Saturday, May 18, 2013

Event Update For 2013-05-17



The seas, lakes and oceans are now pluming deadly hydrogen sulfide and suffocating methane. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic water-soluble heavier-than-air gas and will accumulate in low-lying areas. Methane is slightly more buoyant than normal air and so will be all around, but will tend to contaminate our atmosphere from the top down. These gases are sickening and killing oxygen-using life all around the world, including human life, as our atmosphere is increasingly poisoned. Because both gases are highly flammable and because our entire civilization is built around fire and flammable fuels, this is leading to more fires and explosions. This is an extinction level event and will likely decimate both the biosphere and human population and it is debatable whether humankind can survive this event.



A. More fires and more explosions, especially along the coasts, but everywhere generally.
B. Many more animal die-offs, of all kinds, and especially oceanic species.
C. More multiples of people will be found dead in their homes, as if they'd dropped dead.
D. More corpses found in low-lying areas, all over the world.
E. More unusual vehicular accidents.
F. Improved unemployment numbers as people die off.

Category: Fires And Explosions
 
2013-05-17 - Underground electrical explosion blows pavement apart, leaves crater, in Stevenage (Britain):
http://www.theadvertisergroup.co.uk/News/Stevenage-explosion-leaves-a-hole-in-ground-20130517124602.htm
 
Quote: "Police were called to the scene of the explosion in Town Square on a pedestrian walkway in front of Mecca Bingo at quarter to one last night."
 
Quote: "The underground electrical explosion blew some paving apart, leaving a crater in the pavement which was cordoned off at 1.23am for public safety."
 
Note: Hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas and will seek out low-lying areas like underground electrical facilities, sewers, basements, etc. It's also highly flammable and reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, like that found in underground electrical facilities. There have been many similar events recently, especially in the last several months...
 


2013-05-17 - Home explodes and burns on East Maumee Street in Adrian (Michigan):
http://www.lenconnect.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519525

Quote: "Neighbors reported hearing a loud explosion and then seeing black smoke pouring out of the house."

Note: Adrian is right next to Lake Adrian...

2013-05-17 - Brush fire erupts in the Port Manatee area in coastal Tampa (Florida), cars at auto junkyard ignite:
http://www.wtsp.com/rss/article/317042/8/Hillsborough-Country-Fire-Rescue-battling-junk-yard-fire
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_tampa/crews-battling-brush-fire-near-east-bay-raceway-park-off-us-41-in-tampa-junk-cars-in-line-of-fire

Quote: "The flames caught at least four cars on fire near a junk yard at near East Bay Raceway Park off US-41."

2013-05-17 - Explosion hits recycling center in Greenville (Kentucky), 1 killed:
http://www.ktre.com/story/22284577/one-possible-fatality-following-recycling-center-explosion

2013-05-17 - Blaze breaks out at recycling plant in Springwater Township (Canada):
http://www.b101fm.com/Channels/LocalNews/story.aspx?ID=1963747

2013-05-17 - Explosion and fire hit truck repair shop in Las Vegas (Nevada), roof blown off, 1 killed:
http://www.rgj.com/viewart/20130517/NEWS07/305170067/Welder-dead-fire-explosion-Vegas-auto-shop
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/may/17/explosion-fire-reported-near-nellis-air-force-base/
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/22283277/breaking-news-fire-crews-respond-to-explosion

2013-05-17 - Explosion hits coal mine in Sirnak (Turkey), 1 killed:
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/150509/worker-killed-in-mine-explosion-in-southeast.html

2013-05-17 - Massive blaze tears through large section of Broadacres Shopping Centre in Johannesburg (South Africa):
http://ewn.co.za/2013/05/18/Police-investigate-cause-of-fire-at-Broadacres

2013-05-17 - Passenger plane's cockpit fills with smoke, plane lands safely in Springfield (Missouri):
http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-jet-lands-at-springfieldbranson-natl-airport-with-smoke-in-cockpit-20130517,0,5005371.story

2013-05-17 - Water taxi explodes in coastal South Kalimantan (Indonesia), 6 killed, 5 injured:
http://www.borneocolours.com/2013/05/water-taxi-explosion-in-south-kalimantan-claimed-6-lives/

