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In a spot of dry humor, El Reg has a story up on how the Government of Ridgefield, CT, attempted to remedy a damp baseball field in preparation for a high school game by lighting it on fire with gasoline.
In what could be understatement of the week, a Connecticut town has admitted that "a poor decision was made" when 24 gallons (109 litres) of petrol were poured on a baseball field and set on fire.
According to the town's Facebook page:
Town of Ridgefield, CT
on SaturdayThere as been an incident in town that we want [to] make citizens aware of. A RHS baseball game at Governor Park was delayed due to weather conditions on the field this morning. A poor decision was made (and being looked into by the RPD) to “dry the field quicker” and 24 gallons of gasoline was poured and set on fire. Thanks to the RFD, Peter Hill the Director of Public Works, DEEP, the RPD, and our Certified Spill Response Team for their incredible help. No one was injured and no one is in danger. The plan is to excavate the infield, place dirt in a safe container, and add fresh, clean soil to the field. We will update you as we know more.
Sadly for the players, it turns out that fire and grass did not work together as was apparently hoped and the game had to be held elsewhere. A later update on the town's page indicates
Town of Ridgefield, CT
on SaturdayAn update to the field fire situation. The field may be closed for the week due to the need for testing to be completed.
Comments on the page are everything you might expect and deserve your attention, for example one individual pointed out that he "would have added the use of a leaf blower to give the fire more oxygen."
Science!
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 09 2019, @08:28PM (12 children)
This is 'murikka!
It's 29 gallons. You furriners and "science" (and we know that's a bunch of bullshit!) people can take your "liters" and shove them up your ass!
We use gallons here, motherfuckers!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 09 2019, @08:29PM
Gallons and gallons of butter.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 09 2019, @09:07PM (9 children)
And not even proper imperial gallons, but little wee Merkin gallons.
1 Merkin gallon = 3.79 L
1 imperial gallon = 4.55 L
(This is why visitors to the US feel justifiably ripped off when they order a pint (568 mL) of beer and get something noticeably smaller (473 mL).)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 09 2019, @09:14PM (7 children)
It's the job of tourists to get ripped off. That's why they exist.
And when I'm a tourist, I embrace that. Perhaps you should too!
In pursuit of that, I suggest having more than a few "pints" and then you won't care so much.
(Score: 4, Funny) by fyngyrz on Tuesday April 09 2019, @09:36PM (6 children)
The reason you get more beer in Europe is because your beer is so incredibly bad. Looks and tastes like sewage. Warm sewage.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by MostCynical on Wednesday April 10 2019, @01:34AM (1 child)
If it has to be served so cold you can't actually taste it, the is something wrong.
European beer has flavour.
It can be a shock, after a lifetime of drinking something called "beer" to discover the word has a different meaning in different countries.
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 10 2019, @06:55AM
We have beer in the US. Take this one [ratebeer.com] for example. That's beer. Well, actually it's an ale, but you get the idea.
There's plenty of good beer in the US. Sadly, many people drink pisswater instead.
(Score: 1) by pTamok on Wednesday April 10 2019, @06:50AM (2 children)
The reason you get more beer in Europe is because your beer is so incredibly bad. Looks and tastes like sewage. Warm sewage.
It's certainly a contrast to the carbonated cold piss that I'm told is served in beer glasses in the USA.
[sfx:Badoom-tish] [wikipedia.org]
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Wednesday April 10 2019, @06:58AM
Well, many people do drink that crap. I'm not much of a beer drinker myself (I prefer tequila). But there are lots of places you can get good craft beers, and where I live, there are many places which have Guinness and/or other stouts on tap and know how to pour it.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 10 2019, @10:44AM
- What's does sex in a canoe and american beer have in common?
- It's fuckin' close to water.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday April 10 2019, @08:51AM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 2) by driverless on Wednesday April 10 2019, @09:41AM
It's not the quantity they're pissed off about, it's the piss pretending to be beer.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Gaaark on Tuesday April 09 2019, @11:06PM
Hey, no! This is Canada, eh!
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