So the old Cooper plant downtown is burning up as we speak. Cloud black and big enough to see from our home (a good 40 minute jaunt - by foot - away). reluctance, I believe we walked by this building when you came to visit last year. It's around the train station-ish. There was a lot of shit in that plant so no doubt the clouds are contaminated with toxic fumes... and yet people are finding it necessary to bring their kids out to see it.

The funny thing is, there has been a lot of controversy of late surrounding this old building; it is located in what the city believes would be the perfect spot to build a parking garage. The locals have protested the inevitable taxation that would occur to cover cost of the removal of this building. There is a lot of crap underground they'd have to get rid of. The ground the building stood on is so polluted they would literally have to ship it off to the dump.

One can't help but wonder if the fire was set on purpose, to get rid of the eyesore of the building and save the city a fabulous amount of de-construction money...

...and this is happening on an election year as well. I can just see the campaigns now...