More crap from New York

Gosh....hostile, are we?

Because New York is the center of the universe

And when it hits 100 in NY it's a national news story, too. Oh and a few hundred people die. I've never understood all that. But then, when it snows in the south, the whole region shuts down...so, oh well.

it's because the subways all shut down and when I got in at 930, my office was empty. No one came in until 1045 and some got in as late as 12

Because NYC is a media hub. That's all. No biggie. Relax and go for a run or something.

Then when it snows a few inches ... it is a blizzard, yadda, yadda, yadda. We noticed that too. It was interesting that southern Colorado was buried under 5 - 6 feet of snow and received almost no national coverage, while at the same time - the East Coast had 6 inches of snow and it was a huge news story.

Well I was 6th in the door at 9:30! Office wasn't full until well after 11:00.

I'd say a few million dollars (at least) in lost productivity occurred.

Oh and it is ridiculous.

I hear you - everytime it rains in California (especially LA) - its all over the evening news, as there are usually a dozen car accidents that happen at the worst possible places and make traffic a nightmare.

Hey genius:

One woman was killed on Staten Island got killed after her car got stuck in an underpass. “Another car came along and hit her and she died as a result of her injuries,” Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced this afternoon.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/flooding-cripples-subway-system/index.html?hp

Oh boy. Yuk it up.

Thank you MarathonMind for getting defensive for all of big bad Gotham.

Exactly who tried to "yuk it up"? Would you care to report on all the other weather related fatalities across the country today, or is your example just the most important?

ok, straight scoop.

New York consumes more resources than any area of the country.

The Northeast is a general indicator of things to come. We know the bevy of north easterners that can't take a 4 hour hike or walk more than a few miles in a given week, so what happens when the thermostat reaches triple digits? When its that hot and humit in NYC, ac will be at full blast, its summer so people are all ready more active and using more electricity than before. In addition, tourists are there in massive numbers. Not only that you have to remember the country keeps getting fatter and bigger and more populous, so demand for Electricity, AC, Food, Gasoline will be going up the hotter it gets.

This is prime time for a meltdown of the power grid. If there is a meltdown in the power grid, food and gasoline will also be short on supply. In addition it will be hot and sticky as balls if this were to happen, meaning essentials would be out of commission when they are required most. Could turn into a real ball buster. Makes me smile sometimes at the mass ignorance of humanity.

Thats why its news, so the power brokers and EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT PEOPLE get the F*** OUT OF MAJOR CITIES and the Government can prepare for an 'incident'.

Trust me, things are going to hell faster than you can shake a stick at. And to think they aren't and everything is fine, displays the utmost stupidity at the way the world works.

Life isn't fair. You will die forgotten. You deserve nothing, even if you work for it.

Thats life buds, man up.

Or turn gay, change your sex move to New York.

NYerrrrr wrote:

Because NYC is a media hub. That's all. No biggie. Relax and go for a run or something.

I would, but it's 101 degrees here in Richmond, VA with a heat index of 110.

its that global warming i tell ya!

snow in the winter, hot in the summer, that wind yesterday - i'm sure it was a twister!

New Yorkers probably walk more than any other Americans. There are many who walk everywhere. Please also understand that when you say "New York," you are talking about huge work forces that come in on a daily basis from New Jersey, Connecticut, and Long Island. And while you may claim that New York uses a lot of resources, it sure as heck doesn't get its share of federal highway money, and in fact gives such a disproportionate share of its wealth in taxes that it... along with places like California ... helps support the "red" states.

I rolled in at 2pm. I love transit interruptions.

MarathonMind wrote:

Well I was 6th in the door at 9:30! Office wasn't full until well after 11:00.

I'd say a few million dollars (at least) in lost productivity occurred.

Oh and it is ridiculous.

Zoltan wrote:

New Yorkers probably walk more than any other Americans.

Really, how do you know they walk more than people in Philadelphia or Boston or Chicago?

Quit talking out of your ass.

Yea I hate when people refer to new york as "The City"...As if there are no other cities.

YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE OUT THERE! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE! BERNANKE BERNANKE I WORKED FOR GOLDMAN SACHS!

Due to the subway issues this morning, one of my coworkers walked 3 miles to work, and another walked 5. Are any of the cows in Chicago walking that far to work? Is anyone is Boston who isn't following that stupid red line walking that far? Are any of the Phily Cheesesteak eating fatties in Philadelphia walking that far? No? Okay.

BS alert wrote:

Really, how do you know they walk more than people in Philadelphia or Boston or Chicago?

Quit talking out of your ass.