Douglas Taurel
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No, no, no, no. But my point was like, all the subway stops had guys with AKs, every subway stop. I mean, it was like- AKs or M4s? Or, I don't, what's the difference between an AK or an M4? Well- You may know, I will know.
Uh, police and soldiers and soldiers.
Uh, police and soldiers and soldiers.
Uh, police and soldiers and soldiers.
Yeah. I mean, they were on all the platforms. So they were, so the place was locked down, you know? And so, and then slowly, like you said, that kind of dissipated. I mean, I remember flybys around Hudson, on the Hudson River jets for, and that went on for about a month.
Yeah. I mean, they were on all the platforms. So they were, so the place was locked down, you know? And so, and then slowly, like you said, that kind of dissipated. I mean, I remember flybys around Hudson, on the Hudson River jets for, and that went on for about a month.
Yeah. I mean, they were on all the platforms. So they were, so the place was locked down, you know? And so, and then slowly, like you said, that kind of dissipated. I mean, I remember flybys around Hudson, on the Hudson River jets for, and that went on for about a month.
So that type of security kind of lasted for almost 10 years, really, because then the wars in the Middle East started, and then New York was like always the center for attention. And so you could, I mean, you could be completely comfortable. I was there in 2000 with my wife, now girlfriend then,
So that type of security kind of lasted for almost 10 years, really, because then the wars in the Middle East started, and then New York was like always the center for attention. And so you could, I mean, you could be completely comfortable. I was there in 2000 with my wife, now girlfriend then,
So that type of security kind of lasted for almost 10 years, really, because then the wars in the Middle East started, and then New York was like always the center for attention. And so you could, I mean, you could be completely comfortable. I was there in 2000 with my wife, now girlfriend then,
3, 4 o'clock in the morning, walking by yourself, her walking by herself, not a thing that was going to happen to you. Because there was cops everywhere. And there was, like, attention, and everyone was looking. And if you look funny, and then we had to deal with the anthrax, or they're on the subway car. So it's a complete different world. And then...
3, 4 o'clock in the morning, walking by yourself, her walking by herself, not a thing that was going to happen to you. Because there was cops everywhere. And there was, like, attention, and everyone was looking. And if you look funny, and then we had to deal with the anthrax, or they're on the subway car. So it's a complete different world. And then...
3, 4 o'clock in the morning, walking by yourself, her walking by herself, not a thing that was going to happen to you. Because there was cops everywhere. And there was, like, attention, and everyone was looking. And if you look funny, and then we had to deal with the anthrax, or they're on the subway car. So it's a complete different world. And then...
COVID happened and you take cops away and then you get people who get burned alive on subways.
COVID happened and you take cops away and then you get people who get burned alive on subways.
COVID happened and you take cops away and then you get people who get burned alive on subways.
That I don't know. I mean, Yeah, I don't know. That'd be a rough one. That'd be a rough one. I'm sure if you're doing that, you have other issues. I mean, I'm sure, yeah, I don't know about that, but I do know that that's not the way I want to go. Yeah. Getting in front of a moving subway. But, I mean, there are stories of people who have jumped on the platforms to save other people.
That I don't know. I mean, Yeah, I don't know. That'd be a rough one. That'd be a rough one. I'm sure if you're doing that, you have other issues. I mean, I'm sure, yeah, I don't know about that, but I do know that that's not the way I want to go. Yeah. Getting in front of a moving subway. But, I mean, there are stories of people who have jumped on the platforms to save other people.
That I don't know. I mean, Yeah, I don't know. That'd be a rough one. That'd be a rough one. I'm sure if you're doing that, you have other issues. I mean, I'm sure, yeah, I don't know about that, but I do know that that's not the way I want to go. Yeah. Getting in front of a moving subway. But, I mean, there are stories of people who have jumped on the platforms to save other people.
There was a really famous story of a guy, a construction guy or a maintenance guy, who somebody fell. I think it was somebody who was having a seizure, and he jumped and fell on top of him, and the subway went over him, and he saved him. In fact, and I think he was – I think he got invited to the – one of the inaugurations – not inaugurations, the presidential speeches. State of the Union.