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Roosevelt Island Tram Incident
| ScarletKnight41 Apr 19 2006 10:09 PM |
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[url=http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=58739]They were stranded for 11 hours![/url]
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| Nymr83 Apr 20 2006 07:08 PM |
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The tram was built as a temporary solution until the F-train could stop on roosevelt island, the F now stops there and the tram is a disaster waiting to happen. It should probably be closed, at the very least the city should pledge not to spend more than the normal upkeep on it (ie we are not wasting money on upgrading this thing when it isnt even needed.)
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| seawolf17 Apr 20 2006 08:46 PM |
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As the parent of an eight-week-old baby, OH MY GOD I would lose my frickin' mind being stuck for eleven hours with no formula and not enough diapers.
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| metirish Apr 20 2006 08:48 PM |
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I saw a few kids(11/12) interviewed on the news and they thought it was cool, by all accounts everyone did all they could to keep people calm, one kid tought his TV exposure would help him with the girls, now that's the thing to do.
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| Bret Sabermetric Apr 21 2006 06:53 AM |
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My daughters think the tram is cool--we try to ride it, just for fun, every year, and it's a little bit nervewracking to be suspended over the East River for ten minutes. I think we'd go completely nuts if we were stuck on that thing for 11 hours.
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| Yancy Street Gang Apr 21 2006 08:59 AM |
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What a nightmare that must have been for the parents of those young kids. I've had some bad airport experiences while traveling with young kids, but never anything as bad as that must have been.
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| Elster88 Apr 21 2006 09:13 AM |
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Wow I didn't even think of that. Even if there we no babies how were people relieving themselves?
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| Johnny Dickshot Apr 21 2006 09:25 AM |
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One car came to a stop by first avenue just above the Food Emporium store with 2 babies inside. The store sent diapers, formula, baby wipes, snacks, water etc up via a basket lowered from a rope.
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| Yancy Street Gang Apr 21 2006 09:35 AM |
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If I was up there I'd probably ask for an adult diaper or two for myself, just in case.
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| Frayed Knot Apr 21 2006 09:57 AM |
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"Even if there we no babies how were people relieving themselves?"
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| Elster88 Apr 21 2006 09:58 AM |
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#2?
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| Willets Point Apr 21 2006 10:00 AM |
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Meanwhile in the "Thread titles that would make great band names" BLC, The Roosevelt Island Tram Incident has an early lead over One Red Paperclip.
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| sharpie Apr 21 2006 12:51 PM |
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Last night Lenny Harris and his friend were watching Spider-Man which now seems strangely relevant.
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| Centerfield Apr 21 2006 01:21 PM |
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I would swim across the East River before I ever rode that tram.
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| Willets Point Apr 21 2006 01:33 PM |
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The tram is fun. I've been on it many times to visit my cousins on RI. However, it has a history of breaking down. When I first read this story my thought was "Is the tram breaking down even newsworthy anymore?"
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