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1. Oh no. Traffic backed up 11 miles!

Wed May 23, 2018, 11:43 PM

May 2018

"The News Tribune newspaper of Tacoma reports traffic backed up for 11 miles (18 kilometers) as crews scooped up the feathers."

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Truck dumps 40,000 pounds of chicken feathers on highway [View all] TexasTowelie May 2018 OP

Oh no. Traffic backed up 11 miles! Wwcd May 2018 #1

Which weighs more.... pangaia May 2018 #2

Ok, was it just chicken feathers or chicken parts.. Wwcd May 2018 #5

I suspect that the delay may have been caused TexasTowelie May 2018 #3

Depends on the windspeed too .. Wwcd May 2018 #7

i guess that means it's layoffs at House of Roberts May 2018 #4

Haaahaa... Wwcd May 2018 #6

"These chicken feathers not only crossed the road, they blocked it!" uppityperson May 2018 #8

Arrest them chickens for impeding traffic! TexasTowelie May 2018 #9

18 million feathers to be made into feed. uppityperson May 2018 #10