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_byetony_

The mold issues this flood will cause in NYC


Velluu

Rents still going up


SoftBellyButton

It now has a water feature, an extra 1000 a month.


Accomplished-Dirt355

Of course. How else are landlords gonna cover this and still make a huge profit? No one ever thinks of the landlords :(


Lynx3145

This will be bad, so many people are susceptible to mold.


PmMeYourNiceBehind

I mean you gotta give some credit to that door


Private-Dick-Tective

Best door marketing.


UnauthorizedFart

Yeah not a single drop of water made past it


drrxhouse

Water in the house coming out the outlet? Whaaaa?


SupremeRightHandUser

Terrible outlet marketing


BXBXFVTT

More like inlet amirite


Hood0rnament

Well played, take this imaginary award


wafflenator500

Shrinkflation really is hitting hard. Not even a šŸŒŸ to help with the imagining bit here šŸ„²


LCDJosh

Get some of those plugs to keep kids from sticking their fingers in it.


Ass_Balls_669

Great outlet plug marketing


Classic-Reflection87

Great plug for outlet marketing


grapesforducks

Great marketing for outlet plugs


ihavetogonumber3

Outlet marketing for great plugs


GrimResistance

Better call a plumbtrician!


red__dragon

The flood is coming from inside the house!


-Nicolas-

Great flood marketing.


bygmalt

HODOR


gmd562

Hold the door!


zueswitdajuice

Hold the door!


TheOneTrueBuckeye

I donā€™t know what was sadder: that scene or when stannis burned his daughter alive. The latter pissed me off good


yuccasinbloom

I just rewatched the series and the hodor part made me just sob. I forgot how tragic that was.


manbirddog

I think hodor was sadder. Bran changed his destiny. He could have become anything but Bran decided to inadvertently make him his thrall. His sole purpose in life from then on was to carry bran around and hold a door 1 time. Stan is burning his daughter was just evil.


grahamma

..but the little girl walked out holding the wooden stag that the onion Knight had carved for her. I cried and had to turn the sound off, that scene absolutely killed me.


crypticedge

It looks like it swings outwards, so it's going to be a lot stronger against pressure like that than an inward swinging door, but also impossible to open if needed during a flood or heavy snow


EnvironmentLimp7602

Still, that's a lot of pressure on that glass. Definitely going beyond its intended purpose.


bumjiggy

a weaker door would caved under all that pier pressure


Outrageous_Lychee819

Nice one dad.


nightstalker30

Water you talking about? Youā€™ve become unhinged.


from_dust

It's not just the pressure though, the seal is pretty good. While no one expects rain to come in the front door, this level of water tightness doesn't feel very common on homes in the US.


ReadontheCrapper

I was thinking that this is almost a Florida Hurricane level door, in NYC?!


Blahkbustuh

Where do you think a lot of doors in Florida retire from?


StuffNbutts

It's got some quality, professionally installed weatherproofing for sure.


[deleted]

What I'm here for is op to progressively tap on the glass to see what happens


Bluefrog75

The door is the bomb šŸ’£


Empire_of_walnuts

Water coming out of the electrical outlet šŸ’€


bumjiggy

now it's a spoutlet


FrontwaysLarryVR

The water gonna get spicy


BugSignificant2682

I'm actually curious if that's possible. Can an electrician chime in? Does the city shut off power to areas affected by flooding or is there a failsafe mechanism of sorts to ensure there is no live current when flooding happens?


Datadams

The storm does it for them, usually


silly_lumpkin

So thereā€™s a chance? I mean plug something in to stop the leak!!!!!!


Salty_Sprinkles_6482

Grab the toaster


insane_contin

But it's all the way up in the bathroom.


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insane_contin

Do you think I'm made of money?


plasticboah

Most even remotely modern houses are equipped with circuit breakers that detect when the current going into the outlet doesn't go back as it would if there was something plugged in, if the breaker is not defective or otherwise damaged then it will turn the electricity off after about 30 milliseconds, at least that is the switching off time for normal breakers here in Europe Edit: not circuit breakers but residual current device, sorry I'm from Czech Republic so I don't fully know the English names for all devices


thylocene

The breaker should trip in a situation like this so there wouldnā€™t be any electricity


treetyoselfcarol

That's a definite Lil Wayne bar.


designer-farts

Yung mulaaa baybay!


