I'm assuming that you all have heard about the worker who passed away when the trench collapsed on Centennial today. Please be sure to pray for his family and friends during the holiday week.

Also as Jimmy V said, "...everyday you should spend some time in thought." Think about what you are thankful for and never ever take that for granted!

[Edited on November 20, 2012 at 4:03 PM. Reason : subject]

11/20/2012 3:57:51 PM

*trench

11/20/2012 4:00:54 PM

fixed

11/20/2012 4:03:32 PM

RIP

11/20/2012 4:04:16 PM

what's the point of this thread?

11/20/2012 4:04:17 PM

^so we can keep their family in our prayers

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11/20/2012 4:04:42 PM

http://www.wral.com/person-trapped-at-ncsu-work-site/11797012/

11/20/2012 4:05:19 PM

Quote :

"Person"

not a worker?

11/20/2012 4:05:54 PM

Let us pray

Our saucer which art in a colander, draining be Your noodles. Thy noodle come, Thy meatballness be done on earth, as it is meaty in heaven. Give us this day our daily sauce, and forgive us our lack of piracy, as we pirate and smuggle against those who lack piracy with us. And lead us not into vegetarianism, but deliver us from non-red meat sauce. For thine is the colander, the noodle, and the sauce, forever and ever. Ramen.

Hail meatsauce, full of beef. The Spaghetti Monster is with you. Blessed are you among sauces, and blessed is the spice from your shaker. Heated meatsauce, monster of taste, pray for us non-pirates now and at the hour of our hunger. RAmen

Our pasta, who art in a colander, draining be your noodles. Thy noodle come, Thy sauce be yum, on top some grated Parmesan. Give us this day our garlic bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trample on our lawns. And lead us not into vegetarianism, but deliver us some pizza, for thine is the meatball, the noodle, and the sauce, forever and ever. RAmen.

11/20/2012 4:06:31 PM

really?

no respect at all

11/20/2012 4:08:26 PM

Our beer, Which art in barrels. Hallowed be thy name, I will be drunk, At home as I am in the pub. Give me today gallon, Forgive me my spillage, As I forgive those who spilleth against me. Lead me not into temptation Of poncy wine testing And deliver me from alco-pops For mine are the hops The yeast and the barley For ever and ever. Barmen.

11/20/2012 4:09:04 PM

hate if for the guy and his family and friends, but i think it's disrespectful for you to assume that i pray. and why this guy? thousands of people die every day. wonder how many Palestinians were crushed today?

but kudos for being a nice guy and thinking of the worker and his loved ones.

11/20/2012 4:11:26 PM

OP sounds like a GOLOite.

11/20/2012 4:12:21 PM

i did pray, i'm a pastafarian

11/20/2012 4:13:12 PM

lol ... this guys is either new or an alias

11/20/2012 4:14:46 PM

I did not pray but I am a quaker and I did 'hold them in the light'

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11/20/2012 4:14:54 PM

I don't care whether you pray or not, you do your own thing, but this is still America where over 75% of Americans are Christian. I can still say what I please on the situation and this is still One Nation Under God.

11/20/2012 4:14:54 PM

Bro this is one nation under banks. Get real. Let me know when God will let us print our own currency.

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11/20/2012 4:15:44 PM

ha

11/20/2012 4:16:10 PM

hes got to be an alias

you should know this site is more liberal than stupid...

wait ... did someone say bro?

[Edited on November 20, 2012 at 4:18 PM. Reason : ]

11/20/2012 4:17:07 PM

note to trigger910: When you want to post a serious thread, post it in The Lounge.

11/20/2012 4:17:58 PM

This thread just screams, hey look at me, I read the news and I now care about this one guy and I'm religious too.

This tragedy has already been brought up in 2 threads and we don't need a directive to pray.

[Edited on November 20, 2012 at 4:22 PM. Reason : sounds like a FB status update. I hate 99.2% of FB status udpates. And keep off my lawn.]

