It is raining hydrochloric acid, phosgene, and vinyl chloride in ohio and will probably do so in trace amounts over much of the midwest after a norfolk southern train derailed outside of the inauspiciously named town of east palestine. remember, folks, phosgene smells like freshly cut grass, so if you smell your neighbor mowing the lawn, might be a good idea to put on a gas mask. also this could have been avoided if norfolk southern hadn't put off long overdue maintenance on obsolete rolling stock and overworked crews nearly to the point of death with "precision scheduled railroading". haven't read anything about it, don't know the story or live near the area, don't know anything about railroading save that it goes choo choo, just a prediction. at least the town wasn't named east bagdhad because then george w bush would have instinctively ordered the texas national guard to bomb ohio (which he can do at any time, by the way, it's in the state constitution). thoughts and prayers to all those who have to live in the midwest