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Sewage backup causes United Nations evacuation
Reuters ^
| 12/21/2010
Posted on 12/21/2010 10:42:25 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
(Reuters) - A sewage backup caused a big stink at the United Nations on Tuesday, forcing diplomats and their staff to evacuate the Security Council and General Assembly.
Spokesman Farhan Haq said the evacuation was a precautionary measure after a strange smell was noticed in parts of the U.N. secretariat building. He said the odor was due to sewage backup possibly caused by high tides in the nearby East River.
"There were gases released from the sewage but they're not harmful," Haq said. Firefighters and hazardous materials experts had been called to the scene. U.N. management officials were working to deal with the sewage problem, he said.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alreadyposted; fecalmatter; napl; sewage; stink; unfailures; unitednations; unitednationssewer; usoutofunnow
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To: Responsibility2nd
God works in mysterious ways!
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posted on
12/21/2010 10:49:01 AM PST
by
OpusatFR
To: Responsibility2nd
I remember when they were digging the Seattle bus tunnels, and they mistakenly hooked up a water pressure line to the sewer line and blow sewage back up through the toilets in the Court House. I just hope a lot of Lawyers were sitting there.
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posted on
12/21/2010 10:49:15 AM PST
by
stubernx98
(cranky, but reasonable)
To: Responsibility2nd
This is going to be a totally ripe thread!
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posted on
12/21/2010 10:51:04 AM PST
by
Eye of Unk
(If your enemy is quick to anger, seek to irritate him. Sun Tzu, The Art of War.)
To: Responsibility2nd
Somebody is trying to tell us something. All Americans need to do now is try to focus and take the appropriate action.
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posted on
12/21/2010 10:52:19 AM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Merry Christmas to all of my FReeper FRiends!)
To: Responsibility2nd
The thing’s been there for 60 years and this is the first high tide?
It is a gem of a building though (except its falling apart).
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posted on
12/21/2010 10:52:21 AM PST
by
DManA
To: Responsibility2nd
The last ten resolutions?
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posted on
12/21/2010 10:52:41 AM PST
by
tanuki
(O-voters: wanted Uberman, got Underdog....)
To: Responsibility2nd; The Comedian; null and void; Slings and Arrows; martin_fierro; Lazamataz
Like, *PING*, folks.
They write themselves...
Thanks, Responsibility2nd.
Cheers!
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posted on
12/21/2010 10:52:50 AM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: Responsibility2nd
That building needs so many repairs that they just need to demolish it.
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posted on
12/21/2010 10:53:15 AM PST
by
Jack Hydrazine
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
To: Ancient Drive
.... man.. the jokes just write themselves today rofl You took the words out of my mouth!
You just can't make this stuff up! :-)
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posted on
12/21/2010 10:53:15 AM PST
by
OldMissileer
(Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
To: Responsibility2nd
It’s the Marxist crap that is coming out of their mouths that is toxic.
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posted on
12/21/2010 10:54:12 AM PST
by
rbosque
(12 year Freeper!!! Combat Economist.)
To: Responsibility2nd
A sewage backup caused a big stink at the United Nations on Tuesday How could you tell the difference???
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posted on
12/21/2010 10:54:15 AM PST
by
6ppc
(It's torch and pitchfork time)
To: Responsibility2nd
Sewage backup!? That’s old news.
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posted on
12/21/2010 10:56:03 AM PST
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
To: Responsibility2nd
Please do not repair this.
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posted on
12/21/2010 10:56:58 AM PST
by
ReneeLynn
(Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black. Mmm Mmm Mmm.)
To: Responsibility2nd
Sewage backup? Well, sometimes production outstrips transportation.
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posted on
12/21/2010 10:57:09 AM PST
by
count-your-change
(You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: 6ppc
NYC sewer overflows into UN.
Merry Christmas indeed !!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
To: Ancient Drive
To: ReneeLynn
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posted on
12/21/2010 11:02:19 AM PST
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: Responsibility2nd
UN, all your poop are belong to you!
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posted on
12/21/2010 11:06:09 AM PST
by
444Flyer
("The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power." -Daniel Webster)
To: Responsibility2nd
Well, they wouldn’t have been able to tell from the SMELL...
...so how was it discovered? Did someone finally SEE it?
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posted on
12/21/2010 11:08:52 AM PST
by
WayneS
(Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm. -- James Madison)
To: Responsibility2nd
How would they notice a strange smell over the stench of filthy third world dictators?
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posted on
12/21/2010 11:09:06 AM PST
by
Califreak
(November 2008 proved that Idiocracy isn't just a movie anymore)
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