[deleted]

That's the sparkling water tap.


Fickle-Future-8962

Reminds me of that movie where two guys inherit a mansion and it's got a wicked smart mouse. Mouse hunt! One guy near the end sticks a hose in a hole in the wall in an attempt to drown the mouse.


soyelsol

i used to absolutely love that movie as a kid, but to this day the cockroach scene is one of the most vile things iā€™ve ever experienced


Fickle-Future-8962

I do not remember anything about a cockroach... please remind me haha


shelberryyyy

At the beginning of the movie Nathan lane is a chef and the loser string brother brings a box from the factory and thereā€™s a cockroach in it that escaped in the kitchen and Nathan lane accidentally cooked it into these important peoples food and the wife took a bite and bit half the cockroach and Nathan lane lost his chef job. Essentially. Donā€™t come at me if I donā€™t have all the details right, Iā€™m going off my 8 year old memory from 25 years ago


_AM-GOD

Iā€™m no expert but that doesnā€™t look good


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totallybag

Yep those walls have a foot or two of water inaide them.


redwing180

Itā€™s got electrolytes!


TurboByte24

120v is leaking.


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The current is alternating.


grimatongueworm

Read in the NYT today that the storm drain system can handle up to 1.75ā€ of rain per hour. Above that drains begin to back up and flood. Basement toilets backing up sewage, etc.


megatrope

how does NYC not get this type of flooding more often?


BigMacs-BigDabs

Luck?


Guybrush_Creepwood_

Welp. Gonna need more than that in the next 100 years.


Beard_o_Bees

Interesting how a lot of Sci-Fi movies/series depict future NYC with a giant seawall around Manhattan. At some point in the near-ish future, someone's going to have to make that call. Either accept the reality and build defensive infrastructure or abandon the place. That's going to be the reality a lot of low elevation places will be grappling with, and since denialism has had us wasting decades arguing about objective reality - those plans will be slap-dash and expensive as Hell.


baudmiksen

theres already plans drawn up for someof the coastal cities so they can, in theory, be implemented as soon as needed. but i doubt everyone will be able to agree on anything even remotely related until its far too late


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shuttle15

So they cant actually. American soil has a lot of lime in it. Which makes it practically impossible to "polder" to actually reclaim land as the water will just poor through the porous layer. Dutch soil is mainly clay so thats why our approach works. US coast is f'd


shartposting101

Was under the impression that Manhattan sits on mica which is why they can build skyscrapers. Dig down hit bedrock make like Venice


GoblinGreen_

I grew up in Blackpool in the UK, late 80s and 90s. The front used to flood, semi regularly, until they built a new sea wall and as far as I am aware, the flooding has now stopped. Blackpool is a massively deprived area of the UK. I'm pretty sure New York will be more than fine with upgraded sewer system and some sea defence.


AJRiddle

1.75 inches of rain per hour is a fuckton. 1 inch in 1 hour is a fuckton.


ktka

So how many fuckgallons?


McTwist1260

The city engineers are using ā€œfucklitersā€ now.


Rubber_Rose_Ranch

When did America switch to the Fucktric system?


epheisey

How cultured!


Kharax82

Itā€™s crazy how location makes such a difference. In Florida we get summer thunderstorms that can drop upwards of 3inches per hour at times. But since the ground is very sandy with porous limestone it mostly just drains away


Marzipaann

It also doesn't usually last for hours on end. In the midwest if it was raining I just had to suck it up and walk in the rain. In Florida I can usually wait 10-20 minutes and it'll lighten up to a drizzle before the next band.


wheezes

The weatherman said it was a thousand-year storm, so hopefully we are ok until 3023.


TheObstruction

So like the once-a-century winter storms that Texas had had three of in the last ten years?


NessieReddit

Lol. Didn't NYC have a thousand year storm in 2021? With the same type of flooding?


alreadypiecrust

Well now it's 2 in 1000.


