Yup. Saw those reports. I sincerely hope that is not true, but we'll probably find out at some point. OSHA is certainly involved in the investigation.

The gas company has said that they were not notified of a leak or the smell of gas. It was the Plant management that told employees that it was being handled. How it was being handled is anyone's guess at this point.

The concept of reporting a gas leak and the gas company being like “it’s cool, you can continue to work” is insane. Anyone who has ever reported a gas leak knows the moment you can smell gas they tell you to get the fuck out.

Gas leak.

Sounds like employees were reporting to supervisors about the smell of gas and they were told it was fine, ignore it, and continue working.

the city should suspend their soda tax for 2 weeks. Soda is healthier than water right now

If my kid dies from being haunted by a kid who died from anaphylaxis from a balloon launch, I hope he haunts the original people who deserved to be haunted

There was a fire/explosion in Reading about half a year ago, but totally unrelated to this one. Maybe you’re confusing the two?

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/part-of-reading-alloys-plant-collapses-in-explosion-fire/article_b4760d38-1360-11ed-a557-f3cf0de982bd.html

Shhh, don't talk about all of the actual support options they have to move forward. They must suffer so we can complain about it.

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What a sweet way to die! Too soon?

They will be eligible for unemployment compensation.

I really wish companies would stop pushing crap out so early for all of the holidays. I feel like it takes away from the anticipation when Halloween stuff is out in August. Plus the rush for Christmas every year just makes me anxious. It’s like they’re threatening you in the commercials. “You know… CHRISTMAS is right around the corner waiting for you!”

They've been drinking from the same well their entire lives that's readily replenished by the ultra-wealthy.

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How is a balloon launch meaningful or helpful? Do a collection for the families and plant flowers or trees in a local park. Jesus, is it that hard to think through?

I guess nobody really cares that Trinseo potentially poisoned the 6th largest city in the country as their stock is only down 1.5% so far today.

If my kid dies from an anaphylactic response from latex balloons people launch in honor of other people I swear to fuck hope he haunts every single one of them.

A bumper sticker that’s similar to the registration sitckers we used to put on our plates…which are very difficult to remove thus hurting the resale value of the car

THANK YOU. Why are we not talking about this company at all? Why is the entire conversation around marginally not great communication from a department that’s actually been doing a fine job keeping us safe (with some hiccups, but the water is still fine so far)

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I'm only cool with it if it is full window, AND incorporates both deer antlers and angel wings... ideally with some tyle of tribal pattern to tie it all together, but we don't have to nitpick about details.

Confirmation bias is not brainwashing. It's not like these people had a egalitarian beliefs to begin with. The propaganda is merely enabling their innate authoritarian tendencies.

There is a god