New York subway workers run "Rate My Rat" photo contest

[marmar]

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(Reuters) - Subway workers angered over what they say is a rat infestation in their workplace are holding a photo contest for the "nastiest" shot of a rodent, with a grand prize of a monthly transit pass.

Commuters, who frequently see rats on subway platforms and tracks, are urged to upload photos to www.ratfreesubways.com, created by the Transport Workers Union Local 100, the city's largest transit union.

Visitors to the "Rate my Rat" section of the site can vote on the most repulsive vermin.

"Who the hell wants to work around hundreds of freaking rats?" Jim Gannon, a TWU Local 100 spokesman, said in an interview on Tuesday. ..............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/11/us-subways-rats-newyork-idUSTRE80A01F20120111

[Cali_Democrat]

1. Rats are actually very cute animals IMO.

[marmar]

2. Not those disease-carrying puppy-sized rats down in the NY subway......

[HockeyMom]

3. Having grown up riding the subways,

I have seen some rats over the decades bigger and fatter than my cats!

[vaberella]

7. The biggest rat I ever saw was on the news at a Queens firehouse I think.

It weighed more than 25lbs.

[Brigid]

8. A 25-pound rat?!

[vaberella]

9. Yeah two firefighters were holding it.

Apparently the firefighters were complaining about the rat infestation at this firehouse for years. Like the rats would climb on the table in front of them and steal their food. When the inspectors came in and saw they were telling the truth. They started demolishing the building in the process a wall was taken down and killed this rat. Two fire fighters----I'll never forget it.

[DesertFlower]

4. i lived in new york for the first 48

years of my life and the subway was the only place i ever saw rats. thank goodness.

we have rats here in phoenix, but they're different mostly pack rats -- kind of cute as long as they don't get into your attic and chew on your wires.

[enlightenment]

5. This rat (from the website) appears to have found a home . . .

Did the subway worker just give in and bring the critter home?

[vaberella]

6. Oh Columbus Circle...how I miss you.

Meh...still nothing beats 49-50th where rats have joined me on the train or when a rat was being kicked across the platform by other subway riders...ugh disgusting.