News Mar 29, 2010 at 1:58 pm

#pdxboom: It Was A Pipebomb

Matt Davis
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Damn. This will certainly put tonight's protest in the South Park Blocks on high alert with the PPB.

SO happy it's happening right in my front yard. /sarcasm
Jackattak on March 29, 2010 at 2:05 PM Report this
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@Jackattak: We can live blog it from my condo, if you like?
Matt Davis on March 29, 2010 at 2:14 PM Report this
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LOL! What floor do you live on? I'm on the 11th with a great view. Or we could just use the rooftop access. But it might be rainy. ;)

Also whadya wanna bet our fountain gets "sudsy" tonight?
Jackattak on March 29, 2010 at 2:20 PM Report this
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Not sure I buy it. It rattled the windows on my house on mt. tabor, several miles away. It was also after dark, and no one saw a flash, despite the fact that it was early enough in the evening that most people were awake and there were probably plenty of people out and about in the area. I'm not saying there wasn't a pipe bomb down there, but I wouldn't be so quick to connect the two.

Anyone out there with any insight on stuff like this:

http://www.terraresearch.net/articles/eart…

?
jeff on March 29, 2010 at 2:24 PM Report this
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I take my dog to that park to let her swim. Its pretty underused, but I imagine that most folks prefer the Sellwood side river access. The park, I think, is sandwiched between Highway 43 and railroad tracks and the river and pretty much consists of a gravel path with a little bit of grass surrounding it which runs from the Sellwood Bridge for less than a mile. There's a fairly steep drop from Highway 43 to the river and there's plenty of underbrush. I imagine if there was a pipebomb set off on the gravel or grassy area, it wouldn't be visible from either Highway 43 or the few houseboats or golf course accross the river.
Babygorilla on March 29, 2010 at 2:32 PM Report this
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Maybe a large meteorite, or,wait, it was a UFO that crashed.
ujfoyt on March 29, 2010 at 3:57 PM Report this
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A meteorite has landed, the Sharks are running wild in town, you kids are wandering around, and, I'm hungry...I hate my job!
funemployment on March 29, 2010 at 4:50 PM Report this
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"and no one saw a flash"

Untrue.

http://goo.gl/SyzE
The One True b!X on March 29, 2010 at 5:23 PM Report this
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@ The One True b!x:

good catch, I was just quoting the original katu and oregonian reports.
jeff on March 29, 2010 at 6:27 PM Report this
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I'm sorry SE Portland I had Baja Fresh and My wife made me go outside to fart. I didn't mean to make such a commotion! #kemblepdx
Kemblepdx on March 30, 2010 at 8:14 AM Report this
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Call me a skeptic/conspiracy theorist if one wishes, but has anyone asked the valid question of if there's any evidence the pipe bomb shrapnel is connected to the incident Sunday night? Has there been a determination that this isn't fake evidence planted so everyone thinks it's the cause? Are there any other indications in the surrounding area to support the blast being from this pipe bomb?

I heard it myself, thought it was a bit strange there was a boom but the lights didn't flicker. Some reports stated the sound appeared to come from overhead.

The first thing that came to mind Sunday night was the line from the movie Broken Arrow: "what happened in Utah today was an earthquake." The line before then was about lying through one's teeth with all sincerity.

Uh... would this be a good place to say "Elect Jason Barbour?!" :D
on March 30, 2010 at 11:07 AM Report this

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