Chemical tank implosion at Longview paper mill kills multiple, injures 10
I've been a lot of different places in my life and I can honestly say Kelso-Longview, WA might be the most existentially depressing, an impression a chemical tank explosion with mass casualties probably isn't going to change much for the better
Actually it's Phnom Penh but having copious signs of genocide and torture everywhere around you kind of puts Phnom Penh in a different category
Every summer my family goes and has a beer at the tavern my grandfather opened in the 60s near Clatskanie. Last year I stopped for gas in Longview just before the bridge and there was a lady wandering aimlessly in the parking screaming ‘fuck you’ at passing cars. Felt about right.
I don’t think I’ve ever made it down there, but we usually drive through Aberdeen and Hoquiam on our way to the coast, and that’s depressing enough for me.