@UYScuti Lol New Years. Last time I celebrated New Years, me and my Irish relatives spent half the day and all night on the rooftop of my apartment building, feet dangling as we drank Corona and Guinness. I had to hold one of my cousins from falling over the edge to his death while he puked down onto the sidewalk about 10 floors down.
I'd only ever really seen NYC in movies until I started watching videos from a repair guy named Louis Rossman, he rides his bike to his shop and often records the ride while talking about things, it's made for some really interesting insights. He also did a lot of videos covering his hunt for a new office and the shitty real estate market.
And it took me a long time to post that because I had to find a video example. Not watched all of this one. He talked about stuff going on in older ones I had watched, like the lockdowns, or before that, things about stupid crap going on the world, or w/e.
Oh yeah. They have a postal service/delivery service of people riding bikes through the major highways. Pretty neat actually. I wanted to get hired there but they were refusing health insurance in case of damages so I decided against it. Quite a few skateboard crews in Harlem I'm told. I l was in East Harlem for a time and skateboarding was pretty big when I was there.
@Discount_Blade We left early because there was no point. Got back on the train to go to Poughkeepsie where we parked, and the funniest thing happened. A guy wearing white pants ran down our car farting. He tried to enter the bathroom but someone was inside. Ended up shitting himself.
The lady next to the bathroom said something that shouldn’t be repeated, and they guy walked back up the car, shit all the way down to his shoes apologizing. “I’m sorry I’m sorry. I’m an alcoholic, happy New Years.” Best part, one of the employees came with a newspaper and dropped it on the floor with some air freshener. That’s the real NY
My parents usually host a NYE party with some friends from church.
This year we won't be for obvious reasons, though I've insisted we still have a mini buffet and do the treasure hunt game I run to keep some degree of normalcy.
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I have been called connivingly devious and diabolical for my hiding places. After all, the treasures are all in plain sight with no need to move anything.
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@UYScuti Yep. Dirty as hell. Still remember slipping in a pile of dog shit walking through Central Park. I was so damned mad I was making up cusswords. Then this older cat handed me a box of tissues and said "I always come prepared for just such an occasion".
Fuck me dude. I had dog shit across my back and one of my legs.
@UYScuti If you want something "strange and new" than yeah sure. Wonderful city, the Big Apple. Otherwise? You'll get tired real quick and then every little thing will start irking the hell out of you.
People really underestimate how dirty the city is. Like, that spoiled smell of who knows what down every alley in the summer that wafts through like a jet of stink on a windy day. It clings to you.
@Nahrenne The food is probably the only thing I'm proud of here. But thats mostly because EVERYTHING is here. You name it, it can be found somewhere here. I just tried Jamaican food the other day. Jerk Chicken....delicious.
Damn dude just the summer? Nope. Back alleys even now in BK are disgusting. Sadly, there are some of them that are considered shortcuts to places I go and I just refuse to drive a car during daytime hours. I get more use out of a bike than anything else. Subway is a no-no during holidays in BK. All kinds of things happen on them trains during Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and NEw Years.
@minacia My friend hit someone crossing, making a left is a nightmare and he was inching his way through. It wasn’t funny, but it kind of is funny. Because he bumped into them, and it was clear this wasn’t a first for either. It became a stare down and posturing.