In which Ivylass salutes New York

[ivylass]

As a Floridian, I just want to say how proud I am of how New Yorkers came through this blackout.

I have heard no stories of looting, and only minor price gouging on water from street carts.

But:

I have heard stories of people giving strangers rides home in cars.

Of stores giving away sneakers and rollerblades to help people who have to walk home.

Of folks helping the elderly and infirm down flights of stairs.

Last night the streets of Manhattan were host to the world’s biggest slumber party.

I salute New York, for once again handling things with grace and aplomb.

I am so proud New York is part of the U.S.

[rocking_chair]

i agree ivylass. it is not easy to be helpfull and calm when the power is out and it is hot and humid.

i think it is wonderfull that everyone in the areas hit by the power out on both sides of the border kept their heads and humour.

[World_Eater]

We had a police scanner last night in Bedstuy. Funny to hear the Cops ordered to “bust their heads” when responding to some local looting.

[elmwood]

*Originally posted by ivylass *
**As a Floridian, I just want to say how proud I am of how New Yorkers came through this blackout… **

As well as the other 40 million people in the United States and Canada, in places like Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, Kitchener, London, Windsor, Albany, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland, Toledo, Detroit, and Ann Arbor, that were also plunged into darkness.

But hey, those folks could still be in the dark for all it matters. Who cares … after all, they’re not in New York, the greatest city in the world, the center of the universe, the only place that matters that was affected by the blackout.
:rolleyes:

[Andy_Rawlinson]

*Originally posted by elmwood *
**As well as the other 40 million people in the United States and Canada, in places like Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, Kitchener, London, Windsor, Albany, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland, Toledo, Detroit, and Ann Arbor, that were also plunged into darkness.

But hey, those folks could still be in the dark for all it matters. Who cares … after all, they’re not in New York, the greatest city in the world, the center of the universe, the only place that matters that was affected by the blackout.
:rolleyes: **

As a lifetime New Yorker I saw damn right to the above! LOL.

[Andy_Rawlinson]

I meant say. oops.

[Mama_Tiger]

While I also admire the grace with which New York came through this crisis, it also affected a lot of other people.

Like my friends from Kitchener who were in Toronto so he could see a liver cancer specialist and get an MRI to see just how bad his cancer is, and JUST as the doctor was about to look at the MRI and give them the results, the power went out. Now they have to wait till Monday to find out anything. And they went from there to a hotel where they got price gouged badly for a pathetic little meal, apparently. I hope that’s not representative of the way everyone else in Toronto handled it.

There are areas that are still having problems. Like Cleveland, with no water pressure.

It’s good that New York did so well. I just wish the media would also give a little attention to the rest of the areas that were also badly affected, and in some cases far moreso than New York City.

[MonkeyMule]

*Originally posted by World Eater *
**We had a police scanner last night in Bedstuy. Funny to hear the Cops ordered to “bust their heads” when responding to some local looting. **

OH MY GOD!!

I think I walked right past you on thursday night!! :eek:

I thought it was kinda weird to see people sitting out infront of their house listening to a police scanner!! MY GOD what a small world