Posted on 08/27/2011 2:17:46 PM PDT by jimbo123
Theres no calm before the storm.
As frenzied New Yorkers emptied grocery stores, grabbed at every last flashlight and evacuated their homes, the MTA shut down its entire transit system in anticipation of Irene walloping the city.
The storm is on track to strike east of the five boroughs by 8 a.m.
Transit workers began the arduous system halt the first weather-related one in history at noon. Bus and subway service might not get moving until well into Monday afternoon.
The apocalyptic standstill leaves five million riders without a way around.
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You did the smart thing. On re-reading my post it came a little harder than I meant for it to. It was more directed at the N.Y.C. population as a whole and not you personally. Good luck!
This is hilarious. It’s almost 3am now and it’s not even raining,. Me and my brother were cracking up outside making pretend we were getting blown apart by the wind “Help me! Help me Bloomberg!” This isn’t even a tropical storm anymore. It’s more of a light mist LOL! El chubbs Chris Christie is another who’s going to look like a complete moron. Holding press conferences every two second talking like Godzilla was coming to destroy humanity.
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