Submitted by forestfears t3_11rwby6 in providence
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rustybullrake t1_jcai5h2 wrote
That's not great.
Might be worth contacting the EPA's National Response Center: 1-800-424-8802.
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GoxBoxSocks t1_jcal34g wrote
Something was leaking oil all down Washington street last night, the whole street was covered from Greene to city hall. It's a busy street and I didn't think much of it at the time but I wouldn't be surprised if something leaked across town and this is the run off.
Complete speculation.
forestfears OP t1_jcal8b3 wrote
Good thought! Just called, looks like I’m not the only one seeing this.
Update: this went on for about 3 - 4 hours. Felt larger than an oil slick. But no official word where it was coming from.
Mr_Schmosby t1_jcals71 wrote
Where did you hear this? Tried to confirm and haven’t seen anything
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Competitive-Ad-5153 t1_jcatl1i wrote
Adding /s helps #themoreyouknow
springwaterh20 t1_jcau87w wrote
how on earth would anybody be able to tell that’s sarcasm
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Previous_Floor t1_jcawfk4 wrote
It looks like oil.
Antonio9photo t1_jcaxadq wrote
thank u for calling, truly
werewolfmanjack t1_jcb5aq9 wrote
a turn of the century coffee milk pipe burst during the cold.
Previous_Floor t1_jcbaypf wrote
There are some really dumb bastards commenting in this thread.
Chance_Bad_7437 t1_jcbql0w wrote
The best disaster
darekta t1_jcbrd6e wrote
That can't be good...
redd-this t1_jcbta4i wrote
Seriously.. would be a nice reassurance from the EPA that at least one other caller was a government official 😳
bleep33324 t1_jcce8qo wrote
The tears of brown students about to take their orgo midterms
shizuneia t1_jccyfmk wrote
Then stop
UnicornShitShoveler t1_jcd403h wrote
There was alot of oil running down admiral street with the rain yesterday. Coincidentally I saw a providence hazmat truck return from somewhere.
SparkDBowles t1_jcd56wx wrote
That’s what I’m thinking. Nonpoint source runoff from roads side rains and snowmelt.
SparkDBowles t1_jcd5b2x wrote
SparkDBowles t1_jcd5hfj wrote
Anybody figure it out? Prob just no point source runoff from roads and storm drains due to rains and snowmelt.
degggendorf t1_jcdp51q wrote
Is shit that oily?
SparkDBowles t1_jcdu918 wrote
Idk. What you eat?
Previous_Floor t1_jcek4eo wrote
Dopey-NipNips t1_jcequ6n wrote
DEM will track this back to its source and fuck someone to death over it
final-effort t1_jcf2ugg wrote
Dopey-NipNips t1_jcf4it4 wrote
Yeah it is. It's crazy how good they are. They send out a team and pull samples up the river til they find the storm drain it came from, then pull samples from every drain that feeds it, then soil and surface samples til they find the house or business it came from
If it's a homeowner with a leaking tank they'll pay for it and insurance won't cover it. If it's a business they'll likely lose their insurance
final-effort t1_jcfedzf wrote
And why exactly do we have insurance?
Dopey-NipNips t1_jcfp04z wrote
Not for leaking oil tanks
[deleted] t1_jckumqx wrote
Now that the river won't freeze for the rest of the season, they're setting up for Waterfire
sc00p401 t1_jcahs4w wrote
That's definitely an oil slick. Probably a result of runoff from all the rain washing off the roads.