My social obligations for the summer are DONE!!!
I ended up enjoying them much more than I had expected (I was being a tad - a really BIG tad - Eyore-ish about them), but I still think 3 weddings in 3 weeks (with two of them less than 24 hours and 350+/- miles apart) is at least two too many for a year (IMO) let alone less than a month.
It also made me resolved to get my car situation (or lack thereof) resolved, although I think that will be taken care of in August.
Timelies. And pinch of gronk.
The power company Con Edison said they were on the scene at a building next door -- responding to a report from a gas customer --when the blast occurred.
"It's kinda dark in here. Anyone got a match?"
That building thing is fucked up.
I just read about that -- all the subway announcers were saying was "due to a [garblegarblegarble] delays [garblegarble] thank you for your patience" (translation: All the trains are fucked this morning and we're not telling you why! Whee!)
However, my commute was fucked up due to "a sick passenger around 23rd St" AND "police investigation at Astor Place." So fucking annoying. Then I get to work and am unable to send email. Everything seems to be OK now, but I am CRANKY.
Hands Jesse a clue-by-four with which to knock the world upside the head.
Thanks, Frank! I am spending the next 25 minutes Working On My Attitude before I launch into several hours of meetings, including interviewing a candidate to be my boss. Surly is probably not the impression I want to make there.
Unrelated to exploding buildings, an anguished screech just came from down the hall in Member Services. Two people came over from another cube to investigate. Apparently someone was just having a really bad day. Sounded like she was giving birth. Or practicing opera.
This is the only report I can see about the unrelated-to-explosion death at Astor Place this morning (which was what was fucking up the trains, apparently, not the explosion).
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It looks like noone was killed in the collapse, and it could have been a suicide attempt.
At least 10 people were injured, including five civilians and five firefighters, the Fire Department said. One of the injured included a doctor who owned the building and was pulled from the rubble after communicating with authorities from his phone in the wreckage, fire chief Nicholas Scoppetta said.
A police official told The Associated Press that the lawyer for the doctor's wife contacted police recently and said that she had received an e-mail from him in which the physician indicated he was contemplating suicide. Because of this, 66-year-old Nicholas Bartha was being forced to sell the building. As a result of the situation, authorities believe that the explosion may be related to a suicide attempt involving gas, the police official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
said that she had received an e-mail from him in which the physician indicated he was contemplating suicide. Because of this, 66-year-old Nicholas Bartha was being forced to sell the building.
Wow, I knew NY had some strange real estate laws, but come on.
