Odors from asphalt plant in Irvine spark frustration, fear, anger
https://www.ocregister.com/2021/03/...lant-in-irvine-sparks-frustration-fear-anger/
https://www.ocregister.com/2021/03/...lant-in-irvine-sparks-frustration-fear-anger/
Can not read the article...WTTCHMN said:Odors from asphalt plant in Irvine spark frustration, fear, anger
https://www.ocregister.com/2021/03/...lant-in-irvine-sparks-frustration-fear-anger/
someguy said:Literally killing unborn children on a daily basis.
eyephone said:Ever since they did the pay to read their articles. I don?t even click the oc register link.
someguy said:Ever been in a parking garage? You've breathed toxic chemicals. Let's ban parking garages. Ever burned food in your house? Yep, toxic chemicals. Let's ban cooking at home. What about workers in facilities that work with plastics? Yep, let's put them out of work and put the owners in jail. What about the workers in the asphalt plant? And the workers that spread asphalt? And the people within a 5 mile radius of asphalt spreading? Ban it all.
someguy said:Ever been in a parking garage? You've breathed toxic chemicals. Let's ban parking garages. Ever burned food in your house? Yep, toxic chemicals. Let's ban cooking at home. What about workers in facilities that work with plastics? Yep, let's put them out of work and put the owners in jail. What about the workers in the asphalt plant? And the workers that spread asphalt? And the people within a 5 mile radius of asphalt spreading? Ban it all.
eyephone said:someguy said:Ever been in a parking garage? You've breathed toxic chemicals. Let's ban parking garages. Ever burned food in your house? Yep, toxic chemicals. Let's ban cooking at home. What about workers in facilities that work with plastics? Yep, let's put them out of work and put the owners in jail. What about the workers in the asphalt plant? And the workers that spread asphalt? And the people within a 5 mile radius of asphalt spreading? Ban it all.
It is all preference. I never complained about this topic. But you are going at it wrong. Let the people who are %u201Ceffected%u201D confront or address the problem.
This does not sound like a slip and fall incident and they are making it up.
I mean they spend big bucks to buy their house. Who knows it has an impact on their overall health? (Just saying and not accusing anybody. It is just a simple question.)
As I previously mentioned, I will never live by a freeway, unless I have no other option. I guess I have to add, I will never live by an asphalt company.
kpatnps said:eyephone said:someguy said:Ever been in a parking garage? You've breathed toxic chemicals. Let's ban parking garages. Ever burned food in your house? Yep, toxic chemicals. Let's ban cooking at home. What about workers in facilities that work with plastics? Yep, let's put them out of work and put the owners in jail. What about the workers in the asphalt plant? And the workers that spread asphalt? And the people within a 5 mile radius of asphalt spreading? Ban it all.
It is all preference. I never complained about this topic. But you are going at it wrong. Let the people who are %u201Ceffected%u201D confront or address the problem.
This does not sound like a slip and fall incident and they are making it up.
I mean they spend big bucks to buy their house. Who knows it has an impact on their overall health? (Just saying and not accusing anybody. It is just a simple question.)
As I previously mentioned, I will never live by a freeway, unless I have no other option. I guess I have to add, I will never live by an asphalt company.
A reasonable response.
On the other hand, the ferocity of someguy's response make it sound like he has something to lose. Property values would be my guess.
someguy said:I'm 100% in support of your right to live away from freeways and asphalt plants. But wouldn't it be ridiculous if you moved next to a freeway and then started complaining that the freeway is there? Or demanding compensation from the seller for not telling you the freeway was there? Or running around placing signs around your neighborhood about how there's a freeway sending harmful toxic chemicals nearby? Or making complaints to your city council to shut the freeway down?
AAS has been there well before anyone closed escrow in nearby communities.
I live within a mile of AAS. The wind blows their smoke east towards Santiago canyon 99% of the time. Every now and then, maybe a few times per year in the morning, there's a gentle breeze blowing from the plant towards my house and the faint smell of asphalt is detectable if I'm outside. Then after an hour or so the wind picks up or shifts and it's gone. It's not a big deal.
This "frustration, fear, anger" headline is trying to drum up emotions and outrage. This isn't journalism. Journalism should educate me with facts. Tell me whether AAS changed something about their smoke release or treatment process since homeowners moved in. Educate me about what the pollution laws are and whether AAS has violated any. Educate me about what particulates are being released, what their concentrations are when it reaches home owners, how often it happens, and what levels are harmful to people. Tell me some potential solutions to mitigate the problem. Tell me about the pros/cons of those solutions. Tell me about the benefits of having an asphalt plant there. But headlines like these are garbage designed to get people upset and get views for the publisher.
someguy said:kpatnps said:eyephone said:someguy said:Ever been in a parking garage? You've breathed toxic chemicals. Let's ban parking garages. Ever burned food in your house? Yep, toxic chemicals. Let's ban cooking at home. What about workers in facilities that work with plastics? Yep, let's put them out of work and put the owners in jail. What about the workers in the asphalt plant? And the workers that spread asphalt? And the people within a 5 mile radius of asphalt spreading? Ban it all.
It is all preference. I never complained about this topic. But you are going at it wrong. Let the people who are %u201Ceffected%u201D confront or address the problem.
This does not sound like a slip and fall incident and they are making it up.
I mean they spend big bucks to buy their house. Who knows it has an impact on their overall health? (Just saying and not accusing anybody. It is just a simple question.)
As I previously mentioned, I will never live by a freeway, unless I have no other option. I guess I have to add, I will never live by an asphalt company.
A reasonable response.
On the other hand, the ferocity of someguy's response make it sound like he has something to lose. Property values would be my guess.
I'm definitely an idiot, but I'm not so misguided to think that my idiotic internet posts could influence property values.