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Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
Sir Eagledish
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Date: December 04, 2015 07:44AM
Why are the parents from Mantua such Snobs? They are all much more above average than the rest of us in the Woodson Pyramid - just curious why they all seem to think that is true.
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
William Worthington III
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Date: December 04, 2015 09:33AM
Mantua is an ugly, overgrown, outdated and overpriced shithole infested with liberal hypocrites who don't maintain the homes. Might have been a nice place in the 1960s, but now it sucks.
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
See the douchebags...
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Date: December 04, 2015 09:39AM
The ignorant and talentless are ever envious of those who have sped past them on the highway of life. Go back to Culmore, losers. It's all you've ever earned.
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
Deadly Acres
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Date: December 04, 2015 10:05AM
Is the soil in Mantua still contaminated with petro chemicals and gasoline from the spills and leaks from the tank farm?
I remember hearing that homes in that area were almost worthless due to the toxic situation.
I remember hearing that homes in that area were almost worthless due to the toxic situation.
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
Saudi Owned Tank Farm
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Date: December 04, 2015 10:30AM
Deadly Acres Wrote:
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> Is the soil in Mantua still contaminated with
> petro chemicals and gasoline from the spills and
> leaks from the tank farm?
>
> I remember hearing that homes in that area were
> almost worthless due to the toxic situation.
From 1996
A closer look revealed that the fuel in Mantua had come from the portion of the farm operated by Star, a partnership between the Saudi government and Texaco...
Nobody will say exactly how long it will take to rid the neighborhood of all the underground oil. County health officials and fire marshals rely on a rule of thumb: In the first 20 years of the cleanup effort, only 10 percent of the hydrocarbons now in the soil will be removed or broken down.
Star doesn't dispute that estimate.
"The sad truth is that the environmental community and industry are finding that it's virtually impossible to restore contaminated areas, once they've been contaminated, to a pre-contamination condition," says Epstein. "That's been a real surprise to a lot of people, a real disappointment." http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/11474/crude-awakening
My friends in the Pedeo ONC department at Fairfax say they see a lot of kids from Mantua. I wouldnt live at any but the highest elevations there below the petrolium tank farm.
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> Is the soil in Mantua still contaminated with
> petro chemicals and gasoline from the spills and
> leaks from the tank farm?
>
> I remember hearing that homes in that area were
> almost worthless due to the toxic situation.
From 1996
A closer look revealed that the fuel in Mantua had come from the portion of the farm operated by Star, a partnership between the Saudi government and Texaco...
Nobody will say exactly how long it will take to rid the neighborhood of all the underground oil. County health officials and fire marshals rely on a rule of thumb: In the first 20 years of the cleanup effort, only 10 percent of the hydrocarbons now in the soil will be removed or broken down.
Star doesn't dispute that estimate.
"The sad truth is that the environmental community and industry are finding that it's virtually impossible to restore contaminated areas, once they've been contaminated, to a pre-contamination condition," says Epstein. "That's been a real surprise to a lot of people, a real disappointment." http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/11474/crude-awakening
My friends in the Pedeo ONC department at Fairfax say they see a lot of kids from Mantua. I wouldnt live at any but the highest elevations there below the petrolium tank farm.
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
Helium-head
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Date: December 04, 2015 10:38AM
Saudi Owned Tank Farm Wrote:
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> I wouldnt live at any but the highest elevations
> there below the petrolium tank farm.
Yeah, you can never be too careful when dealing with "petrolium".
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> I wouldnt live at any but the highest elevations
> there below the petrolium tank farm.
Yeah, you can never be too careful when dealing with "petrolium".
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
Sir douchebag - what part of Man
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Date: December 04, 2015 02:02PM
Helium-head Wrote:
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> Saudi Owned Tank Farm Wrote:
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> > I wouldnt live at any but the highest elevations
>
> > there below the petrolium tank farm.
>
> Yeah, you can never be too careful when dealing
> with "petrolium".
pe·tro·le·um excuse me Sir douchebag - what part of Mantua are you from?
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> Saudi Owned Tank Farm Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I wouldnt live at any but the highest elevations
>
> > there below the petrolium tank farm.
