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In reply to the discussion: Reports: Explosion rocks downtown Nashville [View all]Lucky Luciano
(11,254 posts)81. Skip most TV, but Breaking Bad is truly amazing. I was hooked after season 1 Ep 6:
Walter White was a high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with lung cancer. He was a true genius chemist though...and he used this skill to make and distribute the best crystal meth anyone could get to leave money to his family upon his death. He evolved from a soft spoken gentle teacher to ruthless kingpin. The show was filled with amazing characters and amazing character development. It gets better season after season - very rare for a show.
When his partner got robbed and beaten by a local kingpin early in his scheme, he came back to do this:
When he realized he was smarter than the competition he decided to keep going after he though about quitting:
When his boss was going to kill him and replace him with a cheaper chemist after Walter transferred his knowledge, Walter took care of his replacement. Walts wife thought he was in over his head...he makes it clear who he really is:
....and he becomes the full kingpin and demands respect:
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No shit. I don't think RV's just blow up like that. I saw one burn down to the tires and we thought
brewens
Dec 2020
#4
If the propane was leaking and mixed with air in the correct ratio that's a fuel air bomb.
TexasProgresive
Dec 2020
#44
Depends on the cause to be honest. Some RVs these days have gas generators for example
cstanleytech
Dec 2020
#63
Skip most TV, but Breaking Bad is truly amazing. I was hooked after season 1 Ep 6:
Lucky Luciano
Dec 2020
#81
"An intentional act" -- police and FD were aware *before* the explosion occurred -- more from local
eppur_se_muova
Dec 2020
#15
The target was undoubtedly the AT&T communications equipment building across from the Melting Pot
Klaralven
Dec 2020
#35
studied the map a bit; the AT&T tower (aka Batman Building) is at 3rd &Commerce
yellowdogintexas
Dec 2020
#124
If you go to "the melting pot, nashville, tn" on google maps you'll see the explosion location mark
Klaralven
Dec 2020
#126
that of course won't stop him from milking it for all the attention he can get
yellowdogintexas
Dec 2020
#120
Of course that wouldn't stop some Trump cult members from thinking it would help Trump
LiberalLovinLug
Dec 2020
#89
I'm hoping it wasn't on purpose, but that doesn't seem to be case based on what they're saying
Sapient Donkey
Dec 2020
#128
The fact that car/truck bombs even exist in this world is not an inspiring commentary on humanity.
Make7
Dec 2020
#112
The feds have been targeting right wing terrorist cells for months.
ForgoTheConsequence
Dec 2020
#30
My money's on Qanon. They have a conspiracy theory that G5 is causing virus.
sinkingfeeling
Dec 2020
#57
Either that or the Bugaloo crowd who seem disposed to violence on this scale.
Ford_Prefect
Dec 2020
#84
Or Cheeto, trying to give himself an excuse to declare his beloved Martial Law
sandensea
Dec 2020
#92
No shortage of local extremist elements willing to carry such a thing out, no doubt about it
sandensea
Dec 2020
#110
Nashville also has the largest Kurdish community in the US something like 10000
yellowdogintexas
Dec 2020
#119
if it was government they wanted to go after, the entire state government is
yellowdogintexas
Dec 2020
#121
WKRN and security videos show much larger flash and blast than a common propane tank would produce.
Ford_Prefect
Dec 2020
#103
And issue an executive order for their faces to be on coins, stamps and paper money.
BamaRefugee
Dec 2020
#87
the "terrorist" seems to have something against the row of trees as he killed the hell out of them
yaesu
Dec 2020
#76
This breaks my heart. I've walked that road many times for many years.
Tom Yossarian Joad
Dec 2020
#102
as have I. I love downtown Nashville (almost as much as I love downtown Ft Worth)
yellowdogintexas
Dec 2020
#122
If their goal was to knock out cell communication, it was probably a robbery.
Calista241
Dec 2020
#135