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Caught on camera: 6,810 bottles of wine crashed to floor when store's shelves collapsed
The Daily Mail ^ | 10-24-11 | Mike O'Brien

Posted on 10/24/2011 10:39:49 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

It's a wine lover's nightmare - thousands of bottles of the world's finest grape juice crash on the floor, leading to a tsunami of undrinkable vino.

At Superior Discount Liquors in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, that disastrous scenario really did happen.

A 78ft long shelving unit suddenly becoming detached from its anchoring wall.

Standing four shelves high, a total of 6,810 bottles of wine and champagne smashed on the floor.

The liquor turned into a sea of red and broken glass. Managers at the store are stumped as to why or how it happened, but did admit the shelves are 31 years old.

Video at source.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: disaster; sheboygan; wine
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Superior Discount Liquors

Yeah, that sounds like a real high class wine establishment......How many bottles of Three Roses were lost?..........

41 posted on 10/24/2011 11:33:39 AM PDT by Red Badger (Obama's number one economics advisor must be a Magic Eight Ball.................)
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42 posted on 10/24/2011 11:36:36 AM PDT by Red Badger (Obama's number one economics advisor must be a Magic Eight Ball.................)
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To: dfwgator
6810 bottles of wine on the wall....6810 bottles of wine..

LOL!

43 posted on 10/24/2011 11:37:19 AM PDT by proud American in Canada (Go, Herman!)
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To: dfwgator
6810 bottles of wine on the wall....6810 bottles of wine..

LOL!

44 posted on 10/24/2011 11:37:30 AM PDT by proud American in Canada (Go, Herman!)
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45 posted on 10/24/2011 11:39:53 AM PDT by Red Badger (Obama's number one economics advisor must be a Magic Eight Ball.................)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Maybe a forklift was involved.
46 posted on 10/24/2011 11:54:05 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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47 posted on 10/24/2011 12:17:32 PM PDT by al_c (http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
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48 posted on 10/24/2011 12:30:35 PM PDT by Vide
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49 posted on 10/24/2011 12:30:35 PM PDT by Vide
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Too bad there was no sound on these videos. I bet 6700 bottles breaking simultaneously is pretty impressive.


50 posted on 10/24/2011 1:01:51 PM PDT by GATOR NAVY ("The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen." -Dennis Prager)
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To: Disambiguator

Good grief. I could see whether they got the driver out. Maybe the driver had been imbibing on wine from the place in Sheboygan where all the wine was spilt!


51 posted on 10/24/2011 1:08:23 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

insurance fraud?


52 posted on 10/24/2011 1:31:14 PM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

——Managers at the store are stumped as to why or how it happened,———

The stress on the fasteners was so great that one failed thereby over stressing the others and allowing collapse.


53 posted on 10/24/2011 1:43:58 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 ..posted from the great river road)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Look on the bright side. At least it wasnt beer.


54 posted on 10/24/2011 5:09:55 PM PDT by lowbridge (Rep. Dingell: "Its taken a long time.....to control the people.")
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To: afraidfortherepublic

6810 bottles of shard-onnay.


55 posted on 10/24/2011 5:16:10 PM PDT by prolusion
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