2013-05-17 - School bus bursts into flame on road in Knoxville (Tennessee):
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/may/17/no-one-hurt-when-powell-bus-catches-fire/
http://www.wate.com/story/22279546/knox-county-school-bus-catches-on-fire-students-safely-escape
http://www.wbir.com/rss/article/274576/2/No-kids-injured-when-Knox-Co-school-bus-catches-fire

2013-05-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 152 in Monterey County (California):
http://www.kionrightnow.com/story/22287349/semi-fire-causes-highway-to-close-friday-night

2013-05-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 10 near Pernham (Minnesota):
http://www.perhamfocus.com/content/semi-fire-closes-down-highway-10

2013-05-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 20 in Eddyville (Oregon):
http://www.newslincolncounty.com/archives/82935

Quote: "A motorist said the brakes on a semi appear to have overheated, causing a fire."

2013-05-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Lian Huo Highway in Xiayi County (China):
http://www.chinanavis.com/more-than-2000-pounds-eggs-are-roasted-because-truck-is-on-fire-153730

Note: You can see from the image that this fire began with the tires or brakes...

2013-05-17 - Box truck bursts into flame at construction site at Union Station in Denver (Colorado):
http://kdvr.com/2013/05/17/truck-catches-fire-near-denver-union-station-construction-site/
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/front-range/denver/truck-catches-fire-outside-union-station

2013-05-17 - RV bursts into flame on Marsh Road in Oulton Broad (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/caravan_blaze_in_oulton_broad_quickly_dealt_with_by_lowestoft_firefighters_1_2200141

2013-05-17 - Ice cream van bursts into flame at auto shop in coastal Renfrewshire (Scotland):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22571198

2013-05-17 - SUV bursts into flame while parked in carport at apartment complex in Saginaw Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2013/05/fire_in_saginaw_township_destr.html

2013-05-17 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Golden Pond Road in Canton (Maine):
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/river-valley/2013/05/17/canton-man-loses-truck-fire/1365647

Note: That's about 300 feet from a stream...

2013-05-17 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at intersection in East London, Ontario (Canada):
http://www.fm96.com/channels/newsinfo/localnews/story.aspx?ID=1964121

2013-05-17 - Car bursts into flame on I-80 in Allamuchy Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/express-times/index.ssf/2013/05/vehicle_fire_on_interstate-80.html

2013-05-17 - Car bursts into flame on Route 22 in South Whitehall Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/index.ssf/2013/05/car_fire_on_route_22_east_near.html

2013-05-17 - Car bursts into flame at 4:30 AM while parked on Kiefer Boulevard in Sacramento (California):
http://fox40.com/2013/05/17/car-completely-charred-after-catching-fire/

Note: The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane floating in the atmosphere above closer to the ground, making explosions, fires and hydrogen sulfide poisoning events more common during those hours...

2013-05-17 - Car bursts into flame on I-69 near lapel (Indiana):
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51921190/
http://www.wthr.com/story/22284354/car-fire-halts-traffic-on-i-69-near-lapel

2013-05-17 - Car bursts into flame at 5:00 AM on I-24 near Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130517/NEWS01/305170101/1969/NEWS

2013-05-17 - Car bursts into flame on the A14 between St Ives and Hemingford Abbots (Britain):
http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/car_fire_causes_lane_closures_on_cambs_a14_westbound_1_2199860
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/News/Motorists-delayed-on-the-A14-after-car-fire-20130517163218.htm

2013-05-17 - Car bursts into flame on North Monroe Street in Tallahassee (Florida):
http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/Car-Fire-on-North-Monroe-Street-207858141.html

2013-05-17 - Car bursts into flame on the M1 near Junction 28 (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2013-05-17/travel-car-fire-causes-tailbacks-on-m1/

2013-05-17 - Car bursts into flame on Triq V. Dimech in Floriana on the island of Malta:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130517/local/car-fire.470096

2013-05-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked in carport in Henderson (Nevada):
http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22285054/vehicle-in-carport-catches-fire-in-henderson

2013-05-17 - Barn destroyed by fire, fire spreads to home, home destroyed too, in Gilbertsville (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Barn-Horse-Fire-207885561.html
http://www.pottsmerc.com/article/20130517/NEWS01/130519332/fire-destroys-douglass-%28mont-%29-barn-%28video%29
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17/barn-house-engulfed-in-blaze-in-montgomery-county/

2013-05-17 - Pallet of biochar bursts into flame near University of Arkansas in Fayetteville (Arkansas):
http://5newsonline.com/2013/05/17/firefighters-respond-to-fire-near-ua-campus/

Quote: "Vaughn said they have used biochar for several years and they have never had an issue before."

