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twodogsbarking

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6. Factories not so long ago used mules with wooden shoes pulling cars with wooden wheels on wooden rails.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Oct 11, 2025, 04:49 PM

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Spark free, hopefullly. The shit they were making was likely the type generally used in small amounts to ignite explosion. Were high intensity. Staggering.

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There are no survivors in the blast at a Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says [View all] Omaha Steve Saturday OP

18 missing. Omg BlueWaveNeverEnd Saturday #1

18 or more...................... Lovie777 Saturday #2

Very sad... wcmagumba Saturday #3

I was around explosives quite a bit 30+ years ago exboyfil Saturday #4

😢 blm Saturday #5

Factories not so long ago used mules with wooden shoes pulling cars with wooden wheels on wooden rails. twodogsbarking Saturday #6

Yikes! Poor folks Strength to them electric_blue68 Saturday #7

Isn't deregulation great? pat_k Saturday #8

Of course Republicans are at the bottom of this... sadly some of those people voted for this. live love laugh Saturday #9

You don't know IF they voted, much less how MerrilyMerrily Sunday #10

I'm very sorry for the loss of life and I still believe what I said. live love laugh Sunday #11

I have no sympathy at all for factories of death ... TomWilm Sunday #12