Friday, October 31, 2014

How's this for spooky?

From WPIX:

A giant drill bit narrowly missed drilling right through a packed subway car in Queens Thursday morning.

The machinery, being used for the East Side Access project, was being operated by a contractor above ground near the 21st St. Station in Long Island City.

The drill bit, measuring 10 inches in diameter, broke through the tunnel’s roof at about 11:45 a.m., grazing the top and side of an ‘F’ train with approximately 800 people aboard, according to the MTA.

No one was injured, and passengers were led to the station via a relief train.

Construction work has since been suspended in the area pending an investigation by the MTA.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is why I don't ride MTA death trains.

Anonymous said...

Oh come on. What's wrong with an incompetent construction worker trying to have some fun?

Anonymous said...

That thing could have peeled open a subway car like a sardine can.

Anonymous said...

Deja vu - Could it have been operated by Benny of Total Recall?

georgetheatheist said...

Where can I get that size drill bit? Home Depot's no help.

ron s said...

I've heard of getting screwed in NYC before. but not like this.

Anonymous said...

Is this the work of an incompetent contractor, or an Arts for Transit installation titled, "Screwed by the MTA"? - Andrew

JQ said...

Is there a drill bigger to open the MTA's books?

Anonymous said...

georgetheatheist said...
Where can I get that size drill bit? Home Depot's no help."

Planning to sit on it?

georgetheatheist said...

"Planning to sit on it?"
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Nope. Foist I gots ta get me my compass ta figger out da direction and den I'm gonna sit on yer head.

georgetheatheist said...

Feng shui

Anonymous said...

JQ -

The books are open. Are you still buying into that fairy tale that Alan Hevesi and John Liu were pushing about two sets of books?