Note: Maybe the problem didn't start with the biochar at all, but rather the pallet...

2013-05-17 - Storage silo of ground plastic bursts into flame at 4:30 AM at business near Gainesville (Missouri):
http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=808922
http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-firefighters-battle-ozarks-plastics-plant-fire-20130517,0,2931896.story

2013-05-17 - Garbage bursts into flame inside garbage truck in New City (New York):
http://newcity.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/garbage-truck-fire-in-new-city

2013-05-17 - Massive blaze rips through apartment building in Little Rock (Arkansas), 130 people rendered homeless:
http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext?nxd_id=663982

2013-05-17 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Salt Lake City (Utah), 4 people rendered homeless:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56328561-78/fire-residents-lake-salt.html.csp

2013-05-17 - Vacant house burns for second time this week in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://hamptonroads.com/2013/05/second-fire-reported-week-house-norfolk

2013-05-17 - Vacant home burns in Henderson (Nevada):
http://www.ktnv.com/news/local/207863251.html

2013-05-17 - Vacant house burns in Rochester (New York):
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130517/NEWS01/305170037/post-avenue-fire-rochester

2013-05-17 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in coastal Adelaide (Australia), car fire mentioned too:
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/house-car-go-up-in-flames/story-e6frfkp9-1226644935856

2013-05-17 - Vacant house burns in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/vacant-house-fire-keeps-fire-crews-busy-early-friday

2013-05-17 - Vacant home burns in Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/05/vacant_house_heavily_damaged_b.html

2013-05-17 - Vacant house burns at 2 AM in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.wlky.com/news/local-news/louisville-news/vacant-house-catches-fire-on-crittenden-drive/-/9718340/20170794/-/ab8f82/-/index.html

2013-05-17 - Porch bursts into flame at vacant house, fire spreads, house destroyed, in Windsor (Canada):
http://windsor.ctvnews.ca/fire-rips-through-vacant-windsor-house-1.1285786
http://www.windsorstar.com/Vacant+house+demolished+after+being+ravaged+overnight+fire/8404565/story.html

Note: Porches have the same vulnerabilities as pallets: absorbent wood and nails and screws that rust. I just put a fresh new coat of sealant on all of my exterior wood (small porch and fence), which should hopefully provide at least some protection from this problem...

2013-05-17 - Vacant print shop destroyed by fire in coastal Aransas Pass (Texas):
http://www.kristv.com/news/arson-suspected-at-closed-print-shop/

2013-05-17 - Huge inferno destroys vacant school in South Ockendon (Britain):
http://www.yourthurrock.com/2013/05/17/massive-fire-in-disused-building-in-south-ockendon/
 


2013-05-17 - Man in his 20s found dead in the River Kennet in Reading (Britain):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-22558886

2013-05-17 - Man, 52, found unconscious in pond in Wattisham (Britain), dies shortly later:
http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/latest-news/man-found-in-pond-named-1-5096689

2013-05-17 - Naked man, 51, found dead in car near Rockaway Beach Boulevard in coastal Queens (New York):
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/naked_man_found_dead_inside_car_E0PcJsAY835mfTvvfSWWAL

2013-05-17 - Man, 79, found dead in submerged truck after he drives into the bay in coastal Oakland (California):
http://news.kron4.com/news/person-trapped-in-truck-that-goes-into-water-in-west-oakland/

2013-05-17 - Man found dead in submerged dump truck near Karivalamvanthanallur (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/drowns-in-well-along-with-lorry/article4726705.ece

2013-05-17 - Man, 50, goes missing while tubing on Jordan Lake in Chatham County (North Carolina), found dead:
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=9106244

2013-05-17 - Four people found dead in Chandrapur Forest in last two weeks:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/police-forest-officials-spar-as-another-body-is-found-in-forest/1117208/

Quote: "We can't conclude from an eaten body that the person was attacked. Most of these bodies were 2-3 days old and could have been eaten after the people died."

Note: So the police want to insist that these people were killed and eaten by animals. The people who actually work with animals professionally say no, they may have died and THEN been eaten. I think I'd go with the forestry people here, seeing as it's the police in India making up ludicrous stories to hide the mass poisoning by hydrogen sulfide from the people, like the story they made up about the recently engaged and happy couple that police said had suddenly decided to kill themselves by consuming poison...