11/20/2012 4:21:27 PM

clapping in reverse looks weird

11/20/2012 4:22:10 PM

I did. My faith isn't strong enough for me to make decisions without someone telling me how to react

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[Edited on November 20, 2012 at 4:22 PM. Reason : ^thats not reverse]

11/20/2012 4:22:18 PM

rewind, whatever

in the original gif, the guy took his sunglasses off. the reversed it so he puts them on in "deal with it" fashion

[Edited on November 20, 2012 at 4:27 PM. Reason : asdf]

11/20/2012 4:26:47 PM

Quote :

"I don't care whether you pray or not, you do your own thing, but this is still America where over 75% of Americans are Christian. I can still say what I please on the situation and this is still One Nation Under God."

Then why does your OP say "be sure to pray".... and since you went all "America is Christian", then fuck off.

11/20/2012 4:35:36 PM

dp

[Edited on November 20, 2012 at 4:36 PM. Reason : ]

11/20/2012 4:35:36 PM

Quote :

"I can still say what I please on the situation and this is still One Nation Under God"

One nation under god was added to the Pledge of Allegiance in the 50s to counter communism.

From wikipedia:

Quote :

"The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy (1855–1931), who was a Baptist minister, a Christian socialist,[3] and the cousin of socialist utopian novelist Edward Bellamy (1850–1898)."

Your pledge of allegiance is a socialist idea, bud. It's more American to not say it.

[Edited on November 20, 2012 at 4:45 PM. Reason : -]

11/20/2012 4:42:20 PM

Prayer is dumb and such

11/20/2012 5:08:54 PM

I ♥ y'all

11/20/2012 5:12:50 PM

To anyone who doesn't realize this is a troll:

The motherfucker ended the thread title with an exclamation point.

11/20/2012 5:13:02 PM

Hey hey hey.

I love twinkies

11/20/2012 5:22:39 PM

he didnt "pass away" he got fuckin smashed

"passing away" is something you do at the end of a long, full life with no more strength in your body.

Swimming across the border and dying at work undocumented does not meet that requirement.

[Edited on November 20, 2012 at 5:27 PM. Reason : o]

11/20/2012 5:25:44 PM

One nation under one noodley-appendaged god!

11/20/2012 5:27:11 PM

The news didnt say he got smashed. This was trench terrorism

11/20/2012 5:32:15 PM

I remember that mission on San Andreas.

11/20/2012 5:39:56 PM

Now that soccer field is going to be haunted.

11/20/2012 6:32:42 PM

Would a "Worker who passed gas on Centennial!" thread be in bad taste?

11/20/2012 6:43:12 PM

Too predictable.

11/20/2012 6:44:52 PM

I was actually on Centennial on sunday taking pictures for an erosion/sedimentation presentation and was looking at some trenches, etc so this is kinda weird for me.


sad over all

11/20/2012 7:07:27 PM

I guess they weren't using shoring boxes. I forget what OSHA mandates but I'm pretty sure anything 4 feet and deeper requires shoring boxes to be used.

11/20/2012 7:38:24 PM

A trench box is one possible method, But not the only way to do it. they were using a trench box but from where the rescue people were working the deceased person may have been working outside of it. It also looks like the trench box was not above ground surface as required (18") so it's possible dirt came over the top, but its hard to tell from the picture areas.

11/20/2012 8:05:13 PM

Quote :

"he didnt "pass away" he got fuckin smashed"

11/20/2012 10:29:28 PM

11/20/2012 10:32:38 PM

Jimmy V also said to never give up, so take that up with the rescue recovery crew

11/20/2012 10:35:00 PM

From the pictures I saw on WRAL, they had protection in place, however the failure occurred between the trench protection and the ditch wall. Trench boxes are technically shields though, not shoring. Shoring imparts force on the ditch bank.

[Edited on November 21, 2012 at 12:22 AM. Reason : what dtownral said]

11/21/2012 12:21:42 AM

Quote :

"I was actually on Centennial on sunday taking pictures for an erosion/sedimentation presentation and was looking at some trenches, etc so this is kinda weird for me. "

um have you ever been on I-40 and looked at the guard rail?

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11/21/2012 9:03:24 AM

^lol

11/21/2012 9:21:27 AM

I'm being serious. People die on that shit all of the time and all we ever say is "god damnit i'm gonna be late for my meeting"

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11/21/2012 9:23:46 AM

LOL at the liberals who think they're too smart for an afterlife.

11/21/2012 9:57:10 AM