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Post by Darth Turkish on Oct 6, 2006 15:56:21 GMT -5
as my high school is being used for the evacuees from the chemical explosion in Apex, NC. Many of my fellow teachers and I helped set up cots and stuff. It has been said that an equivalent of chlorine gas has been released due to the explosion.  It was kind of sureal, but thankfully those people will most likely be able to return to their homes by Sunday or Monday. Crazy. |
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Post by behindthebook on Oct 6, 2006 16:38:11 GMT -5
It's good of you and your fellow teachers to help out, Turkish. It is through adversity that we come together at our best.
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Post by BDS on Oct 6, 2006 20:17:23 GMT -5
That's crazy ... we live about 45 miles downwind of a VX nerve gas depository here, so I always have this irrational fear of something like that happening. Good on ya for helping out. Was it better than a regular day of school?  |
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Post by incognito on Oct 6, 2006 21:52:50 GMT -5
Just heard of the explosion on Drudge; that hd to be freaky;glad your OK.
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Post by GalactiKing on Oct 6, 2006 22:00:15 GMT -5
It would be surreal. Glad you're o kay.
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Post by Darth Turkish on Oct 7, 2006 5:54:19 GMT -5
That's crazy ... we live about 45 miles downwind of a VX nerve gas depository here, so I always have this irrational fear of something like that happening. Good on ya for helping out. Was it better than a regular day of school? Sure since we had about 200 students in our normally 2200+ pupil school! and they went home at 9:30 am. We had a workday the rest of the day. |
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Post by bdsskeeper on Oct 8, 2006 14:06:49 GMT -5
I asked this in THREAD but it kind of got lost ;D
What do you teach, Turkish?
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Post by Trent Lawless on Oct 9, 2006 11:23:31 GMT -5
I have very good friends who live in Apex that I e-mailed and haven't heard back from yet. I'm guessing they're fine, but I'd kind of like to hear a first-hand account.
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Post by Chris Ingersoll on Oct 9, 2006 11:27:56 GMT -5
I have very good friends who live in Apex that I e-mailed and haven't heard back from yet. I'm guessing they're fine, but I'd kind of like to hear a first-hand account. I haven't heard anything about any casualties (or even injuries), so it looks like everyone got off really lucky. The rain on Friday was probably a big help too. |
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Post by Darth Turkish on Oct 9, 2006 12:06:15 GMT -5
There were no casualties. A few people were taken to the ER, and only a few were considered "serious"
Most people were allowed back to their homes on Saturday. Everything is "business as usual" today.
The rain took most of the crap out of the air, but put it in the soil and ultimately the water system.
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IPPON!!
