hannah onlineThinking about when the wall of the salt warehouse collapsed and it turned out to just be full of loose salt, like a child might imagine
This was like a local version of the suez boat where the news was like “but what does this mean about the Supply Chain” and everyone I know was just “haha salt came out”
This is where the mountain goats are gonna be next July
carith 
@prehensile John Darnielle craves that mineral
@carithlee blame the spironolactone
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Dan moved, see pinned toot@prehensile I don't know what I was expecting, but... not that
synthgal the ratbot@prehensile is this for road salt or table salt?
Efi (nap pet) 🦊💤@prehensile I am surprised there's even a building, usually salt is just stored in piles in the open with maybe some kind of floor that will prevent rain from washing it into the ground
Matías Eyzaguirre Miranda@prehensile they seriously dumped bulk materials against an unreinforced masonry wall? And somehow expected that this wouldn't happen???
@matias93 the best part is that the exact same thing happened 20 years earlier and they just rebuilt the wall the same way
https://abc7chicago.com/morton-salt-spill-acura-mcgrath-acure/458342/
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Andrew Cassidy@matias93 @prehensile reminded of the bit of every WTYP with “and it never happened again except in *worryingly long list of years*”
Angela Glansbury 🚽@prehensile @matias93
I'm guessing it's cheaper to rebuild a shitty wall once every 20 years and lose a warehouse full of salt than to build a proper wall suitable for warehousing.
Or at least easier to finance.
@floppyplopper @prehensile it's not, rebars and cement are dirty cheap, and the work involved, while is still skilled, is fairly common to know for construction workers. This was just lazy and short-sighted
@floppyplopper @prehensile I mean, paying for the loss of one of those cars more than offset the cost of building that wall the right way.
@matias93 @floppyplopper fwiw in the year since I posted this it got converted into a music venue: https://www.saltshedchicago.com
@prehensile @matias93
I look forward to a wall collapsing and a warehouse full of music fans toppling into the car park.
I look forward to a wall collapsing and a warehouse full of music fans toppling into the car park.
@matias93 @prehensile
oh if they're responsible for the cars then 100%. I assumed they would have some shitty disclaimer "drivers park at their own risk"
oh if they're responsible for the cars then 100%. I assumed they would have some shitty disclaimer "drivers park at their own risk"
@floppyplopper @prehensile good luck trying to pass that through the lawyers of the insurance company of the car
@prehensile imagining the phone call from the owners of those cars to their insurance
Yeah my car is full of salt. Won’t start now. Too much salt
@cinebox no no, more salt than that. a lot of salt. sorry, I can't check the VIN, it's under the salt
apt@prehensile god I must’ve passed by this building a million times. I had no idea the wall collapsed. this is incredible
Baa 
@prehensile I keep thinking about this, like how did this situation happen, did some unqualified individuals get handed the job of storing salt? How did they get it in there? How were they planning to get it out? Isn’t it dirty? This is insane I’m so confused
Inga stands with 🇺🇦 🇵🇸@prehensile (in passive-aggressive voice) "now is THAT enough seasoning for you?"
Bugbear Butch@prehensile I'm reminded of the turrets in Portal that were just stuffed full of bullets
Dawn Tåke 🏳️⚧️@prehensile
M. Night Shamlan twist: That's actually sugar.
M. Night Shamlan twist: That's actually sugar.
holly hoppet 
@prehensile you can just.... fill an entire building with salt? this is a thing that can happen in reality???
mice go meow 
@hoppet @prehensile you have to try for yourself
BeeCycling has moved@prehensile There's a big warehouse type place locally where they store all the rock salt for winter road gritting and I can recall first seeing it and laughing that is it indeed just a great big heap.
jess bees@prehensile these are actually stills from a "Fast and the Furious" movie. Those cars aren't parked, they're bursting out of the salt avalanche. This is their big getaway scene.
The Beast Must Dog@prehensile cue the deer
Wistahe@prehensile Just needs a man and his dog in a boat rowing their way down the salt and it'll feel like a Where's Waldo.