  Awfavre Member Username: Awfavre Post Number: 131 Registered: 08-2005 |
Just now (3:12 p.m.) heard several loud explosions go off in the Downtown vicinity. Couldn’t see where it came from, but it set off many car alarms. Can’t see any smoke anywhere. It was right about the time the M/V Presque Isle was going by Downtown, but I didn’t see any damage on her. Any thoughts? Early fireworks, perhaps? | ||
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd Post Number: 1134 Registered: 07-2004 |
Wasn't that loud. Sounded like a cherry bomb to me. | ||
Susanarosa Member Username: Susanarosa Post Number: 1575 Registered: 11-2003 |
I heard something that sounded like thunder. | ||
Ron Member Username: Ron Post Number: 327 Registered: 03-2006 |
I also heard it. At the same time, there were sirens very close to the Ford building. Don't know what it was, but it was quite loud where I am. | ||
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd Post Number: 1135 Registered: 07-2004 |
Sounded like an M-80. I heard it all night long on my street, so I'm kinda used to it. True, first firework I've heard downtown. | ||
Tigersfan9 Member Username: Tigersfan9 Post Number: 104 Registered: 03-2005 |
There was a small cloud of smoke rising from an area north and slightly east of Comerica Park. Looked to be on or around John R just north of the freeway. | ||
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd Post Number: 1136 Registered: 07-2004 |
OK, maybe I'm too far away. Sounded like a firework near Beaubien and Lafayette. | ||
E_hemingway Member Username: E_hemingway Post Number: 1239 Registered: 11-2004 |
Heard it too. Sounded like something bigger than a M-80. | ||
Awfavre Member Username: Awfavre Post Number: 132 Registered: 08-2005 |
I have my windows wide-open & was leaning out taking pictures of the boat going by, so I probably got the echoes off the RenCen. Sounded almost like errant fireworks. | ||
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd Post Number: 1137 Registered: 07-2004 |
What a place for breaking news! | ||
Ron Member Username: Ron Post Number: 328 Registered: 03-2006 |
Sorry. I had beans for lunch  | ||
Focusonthed Member Username: Focusonthed Post Number: 1101 Registered: 02-2006 |
Another steam explosion? | ||
Ro_resident Member Username: Ro_resident Post Number: 258 Registered: 11-2003 |
I heard it at Clifford and Bagley. It had a more metallic rumbling sound than a firecracker. | ||
Buzzman0077 Member Username: Buzzman0077 Post Number: 90 Registered: 11-2006 |
Megatron took out the MCS | ||
Jerome81 Member Username: Jerome81 Post Number: 1541 Registered: 11-2003 |
Car accident? | ||
Urbanoutdoors Member Username: Urbanoutdoors Post Number: 391 Registered: 11-2005 |
Saw smoke in that vicinity when I got on the Davison at 75. | ||
Jb3 Member Username: Jb3 Post Number: 69 Registered: 06-2007 |
Yeah, i thought someone was blowing up the ambassador bridge. Being a little paranoid after our scientific brethen across the stream published their economic impact results of a 'Dirty Bomb' taking out the ambassador. Ya know, why the hell would someone spend gov. money to specifically determine the economic windfall of a specific disaster? Couldn't you just say 'if the bridge were obliterated...'. I think it just leaves the door open for more uncontrolled spending for whatever else could obliterate the bridge. Like...megatron for example... Silly canucks. Stick to playing hockey, eh? | ||
56packman Member Username: 56packman Post Number: 1481 Registered: 12-2005 |
 That blowed up good! Yeah, REAL good! (Message edited by 56packman on July 03, 2007) | ||
Docmo Member Username: Docmo Post Number: 273 Registered: 10-2005 |
I was standing in the ticket line at Comerica. It startled everyone there, though there was no visual evidence of any kind of explosion. Everyone just went about their business after a couple of seconds. | ||
Mdoyle Member Username: Mdoyle Post Number: 120 Registered: 10-2006 |
A semi overturned on the 94 east / 75 interchange... again. Pretty sure that was the noise. I was driving past at 3:45 and they were doing cleanup trying to turn the truck back on its wheels. | ||
Aiw Member Username: Aiw Post Number: 6302 Registered: 10-2003 |
56packman! AWESOME! (I think your picture was lost on most) | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 4735 Registered: 08-2004 |
LMAO... Yes Aiw and 56Packman, I think it was lost on most folks.... that's Big Jim McBob (John Candy) and Billy Sol Hurok (Joe Flaherty), of Canada's SCTV (Second City TV) "Celebrity Blowup" (circa 1981-85). Their famous lines were "that blowed up good... that blowed up real good".... and they always ended their skit with "May the dear Lord take a liking to ya and blow ya up real good!" LOL... maybe the downtown boom was a scrapper who got a little too close to some Edison Sub-Station copper wiring... "and blowed up good!" (Message edited by Gistok on July 03, 2007) | ||
Blueidone Member Username: Blueidone Post Number: 97 Registered: 03-2007 |
It wasn't that overturned truck. That happened earlier in the morning...just took them all day to get the truck upright. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 2520 Registered: 12-2005 |
Second City TV | ||
56packman Member Username: 56packman Post Number: 1483 Registered: 12-2005 |
Gistok (and AIW)--the segment Big Jim McBob and Billy Sol Hurok were first featured in was "Farm film report" an early AM time slot show that spoofed actual early AM shows that were geared to farmers with such things as pork belly futures and weather--now as obsolete as variety shows. They would do the usual "farm report" bit then switch over to a film review show, not unlike Siskel & Ebert, except they place a very high value on movies with big explosions, and with the advent of Farm celebrity blow-up just blowing up clebs who needed blowing up. Here's a couple of samples for those who have no idea what we are talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =nZa0j4N4Ofs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =JgN-aLdhLXI "May the good Lord take a likin' to ya and blow ya up real good!" | ||
Bulletmagnet Member Username: Bulletmagnet Post Number: 751 Registered: 01-2007 |
Thanks for that, 56packman. We used to think it was only us who watched SCTV. We would always have a good buzz to go along with it... |
