Observations and Good Byes
As I prepare to make my dashing exit from New York City and all of it's lovely entanglements I have been making some observations lately about this place that I wanted to relate and ramble.
And ramble I will. Some of these things may very well be re-hashed and talked about ad-nausem (whatever that phrase means; is it even a phrase?).
When I was living downtown in the East Village there was a wave of peculiar electrocutions going on in the street. You see people were walking around on the street and on the sidewalk crossing over those protective metal covers that hide the network of lies beneath the ground and some folks were getting quite a shock. A few dogs have died. I'm not sure if any humans prevailed but I just found it to be, almost unreal; like out of some movie. I picture these men behind video monitors(cameras facing intersections all over the city) and pushing this magic button every time somebody crossed one of these "hot plates." it's pretty messed up stuff that you can walk down the street minding your business and then, Zap you're a goner.
Haven't heard too much about it recently. I think Con Edison got hit pretty hard with some lawsuits or something. I have no knowledge of these things. But it really fascinates me.
How bout these people with their dog poop? I can tell you right now, if you walk down East 2nd Street between 1st Ave and Ave A you are going to be dodging some landmines. For some reason that block is shit central. I've seen other blocks like it. But I know first hand what it's like there. And these are monster dumps. Like Great Dane dumps. I know it's a real bitch to get down with your plastic bag and pick it up, but for the sake of odor and your neighbors please get down there and pick it up you moron.
Speaking of morons. Hey you people that decide who gets go on the upper level and the lower level of the George Washington Bridge why are you such dick heads? Listen, I don't have EZPass. Okay, there I said it. I don't own it. I pay my tolls the old fashioned way with dirty dollars. So just because I don't have EZPass I am subjected to the upper level only. And the upper level only means one thing right? Right? No matter what time of day, it's going to be at least 45 minutes. Meanwhile the lower level is just cruising right on in. I know this, I listen to your reports on 1010 WYNS. Do I have to be punished because I do not want to pay the price of progress and get myself and EZPass? It facinates me. That bridge is a peice of garbage. Everybody, I urge you, please avoid it at all costs.
You know what else fascinates me? The idea of bringing the Olympics to New York City. Can I just tell you how stupid this is? I'm going to try.
I think if I never lived here I might say, "Oh, Olympics. New York. Great idea." But I do live here I ride the subway, take cabs, go in elevators, walk through Time Square (not on purpose). I bump into people, they bump into me. It's a zoo. Literally, it's a zoo and we are a bunch of caged animals. So do you know what kind of thing would happened if the zoo let in a few million more animals in along with their horses and curling sticks (wait, that's the Winter Olympics)? It would be madness. The Olympics would be an absolute disaster.
And now in the age of terror and fear that we all live in we must pull even more and more resources to protect us all. Let's just take the Republican National Convention that took place here last year as an example. That was a bad idea. Not because 99% of the people who live here are strongly opposed to GW. Not because it was hot. Not because we are living in an age of terror and fear. But because New York City does not have the infastructure for these kinds of events. This is the land of concrete. The city that never sleeps. We have garbage trucks all day and night long. Street Sweepers. People. People. People. And so now we are going to put forth this grand master plan to host the world's bese athletes and make them get around all that stuff. It's just stupid. It's so dumb that I feel smarter for thinking the way I do.
But lets just face the truth here. The idea is not about the athletes or the ideals and principles behind the Olympics. It's about Politics. There is an agenda behind the idea. If Bloomberg and Pataki and GW are able to host this thing under their guise they will go down has heroes and innovators. They will make it as if New York can overcome and be better than before the terror.
And to me, as a New Yorker I just think it's shenanigans. The fact that people went to work on 9/12/01, continue to go to work, raise children, play softball in central park is more of an overcoming factor than going out and trying to prove a theory. The theory being: If we host the Olympics we will be some Fly Mo Fo's and no homies will mess with us again.
Dumbasses.
These things I say, I say because I love New York. And I am going to miss the little bitch. She has been really good to me. And I think I've been good to her. I'm only looking out for her best interest. So with that I will bid her adieu and all that jazz.
