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So horrible to watch the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out. Must act quickly!
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Indivisible IL
? @IndivisibleDPGE
9m9 minutes ago
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Wait...you mean this is NOT an area with which you have ultimate and unique knowledge?! My Universe is shaken.....
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Ed Krassenstein
? @EdKrassen
2h2 hours ago
Replying to @realDonaldTrump
And when California burns you threaten to take away federal support...
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Brian Krassenstein
? @krassenstein
2h2 hours ago
Trump is apparently an expert at fighting Cathedral fires overseas, but when it comes to natural fires in American forests, he wants nothing to do with them.
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Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen
2h2 hours ago
You said exactly what I was thinking. It's almost like we are twins or something.
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AltMountRainier
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2h2 hours ago
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Flying water tankers? Are you high?
Shell_Seas
(3,333 posts)riversedge
(70,236 posts)malaise
(269,008 posts)would have destroyed the structure of the building
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)For those who need it:
Every time he opens his mouth he embarrasses the country.
malaise
(269,008 posts)He believes being rich means he knows everything
iscooterliberally
(2,860 posts)Siwsan
(26,263 posts)Just kidding - he is a moron.
BeyondGeography
(39,374 posts)Dropping six tons of water from the sky on an ancient building in a crowded city, bad idea:
France's civil defense agency tweeted that a large drop of water could cause the entire structure to collapse, and endanger the firefighters below.
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/15/713525879/paris-notre-dame-cathedral-in-flames
Lindsay
(3,276 posts)civil defense agency tweeted this in English, a good indication it was directed at Trump.
riversedge
(70,236 posts)in Minnesota. callous man!
malaise
(269,008 posts)as well
athena
(4,187 posts)And if you were, you would probably have consulted an expert before making a tweet. You would not have assumed that you know more about how to fight a fire than the experts.
This is the problem with Trump. What he says about any topic is what everyone out there without special knowledge of that topic thinks. His base, who tend to be ignorant, feel for the first time in their lives that their president thinks like them and speaks for them. Im not sure how to fight this, frankly.
malaise
(269,008 posts)I would have STFU and let the experts discuss it.
We can speculate on MBs
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)that Donald Trump can't make instantly worse...
Goodheart
(5,325 posts)45% narcissistic self-praising lying shit.
+ 45% moronic and/or racist lying shit.
+ 5% worthless "advice" (remember how California should rake its forests?)
+ 5% worthlessly stating the obvious. ("Must act quickly!" Well, you don't say!)
=
100% PLEASE JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP
riversedge
(70,236 posts)Donald Trump encourages France to use flying water tankers as Paris Notre Dame Cathedral remains engulfed in flames
Published 2 hours ago Updated 15 min ago
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/15/trump-encourages-france-to-use-flying-water-tankers-for-notre-dame-fire.html
Key Points
President Donald Trump encourages France to use flying water tankers to put out a raging fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris as firefighters rushed to save one of the countrys most visited landmarks.
So horrible to watch the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the president tweets. Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out. Must act quickly!
If you hit that with tons of water from above, thats going to collapse the entire structure and make the situation worse, said Wayne McPartland, a retired New York City Fire Department battalion chief. If you miss, you might hit civilians in the street.
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Fire breaks out at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
President Donald Trump on Monday encouraged France to use flying water tankers to put out a raging fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris as firefighters rushed to save one of the countrys most visited landmarks and local officials called for those nearby to evacuate the scene.
Read: Paris Notre Dame Cathedral is on fire
So horrible to watch the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the president wrote. Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out. Must act quickly!
In a pair of tweets, Frances civil defense agency appeared to dismiss Trumps suggestion.
The drop of water by air on this type of building could indeed result in the collapse of the entire structure, the agency said in French. Alongside those ... who are currently doing the maximum to save #NotreDame.
Helicopter or airplane, the weight of the water and the intensity of the drop at low altitude could indeed weaken the structure of Notre-Dame and result in collateral damage to the buildings in the vicinity, the agency added................................................
angrychair
(8,699 posts)That is not how it works. Dropping thousands of pounds of water on a building, especially a structurally weak one, would cause as much damage as a fire.
Plus planes drop in a line...not ideal for a building.
Helicopters dropping water would also create just as much damage.
Captain Stern
(2,201 posts)I'm sure that had a really, really, tremendously, really big, impact on the firefighters in France.
Why...until that tweet, many people were saying that there was no reason to act quickly at all.
Tripper11
(4,338 posts)And Ive been there, and Ive seen it, and theres no cathedral, I think I could say this, probably no cathedral in the world like it, its a terrible scene, he continued. They think it was caused by, at this moment, they dont know, but they think it was caused by renovation. And I hope thats the reason. Renovation, whats that all about? But its a terrible site to behold. with that being said, I want to tell you that a lot of progress has been made by our country.
Renovation, what's that all about??? jesus tapdancing christ...reallY????
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)that is around 21K pounds of water moving at over 100 miles an hour?