That's not "ice" that fell out of the sky...

**strickj** · 11-05-2009, 09:21 PM

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RSS feed, or checking out this week's most popular stories. It's Raining Ice

WGN's Lourdes Duarte displays one of the ice chunks
At least on one home in the north center of Chicago. Last night at about 7:52 p.m. a large of chunk of ice fell onto the roof of a house on the 4200 block of N. Wolcott Ave while the family was inside watching TV. They said they heard a loud thud that shook the house like an earthquake. The family collected the balls of ice into a plastic bag and believes a large chuck on ice fell from the sky, hitting the roof and exploded into smaller pieces.
The home is located in a flight path for planes using O'Hare International Airport, but the family does not know if an aircraft had anything to do with the ice. According to the Chicago Tribune, the Federal Aviation Administration plans to investigate if any planes coming into O'Hare leaked water. A spokesman for the FAA said it's possible a plane collected moisture from flying through a damp cloud and that moisture froze into the chunk of ice which then dislodged from the plane when it descended into warmer air.
A similar story happened back in September when a large chunk of ice the size of a bowling ball fell through the roof of Gerald Young's west side Detroit home.
Apparently, the FAA has dealt with complaints for decades about "blue ice" falling from airplanes over the city, particularly in O'Hare and Midway Airport flight paths, stated WBBM. It reports that it results from a blue chemical in aircraft lavatory tanks that occasionally leaks out and freezes in midair. TV shows such as Six Feet Under and CSI aired episodes where bystanders were hit by blue ice falling from a plane and of course, there is even a website devoted to mysterious ice falling. The ice last night wasn't blue but according to Richard Taylor, of the Civil Aviation Authority, any water that leaks from the plane will freeze. For now, the falling ice remains an unsolved case.

**m&pc9** · 11-05-2009, 09:29 PM

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It reports that it results from a blue chemical in aircraft lavatory tanks that occasionally leaks out and freezes in midair.

Dont eat the blueberry sno-cone.

**GimpyLeg** · 11-05-2009, 09:46 PM

Ewwwww! And she is holding it in her bare hand!

**Sgt. Joe** · 11-05-2009, 10:04 PM

I knew it didnt taste much like blueberry

**Smith** · 11-06-2009, 05:04 AM

Reminds me of this!

**TGO David** · 11-06-2009, 06:41 AM

Megacryometeors: Ice Chunks Falling From a Clear Sky!

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Falling Ice hits Sleeping Woman

October 8, 2008, A major chunk of ice ripped through a home in York Township, Pa. The ice broke into 3 pieces. The home owner says the found pieces weighed over 6 pounds.

The FFA was called but as always, no comments from them

I guess the Future Farmers of America had nothing to say about this.

**Westwindmike** · 11-06-2009, 08:49 AM

It's a meteor!

**Swamprunner** · 11-06-2009, 02:25 PM

My little brudder used to drive the "honey wagon" at the airport in Winnepeg, and he found out the hard way that you do not try to dislodge blue ice from an open valve with a screwdriver while looking into it with a flashlight.

**Angus** · 11-06-2009, 04:44 PM

As the resident airline employee, and superbly trained aircraft turd herder, I would like to say.........cold sh*t happens!

Makes me laugh when I see folks holding this crap....no pun...well kinda pun.

**deafdogdief** · 11-06-2009, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by GimpyLeg

Ewwwww! And she is holding it in her bare hand!

Not only that...She looks happy about that! Naughty eskimo!

11-05-2009, 09:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
GimpyLeg TGO Member Joined: Apr 2009 Where: Fayetteville, TN Age: 44 Posts: 141	Ewwwww! And she is holding it in her bare hand! __________________ "Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom." --John Adams

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Sgt. Joe TGO Member Joined: May 2009 Where: West Tn. Age: 52 Posts: 68	I knew it didnt taste much like blueberry __________________ Retired/Disabled Viet. Era and OIF Veteran US Army, FL, SC & TN Army National Guard

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Smith TGO Senior Member Joined: Feb 2007 Where: Nashville,TN Posts: 3,416	Reminds me of this! __________________ "Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please." Mark Twain Last edited by Smith; 11-06-2009 at 05:07 AM..

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Westwindmike TGO Senior Member Joined: Sep 2007 Where: Murfreesboro Age: 55 Posts: 660	It's a meteor! __________________

11-06-2009, 02:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
Swamprunner TGO Member Joined: Mar 2009 Where: Loudon, TN Age: 52 Posts: 351	My little brudder used to drive the "honey wagon" at the airport in Winnepeg, and he found out the hard way that you do not try to dislodge blue ice from an open valve with a screwdriver while looking into it with a flashlight. __________________ "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well-armed lamb." - Benjamin Franklin

11-06-2009, 04:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
Angus TGO Senior Member Joined: Jul 2008 Where: Hendersonville, Tn. Age: 39 Posts: 709	As the resident airline employee, and superbly trained aircraft turd herder, I would like to say.........cold sh*t happens! Makes me laugh when I see folks holding this crap....no pun...well kinda pun. __________________ "No arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women." Ronald Reagan A 9mm is a .45 set on stun, and real men do not believe in stun....Michael Z. Williamson “Cause of death: sudden and acute failure of the victim selection process.”....Massad Ayoob To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them...George Mason

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