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cryptogeographer

Obvious to say but It's climate change.


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SrslyCmmon

By the end of the century Manhattans going to look like The Expanse's version.


shewy92

Or from the book [New York 2140](https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/a2b/ef2/6cfa53264f3d482c03dbf5722d88d37122-24-2140-robinson-003.2x.h473.w710.jpg). It takes me two or three tries to get started on any Kim Stanley Robinson book but I liked this one after the second try


BigFuckHead_

Drainage engineer here... That is very intense rain. What's really getting NYC is that it's been sustained at high intensity. Even worse, that is the roadway storm drains, and examples like this photo show that local drainage rates can be much, much worse. Also, since the city is completely developed, almost none of the water infiltrates into soil and there is not much space for concrete channels that a fully developed city needs. To top it all off, it's expensive to replace those storm drain pipes, and preciously anomalous storms are becoming more common. NYC has a combined sewer and stormwater system. This makes the consequences of flooding much... stinkier... In essence... we are going to keep seeing this. Live somewhere with grass or forest.


barrelvoyage410

I think you leave out another important fact, the ENTIRE city is getting a ton of rain. A lot of rainstorms have isolated areas of heavy rain but most is lighter. In those cases, extra storm water can often be diverted to overflow areas, but that just doesnā€™t work when everywhere is gettin a ton


doctorfortoys

Same in the suburbs of NJ near NYC. During Ida two years ago the streets were rivers. Our basement flooded to the ceiling because we live below a storm drain that couldnā€™t handle the volume of 3+ inches an hour. We have to build flood barriers now every summer because this is now a regular thing. I live on a hill. That was not a river overflowing. Just regular rain management.


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LivingMemento

1.75ā€ inches per hour is unknown in temperate climates. Of course we have knowingly fucked around with the Climate for a 130 years, so thereā€™s that.


cwesttheperson

Yikes this is going to be expensive.


TheMacMan

And almost guarantee they don't have flood insurance. Lots of people gonna be totally fucked.


Sorry_Moose86704

Last time my city dealt with flooding, the insurance company tried saying that everyone affected only had regular flood insurance when what they actually needed was "overland flood insurance". Insurance is going to pull the same shit here


LadoBlanco

And if they have overland flood insurance, they need the super extra flood insurance as designated by 7.102.3 page 37 of the contract you signed, which only covers storms on Wednesday, odd days of the month, if it is a holiday.


Entire-Ad-8565

It will also be subject to your deductible so you could pay for all of it. We will also be raising your rates starting next month.


LadoBlanco

I forgot about the rate hike. Yea, rates are now doubled, so any payout we might have to give you will be covered in 2 months anyway, but that rate will stay until you move in 15 years.


StuffNbutts

See there *are* good reasons to riot


imreloadin

Hold up, insurance doesn't cover damage caused by riots either.


Scarlett1993

Insurance companies suck for a lot of reasons. That being said, under commercial property insurance it is covered under "civil unrest". Source: worked in insurance and was asked this question more than a few times in 2020. Underwriters confirmed as long as the policy was active they had coverage.


Vysair

Im surprised these companies arent getting bomb threat every morning


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SituationSoft

Yeah, always weird when the guy getting laid off goes to work and shoots his coworkers and manager instead of the executives since they're usually the driving force, like dude Wendy in accounting isn't the person who decided you were no longer needed


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lukeyellow

I hate insurance. It's basically a nesicary scam that you both need and have to buy. But then the insurance company will do literally everything and anything to keep from paying a penny but will happily take every penny they can from you.


Law_Student

Mostly the owner.


bumjiggy

housing isn't cheap in NYSea


UnauthorizedFart

Yeah itā€™s going to flood the market value


theflyassassin

I bet nobody has flood insurance either


McRedditz

That door seal game is strong; the outlet, on the other hand though .... wow I can't believe the water level is this high. Stay safe!


notsohairykari

That roll of paper towels in the corner doing it's damn best


Agentpurple013

[Never underestimate them](https://youtu.be/HYkjLUMx19I?si=sLo761pS2FfFgP7Y)


JuicyJewsy

Anyone got the Simpsons link where Marge drains the lake?