>
> Yeah, you can never be too careful when dealing
> with "petrolium".
pe·tro·le·um excuse me Sir douchebag - what part of Mantua are you from?
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
Mantua is Toxic
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Date: December 04, 2015 02:16PM
Polluted by the tank far on the hill. It's been said...
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
genius
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Date: December 04, 2015 03:05PM
Mantua is Toxic Wrote:
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> Polluted by the tank far on the hill. It's been
> said...
genius its almost as if you read some of the thread.
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> Polluted by the tank far on the hill. It's been
> said...
genius its almost as if you read some of the thread.
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
Helium-head
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Date: December 04, 2015 03:12PM
Sir douchebag - what part of Man Wrote:
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> pe·tro·le·um excuse me Sir douchebag - what part of Mantua are you from?
Used to skate at the Fairfax Ice Arena and now drive past the tank farm sometimes before or after a visit to First Watch or SFW, By the way, you should consider copying and pasting the big words until you become familiar with them.
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> pe·tro·le·um excuse me Sir douchebag - what part of Mantua are you from?
Used to skate at the Fairfax Ice Arena and now drive past the tank farm sometimes before or after a visit to First Watch or SFW, By the way, you should consider copying and pasting the big words until you become familiar with them.
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
School Person
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Date: December 05, 2015 11:49AM
I was at Mantua Elementary recently. The lower level smells like mold. I couldn't work there with my allergies. The teachers buy dehumidifiers to run in their classrooms. If you leave papers out overnight they are damp the next morning. It is a bad place to go to school or to work if you have allergies. If my kid went there I would not be pleased.
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
Brain Rot
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Date: December 05, 2015 12:07PM
Living in that area will fuck you up.
Look at what's happened to Connolly.
Look at what's happened to Connolly.
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
Worthless drama queen
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Date: December 05, 2015 03:05PM
School Person Wrote:
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> I was at Mantua Elementary recently. The lower level smells like mold.
> I couldn't work there with my allergies.
I believe you have a case of the vapors.
> The teachers buy dehumidifiers to run in their classrooms.
No, they don't.
> If you leave papers out overnight they are damp the next morning.
No, they aren't. They are the same in the morning as they were when you left them the previous evening.
> It is a bad place to go to school or to work if you have allergies.
> If my kid went there I would not be pleased.
Why would anyone care about what displeases a self-absorbed ranting liar?
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> I was at Mantua Elementary recently. The lower level smells like mold.
> I couldn't work there with my allergies.
I believe you have a case of the vapors.
> The teachers buy dehumidifiers to run in their classrooms.
No, they don't.
> If you leave papers out overnight they are damp the next morning.
No, they aren't. They are the same in the morning as they were when you left them the previous evening.
> It is a bad place to go to school or to work if you have allergies.
> If my kid went there I would not be pleased.
Why would anyone care about what displeases a self-absorbed ranting liar?
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
Nice Guy Eddie
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Date: December 05, 2015 09:10PM
Once knew a girl from Mantua. Super nice and racktastic. Good times.
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
drek
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Date: December 05, 2015 11:58PM
Deadly Acres Wrote:
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> Is the soil in Mantua still contaminated with
> petro chemicals and gasoline from the spills and
> leaks from the tank farm?
Yes. It's still seeping into some basements, and is just below the surface in some lawns.
>
> I remember hearing that homes in that area were
> almost worthless due to the toxic situation.
The real issue is the jump in childhood cancer and autism in Mantua. No one knows whether the multiple chemical spills in Mantua are to blame, but something is doing it.
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> Is the soil in Mantua still contaminated with
> petro chemicals and gasoline from the spills and
> leaks from the tank farm?
Yes. It's still seeping into some basements, and is just below the surface in some lawns.
>
> I remember hearing that homes in that area were
> almost worthless due to the toxic situation.
The real issue is the jump in childhood cancer and autism in Mantua. No one knows whether the multiple chemical spills in Mantua are to blame, but something is doing it.
