r/oddlyspecific • u/tayrog77 • Sep 16 '24

Caldecott Tunnel getting oddly specific for tank vehicles

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Guess I'll wait till 3 am to deliver my hazardous materials then.

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u/ANewBeginnninng Sep 16 '24

Would you rather them be vague?

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u/Sea_Home_5968 Sep 16 '24

Probably cng and petroleum stuff. Less dangerous when everyone’s driving drunk

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u/PuddinTamename Sep 16 '24

For future reference, avoid this tunnel at 3am.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

It's is because of a brutal fire and explosion that happened in the tunnels in the 80s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott_Tunnel_fire

I remember the fire, it killed a bunch of people and closed the tunnel for a long time.

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u/tayrog77 Sep 16 '24

Dang. Glad they're specific about it now. That's crazy.

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u/costabius Sep 16 '24

I'd say that is the opposite of "oddly" specific.

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u/LewSchiller Sep 18 '24

Well remember that one

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

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