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Afromania

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12. That's not what I meant, but I learned something new today so thanks:)

Reply to hedda_foil (Reply #11)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 01:45 PM

Mar 2020

What I meant is that you van lock off the area but there is still tons of international freight that needs to be received and then transported to the rest of the country That's not to mention that anything headed to areas north of the NYC has to pass through here as well.

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He's already called up the ready reserve. hedda_foil Mar 2020 #11

That's not what I meant, but I learned something new today so thanks:) Afromania Mar 2020 #12

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