Excitement on Jan 26th!
What I missed out on, since I was back in Toronto at the time. Luckily Toby logged the event:
The morning started with a bang, followed by loud sirens. All in all a pretty ordinary way to greet the day here. But it seemed odd just how many sirens seemed to be going by, so when I'ld finished in the kitchen I looked out the living room window to see a NYPD cruiser which appeared to have been traveling the wrong way down Riverside drive and encountered a car going in the other direction head-on. It looked like the sort of accident that people could walk away from, or that could break bones depending on their luck was that day, but it was not catastrophic.
If the accident hadn't involved a police car, I am sure a couple of ambulances would have been called and probably a couple of cop cars. It would have been taken care of quickly. But instead, three hours or more were required to reopen the street. And during that time their were an awful lot of people. Like anything here, it seems that when people are given a choice between 1) being useful or 2) congregating/standing around they opt for the later. After a few months here I have to say that I have that tendency myself! So, at the height of this event I counted (just from what I could see out my window):
13 police cruisers
1 unmarked car
2 fire department ambulances
1 police department ambulance
2 "emergency services" trucks from the police department
In the end, they wheeled one police officer away on a stretcher. Judging from the haste with which things were not done, I doubt s/he had any life threatening injuries. If it had been me in the car, I don't know if I would be embarrassed to be the focus of 30 guys standing around and chatting, or if I would be flattered that they all wanted to be there. From my vantage point, all I could think was that most places I have lived didn't own 13 marked police cruisers!
The morning started with a bang, followed by loud sirens. All in all a pretty ordinary way to greet the day here. But it seemed odd just how many sirens seemed to be going by, so when I'ld finished in the kitchen I looked out the living room window to see a NYPD cruiser which appeared to have been traveling the wrong way down Riverside drive and encountered a car going in the other direction head-on. It looked like the sort of accident that people could walk away from, or that could break bones depending on their luck was that day, but it was not catastrophic.
If the accident hadn't involved a police car, I am sure a couple of ambulances would have been called and probably a couple of cop cars. It would have been taken care of quickly. But instead, three hours or more were required to reopen the street. And during that time their were an awful lot of people. Like anything here, it seems that when people are given a choice between 1) being useful or 2) congregating/standing around they opt for the later. After a few months here I have to say that I have that tendency myself! So, at the height of this event I counted (just from what I could see out my window):
13 police cruisers
1 unmarked car
2 fire department ambulances
1 police department ambulance
2 "emergency services" trucks from the police department
In the end, they wheeled one police officer away on a stretcher. Judging from the haste with which things were not done, I doubt s/he had any life threatening injuries. If it had been me in the car, I don't know if I would be embarrassed to be the focus of 30 guys standing around and chatting, or if I would be flattered that they all wanted to be there. From my vantage point, all I could think was that most places I have lived didn't own 13 marked police cruisers!
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