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LeftInTX

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88. Hey! We gave my sister in law a car

Thu Dec 1, 2022, 03:56 AM

Dec 2022

Here is the vehicle's fate. We got to watch the 1977 Nova burn alive on the local news..LOL

97 CARS GO UP IN SMOKE AT FIREFIGHTERS' COOK-OFF

SAN ANTONIO — A blaze in a parking lot destroyed 97 vehicles at a cook-off staged by firefighters for victims of house fires, officials say. Investigators speculated a discarded cigarette or a hot catalytic converter touching the dry grass on which the cars were parked may have triggered the blaze Sunday at the 3rd Annual Bush's Canned Foods South Texas Menudo Cook-off. Several firefighters and a few spectators were treated for heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation. The event was sponsored by the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association to benefit families whose homes were destroyed by fire. About 8,000 people were attending the cook-off, which continued despite the fire.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1991-03-26-9103260696-story.html

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WTH??? 5 cars rented by the Biden family burst into flames the day after they left the island!!!!!! [View all] a kennedy Nov 2022 OP

Here is a link to an article on the subject. Gore1FL Nov 2022 #1

Thanks for posting a link, I couldn't copy it from the Independent. a kennedy Nov 2022 #16

Oh my! ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2022 #2

Well... Effete Snob Nov 2022 #4

But 5 at same time.... Tribetime Nov 2022 #41

Have you ever seen a parking lot fire? Effete Snob Nov 2022 #46

Wow no never have thanks Tribetime Nov 2022 #58

Oh sure, this sort of thing happens every day.. . msfiddlestix Nov 2022 #69

Car fires happen every day Zeitghost Nov 2022 #75

This was the warmup Effete Snob Nov 2022 #85

Hey! We gave my sister in law a car LeftInTX Dec 2022 #88

That is really, um, something Effete Snob Dec 2022 #90

This message was self-deleted by its author Tribetime Dec 2022 #92

Nope! She's down in South Texas cooking menudo LeftInTX Dec 2022 #93

That's why the Ford Expedition was under recall Effete Snob Nov 2022 #3

Thanks for this, though I'm sure it won't stop the sure-to-come conspiracy theories. nt BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #9

5 at same time Tribetime Nov 2022 #42

Here's EIGHT Effete Snob Nov 2022 #51

In my mind's ear, I can hear Bert Lahr saying that now. NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 #54

Ty 👍 Tribetime Nov 2022 #59

I don't know why I've just found out about this... CBHagman Nov 2022 #70

Park in the lot away from the stores Effete Snob Nov 2022 #71

The chance of the recall defect actually causing the fire, though-- Wingus Dingus Nov 2022 #13

Obviously there is a chance of it happening Effete Snob Nov 2022 #20

Yeah, I understand the recall issue. However, because these cars were used Wingus Dingus Nov 2022 #24

"hopefully investigators will...you know...investigate" Effete Snob Nov 2022 #26

No, if these were used for Secret Service, staff, related to Presidential visit-- Wingus Dingus Nov 2022 #29

So, the Expedition was the primary cause of the fire and the other vehicles were OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #14

That's what the pictures look like. Mr.Bill Nov 2022 #44

'Thanks' elleng Nov 2022 #67

All five at the same time? iemanja Nov 2022 #83

They did not ignite at the same time Effete Snob Nov 2022 #84

97 Cars Go Up In Smoke At Firefighter's Cook-Off LeftInTX Dec 2022 #89

At a benefit held by the fire dept? iemanja Dec 2022 #91

Where is MSM? triron Nov 2022 #5

MSM reported the fire risk recall of the Ford Expedition Effete Snob Nov 2022 #6

Hmmmm? Does the Secret Service have some answering to do? brush Nov 2022 #7

Fire has this unique ability to spread TheProle Nov 2022 #10

As does misinformation and rumor Effete Snob Nov 2022 #15

And I for one don't completely trust the Secret Service after how... brush Nov 2022 #47

Oh, okay Effete Snob Nov 2022 #49

There you go again projecting your plot imaginings onto someone else. brush Nov 2022 #50

No, It Looks Like RobinA Nov 2022 #18

Prelude to a qpuke speaker in line of succession. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #11

Yeah Effete Snob Nov 2022 #28

Well, Kamala's vehicle has a rather suspicious mishap lately. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #31

Did you bother to look at the pictures? Effete Snob Nov 2022 #12

It looks to me that one car burst into flames which spread to others. Bev54 Nov 2022 #21

You said it clearly was a plot. I asked a question. brush Nov 2022 #30

Obviously, you didn't look at the pictures Effete Snob Nov 2022 #32

Ok, make a big deal of the phrase "burst into flame", have at it. brush Nov 2022 #33

Yes, you can see that in the pictures Effete Snob Nov 2022 #34

Clear to you maybe, but what about the "burst into flames" phrase? brush Nov 2022 #35

So what? Effete Snob Nov 2022 #36

"So what?" Why did you get on me about that phrase when it was in the OP? brush Nov 2022 #37

If you must know Effete Snob Nov 2022 #62

If you can't believe what you read in a British tabloid, then what can you believe? NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 #39

No one here was there. Do you know? What's the big deal anyway over that wording? brush Nov 2022 #45

"What's the big deal anyway over that wording?" mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 #48

Were you there? brush Nov 2022 #52

Why, no, I was not. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 #53

Wonderful. Feel good about youself? brush Nov 2022 #55

Couldn't be happier. Thanks for asking. The checks from Rupert Murdoch keep clearing, so I'm good. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 #56

I think it does not come naturally Effete Snob Nov 2022 #63

Thanks. elleng Nov 2022 #68

Hint: The President doesn't ride in a Hertz rental from the airport. brooklynite Nov 2022 #22

Hertz should report the cars stolen Effete Snob Nov 2022 #25

Best response yet. NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 #38

Indeed Zeitghost Nov 2022 #78

Ok fine NJCher Nov 2022 #8

They were parked next to the Ford Zeitghost Nov 2022 #76

So you think the fire NJCher Dec 2022 #86

They were parked right next to each other in a nice row Zeitghost Dec 2022 #87

My first reaction was, were they Teslas? But not so can rule that out. Bev54 Nov 2022 #17

I wonder is the Expedition Battery was sealed lead acid or Lithium Ion? OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #19

It's a general underhood fire Effete Snob Nov 2022 #23

FORD AND HERTZ CONSPIRE TO BURN THE TOP OFF GOVERNMENT! Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #61

Well, you see it was a "FORD EXPEDITION" Effete Snob Nov 2022 #64

Well, Henry Ford did aid the Nazis. Meadowoak Nov 2022 #73

And Heinrich Hertz was German Effete Snob Nov 2022 #80

Helluva fucking coincidence, and I don't believe in coincidence Kennah Nov 2022 #27

Which coincidence are you reffering to? Zeitghost Nov 2022 #77

I'm thinking this was intentional. Some RWAH carrying out an attack on the President. Kennah Nov 2022 #79

So many holes in that "theory" Zeitghost Nov 2022 #81

How about EIGHT Effete Snob Nov 2022 #82

Joe rented a car on Nantucket JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2022 #40

Extra credit for this response. NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author ancianita Nov 2022 #43

JFK, Jr. did it. tazkcmo Nov 2022 #60

The cars were obviously Republicans. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2022 #65

These new cars aren't really that safe Meowmee Nov 2022 #66

update... there is NO PROOF the battery started the fire Takket Nov 2022 #72

That's right Effete Snob Nov 2022 #74