Posted on 07/13/2009 7:14:10 PM PDT by neverhome
How did I get here?
That has to be the question Staten Island teen Alexa Longueira was asking when she suddenly found herself down a New York City manhole.
According to MyFox New York:
Alexa Longueira was walking down Victory Boulevard and getting ready to text-message when she fell into an open sewer manhole. Now the city is trying to figure out why the manhole was left open and unblocked. Alexa suffered some cuts and scrapes but is otherwise OK.
So just how did Alexa end up in a manhole?
Seems the young lady was too busy texting to pay attention to where she was going. Pardon me for saying so, but given that she was walking around in one of the world’s largest and busiest cities, shouldn’t she have been paying attention to her environment? Perhaps I’m being unreasonable...
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I saw an idiot texting while riding a bicycle the other day. he had his elbows on the handlebars and was using both hands on the phone. I was tempted to scream at him just to watch the crash.
At least she did not get ATTACKED!
Wrong answer!!!
Workers deserve an unpaid vacation....at least.
(I don’t know how to ‘text’, so bear with me.)
“Hey - jst wkng lng tht wld wrt ya -——*****THUMP****
AAARRRRGGHHH!
OUCH!!!
That just HAD to hurt!
Dear Alexa:
How you “got there” was that you had a guardian angel looking out for you, who made sure you dropped your airheaded texting self into a manhole before you walked your airheaded texting self in front of a speeding truck. Say thank you to your guardian angel, tell your airheaded parents to cancel their lawsuit, and keep your cell phone in your pocket when you’re crossing New York City streets.
Regards,
GovernmentShrinker
True story: A former co-worker of mine was a really geeky quant-head, who had a slightly crooked nose. He’d been riding his bike while “doing calculations in my head” and “didn’t see the wall in time”.
Yep. Saw a girl awhile back with the cruise on, sitting guru-style so she’d never get to the brake pedal in time to avoid a crash. And of course - texting. She was at least doing it one-handed, with the other hand on the wheel.
I’ve always wondered how far down she fell...
For roof hatches, its generally a loooong way.
In another article I read, she sounded concerned because it could have happened to an elderly person or a mother with a stroller. I would have replied, “They would probably have been looking where they were going.”
Why do they call it a “manhole”? Shouldn’t it be “personhole”? /s
Exactly!
I hate she got hurt, but if I’m day-dreaming and walk into a wall, it isn’t the wall’s fault. The open manhole should not have been unattended, but at least part of the blame lies with Alexa. We’re expected to look where we’re going.
How’s about “Gender-Neutral Underground Entry Point?” ;-)
Outstanding!!!!!
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