LabattBlue Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Interesting(and sad) story that I had not come across before this morning... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_re_us/us_centralia_s_final_days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffalOhio Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Very sad. Seems like a huge, smoldering fire. I wonder how it could be extinguished. We're wasting a natural resource will all that coal that's burning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormerFreddie Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 This town was featured on an episode of the show Life After People. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Very sad. Seems like a huge, smoldering fire. I wonder how it could be extinguished. We're wasting a natural resource will all that coal that's burning. It can't be put out. They've talked about doing it before but it would simply be impossible to dig up every vein of coal under the ground. Centralia is a little bit of an art student destination. If you dig around the internet you'll find all sorts of photo albums people have taken of the place. It really is rather interesting. I just can't believe people have stuck around there that long. I suppose some like the seclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdexchange Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 I remember reading about this place a few years ago. Utterly fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 That place was the basis for the town in the movie Silent Hill. I have a friend who went there he said it was really bizarre. It smells bad from the fumes and they were warned that they could fall into a sink hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 I've ridden through there a few times, it's right on PA 61. Some guys I ride with rode up there a few years ago (I missed it), written up here: http://www.bmwmoa.org/features/centralia.htm (The story is rather motorcycle-heavy, so it may not be everyone's cup of tea) The town is kinda strange, you come down into a valley and there's a stop-sign with nothing around. When you look around more, you see there's streets laid out and whatnot, but only a couple buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUeagles2011 Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 this town was the basis for the movie nothing but troble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 For us bloggers: Lots of pics of the town. Centralia and from "offroaders" some cool stuff Offroaders Centralia site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 For us bloggers: Lots of pics of the town. Centralia Thx for the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Why don't they build a steam plant or something in the area so they can use all that heat created by the burning coal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Why don't they build a steam plant or something in the area so they can use all that heat created by the burning coal. Probably because the :censored: gov't dude in charge wants to get a big kickback from the :censored: coal company that will take it over once everyone is gone so he can make a :censored: bundle of dough on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Why don't they build a steam plant or something in the area so they can use all that heat created by the burning coal. I'm guessing they'd be slightly worried about the steam plant falling into the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 I'm guessing they'd be slightly worried about the steam plant falling into the ground. Yeah, that whole lack of a stable land base is sort of a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Yeah, that whole lack of a stable land base is sort of a big deal. Let's not forget about those noxious fumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Probably because the :censored: gov't dude in charge wants to get a big kickback from the :censored: coal company that will take it over once everyone is gone so he can make a :censored: bundle of dough on it. You are so worldly and cynical for such a young lass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 I'm pretty sure the technology exists to drill support pylons below the below ground area that has the burning coal. I'm also pretty sure there are things called air filters and oxygen tanks. Plus if there are still some people living in the area... Now would it be profitable? That is the question that would need to be determined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 I'm pretty sure the technology exists to drill support pylons below the below ground area that has the burning coal. I'm also pretty sure there are things called air filters and oxygen tanks. Plus if there are still some people living in the area... Now would it be profitable? That is the question that would need to be determined. Digging into a fire and inserting something that wouldn't be damaged by that fire? I'm no engineer, but that sounds pretty tough to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Digging into a fire and inserting something that wouldn't be damaged by that fire? I'm no engineer, but that sounds pretty tough to me. Well, I'm no chemist but coal burns for a specific amount of time and then all of the combustible materials get used up and the fire goes out in that area but continues further down the vein. Plus there are probably plenty of metals that can stand the heat, otherwise for example your furnace would melt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Interesting(and sad) story that I had not come across before this morning... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_re_us/us_centralia_s_final_days I can't remember when I first read about it, but it is indeed a tragic story. I don't ever see this fire being put out until Christ's Second Coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 I can't remember when I first read about it, but it is indeed a tragic story. I don't ever see this fire being put out until Christ's Second Coming. When Miller comes back from Vancouver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 When Miller comes back from Vancouver? :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blugold43 Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 this thing has been burning for how many decades and we're going to find a solution here on the sabres message board? :rolleyes: i've driven through there many times. it's very creepy and steamy and stinky. but i don't have much sympathy left for the people holding out. its sad and tragic that a town died, but at some point common sense ought to take over. it's not as though they'd have to leave the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 this thing has been burning for how many decades and we're going to find a solution here on the sabres message board? :rolleyes: i've driven through there many times. it's very creepy and steamy and stinky. but i don't have much sympathy left for the people holding out. its sad and tragic that a town died, but at some point common sense ought to take over. it's not as though they'd have to leave the area. The day after we posters put that fire out, we're going to finally get the Sabres that Cup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Probably because the :censored: gov't dude in charge wants to get a big kickback from the :censored: coal company that will take it over once everyone is gone so he can make a :censored: bundle of dough on it. Funny you should start blaming the government. Way back when when the fire started it would have only cost a few grand to put the fire out. But locals felt it was a waste of their tax dollars. Some even said the fire was a hoax or that it would just burn out on its own so government action was unnecessary. Those same people now scream for the federal government to save them from their own stupidity. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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