L.A.-area freeway clogged by big rig filled with 50,000 pounds of burning yams

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Thursday, Oct 7, 2010 14:48 ET
L.A.-area freeway clogged by burning yam truck
50,000 pounds of yams catch fire on big rig; two southbound lanes closed until loaded onto another truck
By Associated Press

A burning big-rig loaded with yams has caused a hot potato of a traffic problem on a Los Angeles-area freeway.

California Highway Patrol Officer Ed Jacobs says a tractor-trailer hauling 50,000 pounds of the sweet potatoes caught fire on the southbound Interstate 5 in Glendale at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday.

No injuries were reported, but two of the four southbound lanes were closed for about 7 1/2 hours, slowing traffic until the yams could be loaded into another truck. The lanes reopened shortly after 10 a.m.

http://www.salon.com/news/california/index.html?story=/news/feature/2010/10/07/us_odd_yam_jam

[cbdo2007]

1. Just the thought of this is making me hungry. Do you think they could have a

helicopter drop some butter and brown sugar on them?? ha ha

[glinda]

11. don't forget the marshmallows

[Common Sense Party]

13. And your thinking as well.

Spot on.

[glinda]

15. thank U

[1monster]

16. No, no! Brown sugar and butter and walnuts or pecans.... Yum!

[cbdo2007]

17. I agree - I'm more conservative on my sweet potatoes as well.

Just butter and brown sugar for me. I love them so much I'll even just cook them and eat them plain sometimes.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. The 5. Always the 5

[tanyev]

3. Yamageddon!

:scared:

[Fumesucker]

4. ...

:rofl:

:toast:

[Renew Deal]

5. Yam crisis strikes weeks before Thanksgiving

That's the headline I'd use.

I'm going to reserve my sweet potato pie from Whole Foods RIGHT F***** NOW!!!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Now that is a sticky situation

who's bringing the butter and other fixings

[Iggo]

7. Let 'em burn!

:hide:

[marmar]

8. Hot potato !!!

nt

[Common Sense Party]

9. Bring the marshmallows.

[glinda]

12. I like your thinking

[superduperfarleft]

10. "has caused a hot potato of a traffic problem"

[Warren DeMontague]

14. Isn't "L.A. -area freeway clogged" a little redundant?

If it wasn't the yams, it'd be something else.

[Dappleganger]

18. Mmmmm, oven-baked yam fries.

[madrchsod]

19. shit! i should have bought yam futures!

[IcyPeas]

20. a different link of same story........ regarding...... marshmallows

with a funny quote from a CHP officer: (see last paragraph)

http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/food-news/yam-fire-traffic-freeway/

[COLGATE4]

21. Yes, I yam. nt