Ojc
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Mr T and Chuck Norris caused this explosion.
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Tim
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I was rudely awoken this morning too. Was staying at g/f's who lives about 3 miles from the site.
Both her parents work in the industrial estate so it looks like they might not have an office left (no information of exact damage yet).
It sounded like an aeroplane crashed into next door or something! Loft hatch was blown out and the whole house shook...
Pic from this morning:
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Mattb
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Despite reports that this is aviation fuel not petrol or diesel, some petrol stations are out of fuel due to panic buying. Nobs.
i went for a walk just after it happened an it was well quite out.. then went to get bacon and sausages about 30 mins later and the ques for the local petrol stations were a joke  muppets..
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corsa_crew
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its a very scarey sight - i live near middlesbrough and it just makes me realise - what would happen around here if we had a accident like this.
we have got one of the biggest chemical sites ad also a nuclear power plant very close to each other.
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mav
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on the news the now...
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shane2corsa
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sh!t the bed! this is some crazy stuff!! hope everyones ok! up in lincolnshire we are miles away but still...  .. aviation fuel is highly flammable stuff too! hope evryone doesnt panic buy again!!  my cars only got a quarter left!
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Planty02
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i also hope that panic buying doesnt happen as i'm on the red line n need to fill up for a 40 mile round trip to uni in the morning
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Ian
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Threads from GC and OD merged.
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Andy Stocker
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Queues were going right back down the roads when I left Hemel this morning & some petrol stations were shut when I got back in the afternoon. I can still see it on fire now. Didn't go to work tonight & apparently all our windows have gone & theres some internal damage to our building.
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Andy Stocker
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Ian
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Christ
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Andy Stocker
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Yeah images like that don't look too good.
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Andy Stocker
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CorsAsh
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So that's what Ojc's future would look like
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Andy Stocker
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Like a scene out of a Terminator film
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CorsAsh
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Or something a whole lot worse than that Andy....
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VegasPhil
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Cloud is going to be in Southampton by Sunday Night apparently  .
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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IntaCepta
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yea, i was still awake then,
it was 6.05am!
i seem to feel every local disaster
the earthquake that's epicenter was up north somewhere (b'ham maybe)
the bbc studio bombing in white city
and now this explosion!
i knew it wasn't an earthquake as the duration of the boom/tremmer was too short,
i honestly thought there was a bomb on my street the blast was that strong, my whole house shook!! I switched to sky news immediately, and it took about 3 minutes for the breaking news to appear!
I live NW London, mill hill!
some people in kent felt it, but no way peeps in holland/france felt/heard it!
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Cybermonkey
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FUCK ABOUT! smoke has just reached Sydney
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Sam
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Rather than queue about 5000 million hours today for fuel, I decided to get up an hour earlier than usual at 5am to purchase petroleum for my vehicle.
Got to Tesco petrol station in Cowley (Oxford) about 6.50am and there was about 15 cars queuing up... 
Oh well at least I have fuel til wednesday now! 
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Nic Barnes
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the panic buying doesnt seem to have affected the most nothernly area of cumbria. went for unleaded for the omega last night at half 6 at tesco's, only a couple of cars there
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Sam
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I can't believe there are idiots out there that panic buy and live & work locally for example; I have to fill up my tank every time I go to a servo because I have an 80 mile round trip to work each day presently! This country is full of gays!
[Edited on 12-12-2005 by Sam]
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
So that's what Ojc's future would look like
Bliss
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
So that's what Ojc's future would look like
Blitzed
Exactly
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eddiewhiteley
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it was meant to have been heard up to 100 miles away and my brother lives about 4 miles away in berkhamsted and slept through it!
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