Rats take over the firehouse

javapride · 08-10-2003, 02:40 AM

DANG Rats taking over a building LOL!

NEW YORK (Aug. 6) - A blazing building? Not a problem for New York City firefighters. A firehouse infested with vermin? Well, that's a rat of a different color.

Horrified members of New York's bravest have temporarily abandoned a firehouse because of massive rat infestation, and fire officials say the building must be gutted to eliminate the pervasive rodent population.

``It was like that movie `Willard,''' Steve Cassidy, president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association, said Wednesday, referring to the film about a social outcast who goes on a rampage and uses his rats to attack colleagues who had been tormenting him.

``I had goosebumps for a long, long time after that movie.''

The firefighters at the 43-year-old house in Queens felt the same way after hearing rats scurrying through walls and spotting their beady eyes peering out from beneath the kitchen sink. Some of the rats were 10 inches long.

One night, firefighters captured seven rats in their kitchen and found several more dead ones behind a radiator, said Stephen Humensky, Queens trustee for the firefighters union.

Dead rats in the walls and ceilings caused the stench that finally led to Tuesday's evacuation.

``When you take out your pots and pans to cook and they're loaded with rat droppings, it makes for a very unappetizing situation,'' Humensky said, holding up a dead rat outside the firehouse Tuesday.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said exterminators visited the firehouse 26 times since March, to no avail.

``In retrospect, maybe we should have just, day one, ripped everything out,'' he said.

The building's 60 firefighters will be temporarily reassigned to three nearby firehouses. The Fire Department said it will take up to 10 weeks to strip the house down to its shell and rebuild it.

wildzerica06 · 08-10-2003, 02:45 AM

damn rats sure had fun dancin the day away destoryin everything in firehouse

CatoCooper13 · 08-10-2003, 02:56 AM

Ergh...an infestation of rats...although, I used to own 8 rats at one point years ago - still wild rats make me nervous cos they're wild and they carry diseases of all kinds that we don't know of!

DeafSCUBA98 · 08-10-2003, 03:02 AM

oh no! waterrats- what have you done to new york firehouse? J/K *winks*

CatoCooper13 · 08-10-2003, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by DeafSCUBA98

oh no! waterrats- what have you done to new york firehouse? J/K *winks*

Pfthhhhhhhh....I know I HAVEN'T done a thing to NY's Fire Station as I'm 14,000 miles away in Australia!

Fly Free · 08-10-2003, 10:36 AM

yea i read that article -- it was funny but yea gotta get rid of the rat population

CatoCooper13 · 08-10-2003, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Fly Free

yea i read that article -- it was funny but yea gotta get rid of the rat population

Hey, Fly! You're an eagle!! Perfect....gotta send you to NYC to that fire station and get rid of the vermins as eagles do!

Fly Free · 08-10-2003, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by WaterRats13

Hey, Fly! You're an eagle!! Perfect....gotta send you to NYC to that fire station and get rid of the vermins as eagles do!

waterrats!!! hahahahaha

thats only if the NYC rodent control ppl doesnt set up the poisons to kill the rats LOL

Fly Free · 08-10-2003, 05:57 PM

oh yea and WaterRats -- YOU are a rat so therefore u are my dinner!!! *rubbing wings* lemme eat u!!!!!

*flies down to Waterrat and grab her from her compy* ohhh yummy! hahahaha

Oddball · 08-10-2003, 06:03 PM

NYC has a largest rat population. I think rats love NYC, so they settle down there!! LOL

Fly Free · 08-10-2003, 06:07 PM

LOL Oddball -- dont forget DC too :-x they are also battling the rat population as well

CatoCooper13 · 08-10-2003, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Fly Free

oh yea and WaterRats -- YOU are a rat so therefore u are my dinner!!! *rubbing wings* lemme eat u!!!!!

*flies down to Waterrat and grab her from her compy* ohhh yummy! hahahaha

you hitting on me, now, hun?

If I wasn't too far away -- I wouldn't mind meeting up with you!

Fly Free · 08-10-2003, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by WaterRats13

you hitting on me, now, hun?

If I wasn't too far away -- I wouldn't mind meeting up with you!

ohhhh nice thought!!!!

hehehe *patting the space next to me* c'mere Waterrats gurl!

CatoCooper13 · 08-10-2003, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Fly Free

ohhhh nice thought!!!!

hehehe *patting the space next to me* c'mere Waterrats gurl!