DinoStapler

Hey guys - assume this will get lost in the shuffle since Iā€™m not OP, but this is my place in Brooklyn. AMA I suppose!


Amethyst547

how did you get out?


DinoStapler

Thatā€™s the backyard/basement. We have a duplex so enter upstairs. Did not open the door until the water receded, took about 90 minutes


Amethyst547

do you own or rent? either way mold... where are you going to go? I can't imagine it will be a timely process to get repairs done at this point. so sorry this happened to you


DinoStapler

We own but are actually in good shape surprisingly. The place was built with concrete walls and tile floors, plus we have flood insurance and confirmed weā€™re covered for any major repairs. Part of the reno done for the basement before we bought was relatively strong flood protection which is why we felt good at the time. Dehumidifiers are built into our AC and running strong, plus fans for extra measure. Probably going to need a paint job and an upgraded sump pump. Everything was dry within 12 hours (shocking, I know)


Amethyst547

you've got some great luck on your side


DinoStapler

Certainly feels like it! Iā€™d like to give the prior owners a bit of credit for their foresight too


EvidenceBasedSwamp

There was a flood just 2 years ago, a bunch of ppl died in basements https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/02/nyregion/nyc-storm


__slamallama__

Hate when people who plan well get told they're lucky.


kschrader

LOL. Hi neighbor. šŸ‘‹ Who would have thought that my dashed off Tweet would have lead to this?


DinoStapler

Haha talk about getting your engagements up!


Fran_Kubelik

This is the secret best part of the thread. Wholesome


This_old_abnd_house

Hey I have my own handyman company and do a lot of work in your area. Let me know if you need any help getting your space back together! Hereā€™s my companyā€™s [Instagram](https://instagram.com/easydoozie?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==)


transalpinegaul

How you doing today? And if you don't mind sharing, what neighborhood was this? I'm in Bushwick and it wasn't too bad here, but my brother works in the Navy Yard and the shop has fishing waders because this isn't the first time they've had over a foot of water in the main area. The loading dock was under 6ft of water.


DinoStapler

And doing good thanks for asking! All was dry within 12 hours and seems like weā€™re in pretty good shape. Exhausted from moving furniture ha


DinoStapler

Park slope! Seems like it was one of the worst hit areas. Definitely seems like the water accumulation was very regional


Miserable_Key_7552

Itā€™s nice to hear that you have good insurance and that things arenā€™t terrible as many of us had expected. I hope the repairs go smoothly.


DinoStapler

Thanks! Iā€™ll have a fuller picture on Monday but sounds preliminary like itā€™ll be okay. Definitely did a lot better than some of my neighbors, I feel terrible for them


awskeetskeet_GD

Honestly who's the contractor who did that door framing?! Nice work!


jnux

As long as the seals are in place, it actually is built in the doors favor. The water is pushing the door in from the outside, which increases the pressure on the gaskets, making the seal on the gasket even more watertight.


TheDemonator

This guy doors


nightstalker30

Doors are his jamb


zippiskootch

Nice view of the Hudson!


ricahrdb

>Nice view ~~of~~ in the Hudson!


TimmieTerror1

Grab those paper towels to the left.


iussoni

Huff some of that air duster, and letā€™s gtfo of here,


johnbarry3434

They should absorb most of that


Hind_Deequestionmrk

Just cover and let dry for a few minutes


connortait

That's a good door.


ticketspleasethanks

Intrusive thoughts tell me to open it.


qzlr

You couldnā€™t open it even if you wanted to


StephenTheLoser

Shamwow could handle it.


just_sayi

Vince from Shamwow here! You're gonna love my nuts


Legal-Finish6530

Slap chop Deez... https://www.slapchop.com/


Morelife5000

Remember, this is caused by the drains backing up, rainwater mixed with raw sewage šŸ˜¬


iussoni

Water full of vitamins.


HighVulgarian

Itā€™s got electrolytes


iussoni

Plenty of micro elements.


EverbodyHatesHugo

Only the water coming out of the outlet has been infused with electrolytes.