Latron,
Dee
And ramble I will. Some of these things may very well be re-hashed and talked about ad-nausem (whatever that phrase means; is it even a phrase?).
When I was living downtown in the East Village there was a wave of peculiar electrocutions going on in the street. You see people were walking around on the street and on the sidewalk crossing over those protective metal covers that hide the network of lies beneath the ground and some folks were getting quite a shock. A few dogs have died. I'm not sure if any humans prevailed but I just found it to be, almost unreal; like out of some movie. I picture these men behind video monitors(cameras facing intersections all over the city) and pushing this magic button every time somebody crossed one of these "hot plates." it's pretty messed up stuff that you can walk down the street minding your business and then, Zap you're a goner.
Haven't heard too much about it recently. I think Con Edison got hit pretty hard with some lawsuits or something. I have no knowledge of these things. But it really fascinates me.
How bout these people with their dog poop? I can tell you right now, if you walk down East 2nd Street between 1st Ave and Ave A you are going to be dodging some landmines. For some reason that block is shit central. I've seen other blocks like it. But I know first hand what it's like there. And these are monster dumps. Like Great Dane dumps. I know it's a real bitch to get down with your plastic bag and pick it up, but for the sake of odor and your neighbors please get down there and pick it up you moron.
Speaking of morons. Hey you people that decide who gets go on the upper level and the lower level of the George Washington Bridge why are you such dick heads? Listen, I don't have EZPass. Okay, there I said it. I don't own it. I pay my tolls the old fashioned way with dirty dollars. So just because I don't have EZPass I am subjected to the upper level only. And the upper level only means one thing right? Right? No matter what time of day, it's going to be at least 45 minutes. Meanwhile the lower level is just cruising right on in. I know this, I listen to your reports on 1010 WYNS. Do I have to be punished because I do not want to pay the price of progress and get myself and EZPass? It facinates me. That bridge is a peice of garbage. Everybody, I urge you, please avoid it at all costs.
You know what else fascinates me? The idea of bringing the Olympics to New York City. Can I just tell you how stupid this is? I'm going to try.
I think if I never lived here I might say, "Oh, Olympics. New York. Great idea." But I do live here I ride the subway, take cabs, go in elevators, walk through Time Square (not on purpose). I bump into people, they bump into me. It's a zoo. Literally, it's a zoo and we are a bunch of caged animals. So do you know what kind of thing would happened if the zoo let in a few million more animals in along with their horses and curling sticks (wait, that's the Winter Olympics)? It would be madness. The Olympics would be an absolute disaster.
And now in the age of terror and fear that we all live in we must pull even more and more resources to protect us all. Let's just take the Republican National Convention that took place here last year as an example. That was a bad idea. Not because 99% of the people who live here are strongly opposed to GW. Not because it was hot. Not because we are living in an age of terror and fear. But because New York City does not have the infastructure for these kinds of events. This is the land of concrete. The city that never sleeps. We have garbage trucks all day and night long. Street Sweepers. People. People. People. And so now we are going to put forth this grand master plan to host the world's bese athletes and make them get around all that stuff. It's just stupid. It's so dumb that I feel smarter for thinking the way I do.
But lets just face the truth here. The idea is not about the athletes or the ideals and principles behind the Olympics. It's about Politics. There is an agenda behind the idea. If Bloomberg and Pataki and GW are able to host this thing under their guise they will go down has heroes and innovators. They will make it as if New York can overcome and be better than before the terror.
And to me, as a New Yorker I just think it's shenanigans. The fact that people went to work on 9/12/01, continue to go to work, raise children, play softball in central park is more of an overcoming factor than going out and trying to prove a theory. The theory being: If we host the Olympics we will be some Fly Mo Fo's and no homies will mess with us again.
Dumbasses.
These things I say, I say because I love New York. And I am going to miss the little bitch. She has been really good to me. And I think I've been good to her. I'm only looking out for her best interest. So with that I will bid her adieu and all that jazz.
Latron,
Dee
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