Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1

On 1/2/25 7:25 PM, rbowman wrote:

On Thu, 2 Jan 2025 22:38:13 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:
 

The Los Alfaques disaster was caused by the explosion of a road tanker
near a holiday campsite on 11 July 1978 in Alcanar, Spain. The exploding
truck, which was carrying 23 tons of highly flammable liquefied
propylene, killed 215 people and severely burned 200 more.

 https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/60th-anniversary-of-1962-berlin-ny-
tragedy-explosion
 That was nowhere near the scale. Most of the small towns only had
volunteer fire departments but they also had a mutual aid system. The
siren would blow and the volunteers would drive to the fire hall to get
the equipment and find out where the fire was. My father and I were
swimming when sirens went off all over and we knew it was something big.
 Both routes 2 or 7 are winding mountain roads but the one he found himself
on is a real goat trail. It will never be known if he ran out of luck or
made a conscious decision at the point where he crashed but a quarter mile
or so downhill is a quaint little town square with a monument in the
middle of it that you wouldn't want to negotiate faster than 25 mph in a
passenger car.
 I've been places like that where once you've committed to the road you
can't turn around or back up. No fun.

Berlin, NY. .. No wonder you listen to country music. Goes well with hearing cows moo 24x7.