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- blork1, on 10/12/2007, -10/+162"Ve must help ze Fuhrer protect ze Homeland!"
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -9/+127"It is still early but there is no indication of terrorism and there is no credible intelligence to suggest any imminent threat to the homeland or to New York at this time," said Russ Knocke, spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security.
Why do government officials using the word "homeland" with a straight face bother me so much? I can't picture them saying it in anything other than a German accent. It's truly distressing. - Yellowone, on 10/12/2007, -3/+103Howard Stern evacuated the studios....show just went off the air as he had someone confirm the smell coming through his toilet. I know it sounds like a joke but I'm not joking.
- hoppdawg, on 10/12/2007, -8/+82Doorknob.
- converge, on 10/12/2007, -8/+72sorry guys, i ate a lot of beans last night!
- HunterKiller, on 10/12/2007, -2/+53At least it doesn't smell like almonds.
- bostonyankee, on 10/12/2007, -6/+55I'm sure that at the end of the day they'll find that the smell they're worrying about in Manhattan is coming from the Meadowlands.
- JimXugle, on 10/12/2007, -2/+51Light a match and wave it around... that should fix it :-P
- InfamousX241, on 10/12/2007, -1/+45Maybe it's oxygen gas that they're smelling for the first time.
- howsmusic4u, on 10/12/2007, -2/+46Jersey City's armpit stench finally crossed the river.
- CedEx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+44I wonder who found out that cyanide smells like almonds? It probably went like this:
Scientist1: "I think I've isolated cyanide! It smells wonderful and very aromatic, it smells like almon...."
*thud*
Scientist2: "Wow, he's dead..." - mattus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+43Pics of what? It's gas, the stuff is transparent.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -8/+50I am in your sister, going downtown.
- zttrx, on 10/12/2007, -12/+521. there's no terrorist attack
2. I live and work between midtown and battery park, and I can't smell *****
3. Cops and fire department are saying repeatedly that whatever it is, it's not natural gas and does not appear to be a health hazard
4. everyone is overreacting, as usual - roosterjm2k2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+32Rabid, cyanide gas (common idea for a terrorist weapon) smells like almonds (though only a small % of the population has the ability to detect that smell)
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+33Also in the news:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/08/austin.birds.ap/index.html
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Police shut down 10 blocks of businesses in the heart of downtown Austin early Monday after dozens of birds were found dead. - ebrandsberg, on 10/12/2007, -5/+35HA... I finally have a theory that nobody has suggested. It could be a test by our own government in order to test the models that predict the flow of air in NYC in the event of a terrorist attack. By releasing a large enough amount of mercaptan it would be easy to plot who was able to smell it, and therefore would have been "killed" by a potential attack. Seems like a lot of people may have "died" if so.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+33the mayor just had a press conference and confirmed that it IS NOT A NATURAL GAS LEAK they're still not sure what it is. A lot of people I spoke to think it might be the smell of Britney Spear's dying career, but again, this is unconfirmed.
- Storberry, on 10/12/2007, -3/+32in the last couple hours, it just proved to me how easy to release chemical agents in NYC with no emergency response from anyone for hours. It is very very simple to fill a truck with hydrogen sulphide next time... and no one will suspect a thing
- Storberry, on 10/12/2007, -1/+30damn.... it is very strong at 1221 6th Ave.
- Roger, on 10/12/2007, -3/+30@junkmail02
BigKitty is also an Islamophobe and a bigot.
Check her comment history if you don't believe me. - Emaze, on 10/12/2007, -0/+24it's strong at 49th and Park as well.
- VipeNess, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25update: just saw on the news; the mayor was dismissing any type of terrorist act, and telling people to go back to work and everything is ok.
- TortfeasorG, on 10/12/2007, -3/+27waaaaaa... is this about you or the news?
- LoungeActx, on 10/12/2007, -2/+23Oh man...the New Jersey air is migrating north!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+22Don't mod the dude down. He's 100% right.
No one can explain the smell. They probably don't even know if it's harmful.
*****, if that odor was fatal, do you REALLY think they'd tell everyone? I'm not saying it is, but just something to keep in mind.
The worst thing they could admit to right now is, "We have no idea what it is." That would cause panic. Play it cool. Pretend like you know what's goin on. Keep order. - VipeNess, on 10/12/2007, -3/+23new update: news reporting in new jersey; people are getting sick from it, homeland security is now monitoring in nj.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20We can easily identify the other stench as human waste. This one we're not so sure about.
- seanherman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18It was obnoxious when I got off the PATH 33rd street station on my way to work. Apparently the trains were shut down at the 33rd st station for some time, while they tried to locate the source of the leak.
Also, natural gas obviously doesn't have a smell, but they mix additives to give it the distinctive "leaking gas" smell we recognize when the gas oven is left on. It smelled exactly like that: an oven left on. - dcipjr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18What a positive, cheerful outlook on life. You should write children's books.
- swizzcheez, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18My favorite Bloomberg quote (from a different article): "We are waiting for the gas to pass." Not something ole' Rudy would have said I'll wager.
- Homunculiheaded, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18wait, but isn't this the story you submitted and isn't it on the front page?
