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Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
Growing up in manhattan, she would never walk over gratings or let me - she would always say that she was afraid we would fall thru - I always thought she was crazy and paranoid (well, she actually is, unfortunately...) but wow - she actually had something with that fear!!!
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Posted 5/17/07 4:58 PM  |
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
I guess no one has heard about the woman that fell thru the con Ed grating in Manhattan this morning??? Its awful - but I think she is doing ok....
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| Posted 5/17/07 5:15 PM |
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MsSissy
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
I just saw this on the news... CRAZY!
I am always afraid of this happening.
ETA: They actually have it on video. It was scary...she was walking on the sidewalk and next thing you see is her going into the ground
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| Posted 5/17/07 5:18 PM |
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
I didn't hear about that either, but I've always feared that too.
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| Posted 5/17/07 5:20 PM |
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Bri
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
I have always feared this also . . .
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| Posted 5/17/07 5:24 PM |
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MissJones
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
Yeah, I step over them!
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| Posted 5/17/07 6:20 PM |
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alnem
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
i havent heard about it yet but i'm surprised! i always make fun of my sister because she has this fear of walking on them and i always tease her by jumping on them and standing on them...guess i should stop doing that!  
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| Posted 5/17/07 6:25 PM |
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MrsT
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
Posted by alnem
i havent heard about it yet but i'm surprised! i always make fun of my sister because she has this fear of walking on them and i always tease her by jumping on them and standing on them...guess i should stop doing that!
I try to walk around them too....especially the huge one where you can see a 20 ft+ drop under the grate
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| Posted 5/17/07 6:31 PM |
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
Posted by lipglossjunky73
Growing up in manhattan, she would never walk over gratings or let me - she would always say that she was afraid we would fall thru - I always thought she was crazy and paranoid (well, she actually is, unfortunately...) but wow - she actually had something with that fear!!!
I have to admit i also have that fear.. WOW i cant believe that actually happened!
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| Posted 5/17/07 6:33 PM |
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LiPo
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
I step around all grates because that's my fear too!
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| Posted 5/17/07 6:42 PM |
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jes81276
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
That has always been one of my BIGGEST fears. I NEVER walk on grates bc I am terrified of falling through. People always thought I was crazy, but now I feel justified!
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| Posted 5/17/07 7:12 PM |
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
It may be Con Ed's fault - wow - what a law suit thats gonna be!
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| Posted 5/17/07 7:54 PM |
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MelToddJulia
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
How scary! I never walk on them.
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| Posted 5/17/07 8:04 PM |
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
I always walk around them! My biggest fear!
ETA: I saw a video clip on the news where a woman right in front of her walked over it and nothing happened..2 seconds later, this woman fell through!
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| Posted 5/17/07 9:39 PM |
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Boobobunny
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
I usually walk around them just so my shoes don't get caught in the groves...(the heel) but now I have another reason to avoid them
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| Posted 5/17/07 9:57 PM |
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
I was never a fan of walking over grates!
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| Posted 5/17/07 10:27 PM |
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
It happened across the street from my office, and I am sure I have walked on it many times. So scary!!!!!!!
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
Holy crap, how awful!!! I will never walk on one again!!!
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| Posted 5/17/07 10:58 PM |
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
A few years ago, actually about a week before DH proposed, we were in NYC heading towards the T-Salon. I was walking over a grate in front of one of the restaurants, and all of a sudden I was catapulted into the air, and fell on my elbow and broke it! The damn thing started to open, and no one was paying attention to see if anyone was walking by when they decided to open it.
The funniest part is Dh had planned a suprise trip to the Swiss Alps for 10 days of skiing, as part of the proposal - we were leaving in a week, and I didn't even know it. Thankfully, they took off my cast 2 days before we got on the plane! DH was a nervous wreck that whole week and I couldn't figure out why 
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
You see my DH laughs at me when I walk around them. "why do you think you're gonna fall or something?" Well yes. You see it DOES happen. Crazy.
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| Posted 5/18/07 8:35 AM |
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dgtlsunshine
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
People have laughed at me for years b/c I never walk over them. I now have this story as proof.
Message edited 5/18/2007 8:51:09 AM.
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
Posted by lipglossjunky73
It may be Con Ed's fault - wow - what a law suit thats gonna be!
It may be. My uncle who has worked for them for years had said these types of things would happen.
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| Posted 5/18/07 8:53 AM |
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
I try and scoot around the grate, but it's usually because I'm wearing heels... but YIKES!
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
Freak accidents can happen pretty much anywhere. I mean in the 30+ years that I've been a NYC resident I've never heard of anyone falling through a grate till now. I'd say that's a pretty good record.
This also appears to be a privately operated grate (ConEd). It doesn't seem like a subway grating.
The only ones that I don't like walking over are those sidewalk basement entrances that many businesses have. Those things always seem unstable. Some already look like they're about to cave in! I'm sure not much maintenance goes into them.
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Chrisnamy
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Re: Woman falling thru the grate - my mom was always worried about that!
I used to try and avoid them also.
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