NYC is having a really bad day...

Well the NYC area (and all it's surrounding boroughs including portions of Long Island, West Chester, and Hoboken, New Jersey, with the possible exception of Staten Island, which we don't really consider part of NYC anyhow) is having a really bad day.

Southern Brooklyn received over seven inches of rain today. I think it got most of it this morning, although quite a bit came down around 1-3pm. Not to mention last night.



Everything is disrupted. Subways are suspended in both directions. The streets are flooded, with traffic suspended in both directions. The subways are flooded. The buses are flooded.

"Heavy rainfall in New York City today has made it a tough day for travel, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said. “About half of the subway system is either fully suspended or partially suspended," Lieber said at a news briefing today. "But we are starting the process of trying to get some of those lines back." Metro North has also been shut down due to water in south Bronx, but the Long Island Rail Road is in service, Lieber said. The MTA is working on developing a limited service plan this afternoon to get residents home from school and work. Lieber said those who must travel today should take the bus, adding that 3,500 buses are in operation in the city."

Apparently he doesn't realize that the buses are also flooded?

So even though it stopped raining between 4pm and 6pm - I'd have had issues getting home, and so is everyone else. (It stopped raining for two hours, only to start up again at 6pm. It's been doing that off and on all day. Stops for a bit, then pours, then a deluge, then rains, then stops. I texted my brother to see if he got any rain - he got an inch upstate. And told him what was happening in the City. He was aghast.

Bro: was this forecast?
Me: Yeah, it was. But we didn't expect a deluge for four hours straight, after rain all night long, then a break and another deluge. Then a break and more rain. That - they didn't really expect. They just thought, oh frequent down-pours, no problem.

Mother nature's definition of frequent downpours and our definition of frequent downpours are apparently not the same, and we need to redefine how we think of frequent downpours in the future. Also maybe retiring upstate is not such a bad idea? In the mountains?)

Apartment building lobbies and basement apartments are flooded. People are stranded on concrete islands in the middle of flooded roadways. Cars have been flooded. The tracks are flooded. Also they had to shut down Terminal A at Laguardia airport, because it is flooded.

See pic via Xitter:

And go here: NBC News - Flooding Shuts Down Laguardia Airports Terminal - Travelers Walk in Inches of Water

[BTW - the journalists are all still camped out on Xitter grabbing footage from people posting their experiences on Xitter. I see someone post, and the journalists pop up asking if they can use the footage and where it was taken.]

Prospect Park was flooded and suffered severe damage including downed trees. (Curious about Green Wood Cemetery - which has slightly higher elevation.)

The FDR is closed in both directions:



Meanwhile in Central Park, they are telling tourists and visitors to please stay away from the newly formed lakes surrounding fountains and other areas in the park. And well, a Sea Lion Escaped it's enclosure at the Central Park Zoo. It didn't get very far - just wandered about the flooded zoo, which was closed. But I'm guessing it at least had a good day?

For myself and my own little neck of the world? I was going to do laundry today but am leery of venturing into the basement. When I asked the Super's Wife for their set of keys to get back into my apartment (because I accidentally locked myself out), the Super came up the elevator - soaking wet and screaming in Polish, in a blind panic. She threw my keys at me and rushed into the elevator with him. I decided that I did not want to know. She'd told me there were leaks all over the building due to the deluge. But if I had to guess, the basement is flooded and it possibly has something to do with the boiler - since there wasn't much hot water at lunch time - and they'd been having issues with it all week. I fear for the Bangladash family - who lives in the basement apartment - there's a family of about six people down there. An old man, old woman, a baby, several small children, two young adults and a father and mother. I don't know how they all fit in there - unless it is a far bigger apartment than I think it is.

Also all the books, CDs, DVDs, and things folks have in storage. Plus electrical and gas meters.

Like I said? I don't want to know. I do know the basement has several drains. It should be fine. But I'm staying out of it until next week, when it is dry and this is over.

Alphabet Meme

Alphabet Meme, that I snagged from svgurl.

A is for Argument: Who is the last person you argued with and what was it about?

Probably BYT. I argue with BYT a lot. This?

BYT: Reschedule the technical evaluation meetings for this day, and this day and this one.
Me: But that's just four days after they get the tech proposals. That's not enough time. And three of those days are relief days or days off. They are human not AI.
BYT: Hey, I am only providing what I was directed. We don't need a full evaluation, just questions.
Me: okay...

I don't know maybe that's not arguing? It's just questioning? It's hard to tell the difference sometimes. Also, I was trained to argue, as a friend stated to another friend once regarding me - "don't argue with the former lawyer".

B is for Breakfast: Do you eat breakfast? What do you usually have?

Yes. Either some type of egg dish (scrambled, poached, omelet or quiche), oatmeal with half n half or almond/coconut creamer, cinnamon, and pumpkin seeds, or almond flour pancakes with bacon. Depends on whether I have to go to work that morning. Also plain Greek yogurt with walnuts and pumpkin seeds.

C is for Car: Do you have one? What kind? If not, how do you usually travel?

No. I either walk, take the subway, the commuter train, a taxi or car service (uber, lyft, etc), and if far distances - Amtrak or Plane. Or someone else drives me.

But mainly? It's free subway/train and feet. I don't pay anything for transportation - it's a perk of working for a transportation agency.

D is for Dinner: What's on the menu tonight?

Spinach and Gruyere Cheese Omelete, with bacon. Almond flour Apple Pie Blondie with whipped cream for desert.

E is for Excellence: Name one thing you think you're really good at

Writing, or so I'm told.
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