Did anyone else read this article in The City section of today's New York Times?

http://www.nytimes.com/20...ref=slogin

It's about people who go exploring abandoned buildings, subway tunnels etc. Apparently they have these kinds of things in a lot of major cities around the world.

Here's one of the websites that is mentioned in the article. Click on locations and read some of those.

http://ltvsquad.com/

that sounds like fun.

It doesn't look like that group does tours or anything but I would love to look around old subway lines and stuff.

okay..so i'm halfway through the actual article and i see how illegal this all is.


it still sounds like fun, though.
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abierman said:

Oy.

JasmineFire said:

I wonder what the rents are like down there...





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2the9s said:

there was some book about how there are secret cities are highrise cardboard buildings in abandoned subway tunnels and stuff. There was a bunch of controversey about whether or not the accounts in the book were real or not. I can't remember the name.. I'm going to have to try to look for it.

I didn't read the article but the death total in our town is at 5 or 6 over the last few years from this kind of thing. Grain elevators are apparently not the safest place to be when you are drunk.
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lovemachine said:

yeah...these people don't go stumbling around drunk.

I haven't clicked the links, but do you have to go exploring naked?
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JasmineFire said:

I watched a show about people who do this kinda thing a couple of years ago. It's extremely dangerous.

Interesting.

It's like hiking, but not.

I'd try it.

Sweeny79 said:

I'll take the pictures.

Fauxie said:

Ok, but you are the one who has to be naked.

Sweeny79 said:

Why would I be naked if I'm taking the pictures?

JasmineFire said:

Trust me there are plenty of people who have a few drinks and then go out "urban exploring". Even without drinking it's extremely dangerous.

Fauxie said:

I just think it would be fun.

lovemachine said:

i was talking about the people featured in the article you didn't read.

These are great