Some things money can't replace!

burkbuilds · 04-16-2010, 10:38 AM

On my way home last night I stopped in a small town along I-75 between Adairsville, and Lafeyette Georgia and grabbed a bite to eat at a local Krystal restaurant. Apparently the big news of the day in town was about a local house that blew up from a natural gas leak and explosion, leveling the house and damaging about 20+ nearby homes. I saw the overhead shot from an air photo this morning , it was pretty amazing. I digress, the locals were all talking about the explosion, and as I sat eating I listened in a little and it sounded like a routine for a Jeff Foxworthy comedy dialogue.
Krystall employee, " It completely destroyed her home, parts of the debris landed in the parking lot here and over at the Home Depot". Customer lady, " I sure hope she had good insurance." Krystall employee, "Honey, I've got good insurance but some things money can't replace, I'd rather have my stuff than the money." Customer's husband, "I know what you mean, we've got these NASCAR Commemorative plates at home, some of 'em even got Dale Earnhart on them, and I wouldn't take nothin' for 'em"! :2tup:

Only in the South!

dannylightning · 04-16-2010, 10:42 AM

lol, to every thing except people houses being destroyed and damaged.

burkbuilds · 04-16-2010, 10:45 AM

Yeah Danny, I agree, fortunately no one was injured the homeowner and her child were out at the time of the explosion, and amazingly no one seems to have been hit by the debris. The news photos looked like a tornado strike, nothing but "kindling" left of that house right down to the ground. I think it blew all the windows out of about a dozen surrounding homes and did various damage to the exteriors of over 20 houses.

dannylightning · 04-16-2010, 10:51 AM

good, glad to hear no one was hurt. do you have any website links to the explosion.

and im glad that guys nascar plates were not damaged, that would be a crying shame haha.

burkbuilds · 04-16-2010, 11:18 AM

I've heard that it's on the WEB somewhere, I just saw it on local news though. Try Google and put in something like Natural Gas Explosion in Georgia and it might come up.

Here's a link to a printed story, but no pics.

http://www.11alive.com/rss/rss_story.as ... yid=142907

dannylightning · 04-16-2010, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by burkbuilds

I've heard that it's on the WEB somewhere, I just saw it on local news though. Try Google and put in something like Natural Gas Explosion in Georgia and it might come up.

Here's a link to a printed story, but no pics.

http://www.11alive.com/rss/rss_story.as ... yid=142907

actually there is a picture and a video

that is pretty crazy, that must have been one hell of a explosion

BillInGA · 04-16-2010, 12:01 PM

Wow, that's impressive! Not in a good way.

04-16-2010, 10:38 AM	#1
burkbuilds Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shannon, Georgia Posts: 1,268	Some things money can't replace! On my way home last night I stopped in a small town along I-75 between Adairsville, and Lafeyette Georgia and grabbed a bite to eat at a local Krystal restaurant. Apparently the big news of the day in town was about a local house that blew up from a natural gas leak and explosion, leveling the house and damaging about 20+ nearby homes. I saw the overhead shot from an air photo this morning , it was pretty amazing. I digress, the locals were all talking about the explosion, and as I sat eating I listened in a little and it sounded like a routine for a Jeff Foxworthy comedy dialogue. Krystall employee, " It completely destroyed her home, parts of the debris landed in the parking lot here and over at the Home Depot". Customer lady, " I sure hope she had good insurance." Krystall employee, "Honey, I've got good insurance but some things money can't replace, I'd rather have my stuff than the money." Customer's husband, "I know what you mean, we've got these NASCAR Commemorative plates at home, some of 'em even got Dale Earnhart on them, and I wouldn't take nothin' for 'em"! :2tup: Only in the South! Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-16-2010, 10:42 AM	#2
dannylightning Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: akron ohio Posts: 893	Re: Some things money can't replace! lol, to every thing except people houses being destroyed and damaged.
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04-16-2010, 10:45 AM	#3
burkbuilds Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shannon, Georgia Posts: 1,268	Re: Some things money can't replace! Yeah Danny, I agree, fortunately no one was injured the homeowner and her child were out at the time of the explosion, and amazingly no one seems to have been hit by the debris. The news photos looked like a tornado strike, nothing but "kindling" left of that house right down to the ground. I think it blew all the windows out of about a dozen surrounding homes and did various damage to the exteriors of over 20 houses. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-16-2010, 10:51 AM	#4
dannylightning Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: akron ohio Posts: 893	Re: Some things money can't replace! good, glad to hear no one was hurt. do you have any website links to the explosion. and im glad that guys nascar plates were not damaged, that would be a crying shame haha.
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04-16-2010, 11:18 AM	#5
burkbuilds Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shannon, Georgia Posts: 1,268	Re: Some things money can't replace! I've heard that it's on the WEB somewhere, I just saw it on local news though. Try Google and put in something like Natural Gas Explosion in Georgia and it might come up. Here's a link to a printed story, but no pics. http://www.11alive.com/rss/rss_story.as ... yid=142907 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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BillInGA Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 296	Re: Some things money can't replace! Wow, that's impressive! Not in a good way. __________________ ATGATT - All The Gear, All The Time
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