- drjekelmrhyde, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18Maybe its the Gaints smelling like ass from yesterday
or from the fans that shyt themselves while watching the eagles win - tainedhero, on 10/12/2007, -4/+20Every one put their tinfoil hats on now.
Oh, And dont forget duct tape. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18Are people smoking outside?
If so, then nothing to worry about. I doubt the whole place will just ignite.
It's probably Jesus in his second coming.. in stinky gas form. Damn, didn't see that one coming. - Charlotte_Web, on 10/12/2007, -5/+21It forced Howard Stern off the air?
Maybe this gas leak isn't such a bad thing... - AllnightChemist, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16It's strong everywhere, from at least 10th Street up to Columbus Circle to New-freakin'-Jersey. Apparently in the subways too. I've been advised by my building management to stay inside.
Can't be worse than the Lower East Side smells in the summer. - thedonga, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16It's a test...
What better way to see how best to release a poisonous gas, than to release a harmless odorous gas a few months beforehand and see how it travels throughout the city. The perp makes sure it stinks, so they get reports from all over the city and can tell how far and how fast...wait for a weather-similar day in the future, and release a deadly odorless gas. Their trial run will give them some idea how much gas to use, and where to release. - paintist, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15@datastorageguy
There is a difference between "patriotism and love of one's country" and being a "nationalist." The world 'homeland' seems historically a word used by nationalist-run governments (Cold War Russia, Germany) - webtekie, on 10/12/2007, -5/+19bastard!
- tobyjoe, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15"I'm not smelling anything in SoHo. I might go for a walk this afternoon just to see if I can find the "border" of the smell zone."
I'm in SoHo, as well, and haven't smelled anything.
I did step in gum the other day, and I forgot to alert everyone that it WAS NOT the act of terrorists. - chaosmachine, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13it wouldn't be the first time.
[quote]
In New York, military researchers in 1966 spread Bacillus subtilis variant Niger, also believed to be harmless, in the subway system by dropping lightbulbs filled with the bacteria onto tracks in stations in midtown Manhattan.
The bacteria were carried for miles throughout the subway system, leading Army officials to conclude in a January 1968 report: "Similar covert attacks with a pathogenic (disease-causing) agent during peak traffic periods could be expected to expose large numbers of people to infection and subsequent illness or death.
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(taken from www.testsubjects.net) - canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13possibly the combined stench of the giants, jets, and knicks, all stinking up the joint the last few days
- selil, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Interesting...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_explosion_in_Guadalajara - Flushingborn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11I work in manhattan. I was ready to bounce out of here, I was starting to have flashbacks to 9-11. I got an email from someone I know that works in building mangement. I quote it below. i find it interesting that the media and the goverment make no mention to this yet. I think people are in cover your ass mode.
-----Original Message-----
From: XXXXXXXX
To: Everyone - New York
Sent: Mon Jan 08 10:48:52 2007
Subject: FW: Odors
FYI..................
As per Con Ed, Duke Energy, major gas pipeline operator, was venting a line in the vicinity of Weehawken in automatic mode. The vent valve hung up and a large amount of gas leaked into the atmosphere. The condition is now under control. - VipeNess, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10watching news while i work and they keep breaking from time to time to update on it.
latest from cnn.com
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/08/ny.gas.odor.ap/index.html
• Residents start reporting strong odor about 9 a.m.
• Mayor Bloomberg: "We are confident it is not dangerous"
• In Jersey City the smell described as 1,000 times stronger than at a gas station
• No indication of terrorism, says Department of Homeland Security
fox on tv is saying they are reaching updates continuously from hq from fox and reporting - homeland security is monitoring the issue still, and they are still saying there is no leak, and 911 is getting flooded with calls still. - xerus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Why hasnt Bill Nye been summoned yet?
- zttrx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Pardon me for using your post as a demonstration there, sardion2000. Here's what you said:
"Funny, there was an explosion just like this where the gas company came around three times before to check for gas leaks and they found none despite the insistence of the occupants in the build that they smelled Natural Gas. Detecting it with equipment is very difficult to do unless you know the exact place where a rupture occurred. Saying this isn't Natural gas and that everything is ok is just Public Relations. They don't want people to panic(even when they have good reason too) and their assurances are giving people a false sense of security."
1. there was an explosion just like this? when? where? what explosion?
2. what gas company? where did you get the "three times" figure? what occupants?
3. why is detecting natural gas with equipment very difficult? I thought it was actually pretty easy. In fact, you too can do it for less than a hundred bucks: http://testproducts.com/safecart/product_info.php/cPath/32/products_id/199?osCsid=97ebca84e9a475970b5a6836816e9864
4. they don't want people to panic? Pardon my saying so, but we here in NYC have seen a bit of action in the last little while, and probably aren't going to panic. As a matter of fact, dozens of office buildings were evacuated without incident.
This has been a small demonstration of the most efficient method to disable paranoid argument: simply ask lots of questions. - ToxicGas, on 08/11/2008, -0/+10strange .... we had this same thing happen in Flagstaff, AZ just a week ago. the smell was the same and the source was never found ??
- griz, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13Vipeness, care to throw out a source for your info?
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