When a snowstorm or series of snowstorms hit the New England region causing buildings to collapse under the weight of the accumulated snow. Thus the end result of the collapsed building is the same of that as an earthquake.
That Nor'easter sure did a total. It seems like after all these storms, a New England Earthquake hit and destroyed the buildings.
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Until the 1970s, most traffic lights would switch red-to-green at the same instant that the other direction went yellow-to-red. Because accidents would sometimes occur at that transition, New York City innovated a phase, usually about three to five seconds, of all-red lights, so the intersection would be completely clear before actuating the green ("go") signal. The "New York pause" has become widespread across the U.S.
Until the 1970s, most traffic lights would switch red-to-green at the same instant that the other direction went yellow-to-red. Because accidents would sometimes occur at that transition, New York City innovated a phase, usually about three to five seconds, of all-red lights, so the intersection would be completely clear before actuating the green ("go") signal. The "New York pause" has become widespread across the U.S.
The New York pause came to Michigan traffic lights by 1990.
Because drivers are so impatient, we ended up with the New York pause.
Because drivers are so impatient, we ended up with the New York pause.
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Get the My New Empire mug.The bitter irony in all of this is the sobering fact that people who AREN'T from New Jersey say "Joi-Zee," believing that their unfounded stereotype is how everyone in NJ says "Jersey" Perplexingly, this means that, in reality, they are stereotyping themselves.
Hey, I hear your from Joi-zee!
Yeah! Way to fuckin' go! You just failed to grasp what a New Jersey accent is! High five!
Yeah! Way to fuckin' go! You just failed to grasp what a New Jersey accent is! High five!
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