, already I have cost us a game." Just like saying, "I just started on a job only for a few days, already I have messed up the computer. Gload was just being hard on himself. He certainly did not mean to complain about his playing time. So what else did Ross say when you talked to him about his meaning of the above quote..? Yes.. I'm being sarcastic. I'm also sick of posters posting their opinions on something, or asking a simple question and getting crap about it. /endrant.

QUOTE(Brian @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 08:40 AM) I love how that NASA control room looks like a Vegas Sports Book. Is NASA TV on Digital Cable? I think I have seen it before but can't find it now. Never looked for it before so I have no idea..