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[Undertoad]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

They're using... high pressure water to clear the road

Wull there's your problem right there. Water + instant mashed potatoes = mashed potatoes.

[glatt]

I'm surprised they were being transported in bulk. I would think they would be boxed up in consumer sized boxes at the same facility that mashes and dries them.

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by glatt

I'm surprised they were being transported in bulk. I would think they would be boxed up in consumer sized boxes at the same facility that mashes and dries them.

Yes, that's pertubering!

[Carruthers]

When I submitted my initial post, I had a vague recollection of something similar happening a few days ago in Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.

Exercising the powers vested in me by Google, I found this:

HENLEY town centre was brought to a standstill on Wednesday morning after what was feared to be a chemical spillage.

The incident happened outside the Angel on the Bridge pub at about 9.10am and resulted in the closure of Henley Bridge and many roads in the town centre being sealed off. However, it turned out the creamy white material in the road was potato waste which had fallen off a lorry as it turned the corner.

About 20 firefighters were called to the scene together with police cars and an ambulance. No traffic was allowed into the town centre for almost three hours and police redirected drivers.

There's also a video with the article, but the excitement might prove too much for the more sensitive viewer:

Henley Standard

Further mention in the second half of this item:

Daily Mail

Twice this month? There's enough material there for a conspiracy theory.

[xoxoxoBruce]

...it turned out the creamy white material in the road was potato waste which had fallen off a lorry as it turned the corner.

Potato waste, from making the instant mashed.

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by glatt

I'm surprised they were being transported in bulk. I would think they would be boxed up in consumer sized boxes at the same facility that mashes and dries them.

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Yes, that's pertubering!

I spuds up the process