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08-16-2022, 08:24 PM

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Flour plants are a lot more dangerous than most people think

Big time. One burned to the ground 4 days ago in Pendleton, Oregon.
https://www.columbian.com/news/2022/...ill-in-oregon/
Dust control is a HUGE issue.

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08-16-2022, 08:27 PM

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Yep, we were trained on it constantly. It's amazing we never had one explode.

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08-16-2022, 08:40 PM

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Don't let the stress of being Minnesota's Finest Hydra and hair care expert get you down, Stan.

The nice thing about a two-dimensional life is there are rarely any surprises. LOL

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Stan, Gloria will be in Hastings next week for a couple days doing a site visit to one their flour plants there.

Cool Greg, can you tag along?. It's an interesting old MS River town about an hour southeast of the Metro, and a scenic drive depending on the route she takes. Just another part of the Great Minnesota Milling history from the old wheat days. I have biked that scenic area many times.

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08-16-2022, 08:42 PM

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I won't be along on this trip.

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08-16-2022, 08:46 PM

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So Glo will visit explosives plants but she won’t ride motorcycles. Curious.

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08-16-2022, 08:49 PM

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So Glo will visit explosives plants but she won’t ride motorcycles. Curious.

Greg doesn't drive explosive plants.

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08-16-2022, 08:50 PM

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So Glo will visit explosives plants but she won’t ride motorcycles. Curious.

Something like that.

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08-16-2022, 08:51 PM

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Greg doesn't drive explosive plants.

Flimsy undercarriage.

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I would imagine today's facilities are more state of the art, such as Glo's company locations. The old historic mills, even used into the 60s and 70s were pretty rudimentary.