the first thing the "molasses flood" brought to mind was a recent article in
a magazine that's published locally "chronogram". it's a new-agey
hippy-dippy kind of magazine and i am afraid to even mention it here for
fear of public ridicule, and i don't much go for astrology stuff... but when
i saw the headline and then bits of the article (it includes stuff about the
molasses flood) my jaw dropped open. the article/magazine was published in
august, and i'd imagine their deadline was in july... two months before
katrina/new orleans. i was and am still floored by this article. i mean,
it was only a lucky guess... but wow.

http://www.chronogram.com/issue/2005...e/planetwaves/

i saw the discovery channel thing on the molasses flood. i thought the
conclusion was shoddy work on the tank (i guess that would be the
metalworking content, **** poor riveting, sub-standard quality steel, etc.).
i remember pics (either on tv or on the internet somewhere) of the "high
water mark" of the molasses up on second story windows close to the tank.
was pretty amazing.

b.w.



"Gunner" wrote in message
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http://members.tripod.com/~earthdude1/molasses/molasses.html

... the Great Molasses Flood that swept through part of Boston,
Massachusetts on January 15, 1919.

At this time in history, molasses was America's primary sweetener. It
was used to make all types of cookies, cakes, bread, and especially
rum.



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