Tennessee Sludge Spill (Not a Phil Fulmer Joke)

[Fenian_Bastard]

I'm guessing this is really dangerous.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/us/27sludge.html?_r=1&ref=us

Any SportsJournalists.com Vols got the boots-on-the-ground here?

 

[trifectarich]

This sounds awful. The estimate of how much of this breached the retention basin is now three times the original number.

I believe the TVA's legal team is going to be very busy in the months and years ahead.

 

[dixiehack]

My dad's favorite joke to play on me as a kid during car trips to Knoxville and beyond. How I fell for it more than once in a row is beyond me.

"Son, which two smoke stacks are the furthest apart."

Pause while I gaze intently, then spit out a random answer.

"Nope, it's the ones on each end."