2013-05-17 - Boy found dead in water at quarry in Bangoda (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Drowned-boys-body-found-in-Bangoda/articleshow/20114452.cms

Quote: "This is third such incident in the past six days in which bodies of students were found from ponds in different parts of the district. Earlier on Sunday two Class X students drowned in the Bokaro cooling pond while bathing with their friends. On Wednesday, a body of Class XII student of DAV Public School was found from Garga Dam near Chirudih under Balidih police station."

Note: Say, that's a lot of young people being found in bodies of water in a short amount of time in that area...

2013-05-17 - Woman, 50, found dead in hotel in Rolla (Missouri):
http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519107/-1/news

2013-05-17 - Man in his 50s falls off parking garage and dies in Guildford (Britain):
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2134299_man_found_dead_after_car_park_roof_fall

Note: Possible toppler...

2013-05-17 - Man in his 50s found dead on the East Ridge in Butte (Montana):
http://www.kxlf.com/news/update-body-found-on-butte-s-east-ridge-identified-as-man-in-mid-50s/

2013-05-17 - Man found dead in motel room in Pasadena (California):
http://arcadia.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/man-found-dead-in-motel-room

2013-05-17 - Body found in Glenmore Reservoir near Calgary (Canada):
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/body-pulled-from-reservoir-1.1286698

2013-05-17 - Man found dead in car in parking garage in Trenton (New Jersey), near the Delaware River:
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/05/trenton_police_investigate_dea.html
 


2013-05-17 - National Guard refueling plane makes emergency landing in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), 2 miles from Lake Michigan:
http://www.wqow.com/story/22273753/2013/05/16/guard-refueling-plane-lands-safely-after-reporting-problem

2013-05-17 - Small plane crashes at airport in Lynden (Washington), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Pilot-survives-small-plane-crash-207890441.html
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Pilot-survives-small-plane-crash-in-Lynden-neighborhood-207865941.html

2013-05-17 - Small plane makes emergency landing on Atrisco Vista Boulevard in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/man-makes-emergency-plane-landing-on-road/-/9153728/20192664/-/m6rjuk/-/index.html

2013-05-17 - Two passenger trains collide head-on after one derails, in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut), 20+ injured:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/17/us/connecticut-train-derails/
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20130518-39286-USA
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/05/two_trains_collide_in_bridgepo.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/22285639/train-derailment-reported-in-bridgeport

2013-05-17 - Transit train derails in Tin Shui Wai (China), 62 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20130517-39283-CHN

2013-05-17 - Fourteen-vehicle pileup hits I-70 in Clark County (Ohio), 4 injured:
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/local/multiple-clark-pileups-keep-i-70-closed-for-hours/nXt9r/

Quote: "Lanes re-opened at 11:30 a.m. but closed again at 11:45 a.m. for another crash involving five vehicles less than a mile away."

2013-05-17 - Six-vehicle crash hits Route 125 in Epping (New Hampshire), 2 injured:
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130517/NEWS07/130519295

2013-05-17 - Five-vehicle crash hits I-95 in Dedham (Massachusetts):
http://www.wickedlocal.com/west-roxbury/news/x372822038/TRAFFIC-Truck-overturned-avoid-I-95-South-near-Dedham

2013-05-17 - Two tractor trailers collide on I-95 near Fredericksburg (Virginia):
http://www.wtop.com/41/3325465/I-95-southbound-reopens-after-hazmat-spill

2013-05-17 - Tractor trailer hauling lemons overturns in Paso Robles (California):
http://www.ksby.com/news/semi-truck-crashes-in-paso-robles/

2013-05-17 - Cattle truck overturns near Townsville (Australia):
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/truck-carrying-load-of-cattle-has-overturned-on-the-kennedy-development-rd-in-queenslands-north-west/story-e6frf7jo-1226644919890

2013-05-17 - Heavy truck veers over centerline, off road entirely, through parking lot, hits tree, in Marietta (Ohio), 1 injured:
http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/551850/Truck-overturns-in-Marietta.html

2013-05-17 - Truck and tanker truck collide on the M62 near Bradford (Britain), 1 seriously injured:
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/10427551.One_driver_badly_hurt_as_crash_involving_a_lorry_and_a_tanker_closes_M62/

