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Train Surrounded by Flames in Armstrong, Ontario (files.ikt.id.au)
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[–] albbi@piefed.ca 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I think it's meeting another train going the other direction. The headlights coming through the inferno was a crazy sight.

The '... and a half' is Canadian for something out of the ordinary or extreme.

[–] Acklavidian@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

"and a half" literally translates to "extra"

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

That's a message and a half.

[–] eleijeep@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

We have the same idiom in British English too.