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Post number 9292

machaus — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 19:13:56 -0800

It is said that on a hot day, you can still smell traces of molasses in the city.
I had never heard about this until I met someone from Boston. As they say, wicked....

By: Hackworth

Hackworth — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 20:00:40 -0800

Facinating! Thanks for the links! I seem to recall hearing something about this waaaay long ago, but all details were surely lost to my memory until now :)

By: fooljay

fooljay — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 20:22:47 -0800

That's unbelieveable... I know what it's like to spil mere drops of Coke on your skin. That stuff is ridiculously sticky and long-lasting. I can't imagine several sqaure miles of molasses... Ugh... On the other hand, it's a Mefi Nirvana

By: whatnotever

whatnotever — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 20:53:08 -0800

Yeah, I remember hearing about this as a kid. I think I might have even had a book about it... Though it certainly is a Boston thing, I suppose.

By: Mrmuhnrmuh

Mrmuhnrmuh — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 22:08:06 -0800

Lingering effects of disasters like this astound me. Reminds me of Centralia, PA, a town not far from where I grew up, where an underground coal mine fire started 40 years ago and continues to burn to this day. It's pretty damn freaky to drive through there and see smoke rising from the ground all around you.

By: pracowity

pracowity — Fri, 27 Jul 2001 03:55:28 -0800

A treacly tale.

By: briank

briank — Fri, 27 Jul 2001 06:52:51 -0800

Sniff...sniff...sniff.....nope, it doesn't smell like molasses to me.... I only heard about this particular disaster a couple of years ago, and it is at once both terrifying and hysterically funny. Of course, it is not the only time the city of Boston was visited by a ruinous fire.

By: Foosnark

Foosnark — Fri, 27 Jul 2001 09:49:22 -0800

Wow, I heard about this one as a kid and assumed it was a load of BS. Never really thought about it since then.