2013-05-17 - Truck slams truck, both burst into flame, on highway in Adilabad (India), 1 injured:
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/two-lorries-reduced-to-ashes-in-road-accident/article4723460.ece

2013-05-17 - Two cars collide head-on, one bursts into flame, on highway 50 in Pender County (North Carolina), 2 injured:
http://www.wect.com/story/22283805/men-rescue-mom-daughter-from-car-moments-before-it-catches-fire

2013-05-17 - Car overturns, crashes off Highway 125, bursts into flame, near the Balls Creek exit, near Frenchvale (Canada), 1 injured:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2013/05/17/ns-car-fire-crash.html

2013-05-17 - Car veers off road, hits tree, bursts into flame, in Mont Vernon (New Hampshire), 1 killed:
http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/boston-north/route-13-closed-due-to-multivehicle-accident/-/11984708/20190840/-/10o9ussz/-/index.html

Note: From the full hypothesis: "Many vehicles will veer off the road, hit trees or buildings, burst into flame, and kill the driver."

2013-05-17 - Car hits gas pump, small explosion and fire ensue, in coastal Hampton (Virginia):
http://hamptonroads.com/2013/05/explosion-fire-after-car-hits-gas-pump-hampton
 


2013-05-17 - Pit bull attacks and seriously injures 3-year-old boy at home on Penny Tew Mill Road in Newton Grove (North Carolina):
http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2013/05/17/1257569
http://myfox8.com/2013/05/17/pit-bull-attacks-toddler-in-newton-grove/

Note: I highlight the word 'mill' because mills are virtually always built near bodies of flowing water like streams or creeks or rivers, to provide free energy for millwork...

2013-05-17 - Two pit bulls escape, attack and injure 3 people in coastal Holly Hills (Florida):
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/pit-bulls-caught-after-allegedly-attacking-3-men-h/nXtdd/
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-pit-bull-attack-volusia-20130517,0,6231705.story

Quote: "They actually took turns biting me. When I was trying to fight one off, the other one would attack me..."

Quote: "Those dogs were vicious. They were in it for blood, and once they tasted it, they would not stop..."

Quote: "All three victims were bitten before the sun rose and all three had to go to the hospital."

Note: So this occurred during the wee hours...
 


2013-05-17 - Sinkhole opens up on street in Austin (Texas), partially swallows school bus:
http://www.complex.com/rides/2013/05/sinkhole-school-bus-kids

2013-05-17 - Sinkhole opens near road in Fayetteville (Arkansas):
http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2013/may/18/road-closed-after-sinkhole-found/?news-arkansas-nwa

17 comments:

  1. Did you seal under the porch also? Do you have a porch built above dirt similar to a deck? The gases could build up under the porch where all of the rusty nails are sticking through & where the wood is most absorbent because it is usually unpainted & raw. This is fresh in my mind because I have been working under my porch raising sunken areas of my house.

    "Note: Porches have the same vulnerabilities as pallets: absorbent wood and nails and screws that rust. I just put a fresh new coat of sealant on all of my exterior wood (small porch and fence), which should hopefully provide at least some protection from this problem..."

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    1. It's on concrete, and yep, sealed the underside too. Thinking about adding a layer of glossy exterior paint too, just for good measure!

      I built a small storage building too, and I applied sealant to every board as I built it, then coated that with two layers of glossy exterior paint, and then put some plastic sheeting on all the horizontal surfaces. I keep emergency supplies in that, in case the house burns down. Two bunks in there, solar panel, backup batteries, food, water purification, lights, books, tools, clothes. On the outside it looks like a giant plant stand, and there are 23 containers with plants on three tiers. Everybody in the neighborhood knows me as 'that gardener guy', so the fact that I have a giant 'plant stand' bristling with plants doesn't get me any weird looks. Heh.

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    2. What brand of sealant & paint are you using?
      Regarding all of the decks that are igniting, they should be rebuilt (assuming the attached house didn't burn down) with recycled plastic wood.

      As far as warning people goes, have you given up trying to warn people directly one on one in person? Is the JJFH blog the only way that you warn people now?