Why not...? It'd be fun!

Fly Free · 08-10-2003, 08:15 PM

ohhh Waterrats gurl!!!! *swoons* lets have some fun!

Tousi · 08-11-2003, 01:55 PM

Thank God we don't live in India where rats are practically worshipped!

BabyPhat21 · 08-11-2003, 04:42 PM

They need a cat, they can use the so many cats in shelters or pound to get rid of those rats

also it buys them extra freedom time......maybe they will adopt a cat instead of those annoying dalmatian dogs.....

CatoCooper13 · 08-11-2003, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Tousi

Thank God we don't live in India where rats are practically worshipped!

I know some parts in India are good to visit whilst holidaying there, but still -- visiting the poorest areas of India depresses me. I've never been there, but I've seen pictures...and it does depress me.

CatoCooper13 · 08-11-2003, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Fly Free

ohhh Waterrats gurl!!!! *swoons* lets have some fun!

Heheh! We have the rights to have FUN! Right, hey?

08-10-2003, 02:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
javapride Java's Big Island Life! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: hawaii Posts: 6,509	Rats take over the firehouse DANG Rats taking over a building LOL! NEW YORK (Aug. 6) - A blazing building? Not a problem for New York City firefighters. A firehouse infested with vermin? Well, that's a rat of a different color. Horrified members of New York's bravest have temporarily abandoned a firehouse because of massive rat infestation, and fire officials say the building must be gutted to eliminate the pervasive rodent population. ``It was like that movie `Willard,''' Steve Cassidy, president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association, said Wednesday, referring to the film about a social outcast who goes on a rampage and uses his rats to attack colleagues who had been tormenting him. ``I had goosebumps for a long, long time after that movie.'' The firefighters at the 43-year-old house in Queens felt the same way after hearing rats scurrying through walls and spotting their beady eyes peering out from beneath the kitchen sink. Some of the rats were 10 inches long. One night, firefighters captured seven rats in their kitchen and found several more dead ones behind a radiator, said Stephen Humensky, Queens trustee for the firefighters union. Dead rats in the walls and ceilings caused the stench that finally led to Tuesday's evacuation. ``When you take out your pots and pans to cook and they're loaded with rat droppings, it makes for a very unappetizing situation,'' Humensky said, holding up a dead rat outside the firehouse Tuesday. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said exterminators visited the firehouse 26 times since March, to no avail. ``In retrospect, maybe we should have just, day one, ripped everything out,'' he said. The building's 60 firefighters will be temporarily reassigned to three nearby firehouses. The Fire Department said it will take up to 10 weeks to strip the house down to its shell and rebuild it.

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CatoCooper13 Am attached and in LOVE! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sonoma County, California Posts: 6,419	Ergh...an infestation of rats...although, I used to own 8 rats at one point years ago - still wild rats make me nervous cos they're wild and they carry diseases of all kinds that we don't know of! __________________ Til I hold my bub in my arms.

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wildzerica06 -Erica- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: california Posts: 4,147 Blog Entries: 2	damn rats sure had fun dancin the day away destoryin everything in firehouse

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Fly Free Just me Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Wherever i want to be LOL Posts: 9,101	yea i read that article -- it was funny but yea gotta get rid of the rat population

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Fly Free Just me Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Wherever i want to be LOL Posts: 9,101	oh yea and WaterRats -- YOU are a rat so therefore u are my dinner!!! rubbing wings lemme eat u!!!!! flies down to Waterrat and grab her from her compy ohhh yummy! hahahaha

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Oddball Wacky Oddball Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cleveland native now lives in New Jersey. Posts: 3,159	NYC has a largest rat population. I think rats love NYC, so they settle down there!! LOL

08-10-2003, 06:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
Fly Free Just me Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Wherever i want to be LOL Posts: 9,101	LOL Oddball -- dont forget DC too :-x they are also battling the rat population as well

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Fly Free Just me Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Wherever i want to be LOL Posts: 9,101	ohhh Waterrats gurl!!!! swoons lets have some fun!

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Tousi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 7,495	Thank God we don't live in India where rats are practically worshipped!

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BabyPhat21 Sex Univ. Head Mistress Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: CALI Posts: 3,109	They need a cat, they can use the so many cats in shelters or pound to get rid of those rats also it buys them extra freedom time......maybe they will adopt a cat instead of those annoying dalmatian dogs.....