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
Phbhj
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Date: December 10, 2015 08:01PM
"According to some Mantuans, the oil that invaded their neighborhood brought something more nefarious than a stench and a big hassle—it brought disease. Although there is no hard evidence to support their claims, there is a growing file of anecdotage: At least 16 current and former residents link their bouts with cancer to Star's leaky holding tank. Thirteen women in the community blame the poison for birth defects in their newborn babies. Cardiologist Dr. James Lamberti treated so many Mantuans for shortness of breath that he offered a free health screening to hundreds of community residents. Around 30 percent of the patients he screened showed symptoms of asthma, a rate several times the national average.
It's all a big coincidence, according to a study performed by a research panel operating under the auspices of the Virginia Department of Health (Lamberti was excluded from participating in the study; he declined several interview requests for this story). The state-chartered study, which was released this past January, found no link between the spill and the rash of ailments among Mantuans. "There is no current or likely future public health threat from human exposure to the petroleum hydrocarbons from the plume," the researchers concluded. They went on to recommend, bizarrely, "against conducting any new health study to monitor" the impact of the spill. The recommendation hardly surprised Mantua residents, since Star paid for the study." http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/11474/crude-awakening
It's all a big coincidence, according to a study performed by a research panel operating under the auspices of the Virginia Department of Health (Lamberti was excluded from participating in the study; he declined several interview requests for this story). The state-chartered study, which was released this past January, found no link between the spill and the rash of ailments among Mantuans. "There is no current or likely future public health threat from human exposure to the petroleum hydrocarbons from the plume," the researchers concluded. They went on to recommend, bizarrely, "against conducting any new health study to monitor" the impact of the spill. The recommendation hardly surprised Mantua residents, since Star paid for the study." http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/11474/crude-awakening
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
Its The Parents Of The Parents
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Date: December 10, 2015 08:10PM
That are well off and write the big checks to the young couple to buy in Mantua..Usually double dipping GS 15 types..or lawyers.
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
Not the case...
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Date: December 10, 2015 08:22PM
drek Wrote:
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> Yes. It's still seeping into some basements, and
> is just below the surface in some lawns.
No, it isn't.
> The real issue is the jump in childhood cancer and
> autism in Mantua.
To the extent that it can be shown to exist at all, it's statistically insignificant.
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> Yes. It's still seeping into some basements, and
> is just below the surface in some lawns.
No, it isn't.
> The real issue is the jump in childhood cancer and
> autism in Mantua.
To the extent that it can be shown to exist at all, it's statistically insignificant.
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
Movin' on up
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Date: December 10, 2015 08:25PM
Its The Parents Of The Parents Wrote:
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> That are well off and write the big checks to the
> young couple to buy in Mantua..Usually double
> dipping GS 15 types..or lawyers.
Fed up with burger-flipping, eh? Why not apply for one of those GS-15 jobs now. They sound like a good gig!
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> That are well off and write the big checks to the
> young couple to buy in Mantua..Usually double
> dipping GS 15 types..or lawyers.
Fed up with burger-flipping, eh? Why not apply for one of those GS-15 jobs now. They sound like a good gig!
Re: Parents from Mantua
Posted by:
Butterscotch
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Date: July 09, 2020 11:48PM
After the oil spill, many people sold their homes for very little. Many young families heard of the homes selling for 100K in Mantua, while similar Fairfax homes, but not in Mantua, were selling for 400K.
So many young families moved in at the same time. They all got to know each other and got very close. It is still a tight-knit community. It certainly was not bought out by any house-flippers because none of the homes are that nice inside.
They dominate the PTA K through 12, and they complain that all the Mantua moms have to do all the work. No wonder it is hard to find any diverse representation at a PTA meeting. At the end of a long workday, most people do not have the energy to attend a meeting for a select group of people.
Now they are finally addressing it, but back to the main point. They are housewives who were nothing special, but they got lucky with a real estate investment.
So many young families moved in at the same time. They all got to know each other and got very close. It is still a tight-knit community. It certainly was not bought out by any house-flippers because none of the homes are that nice inside.
They dominate the PTA K through 12, and they complain that all the Mantua moms have to do all the work. No wonder it is hard to find any diverse representation at a PTA meeting. At the end of a long workday, most people do not have the energy to attend a meeting for a select group of people.
Now they are finally addressing it, but back to the main point. They are housewives who were nothing special, but they got lucky with a real estate investment.