This morning Wallyhood received a reader tip from a tipster who said she heard something that sounded like an explosion last night near 54th & 1st Ave. Not sure what time.
We haven’t seen anything on the news/police/fire wires yet. Did anyone else hear it, and does anybody know what happened?
Gas explosion? Car accident? Fire? Transformer?
Let us know in the Comments section!
H/T to Tina. Thanks for the inquiry!
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It was at 12:45 am and was really loud. It might have just been thunder. But it sounded like a gunshot or explosion to me.
Yes myself and dog heard it by Tangletown. It sounded like a trash can got dropped. No echo or anything just loud. Thought it was construction by house.
I heard it, too. Very loud. I thought it sounded like a gunshot from a very large-caliber gun. The dogs FREAKED out, while I said, “City living.” I did not, thereafter, hear any sirens.
It couldn’t have been a gunshot, because I heard it all the way in lower Wallingford, near 36th and Stone.
It was my exploding theory that vaccines are safe and shouldn’t be questioned.
http://www.nvic.org
Dr. Offit, seriously? I thought you were in Philly. If you’re in Wallingford now, let us know!
Just came back from a conference where Seth Mnookin was seriously heckled…
i had a LOT of garlic with dinner, my bad
w… but that garlic was grown here in Wallingford I bet. 😉
So… anti-vaccine trolling/comment spam is ok?
Hmm. Comments like this give this post and blog less value. If anyone has an idea of what it was that would be more helpful.
i heard it, and i’m also in tangletown. it was loud enough that i was alarmed, but not hearing any follow up sounds i actually forgot about it until this afternoon when i saw this post.
I heard it and I’m near 40th and Stone. Thought it was the neighbor’s door slamming extra loud or a dumpster dropped from a truck. Cat raised her head briefly and went right back to sleep.
I love Wallingford, but not as much as I love vaccines.
“Heckled” is good framing. Sounds deviant and rebellious.
Also, helps hide the fact the “heckler” asked a legitimate question and later exposed conflicts of interest:
Seth Mnookin Boots Jake Crosby Out of Public Conference Chaired by Merck Exec
http://www.ageofautism.com/2011/12/seth-mnookin-boots-jake-crosby-out-of-public-conference-chaired-by-merck-exec.html
If we were in Dublin, California, we’d be wondering if it was a cannon…. http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/MythBusters-cannonball-stunt-goes-awry-2354585.php
So… I’d like to ask again: trolling and/or comment spam is tolerated on Wallyhood as long as it’s anti-vaccine? Are there any other topics that are approved of for trolling? Or do we just make allowances for anti-science crackpots?
Here’s the thing, protected static. As author of this post, I am the only one who gets copies via email of each comment. Generally, I prefer to only delete comments that are rude or attacks against a specific person. WordPress already catches most automated spam. If you wish, I’ll ask Jordan for a formal policy on trolling, but if you delete Comments like those above, you usually end up in a flame war that can shut down the server & the site to everyone who reads Wallyhood. Which defeats the purpose of posting articles each day.
I’m with ps. I think it’s perfectly reasonable to delete an off-topic sock puppet who’s here solely to stir reaction.
Me too.