To: Colleagues in NYC
From: Citi Security & Investigative Services
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 11:20 AM
Subjec: U.S. Air Force Authorized Flyover in NYC
The US Air Force is conducting an authorized photo-shoot in the air space above lower Manhattan. During the shoot, a large airliner escorted by several fighter jets is flying at a low altitude over NYC, including in the vicinity of several of our downtown locations. There is no reason for concern, and the photo-shoot will conclude later this morning.
Earlier: Do Not Be Alarmed: Low Flying Jet Just A Military Drill/Vanity Project
Everyone ran out of my building. I continued eating my bagel. Cold as life, bitches.
Thank you Captain Obvious!
Do they know if Lindbergh has made it to Paris yet?
Is this part of the bank “stress tests?” Heh.
trading floors didn’t evacuate. they were probably shorting C
Excellent observation by @4!
“Obama Determined To Strike Within U.S.”
@7- really unfunny.
It was best that people weren’t notified. Think about it: if you were a terrorist planning on attacking NY, what better time to do it than when people have their guard down?
@9- um, yeah, it would be better for the (in this case non) terrorists.
“There is no reason for concern”
citi shareholders might beg to differ
I have an idea…let’s fly a large airliner over downtown Manhattan, without telling them…it’s not like the last time that happened anything bad occurred. I’m sure everything will go fine…while we’re at it, let’s run a practice drill with our CDC response team in a school in a NYC today without telling them too…kill two birds with one stone, you know?
In Episode 4 of CNBCs/Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest MBAs” (where investment bankers trade places for a season with Alaskan crab fishermen), the Northwestern takes on water from a leak caused by John Thain’s installation of a million dollar toilet and tensions escalate as Lehman MBAs on the Cornelia Marie order 200 gold leaf, Vuitton crab pots to replace those sold previously by the crew. Meanwhile, Phil physically shows what a “claw-back” really means to a trader who mis-marked his book and Moi is caught loafing at the Shake Shack.
I’m truly curious what on earth they are planning to advertise or promote with those photos? Delta Sky Miles? Anti-aircraft missiles?
“When you need a jumbo jet filled with 300 terrified souls blown to bits, seeing as the pretty-much-suicidal-anyway-hijackers probably won’t capitulate and land at Teterboro, the US Navy is there for you!”
How stupid can they be, unless of course this is the work of a govt. agency.
yes @13 – you’re back. blog in the works yet?
On a totally serious note, this doesn’t make sense. They need a 747 to take aerial views of lower manhattan?
The plane was fucking huge. Anyone understand how this makes any sense?
@16- i think they were taking pics of the plane, not the ground.
Someone told me the 747 was Air Force One (or whatever it’s called when the President isn’t actually on board)? Anyone who saw it know for sure…or was it just a random 747
I don’t buy it. Can’t they just photoshop that shit? Why would the U.S. gov allow/permit security for some advertising endeavor?
Big increase in swine flu in NYC…
OH MY FUCKING GOD, THE FALAFAL GUY AT THE CORNER IS OUT OF SHWARMA TODAY.
this is a non-event – govt needed a clean shot of ‘deez nuts’ and the only way to get them in the frame was via fly-by.
move along.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_E-4
‘tards: because ‘video-op’ doesn’t sound as good as ‘photo-op’.
big earthquake hits Mexico City — those poor people :(
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D97QU7JO0&show_article=1
Take ‘West Side Bernie’ in the Derby Saturday
Really its just a government subsidy of the Jersey City/Exchange Place residential area, obvs
@21
You know, every time you buy something from those falafal carts an angel dies.
-McPalin
Shwarma: What goes around, comes around.
When is it ok to give my secretary a “KobeBryant” during lunch?
I was told they used the presidential back-up plane, which I imagine would be AF2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TqZruBBqAQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMoy8JprKI0
INSANE
The government is so worried about firing CEOs of companies, how about firing the moron who authorized this stunt!! And how about a public apology from the Obama administration to New York and New Jersey. Not a word out of them yet though…unbelievable!
@34
Relax, dweebo.
Note the time of the C memo…11:20, some 50 minutes AFTER the goddam stunt was over. Too bad for the schmucks who trudged down 40 floors at 10:15.
@36- thanks, I think we all got that.
@7: Really funny!
Silly American bitches, afraid of low flying air force planes… here in Afghanistan we piss on low ones, afraid of high flying bombers only.