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    3. I used Flood (brand) waterproofing stain, and Valspar Hi-Gloss exterior paint. I have cedar wood, but you're totally right about the composite plastic wood stuff. If I had it to do over again, that's what I'd use. My neighbor has a fence made out of that and though you can tell it's obviously not real wood, it still looks decent, and that composite plastic stuff is waaay less porous than any wood. Less maintenance too. Oh, I also used those nice coated hex (driver) screws to connect stuff, so hopefully there'll be little exposed steel to rust. I love those screws!

      I wouldn't say I've given up trying to warn people one on one in person. It's just that I don't actually meet many people, and I've warned everyone I know already. If I made a new friend, I'd warn them too. If you mean, do I warn strangers, like the guy at Home Depot who recommended the Flood waterproofing stain...no, I don't do that. 'Hey, what would you recommend as the best stain for waterproofing some cedar? And by the way, we're in the middle of an extinction event that could kill you tonight!' LMAO!

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    4. No I didn't mean it that way but come to think of it you could try wearing a 'HatCam' & make a very funny ELE prank out of that line for a dark humor Candid Camera bit for Youtube!

      "If you mean, do I warn strangers, like the guy at Home Depot who recommended the Flood waterproofing stain...no, I don't do that. 'Hey, what would you recommend as the best stain for waterproofing some cedar? And by the way, we're in the middle of an extinction event that could kill you tonight!' LMAO!"

      Once in awhile I will tell a stranger but only through email. I remember twice doing it. Once was to the coroner's office who was performing autopsies on those two next-door neighbors who basically died at the same time & the other was to a cabinet maker who's car ignited first (most likely) & then started his business building on fire but I sent it to his business email address. They never responded & I didn't think they would. Also, occasionally I will make a comment at some of the news links listed here telling them to "check out the JJFH blog".


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    5. Hah, I actually do have a pair of sunglasses that records video (or takes pictures). I needed a new pair of sunglasses (because the Sun is now so infernally white and bright), and these were $30 (including an 8-gig MicroSD card to record on), and that seemed like a steal. So I could actually do that sort of 'Candid Camera' thing!

      I do post links to here on news stories at news outlets from time to time, yes. I don't do it religiously or anything, but here and there, when it seems reasonably appropriate.

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  2. Hello frm Manila and THanks again for all the time & effort! Just caught this... don't know al the details but plane just made belly landing at Newark :( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N20umluKb3Q
    US Airways flight from Philadelphia was forced to make an emergency landing

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    1. Thanks! That's an insanely dangerous thing to do. They obviously had no choice, else they wouldn't have done that. That has to pretty much take that plane offline for a long time too, grinding along over concrete on its belly. They're lucky nothing went wrong. Good piloting!

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    2. Found this today, thought you'd consider it a classic example of "landing gear problem": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7aW_JjTxmQ

      Also, they had ~600 dead animals on abeach in Chile the other day: http://robinwestenra.blogspot.de/2013/05/dead-animals-on-chilean-beach.html

      Another thing, do you have a list mentioning all the events involving cruise ships? That would be really helpful.

      I put some ground espresso on my basil's soil today. just as a precaution...and maybe he'll grow even better now! :P

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    3. The animals in Chile died because of blast fishing btw. I just thought it would be worth mentioning. Should have included that info too...

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    4. I saw the story about the dead coastal animals in Chile. They say they THINK it was blast fishing. Maybe it was. But what if one of those neighborhood-shaking explosions detonates right above the waters in the ocean? Wouldn't that look exactly the same? Bunch of dead creatures, signs of explosion-related injuries...

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    5. Also, no list of just cruise ships. I do have a list of boat fires/explosions, but I've never posted the entire list. Maybe I should. It's pretty big now, almost 2000 lines (counting blank separator lines and the one-line descriptions).

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    6. Yes, please post it. I can search for the cruise ships myself, then. Thanks!

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    7. Okay, I'll get that done after I post the 2013-05-18 update. Gern geschehen! Heheh.

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    8. Okay, posted 'Boat And Ship Fires'. I backdated it a couple of days so it wouldn't just scroll off all of the daily updates (it's a big list), and I linked it on the right too, to make it handy. I'm not finished bolding stuff, but it's at least functional. Whew.

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  3. Of course, there's no definite proof for death by blast fishing, they're still making tests. Who knows.. maybe a giant plume of H2S DID explode right above the surface, although I can't see how it could ignite on the open sea. Let's just hope that was not the case.

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    1. I can think of three ways it could ignite: a ship serves as the ignition source (and it blows up too and is never seen again), static electricity, and lightning.

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