Posted on 01/05/2009 4:12:38 PM PST by RaceBannon
so far, we are all hoping it was just the cabbies hoaxing people
NYPD’s statements yesterday are absolutely false, we got ur information frm mouth to ear
I have cop friends in Newark who were very interested in what I told them
I just heard that the FBI has over 700 openings for Arabic translators
which Islamic organization will try to fill those slots?
(think CAIR)
Race Bannon may have helped avert a pending disaster.
The week isn’t over yet, too,
was it weather?
was it a deliberate hoax designed to cause panic?
Just glad it wasn’t anything serious
You’re right. The week isn’t over. It’s best to be aware of potential threats.
Re the cab drivers. If there is anyone who knows what’s going on in a city it’s the cab drivers. Not every one, of course, but in general a cabbie knows when something is about to happen. That doesn’t mean he’s going to let any passengers in on the information.
My friend in Miami said that a taxi driver told him to wear a heavy coat tomorrow. Everybody should watch out for snow.
How strange....you & your friend, Xenalyte use the same sarcasm :^
I left the office one evening and while crossing Madison Ave. a cab turned off 23rd and headed my way. I had my briefcase (mirror finish) in my left hand and as the cab approached I flipped the case up and caught his headlights in the (mirror finish) briefcase and racked the light over his eyes.
I continued to cross Madison as the cab slowed to a halt, the cabbie (Sikh not Muslim) stopped the cab, yelled out the window, gave me the finger, rubbed his eyes and then drove off. Still damn funny.
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The attitude you describe is what gives New Yorkers a bad name.
RaceBannon - Thanks for this thread. Thanks for being kind and considerate enough to warn others of what you heard. Please don’t let others on FR ever discourage you from doing the right thing and warning others.
I contacted several of my Jewish friends that live in major cities. One of them replied and told me security is stepped-up - 24/7, armed, and large at her synagogue in Atlanta. They’re not messing around with serious security these days.
“I just heard that the FBI has over 700 openings for Arabic translators
which Islamic organization will try to fill those slots?
(think CAIR)”
Bingo.
FBI sensitivity training. Who was that female agent who said the FBI was compromised by islamists...Sibel Edmonds?
Interesting article today here for you to read:http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/08/nypd-interrupt-cell-phone-service-event-terrorist-attack/
Everyone should be interested in the info you provided.
74 and sunny in Miami today. It looks like my post may have helped avert a pending weather disaster.
I continued to cross Madison as the cab slowed to a halt, the cabbie (Sikh not Muslim) stopped the cab, yelled out the window, gave me the finger, rubbed his eyes and then drove off. Still damn funny.
Wow, you're really a jerk.
Wrong. Your attitude might be what gives New Yorkers a bad name. Jr.’s attitude helped keep a pedestrian’s right of way safe.
BUMP
I don’t know - maybe it’s just because I’m a country bumpkin and not a high powered type A personality suit wearing briefcase wielding east coast executive, but pre-emptively blinding a driver heading towards pedestrians on a busy city street seems aggressive and dangerous. But maybe there are different standards of behavior in NYC.
Maybe. You might’ve gotten flattened like a pancake for not being pre-emptive.
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