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I just looked at pictures of some of the sick and dying of Somerville. I do feel sympathy for those people. I also KNOW for a fact that heavy drinking, smoking and DRUGS, DRUGS probably played a major part in their situations. I know most of these folks and I remember some of them being diagnosed. One in particular, cancer caused from STD. She told me herself and the girl who went with her to the doctor confirmed it again this morning to me.
sopme of these folks who worked at the plant for so many years and made their living off that place and are now suing seems a bit strange. Bite the hand that feeds you. Situations happen to all of us.... I personally had family deaths of cancer, heart disease, diabetes but none caused by the tie plant. Testing worked wonders to come to that conclusion. Come on Somerville, play fair, give those of us born and raised there our voice too. 100 years of citizenship there seems to be enough for me and I'm not affected by my ancestors working and living near the plant. I guess God will see that all works out for the best.

Comment by concerned citizen — December 13, 2007 @ 10:49AM

What is up? It does seem alot of people die from some type of cancer or heart conditions. My question is it all possible that its related to the tie plant? I lived there for about 21 years before moving down the road. I don't think anyone has the right to down play or up play something they know nothing about. Just because something doesn't affect you doesn't mean it won't affect your child, friend or someone you know. I have heard stories about things that happenend at that tie plant from people that are good people, (Christians). They would not lie about that kind of stuff. I have lost my father, stepfather, grandpa and my grandma all pretty early in life. So I just want the truth. Funny how that water turns porcelain black.

Comment by What is up? — December 14, 2007 @ 10:52AM

You can blame the water color on the fact that our predecessors in Somerville city admin. refused to comply with TCEQ standards. This WILL clear up. I'm not at all happy with what the new chemicals mandated by law is doing to our toilets, but I have finally found a good product that is working to eliminate the stains. Oxyclean industrial. I just tried it this weekend and it worked! Use as directed and the results were amazing! The drinking quality, however, is a superior rating from TCEQ now that the switch has been made, but the stains are agreeably nasty. Try the product above and see if that helps. It has nothing to do with the tie plant or lawsuits, so why is everyone attacking the water with no facts to back up the complaints?

Comment by one who knows — December 30, 2007 @ 02:27PM

I don't quite understand all of the people who are downplaying the significance of the cancer rate and obvious release of chemicals as apparent by the strong odor across the entire town. I too would like to rely on facts and unbiased scientific test results just aren't there. The reason for that is that no one wants to pay for the testing if it won't benefit them. The only facts I know is that my grandfather worked at the tie plant and had a brain tumor. He did not die of that. My father had colon cancer, and has thankfully recovered. My neighbor, who worked for Somerville school had stomach cancer and died from that. I have three breeding dogs that had capacity for 6 litters this past year, but only one of them had puppies. The litter had three puppies and one was born dead and deformed. My dogs drink well water. One cannot say for sure that their cancer or defect was caused by the tie plant. But it certainly seems more likely than a town that has a high rate of cancer because we grow too many flowers. Sure there are drug users and drinkers, but have you been to downtown Dallas? If that is the main cause of cancer, then violence and gang activity should die down in dallas pretty soon, right? Sure there are some people who sue just for money, but then again, if the cancer rate is indeed higher as a result of the tie plant, Somerville people were killed, born deformed, and miscarried for money. That is, unless the tie plant is a non-profit organization.

Comment by bobo — January 25, 2008 @ 01:33PM