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Yes, we have no bananas: Harry Chapin song plays out on turnpike in Allston
By adamg on Sun, 10/11/2020 - 1:47pm
State Police report a truck carrying a load of bananas overturned on the inbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Allston, near where the toll plaza used to be, shortly after 8 a.m.
The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters quickly doused a small fire and put down absorbent material for the roughly 100 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled. A separate crew was called in to scoop up the bananas, which State Police say they hope can be saved.
Banana recovery underway. https://t.co/ls0FSjtGdW pic.twitter.com/eJS9JcKpxe
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) October 11, 2020
No word if the driver was hauling 30,000 pounds of bananas or if the driver was coming from Scranton, PA, but State Police say they are investigating whether he violated any federal or state laws, because banana trucks rarely flip on their sides on the turnpike.
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If only ...
This had happened at the Split.
Yes we have no bananas
But good lord do we have a lot of banana bread planned.
It was about a hour after dawn
When the truck sped around
The curves at the former Allston-Brighton tollbooths
Carrying about sixty thousand pounds
Of bananas
I Still Have Allston / Weston Tolls Muscle Memory
I take my foot off of the gas by instinct here. Guess others don't.
Time for a signage checkup.
Time for a signage checkup.
Here are some curve arrows, with zebra stripes on the border to show you they really mean it this time. In the background are some chevrons. But no advisory speed is posted. https://goo.gl/maps/6a5XXTWjhg765JHJA
What's this curve rated for? If it's less than 55, there should be an advisory speed, or a full speed limit reduction. I thought the whole area was posted 40 when the toll booth was there, but I'm not finding any signs in Street View.
Bananas with diesel fuel.
For your complete dessert.
for those
...who don't know the reference.
hit it, Big John
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Uz_TQbWubs
The accident Harry Chapin based the song on
https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/the-banana-tru...
Dessert
Cool.
So, which Stop & Shop will be selling them after picking them off the road?
I’d be very surprised if the
I’d be very surprised if the bananas ended up anywhere other than the trash. It’s unfortunate, but that’s the society we live in.
If the trailer remained intact
and the cargo didn't spill either during the rollover or the recovery effort, then it's likely the bananas are OK for resale.
It slipped
n/t