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Truck Filled With 20,000 Pounds of Cheese Balls Overturns on Beltway

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Truck Filled With 20,000 Pounds of Cheese Balls Overturns on Beltway

WRITTEN BY ANDREW BEAUJON https://www.twitter.com/abeaujon | PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 21, 2020

A truck loaded with 20,000 pounds of cheese balls was involved in a crash on the outer loop of the Capital Beltway Monday afternoon, causing the two right lanes nearby to close. The accident occurred between Maryland routes 355 and 187, says Shanteé Felix, a spokesperson for the Maryland Department of Transportation.

“We have a sand truck there to help clean up the scene,” Felix says.

The cheese ball incident was first reported by WTOP.

The truck was on its side and there was only property damage, a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service said on Twitter. On the same website, the Virginia Department of Transportation Northern Virginia district noted that a truck full of cheese caught fire on the day after Christmas in 2017.

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Truck Filled With 20,000 Pounds of Cheese Balls Overturns on Beltway (Original post)	mahatmakanejeeves	Dec 2020	OP
They're so light, how do you need to make 20,000 lbs?	soothsayer	Dec 2020	#1
That was my first thought, the crunchy little round snacks. But I'm pretty sure it's the	NoRoadUntravelled	Dec 2020	#7
Was it on its way to the White House ...	CatMor	Dec 2020	#2
Ohh the horror, the humanity.	Arne	Dec 2020	#3
But think of the fondue! A vast bubbling river of melted cheese just in time for the New Year!	hedda_foil	Dec 2020	#14
Step 1 - complete	underpants	Dec 2020	#4
I clicked on this	SCantiGOP	Dec 2020	#5
The important thing is no one got hurt.	madaboutharry	Dec 2020	#6
+1 nt	JoeOtterbein	Dec 2020	#9
Fondue.....	global1	Dec 2020	#8
Tommy Cheeseballs?	3Hotdogs	Dec 2020	#10
Be thankful--it coulda been....	lastlib	Dec 2020	#11
I don't know, sounds kind of cheesy to me.	Doreen	Dec 2020	#12
This message was self-deleted by its author	Arne	Dec 2020	#13
This is a cocktail party waiting to happen..n/t	monmouth4	Dec 2020	#15

Response to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Dec 27, 2020, 12:08 AM

soothsayer (36,529 posts)

1. They're so light, how do you need to make 20,000 lbs?

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Sun Dec 27, 2020, 12:22 AM

NoRoadUntravelled (2,626 posts)

7. That was my first thought, the crunchy little round snacks. But I'm pretty sure it's the

heavy ones made of cream cheese with slivered nuts on the outside and usually served around this time of year with crackers. They weigh a couple of pounds a piece, I imagine.

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Sun Dec 27, 2020, 12:09 AM

CatMor (6,212 posts)