Sunday Morning Drive? How ‘Bout a Swim: Video of Man Swimming in the Streets of Queens
- Posted on August 28, 2011 at 4:20pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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Turns out Hurricane Irene did not hit the New York City area as hard as many predicted. Since you can’t take the subway into the city, and after cleaning up any damage to your property, you might as well have a little fun. This resident of the Howard Beach section of Queens gets the idea:
My Fox New York on one New Yorker who was able to make light of the situation:
“Peter Arnold took a running dive into the high water and started swimming down the road. He even decided to flip over and pull out his back stroke for part of his trip.
Fox 5 News spoke with him when he got down the road. Wearing a ‘New York’s Best Dad!’ T-shirt, the slightly rotund man was visibly winded at the end of his journey.
Arnold said, ‘the water was quite brisk but refreshing.’”
Arnold puts it best; “Strong community got together, and we made it through.”
In Times Square on Saturday, New Yorkers were able to take advantage of a rare opportunity to slip-n-slide in Times Square:
Enjoy the weather, just make sure to take a shower when you get home.
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Comments (35)
ProbIemSoIver
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:48amThe other thing I witnessed that was disgusting, was the condescending attitude of the bitch behind the news desk.
Report Post »Black Manta
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:21pmShe may be a cougar after that young meat….now a days older women love the young fellows….she makes her own money now time for pray on the young…
Report Post »ShadowmaSSofSC
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 10:19pmUnsanitary, very, but so are public pools.
Sti,ll the thought of that probably being wash away with it makes me sick.
Report Post »Thegreatone2012
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:43pmAmericans are truly idiots
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:13pmSo Peter …made a dick of himself.
I must say he had a quick wit. Better than George Lopez.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:35pmThe guy was calf deep in water. What kind of swimming is that? His back was probably dragging on the ground doing that backstroke! lol
Report Post »Gypsy123
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:31pmWhy not have a little fun dive in the water if it makes you feel good.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:01pmYou people have never swam in a cow pond…and lived life as a kid…It is good to take a chance…You be stronger and happier if you do!!! Try it, you might like it!!!
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 8:50pmC’mon! You all knew New Yorkers like to wallow in the gutters. This is not news.
Report Post »bioengineer
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 8:45pmhaha, hilarious! Jumping around like a little kid.
Report Post »psadie
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 8:37pmThese people are just TOO STUPID. Anytime, there is a flood raw sewage always comes up. If you have the tiniest cut or nothing at all, you can get a blood infection. OMG, you’re gonna die especially if you are a diabetic and wade in that filth.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 8:19pmFrom North Carolina to New York, with so many people enjoying themselves, how can FEMA call this storm a disaster?
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 8:37pmIf I were at Jersey shore, I’d see about getting as much of the boardwalk wood as I could.
Report Post »AmericanStrega
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 7:51pmThis guy’s just like the idiots who run out to the jetty to watch the tsunami coming in.
Report Post »BenInNY
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 7:33pmThis is what it’s always been like here in NY for me. Blizzard? Let’s go driving! Now in our thirties my friends and I are always up for general silliness. Cleanses the soul even when it gets you crummy in the process.
Report Post »CatholiConservative
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 7:19amAmen to that, I’m not going to stick up for the intelligence of new yorkers, but some people take themselves too seriously
Report Post »oldsoldier10
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 7:21pmidiot swimming in the street will be suing the department of transportation for the infection and parasites he got floundering in the rain water run off. what a moron…..
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 7:51pmLitigators would beg to differ on the moron issue. He just may have a case that funds the next litigator’s way through law school.
Report Post »thetreyman
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 5:36pmi like my swims without hepatitis and giardia.
Report Post »Fina Biscotti
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 5:21pmHe would have probably drowned – jumping in the water from Katrina.
Report Post »toto
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 5:21pmThank God Americans haven’t lost there sense of humor!
Report Post »randy
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 5:15pmReal class huh?
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 5:07pmHurrican Irene….yada..yada..yada…what a joke? The MSM made a fool of themselves again.
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 5:07pmYawn
Report Post »pecosval
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 5:02pmewwwww….gross
Report Post »Code_red
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 4:48pmWhy not! The Government floods our economy with money and the welfare swim in it all day.
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 4:47pmWhen you get lemons… make lemonade! This guy made me smile!!
Report Post »Restored One
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 5:19pmHe made me laugh too. Atleast is was not a “Poor me” story.
Report Post »jungle J
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 4:44pmscary that there are people like this standing beside you.
Report Post »karen162
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 4:31pmWhat a wonderful attitude! If nature hands you a flood, then go swimming! LOL!
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 4:31pmImagine all the gunk collected in the streets (car grease, oil, rat poop) and couple that with overflowing sewers…Yeah, swimming sounds great!!
Report Post »karen162
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 4:39pmOh, so kind of like swimming in sewage in the ocean. Gotcha. ;-)
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