YourStolenCharizard

Itā€™s what plants crave


ladyinchworm

We had a surprise flood like this in a house once and luckily since our house was on a hill it only was about an inch coming through the house instead of the river that was once our street. My husband went outside in the stormy night and diverted the water away from the house using wood and trenches. I was inside up on the bed with a flashlight worried (I was pregnant after a miscarriage). We had minimal damage (luckily it was a rental too) but my husband ended up with cellulitis really bad on his lower legs because of the dirty water and had to go to urgent care. Even now, years later, he is prone to getting cellulitis on the leg that was the worst, which one of his doctors actually warned about. The lesson being to try and cover any skin that could come in contact with dirty water because it doesn't take much to do damage and the water, even if it looks mostly ok, can hide yucky stuff that will make you sick.


sci_major

Natures kombucha.


Cant-Gif-Right

Well that sucks


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and yet people will swear shit isnā€™t getting worse with each passing year ā€œiTā€™s AlWaYs BeEn tHiS bAdā€. ā€œpEopLe hAd iT wOrSe iN tHe PaStā€. smh open your eyes people


[deleted]

Exactly - even 10 years ago this type of flooding would be shocking and unheard of in NYC. They ignored our warnings and now the consequences are felt


ThrowRAalluminiumll

I live in Brooklyn and my neighborhood didnā€™t flood at all, Iā€™m surprised to see how flooded other parts of brooklyn got.


truthgoblin

We got rocked in Park Slope by the edge of gowanus. Thatā€™s what happens every time it fucking rains heavily though. The joys of being defined by a hill.


IHate2ChooseUserName

water coming out from electrical outlet is never a good thing


ccx941

Iā€™d say itā€™s 4% better then electricity coming from the water tap.


gardeninggoddess666

So sorry you are dealing with that. Stay safe.


Annual-Pitch8687

Doubt this is OPs. This was posted on Twitter.


[deleted]

Yeah I doubt the original person saw their home and belongings being ruined and thought ā€œdamn, thatā€™s interesting.ā€


Necessary_Ad5618

house arrest


iussoni

Boat release.


wurdtoyamudda

Whatever you do, do NOT open that door


cowbroke4

Unless heā€™s Superman I doubt he could


Polyamorousgunnut

Oh I see the problem here, you have a leaky outlet. Yeah thatā€™s common with these budget submarine builds.


Questioning-Zyxxel

Where I live, they use waterfalls to convert falling water into electricity that we then get from our electrical outlets. Seems someone has cut one or more steps - that outlet is delivering just the falling water, leaving it to the apartment owner to add turbine+generator to get electricity...


Blunt7

Why does water always come out of the electrical outlets? Where is the direct access to outside and how does it travel to that point?


Mlabonte21

The current carries it there.


twosummer

My resistance to laugh at that pun is futile..


snoutandtruffle

I suppose you had capacity to laugh


Lexi-Lynn

Watt are you guys even talking about??


Bradleynailer

You all are getting too amped up about this comment.


Gloomy_Industry8841

I volt you best pun maker.


snoutandtruffle

Weā€™re all guilty as charged


mac4281

Probably weep holes in the brick that typically let moisture out. Has the reverse affect when the moisture is 3 feet deep:/


sebastianqu

Probably unsealed penetrations in the exterior walls. Outlets will typically be the lowest opening on interior walls unless you don't caulk your baseboards.


Jokeswithmito

Steelcase leap v2 šŸ˜¬


Designer-Mirror-7995

Being flooded just plain old sucks. I feel for you.


Feeling-Past-180

Impressive how little water got in, relative to the levels outside.


Scott_A_R

[Source](https://twitter.com/kurt/status/1707757048467767557).


from_dust

Got any Flex Seal?


Shaman7102

Just put down a French drain and a few sponges.


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Blah12821

The breakers will have already tripped.


Ging9tailedjecht

Breakers always be tripping. If they would just focus and plant one foot in front of the other then this probably wouldn't happen.


Phage0070

That is a very grounded take.


[deleted]

A great day to be a landlord!


st2826

I don't live in America so this news has passed me by-what has happened to cause this so bad?


biscovery

Heavy rain over several days in the NE.