Mysterious Odour over New York

**joeSoap** · 08/01/2007, 2:51 PM

Mysterious odour permeates parts of New York City

15:10 Monday January 8th 2007

Authorities were investigating the source of a mysterious gas-like odour today that stretched across a large part of Manhattan, including the Rockefeller Centre.
The Fire Department began getting calls about the smell at around 9am, said spokesman Tim Hinchey.

No source had been identified.

There also were unconfirmed reports of a similar smell across the river in New Jersey.

Utility officials with Consolidated Edison had no immediate comment.

In August, a gaseous smell hit parts of Queens and Staten Island, sending seven people to hospital.

Is this more paranoia or what?? My money is on smog....

**Lim till i die** · 08/01/2007, 2:56 PM

Originally Posted by joeSoap

Is this more paranoia or what?? My money is on smog....

It's Al-Queda

People of New York run for your lives, you shouldn't even be reading this!! There's no time!! Flee, FLEE FOR GODS SAKE

Bloody Yanks

**strangeirish** · 08/01/2007, 3:18 PM

Ah sure it's no different than taking a stroll down by the Liffey.

They had an incident at the port of Miami yesterday. Miscommunication or so they say.

**pete** · 08/01/2007, 5:21 PM

Originally Posted by joeSoap

There also were unconfirmed reports of a similar smell across the river in New Jersey.[/B]

Doesn't New Jersey always smell?

**pineapple stu** · 08/01/2007, 5:22 PM

Yeah, they probably just cleaned it.

**pete** · 08/01/2007, 5:27 PM

Maybe they've introduced a smoking ban so they can actually smell the air now.

**Schumi** · 08/01/2007, 6:45 PM

Is this just a coincidence?

**drinkfeckarse** · 09/01/2007, 7:39 AM

It's alright being flippant about it but the people of that City have been through a lot so I think it's natural for them to be nervous about anything that isn't a part of the norm.

I think we would be asking ourselves the same question if there was some strange smell hanging over our town/city.

**joeSoap** · 09/01/2007, 2:54 PM

Unison.ie; A mysterious gas-like odour that covered much of Manhattan, had residents flooding emergency phone lines with worried queries and caused rail disruptions yesterday most likely emanated from New Jersey, a city environmental official said today.
Authorities have yet to identify the odour, though Mayor Michael Bloomberg said yesterday there was no indication that the air was unsafe to breathe.

Federal officials also quickly discounted the possibility of terrorism.

The likely culprit is a neighbour that years ago earned an unenviable reputation for nose-wrinkling scents.

The stench seems to have come from New Jersey, according to Charles Sturcken, a spokesman for the city Department of Environmental Protection.

``With the way we tracked the dispersion of the smell and the prevailing winds indicates that it came from New Jersey, somewhere near Secaucus,'' Sturcken said today.

Sturcken said that the smell could have been caused by mercaptan, the chemical added to normally odourless natural gas to make it easily detectable, but he said nothing has been confirmed.

**joeSoap** · 09/01/2007, 2:55 PM

Secaucus....even sounds smelly, no??

**jebus** · 09/01/2007, 3:30 PM

Originally Posted by drinkfeckarse

I think we would be asking ourselves the same question if there was some strange smell hanging over our town/city.

Not really, there was a bad smell in downtown Cork today that for once wasn't the Beamish Brewery and no-one batted an eye lid

**Lim till i die** · 10/01/2007, 9:45 AM

Originally Posted by Sour_Chewits

No Source was identified....Bloody Yanks!?...Theres an unknown smell in one of the major city's of a country thats involved in a war, I think they might be right to be vigilant or cautious.

Ignorance is bliss

Ignorance is bliss??

I dunno, on the face of it, it seems to cause mass panic

**dahamsta** · 10/01/2007, 4:13 PM

Please don't feed the trolls. Note the tag under that user's handle.

adam

**Aldini98** · 11/01/2007, 3:02 PM

More Fear to be spread in the US. Just a day before Bush announces 20000 more braindead middle Americans to go to Iraq.

Perfect timing.

**Dodge** · 11/01/2007, 3:05 PM

Originally Posted by Aldini98

More Fear to be spread in the US. Just a day before Bush announces 20000 more braindead middle Americans to go to Iraq.

More likely to be 20,000 poor americans

**drinkfeckarse** · 11/01/2007, 3:18 PM

Originally Posted by jebus

Not really, there was a bad smell in downtown Cork today that for once wasn't the Beamish Brewery and no-one batted an eye lid

Cork isn't really involved in a war with terrorists who will do practically anything to harm American citizens though and Cork hasn't had to go through a terrifying experiance like 9/11...

Small difference like.

**strangeirish** · 11/01/2007, 3:32 PM

Originally Posted by Aldini98

More Fear to be spread in the US. Just a day before Bush announces 20000 more braindead middle Americans to go to Iraq.

Perfect timing.

Originally Posted by Dodge

More likely to be 20,000 poor americans

Poor and brainwashed would be more like it. Either way, sad state of affairs.

**BohsPartisan** · 11/01/2007, 4:02 PM

Originally Posted by strangeirish

Poor and brainwashed would be more like it. Either way, sad state of affairs.

"If I'd known there was a war on I would have apologised to the Judge and the old Lady"
- Armand Tamzarian

**strangeirish** · 11/01/2007, 4:17 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

"If I'd known there was a war on I would have apologised to the Judge and the old Lady"
- Armand Tamzarian

"War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." -Ambrose Bierce

**Dodge** · 11/01/2007, 5:15 PM

Originally Posted by strangeirish

Poor and brainwashed would be more like it. Either way, sad state of affairs.

Poor and in need of a job. Most soldirs couldn't give a **** about Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan or anything else. They just want enough money for their family.