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Subject: Re: [OT] Mysterious object that penetrated roof identified
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 22:54:28 -0400
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On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 22:10:32 -0700
anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

> Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
> > Earlier this week, a man in Kitchener, Ontario was brushing his
> > teeth when a largish metallic object weighing about 25 pounds came
> > flying through his roof and landed very close to him. Initially, he
> > thought the object might have fallen off an airplane since he lives
> > near the regional airport but the actual origins of the object have
> > now been determined:
> > 
> > https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/solving-the-mystery-of-metal-object-that-hit-kitchener-ont-home-1.6843583
> > 
> > It's not clear if the insurance company is going to accept the claim
> > for the damage to the home-owner's roof. There's nothing in this
> > article that suggests the company operating the tree-cutting machine
> > will face legal consequences for this mishap. It looks as if it is
> > being treated as "just one of those things"....
> > 
> > I have to admit that I was surprised that the homeowner could
> > imagine that this artifact could have been an asteroid; he's
> > apparently never seen a picture of an asteroid.  
> 
> Jeez
> 
There's actually a followup article to this story today showing a
machine like the one that spit its broken tooth at the man's house. 

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/tree-clearing-company-calls-equipment-dangerous-after-metal-object-hit-kitchener-home-1.6845432

The good news is that the contractor has apologized in person and
promised to take care of the repairs to the man's roof and drywall.

-- 
Rhino