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Sometimes working life is hard ...

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Sometimes working life is hard ...

Post by pvr » Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:47 pm

My view from apartment until next week, "suffering " :)


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Sometimes working life is hard ...

Post by wilkoturbo » Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:59 pm

Wow where are you ??
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Post by pvr » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:22 pm

New York ... waiting for the hurricane :(
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Post by AW8 » Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:54 pm

Could be worse .........at least your not in the Rixo Hotel ;)
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Post by pvr » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:01 am

To keep it in an X related theme ...

Met up with X5Sport over there:
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Post by pvr » Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:28 am

Hmm, torches are being handed out and need to buy food as everything will be shut sat/sun. Great :(
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Post by AW8 » Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:49 am

I read this today " Top forecaster Kristina Pydynowski predicted "widespread tree damage, power outages and structural damage" and said "glass windows could shatter along the sides of New York City skyscrapers".

Minor but legitimate observation..... here.

If too low you could get very wet & if too high there is there is risk of injury from glass shattering, structural damage etc.

In all seriousness - What plans have your hotel & or others put into place ?
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Post by pvr » Fri Aug 26, 2011 1:40 pm

On the 50th floor, so high enough. The windows have been pinned in (whatever that means). Need to buy water etc as there won't be any lifts and 50 floors is a long way to walk. Right next to UN, so next to the water flooding area.

Nice weather today though. Fly back on monday, will see how that goes ...
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Post by AW8 » Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:05 pm

Here's hoping Irene will be kind to you :)
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Re: Sometimes working life is hard ...

Post by Sanj » Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:02 pm

Same here pvr - hope you come through the storm safe and sound... :(
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Re: Sometimes working life is hard ...

Post by X5Sport » Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:54 pm

I hope you and the family are safe and well away from what's racing up the Coast. Take care.

Always fancied seeing one of these type storms, but under properly safe circumstances
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Post by pvr » Sat Aug 27, 2011 10:13 pm

Thanks guys.

Weird to see MacDonalds closed, and even all Starbucks shops as well as most restaurants.

Even the Apple store was closed despite being open "24 hours a day" :)

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Re: Sometimes working life is hard ...

Post by AW8 » Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:01 am

At least two won't be happy re Bloomingdales closure............3 at most ;)

Been keeping an eye on Fox News

Will await for your update tomorrow AM - NY time.

Keep safe :)
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Re: Sometimes working life is hard ...

Post by pvr » Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:29 am

Too much damage had already been done to my wallet earlier in the week by the shopping part of the family ...

It is a bit like "day after tomorrow" here, no cars coming into town at all, no private cars allowed anymore and hardly anything moving here anymore.

Very ghost like.
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Post by X5Sport » Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:21 pm

[quote=""AW8""]Been keeping an eye on Fox News[/quote]

Do you not have any 'real' News channels to watch? I mean if it's on Fox, it must be true! TV equivalent of the Daily Sport..... :D :roll:
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