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55. I hope they've secured all the construction supplies on the upper half of that building.

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Mon Oct 29, 2012, 06:38 PM

Oct 2012

There could be some dangerous projectiles with 100+ mph gusts. Maybe there's a bar in the lobby with no windows.

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Picture of the broken/dangling crane in NYC from my hotel room window [View all] stevenleser Oct 2012 OP

That looks too close for comfort. liberalmuse Oct 2012 #1

**gulp** nc4bo Oct 2012 #2

Hey, you have the heavy duty blackout blinds? jberryhill Oct 2012 #3

Can you get a clearer picture, maybe clean the water off that window? justiceischeap Oct 2012 #4

Could you shake the the frame at the bottom to try to knock it loose? snooper2 Oct 2012 #5

Do you feel at risk in any way Control-Z Oct 2012 #6

I sure do hope that doesn't come loose! annabanana Oct 2012 #7

Where the FUCK is Superman when you need him? Good fucking grief! HopeHoops Oct 2012 #8

You have to hang a baby on it jberryhill Oct 2012 #16

This made me bust out laughing. Thank you! n/t antigone382 Oct 2012 #19

As will all those old white pro-life republicans. Marie Marie Oct 2012 #50

Did somebody call for Superman? Hugabear Oct 2012 #17

Thanks. I just lost my lunch. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #20

lol..i needed a laugh. onecent Oct 2012 #27

Who is that? Panasonic Oct 2012 #34

Lyin Ryan's face hogwyld Oct 2012 #36

Ryan thinks he is Superman Hugabear Oct 2012 #38

Superman lives in Metropolis. NYC is Spiderman's backyard. Hugabear Oct 2012 #26

It depends on which Marvel Universe you are in jberryhill Oct 2012 #28

Yeah, well Gotham is a euphemism for NYC too. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #31

Of course, just about any word would be a euphemism for NYC jberryhill Oct 2012 #42

The use of the Statue of Liberty sort of cemented the deal. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #43

lmbo dropboss11 Oct 2012 #48

I wasn't joking! HopeHoops Oct 2012 #61

We should call The Tick instead. kentauros Oct 2012 #59

SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t sarisataka Oct 2012 #65

Superman has it under control. Here is the evidence: Purrfessor Oct 2012 #69

That might be a Photoshop job. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #71

Lookouts below! Nt PCIntern Oct 2012 #9

How about a picture of the street below it bananas Oct 2012 #10

I hope the wind is blowing it away from you.... DonRedwood Oct 2012 #11

+1000 HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #33

I feel for you folks Aerows Oct 2012 #12

Holy FUCK Steve! Get away from the windows! LadyHawkAZ Oct 2012 #13

Thanks everybody! I'm at the restaurant getting some grub stevenleser Oct 2012 #14

Skip dessert... It's coming loose... Get a good picture! jberryhill Oct 2012 #18

Can you switch your hotel room to the other side of the hotel so you are not on THAT side of the NotThisTime Oct 2012 #41

Saw a pre-storm pic of that yesterday; definitely saw that coming. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #15

Man, you are way too close to that window! countryjake Oct 2012 #21

should you be that close to it?? barbtries Oct 2012 #22

I gotta say.. I saw picture of something "dangling from my hotel room"... jberryhill Oct 2012 #23

Yeesh! (nt) Kurovski Oct 2012 #24

Same crane from Google Earth Streetview: ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2012 #25

I am praying that you stay safe...this thing could onecent Oct 2012 #29

Wait, is this one of those David Blaine stunts? jberryhill Oct 2012 #30

Only if David Blaine is strapped to the end of that crane Hugabear Oct 2012 #35

Let's assume he is, and see how this works out.... jberryhill Oct 2012 #40

Do me a favor, stay away from the window nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #32

I think I might request a room change Warpy Oct 2012 #37

Picture from ABC Iterate Oct 2012 #39

Looks like the whole thing could come down, not just the boom. nt Barack_America Oct 2012 #45

Just announced. They are evacuating my hotel due to proximity to the crane stevenleser Oct 2012 #44

good luck stevenleser!! we're worried about ya! DonRedwood Oct 2012 #46

That maybe a good thing. Lone_Star_Dem Oct 2012 #52

I hope you have good luck, last time I was evacuated from a hotel, every hotel in the city was NotThisTime Oct 2012 #54

Glad you're getting out! Wind Dancer Oct 2012 #56

Shouldn't they have begun to secure or lower the cranes when the storm was forecast? Swede Atlanta Oct 2012 #47

oh shit, you you saying this if from the storm?!?!? pasto76 Oct 2012 #49

Wow, you are real close to the crane. nt bluestate10 Oct 2012 #51

That's ominous. Thanks for posting it! slackmaster Oct 2012 #53

I hope they've secured all the construction supplies on the upper half of that building. Incitatus Oct 2012 #55

npr announced they are evacuating the hotel 'across the street' spanone Oct 2012 #57

Stay safe, and check back in when you can. n/t onecent Oct 2012 #58

Damocles spike91nz Oct 2012 #60

Incredible picture! Stay safe! n/t FourScore Oct 2012 #62

I guess they didn't have time to break any of it down? lonestarnot Oct 2012 #63

they probably weren't done using it yet... BlueMan Votes Oct 2012 #66

I will say no more because it is said to be secure now, but some fucking corporate fuck made the lonestarnot Oct 2012 #72

There should have been no reason to take it down. opiate69 Oct 2012 #73

you couldn't be more wrong. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #74

I'm OK. When they evacuated my hotel, I managed to get into one of the last operating cabs stevenleser Oct 2012 #64

Just wondering... Panasonic Oct 2012 #67

I was prepositioned to be close to the office where I work. stevenleser Oct 2012 #68

Ah Panasonic Oct 2012 #70