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| How Sweet It Is |
| 2004-11-05 |
| A tractor trailer carrying 45,000 pounds of liquid chocolate separated and overturned on I-390 North in Livingston County around 5:00 p.m. Thursday. There were no serious injuries, but the accident created a river of chocolate that stopped traffic for over six hours. New York State troopers said Bert Nestlerode of Ephrata, PA-- the driver of the rig from the Mars Candy Company--swerved to avoid a deer and lost control of the vehicle. The trailer separated and careened over the guardrail onto the G&W railroad tracks of the Hampton Corners salt mine. The cab continued on I-390 and came to rest near the Mt. Morris exit. The load of liquid chocolate spilled, coating the highway and tracks. The trucks tires resembled giant chocolate-covered donuts. Officers and emergency workers on the scene said they had never seen anything like it. However, due to the low temperatures, the chocolate soon solidified, making cleanup a bit more manageable. Nestlerode was treated and released for injuries at Strong Memorial Hospital. The six-hour cleanup interrupted both car and train traffic. I 390 is the north/south highway between Rochester, NY and Corning, NY |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |
| #9 Robert Crawford - I noticed that too. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-11-05 10:26:24 PM |
| #8 Be you well met, yet? Lol! Gawd I hate meetings. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-11-05 4:35:30 PM |
| #7 lurking between meetings today...... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-05 4:25:27 PM |
| #6 Ship - Sometimes I think you 'n me and Frank are the only incorrigibly and utterly politically-incorrect guys on RB, lol! Frank must be out building bridges today, heh. Imagine that - working during the workday! Cheers, my man! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-11-05 4:12:20 PM |
| #5 LOL .com! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-05 4:02:09 PM |
| #4 Michael Moore is en route with his |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-11-05 2:19:11 PM |
| #3 This is terrible! Imagine how many unfortunate creatures will be hit, as they graze upon the remnants, between now and the next good rain! I can see the headlines now, "LifeTime and Oxygen Channel Ratings Mysteriously Plummet!"... |
| Posted by: .com 2004-11-05 2:16:42 PM |
| #2 Mmmmmmmmm...giant chocolate-covered donuts... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-11-05 2:09:35 PM |
| #1 The trucks tires resembled giant chocolate-covered donuts. Police were on the scene immediately. But, really, this story has to be fake. Look at the driver's name: "Nestle-rode"? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-11-05 2:08:20 PM |