Stench forces school closures

[theivoryqueen]

and I thought my school stunk........ Would I be unkind to suggest that a few more incidents like this could cause lazy americans to reconsider the value of recycling and more conservative use of EVERYTHING!

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Stench Forces Pa. Schools to Close

By DAVID B. CARUSO
Associated Press Writer

PHILADELPHIA — An overpowering stench from a landfill forced two schools to close and send home about 1,000 students in northeastern Pennsylvania.

The disruption infuriated parents, residents and teachers in Taylor, a borough of 6,500 people on the Lackawanna River about 100 miles north of Philadelphia. Taylor's two garbage dumps accept hundreds of tons of trash daily.

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http://www.statesman.com/news/content/shared/ap/National/Stinking_Waste.html

[demnan]

1. I just went down memory lane for a moment

I was thinking about that horrible smell of school. You know, the combination of pencil shavings, industrial cleaner and vomit?

You mean they can smell worse?

[theivoryqueen]

2. apparently so.

altho this may set a regrettable precedent: if we knew school would close due to stinkiness....................