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brooklynite

(94,520 posts) Thu Dec 27, 2018, 10:36 PM Dec 2018

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Power substation blows up in NYC

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Power substation blows up in NYC (Original Post) brooklynite Dec 2018 OP

'there is a power station. It must be destroyed.' --The Keymaker, Matrix Reloaded. Volaris Dec 2018 #1

I saw the lights to the southeast from where I live Sanity Claws Dec 2018 #2

Twitter posts brooklynite Dec 2018 #5

What area is affected? Just a Weirdo Dec 2018 #3

Up in Astoria, queens brooklynite Dec 2018 #4

Maybe this will keep Amazon away Sanity Claws Dec 2018 #6

You will be surprised. Blue_true Dec 2018 #8

BREAKING: LaGuardia Airport is now closed... brooklynite Dec 2018 #7

hey now, get it together Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #9

Nothing stops this city...not even terrorists. nt UniteFightBack Dec 2018 #10

Anybody know the cause ? Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2018 #11

I saw it as I was driving through on I95. NutmegYankee Dec 2018 #12

Volaris

(10,270 posts)

1. 'there is a power station. It must be destroyed.' --The Keymaker, Matrix Reloaded.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 10:40 PM

Dec 2018

I'm guessing someone round here saw a black cat not long ago, and had a wierd case of de je vue lol!

Sanity Claws

(21,847 posts)

2. I saw the lights to the southeast from where I live

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 10:41 PM

Dec 2018

but didn't know what it was.

I looked at several news sites but couldn't find anything. Where did you find your information?

brooklynite

(94,520 posts)

5. Twitter posts

Reply to Sanity Claws (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 10:45 PM

Dec 2018

Link to tweet

Just a Weirdo

(488 posts)

3. What area is affected?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 10:42 PM

Dec 2018

I'm in your town, Brooklynite. Today was a nice day out to Manhattan. Staying here thru the 3rd.

brooklynite

(94,520 posts)

4. Up in Astoria, queens

Reply to Just a Weirdo (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 10:45 PM

Dec 2018

Sanity Claws

(21,847 posts)

6. Maybe this will keep Amazon away

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 10:46 PM

Dec 2018

One can wish, right?

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

8. You will be surprised.

Reply to Sanity Claws (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 11:49 PM

Dec 2018

Had one fry big when I was visiting my brother in the biggest city in the county. A crap shorts inducing explosion, didn't see a fire. But after a few hours, all was normal.

brooklynite

(94,520 posts)

7. BREAKING: LaGuardia Airport is now closed...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 11:04 PM

Dec 2018

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,339 posts)

9. hey now, get it together

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 11:57 PM

Dec 2018

It's ok for NYC to wobble a little now and then, but it can't fall down.

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)

10. Nothing stops this city...not even terrorists. nt

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 11:59 PM

Dec 2018

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)

11. Anybody know the cause ?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Dec 28, 2018, 01:27 AM

Dec 2018

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)

12. I saw it as I was driving through on I95.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Dec 28, 2018, 01:30 AM

Dec 2018

I had no idea what it was until I got home.

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