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nolabear

(41,959 posts) Mon Oct 29, 2012, 06:43 PM Oct 2012

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ABC just announced stevenleser's hotel (Parker Meridien) evacuated due to crane.

I think he mentioned it way downthread on his thread. I expect he'll have some crazy stories to tell.

Good wishes to all who face the unknown.

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ABC just announced stevenleser's hotel (Parker Meridien) evacuated due to crane. (Original Post) nolabear Oct 2012 OP

I wonder where they will go. DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #1

Steven Lesser owns a hotel??? Holy shit folks, DU has our own Trump! Take that FreeRepublic! Schema Thing Oct 2012 #2

Well how would YOU have crammed it into a header? nolabear Oct 2012 #3

like a boss Schema Thing Oct 2012 #11

LOL! OneGrassRoot Oct 2012 #4

He saved up 4 houses for it. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #25

+1 LiberalLoner Oct 2012 #5

Where do you move an entire hotel of people to in the midst of a hurricane? Lone_Star_Dem Oct 2012 #6

Carnegie Hall jberryhill Oct 2012 #8

I think Carnegie hall is in the restricted zone brooklynite Oct 2012 #13

Do you know how to get to Carnegie Hall? jberryhill Oct 2012 #18

Practice, practice, practice? panader0 Oct 2012 #24

I feel terrible but I just LMFAO on this one! n/t WilmywoodNCparalegal Oct 2012 #14

You bad! Nt PCIntern Oct 2012 #15

LOL! Lone_Star_Dem Oct 2012 #19

Another hotel? Barack_America Oct 2012 #10

With enough vacancies to take in everyone from the Parker Meridien? Lone_Star_Dem Oct 2012 #22

Think of all the travelers that couldn't fly IN today. Barack_America Oct 2012 #26

Be safe, steve!!! nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #7

Quite honestLy not surprised nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #9

What a dangerous situation. How in the heck will they get in down w/o it falling? In the middle of a Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #12

They were talking securing it nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #17

Thanks nolabear nt Gormy Cuss Oct 2012 #16

Thank goodness..........his photo showed how close he was........way too close!! nc4bo Oct 2012 #20

A poster on another thread wrote that authorities fear a massive gas explosion if it snagglepuss Oct 2012 #21

Gas main nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #23

DollarBillHines

(1,922 posts)

1. I wonder where they will go.

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 06:45 PM

Oct 2012

I'll bet that wherever it is, it won't be as nice as the Parker Meridien.

Schema Thing

(10,283 posts)

2. Steven Lesser owns a hotel??? Holy shit folks, DU has our own Trump! Take that FreeRepublic!

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 06:49 PM

Oct 2012

nolabear

(41,959 posts)

3. Well how would YOU have crammed it into a header?

Reply to Schema Thing (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 06:50 PM

Oct 2012

Schema Thing

(10,283 posts)

11. like a boss

Reply to nolabear (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:05 PM

Oct 2012

OneGrassRoot

(22,920 posts)

4. LOL!

Reply to Schema Thing (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 06:50 PM

Oct 2012

Ooooh, your post is an example of why I adore this place.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

25. He saved up 4 houses for it.

Reply to Schema Thing (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:43 PM

Oct 2012

LiberalLoner

(9,761 posts)

5. +1

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 06:55 PM

Oct 2012

Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)

6. Where do you move an entire hotel of people to in the midst of a hurricane?

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 06:57 PM

Oct 2012

Poor fellow. At least he'll be safe.

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

8. Carnegie Hall

Reply to Lone_Star_Dem (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:01 PM

Oct 2012

The tough part is making sure they all know how to get there.

brooklynite

(94,502 posts)

13. I think Carnegie hall is in the restricted zone

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #8)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:06 PM

Oct 2012

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

18. Do you know how to get to Carnegie Hall?

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #13)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:19 PM

Oct 2012

panader0

(25,816 posts)

24. Practice, practice, practice?

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #18)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:37 PM

Oct 2012

WilmywoodNCparalegal

(2,654 posts)

14. I feel terrible but I just LMFAO on this one! n/t

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #8)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:07 PM

Oct 2012

PCIntern

(25,533 posts)

15. You bad! Nt

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #8)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:09 PM

Oct 2012

Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)

19. LOL!

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #8)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:29 PM

Oct 2012

Perfect!

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)

10. Another hotel?

Reply to Lone_Star_Dem (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:03 PM

Oct 2012

Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)

22. With enough vacancies to take in everyone from the Parker Meridien?

Reply to Barack_America (Reply #10)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:33 PM

Oct 2012

Maybe they have several hotels they're moving them all to? Dunno.

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)

26. Think of all the travelers that couldn't fly IN today.

Reply to Lone_Star_Dem (Reply #22)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 08:20 PM

Oct 2012

Due to the airport being closed. I'd suspect there are a lot of vacancies in NYC.

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)

7. Be safe, steve!!! nt

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:00 PM

Oct 2012

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

9. Quite honestLy not surprised

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:01 PM

Oct 2012

I was wondering how long they were going to take to do it.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

12. What a dangerous situation. How in the heck will they get in down w/o it falling? In the middle of a

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:05 PM

Oct 2012

storm?

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

17. They were talking securing it

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Reply #12)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:16 PM

Oct 2012

Having done some rescue, can't see how they can risk personnel to try to secure it.

I know I could not order peope. This is a who volunteers situation.

Gormy Cuss

(30,884 posts)

16. Thanks nolabear nt

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:12 PM

Oct 2012

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)

20. Thank goodness..........his photo showed how close he was........way too close!!

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:30 PM

Oct 2012

Hang in there Steve!!

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)

21. A poster on another thread wrote that authorities fear a massive gas explosion if it

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:31 PM

Oct 2012

falls. I imagine that is another reason for the evacuation.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

23. Gas main

Reply to snagglepuss (Reply #21)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:34 PM

Oct 2012

Tat is what that translates to

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