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Oh, the horror!

Discussion in 'The Pellet Bag' started by imacman, Oct 17, 2014.

  1. imacman

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    Well, you pellet burners in Ct., , Mass., NH, VT or Me. should be somewhat sad today. I was driving along I-84 eastbound yesterday near the NY/Ct border, and we came across a serious traffic stoppage.

    Unfortunately, the cause was an 18 wheeler over the embankment. As I drove by, I saw workers loading something onto pallets.......take a guess. :(

    Yep, a whole truckload of Fireside Ultra. What a mess. Hopefully the driver is OK.
     
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    :eek:
     
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    That was good eyesight...I'm surprised you didn't get out to help load (them into your car) :)
     
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    suprised the pellets pigs aren't trying to locate the damaged load to load into their vehicles. sure there are lots of salvagable pellets.
     
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    :bug:Oh no!!! :jaw:

    I probably would have had to at least stuffed my pockets full:dex:

    I do hope the driver escaped with no injuries.
     
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    Glad I bought mine in MAY!:cheers:
     
  8. imacman

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    Believe me, the thought crossed my mind, but I wasn't the driver....just a passenger, so I didn't have a choice.
     
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    That ws a load for Pook…..
     
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    :vulture: On my way
     
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    hope no one was hurt......not sad at all.....they were for my competition! :p
     
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    First of all, I hope no one is hurt. Driving is dangerous...trucking is even more dangerous. I hope the driver is okay.

    With that said....I can't believe I missed this! I live on the NY/CT border and was on 84 a bunch of times. I don't know if I would have had been able to resist pulling over and asking to take the "debris" off their hands :)
     
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    A side note: while my husband and I were stalking the somersets going to a nearby Lowes, everytime we saw a Lowe's truck on the side of the road we said "there's our pellets. let's get 'em!"
    You would be amazed just how many Lowes trucks are on the road - we started it as a joke and found ourselves seeing them all over the place. We were a bit obsessed :)
     
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