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'Occupy' demonstrators battle wind and cold as storm moves in
CNN ^ | October 29, 2011 | Susan Candiotti and Ross Levitt

Posted on 10/29/2011 12:22:46 PM PDT by mdittmar

New York (CNN) -- Demonstrators encamped in a Lower Manhattan park faced New York's first snow storm of the season Saturday without the benefit of propane tanks and generators that they had been using to cook food and keep warm.

"It's pretty dirty, and we're all freezing cold," said Alec Courtney, who says he runs a shoe-shine stand at the city's Zuccotti Park to make money. "We just try to huddle together."

Courtney, a resident of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, says he's been camping at the park for the last 20 days and plans to stay there -- despite the inclement weather -- to support "the cause."

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 0ratpetrol4you0ws; newyork; newyorkcity; occupywallstreet; ows; weather
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To: GlockThe Vote

But wear a clothespin on your nose.


21 posted on 10/29/2011 12:43:16 PM PDT by Savage Beast (History is not just cruel. It is witty. -Charles Krauthammer)
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To: mdittmar

I was wondering what they would do if there was a complete power outage in Manhattan from the storm.Just think of what no McD’s warm coffee or nothing open would mean....
Sorry my auto correct kicked in again.....


22 posted on 10/29/2011 12:43:26 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: Savage Beast

I have a wedding to go to tonight. Otherwise - I would. next time.


23 posted on 10/29/2011 12:49:01 PM PDT by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: mdittmar
Alec Courtney, who says he runs a shoe-shine stand at the city's Zuccotti Park to make money.

So, who in that ragtag crowd wears shoes that they get shined? Certainly most don't even own dress leather shoes and if they do, they aren't wearing them there.

Or... Is he, perhaps, hoping some Wall Street employees stroll by and pay him for shining their shoes while he demonstrates against the evils of Wall Street? If so, seems he is living off of the merits of capitalism...hmmmm?

24 posted on 10/29/2011 12:53:09 PM PDT by CitizenM (Obama's legacy will be to be remembered as The architect of the decline of the USA)
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To: mdittmar
Alec Courtney, who says he runs a shoe-shine stand at the city's Zuccotti Park to make money.

Running dog capitalist swine!!

25 posted on 10/29/2011 12:54:35 PM PDT by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: CitizenM

——who in that ragtag crowd wears shoes that they get shined? -—
As I recall from my college days in the early 60’s, plain white keds take on a grimy patina that shines in the latter stages. Perhaps that could be buffed up a little


26 posted on 10/29/2011 12:55:40 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 ..posted from the great river road)
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To: Lurker

lol


27 posted on 10/29/2011 12:56:39 PM PDT by mdittmar (i)
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To: mdittmar
Yeah.. lol they are keeping nice and warm.. check out what I grabbed from their livestream this AM.

I watch from time to time if something big is going down.. was watching this AM to see how the snow storm would effect them.

This is what I ended up seeing.. lol and they swear they are not smoking dope.. lol


28 posted on 10/29/2011 1:00:07 PM PDT by eXe (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: humblegunner

29 posted on 10/29/2011 1:03:24 PM PDT by Tex-Con-Man (T. Coddington Van Voorhees VII 2012 - "Together, I Shall Ride You To Victory")
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To: eXe

Dude,take a hit,awesome stuff;)


30 posted on 10/29/2011 1:04:24 PM PDT by mdittmar (i)
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To: mdittmar

Note to Occupiers....
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Idiots!


31 posted on 10/29/2011 1:08:37 PM PDT by bossmechanic (If all else fails, hit it with a hammer)
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To: sten

it is a curious phenomenon isn’t it?

It’s like they’re afraid to go home before “the moment” happens.
They want bragging rights when they return home to mom’s basement?


32 posted on 10/29/2011 1:12:02 PM PDT by Scotswife
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To: mdittmar
I read a 'cold, wet snow is moving in'.

That should clear the streets of the vermin. Of course they may hole up in the subways tunnels with the other rats.

33 posted on 10/29/2011 1:14:04 PM PDT by South40 (Heartless since 1957)
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34 posted on 10/29/2011 1:17:08 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: mdittmar

‘We’re all freezing cold.’ That’s why we live in houses, boy.


35 posted on 10/29/2011 1:18:05 PM PDT by bboop (Without justice, what else is the State but a great band of robbers? St. Augustine)
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To: mdittmar

Bad weather is just God’s way of keeping OWSer bums clean.


36 posted on 10/29/2011 1:25:26 PM PDT by Post Toasties (Leftists give insanity a bad name.)
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To: mdittmar

Bad weather is just God’s way of keeping OWSer bums clean.


37 posted on 10/29/2011 1:25:43 PM PDT by Post Toasties (Leftists give insanity a bad name.)
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To: mdittmar

About 76 here in S.E. Florida right now at 4:00
Hope it is a wet cold snow in every occupy tent city.


38 posted on 10/29/2011 1:25:56 PM PDT by Joe Boucher (FUBO ( Real conservative or go fish))
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To: Lurker

Down with Big Shoe-Shine!


39 posted on 10/29/2011 1:43:29 PM PDT by NativeSon
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To: chris_bdba

I liked the “complete outaget” version. It seemed like it almost ought to mean something.


40 posted on 10/29/2011 1:55:08 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Dan, is that your eyeball on the floor?)
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