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BumRushDaShow

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9. One of my bosses was from Pittsburgh and he used to say

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #8)

Sat Apr 11, 2026, 10:45 AM

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that anyone hanging laundry (particularly whites like sheets) would result in them all gray from the soot.

Over here on the other side of the state, back in the early part of the 20th Century, the Schuylkill River looked like this (1913) -

(from here - https://slought.org/resources/redemption_of_schuylkill)

And now the same area by the Fairmount Water Works today 2018) -

I have been on the Duquesne incline where you can see that picturesque view of Pittsburgh.

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We don't need no stinking R&D! COL Mustard Saturday #7

The EPA used to be formidable, long ago FakeNoose Saturday #8

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Reminds me of today's Internet Tasmanian Devil Saturday #12

Wasn't that the river that caught on fire (more than once) ? nt eppur_se_muova Yesterday #16

Just one high speed piece of metal ... dave99 Saturday #11

Just further steps in the effort to completely destroy the EPA and the scientific foundation upon which it is based. Martin68 Saturday #13