GNN NEWS FLASH! - 20 mi long Chicken Fat Spill

see the article: http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=137658&ran=7787

According to the Virginian Pilot, a 20 mile long Chicken Fat Spill has according to reporters (real ones, with real stories),  was for to be the cause of  "several crashes and a big, smelly mess. "  on U.S. 13 on the Eastern shore of Virginia. 

Despite the sheer silliness of the cause, no road runners or coyotes were seen at the scene and the truck is purported to be owned by Purdue as opposed to ACME as this reader had totally assumed after reading the article.

This story is sooo silly, that I must include the highlights.  The story in its entirety can found at the link above or by visiting Pilotonline.com

According to the Virginian Pilot:

 "Perdue sent remediation experts to the scene, and they will be using sweeping equipment to pick up the sand and fat." 

~~ I wonder if Acme makes sand and fat sweeping equipment.

"Julie DeYoung, a Perdue spokeswoman, said no one she spoke with in the company could recall a similar incident in the past 30 years" 

~~ Makes you wonder what was going on in 1976.  Also makes you wonder exactly how many people she included in her sample.  How can we be sure there wasn't a rash of Chick Fat Truck Spills in the early 70s or that Ms. DeYoung asked people old enough to remember and where she asked them  hee.  Zeke Junior?  Does your pappy remember the Chicken Fat Spill of '68?

"There was a window of time there when this truck is dropping his load and these people, they put their brakes on and it's like black ice," Bunting said."

~~Only Chicken Flavored. and hee. 

"Other drivers probably skidded or went spinning on the slippery fat, then went on their way, he added."

~~ Just so you know, only one person had to go to the hospital.  3 cars crashed unfortunately.  The rest as per the above excerpt....did some slipping and skidding and when on their way. 

"Had he (the driver)  not been intercepted at the scales, it would have been a bigger mystery," Bunting said.

"Many of the drivers who slipped or skidded probably didn't realize what the substance was, Bunting said."

~~ ROFL at the "bigger mystery" investigation.  "Zeke!  Someone left all this Chicken Fat here on the road!  I wonder who it could be?  Heeeeeeee *snort* don't forget to analyze all the skiddible crap on the road next time you drive.  It COULD be chicken fat.

"Thank heavens, you know, the time of day that it was, that we were able to get on top of it," Bunting said. "VDOT got right out here on top of it. Otherwise, it probably would have been a whole lot worse."

 ~~  *Snoopy laughing on the floor now* I sure would like to know how.  hee.

So basically the moral of this story would be:  Melinda W.  I may have to wait to visit you until U.S. 13 has been defatted.

And maybe til I can figure out what one does with a truckload of Chicken Fat bound for Maryland.  Inquiring Minds wanna know.