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generalbetrayus

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10. Not petrified wood, recent tree trunks.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 02:08 PM

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I monitored many a state highway department excavation for highway widening and you wouldn't believe the historic crap that was never hauled away in the past but just left in place or dumped in natural arroyos and covered.

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If Trump and his ilk could know 100% for sure that lead water pipes served homes of Bengus81 Saturday #1

Here in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County we've gone to enormous expense FakeNoose Saturday #2

Philly is still pulling 200 year old petrified tree trunk water lines out of the ground BumRushDaShow Saturday #5

Not petrified wood, recent tree trunks. generalbetrayus Saturday #10

When they were doing the work on the alley I mentioned BumRushDaShow Saturday #11

Yeah, I could see that. generalbetrayus Saturday #13

Me and a couple of my coworkers would watch when they were excavating the alley BumRushDaShow Saturday #15

Wow! I don't think we had any of those FakeNoose Saturday #12

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I was going to say that if someone hadn't already said it. I suspect he has "donors" in the concrete and PVC industries. generalbetrayus Saturday #8

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