Something to be proud of

As anyone who lives in Virginia is probably already aware, our largest illegal tire dump is on fire, and it will be for a long, long time. Near Roanoke, the 170-acre dump was home to between three to four million tires.

Said one firefighter on the scene: "It's probably the worst brush fire I've ever seen, and I've fought fires in Los Angeles." Yeah, it really feels great to beat out L.A. If only we could get a good riot going…

A similar fire in '83-'84 took around 1 million dollars and aproximately nine months to put out, but wasn't without its educational opportunities. "one of the lessons learned from the 'Great Winchester Tire Fire' is that pouring water on burning tires creates an oily residue that can leak into groundwater.", so more good news for us. I would have thought that the main lesson would have been don't let millions of illegally dumped tires pile up in the woods, but hey, I'm no fire prevention specialist.

My only regret about this story: no busses.

Anywhere.

Damnit.

And yes, I know, don't end your post titles with a preposition.