NYC500 Posted June 30, 2009 Share #401 Posted June 30, 2009 Rats * An adult rat can squeeze into your home through a hole as small as the size of a quarter. * Rats can live for up to 18 months, but most die before they are one year old. * Rats have strong teeth that allow them to chew through glass, cinderblock, wire, aluminum and lead. * Smell, taste, touch and sound help direct them to their food sources. * Rats are also responsible for spreading Bubonic Plague, also known as the "Black Death". Although fleas are primarily responsible for infecting humans, they were originally infected with the plague by feeding on the blood of rats. Rats are scavengers. They have an excellent sense of taste and a good memory. A rat can identify certain substances, including rat poisons, after just a tiny taste of it. The Norway Rat is also called a "sewer rat". Norway rats tend to be larger and more aggressive to animals, humans and each other than Roof rats. Size: 10" to 12" long DIET Norway rats eat a wide variety of foods but mostly prefer cereal grains, meats, fish, nuts, and some fruits. HABITAT When Norway rats invade buildings, they usually remain in the basement or ground floor. They also live in fields, farms, woodpiles and buildings. Their nests are usually lined with shredded paper or cloth. IMPACT These rats are known for the damage they cause by chewing on materials, urinating on food and eating stored foods. They have also been known to chew on wires, which can cause fires to start. They also carry disease and ectoparasites. Rats will also attack both animals and humans. Human babies and even adults have been killed in rat attacks. PREVENTION * Rats will eat almost anything, so keep your homes clean and don’t leave food out. * Make sure that your home and storage areas are clean and dry. * Make sure that you clean your sheds, crawlspaces, and garbage cans often. * Close up any small holes and cracks they can come in through. http://www.pestworldforkids.org/rats.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC500 Posted June 30, 2009 Share #402 Posted June 30, 2009 Rats Boldly Swarming Subway Platforms "People have seen them sitting on benches," says Andrew Albert, an MTA board member and chair of the NYC Transit Riders Council. "From what riders have told us, they appear to be getting bolder." That's the subway rat population he's talking about, which many commuters say is surging, at least according to an amNY article that's teeming with great quotes. "Next thing you know the doors are going to open and one is going to come on the train with us," one exterminator predicts. Rats have been growing increasingly comfortable hanging out on subway platforms, with popular hot-spots including Chambers Street on the A, Jay Street-Borough Hall, West 4th Street, and Spring Street on the C – though rats who want to party on that exclusive platform have to agree to buy bottle. One theory is that increased interaction with people may, in a way, be domesticating the rats, or at least making them less fearful of humans. "They chase me to work," says straphanger Yvonne Ouchikh. The MTA blames the rat boom on an increase in subway ridership that's led to more litter. Construction that disturbs the nests and water leaks also result in more rat sightings, which is fine by rat-watcher Joyce Gonzalez, a subway rider who tells amNY she spent some time last week observing a mother rat tend to her young at Brooklyn's Hoyt Street 2/3 station. "The mother was over by the garbage can. I think she was trying to get the babies some food. They were down on the tracks, three of them, little ones." Awww! "We need that little pipe that you blow and take them all to the river," Gonzalez added. http://gothamist.com/2008/08/14/news_flash_subway_swarming_with_rat.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB2RTO Posted July 1, 2009 Share #403 Posted July 1, 2009 Rats * Rats are also responsible for spreading Bubonic Plague, also known as the "Black Death". Fellow blacks are also responsible for the black death (or as I call it, El Deatho del Negro by El Negro)......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted July 1, 2009 Share #404 Posted July 1, 2009 Fellow blacks are also responsible for the black death (or as I call it, El Deatho del Negro by El Negro).........La muerte del negro por el negro pretty close though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theMojoking Posted July 2, 2009 Share #405 Posted July 2, 2009 What the hell? Is this a thread about Train Operators, or rats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelham Bay Dave Posted July 3, 2009 Share #406 Posted July 3, 2009 Well Train Operators do deal with Rats every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zman Posted July 3, 2009 Share #407 Posted July 3, 2009 Well Train Operators do deal with Rats every day. After the fare hike, some passengers would say they're one of the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theMojoking Posted July 6, 2009 Share #408 Posted July 6, 2009 Can't wait until tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC500 Posted July 6, 2009 Share #409 Posted July 6, 2009 Can't wait until tomorrow! Me too. I think of it as being a jockey who finished 'right there' in the Kentucky Derby with 4 or 5 other horses but is awaiting the photo to see if he won, finished 2nd, 3rd...OR out of the money! In any case, at least we're not talking about RATS anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC500 Posted July 6, 2009 Share #410 Posted July 6, 2009 Well, I've been checking these two web sites (MTA and NYC.Gov) and no answer keys yet for the 6/6/09 TO exam. But it's only 8:05 AM. Maybe they'll post them at 9 or 10? http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/hr/answerkeys.htm http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/employment/kjune2009.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theMojoking Posted July 6, 2009 Share #411 Posted July 6, 2009 Me too. I think of it as being a jockey who finished 'right there' in the Kentucky Derby with 4 or 5 other horses but is awaiting the photo to see if he won, finished 2nd, 3rd...OR out of the money! In any case, at least we're not talking about RATS anymore! Yeah now we're talking about which horse's butt finished first. Hopefully I am that horse's butt. No offense to any horses out there. I loved Mr Ed on Nick at Nite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theMojoking Posted July 6, 2009 Share #412 Posted July 6, 2009 Damn it. No proposed key at 10 AM either. I have to go work on my house. Stupid city crap and their delays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexAveExp5 Posted July 6, 2009 Share #413 Posted July 6, 2009 someone needs to call DCAS and gently remind them what day it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theMojoking Posted July 6, 2009 Share #414 Posted July 6, 2009 someone needs to call DCAS and gently remind them what day it is Dcas doesn't have human employees. You mean call Dcas and throw some feces to get the jackles to respond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theMojoking Posted July 6, 2009 Share #415 Posted July 6, 2009 I'm going to wait until a little after 12 and then go do the work I have to do. These idiots will probably post it later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locomotion69 Posted July 6, 2009 Share #416 Posted July 6, 2009 I'm going to wait until a little after 12 and then go do the work I have to do. These idiots will probably post it later today. Me thinks that they haven't got back from the Methadone clinic yet. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC500 Posted July 6, 2009 Share #417 Posted July 6, 2009 For the sake of convenience, here again are the Proposed Answer Key links for the 6/6/09 TO exam: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/employment/kjune2009.shtml http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/hr/answerkeys.htm I guess either site will eventually put them up. That is, if they can get off their fat lazy butts long enough to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted July 6, 2009 Share #418 Posted July 6, 2009 I bet you it's going to be Wednesday, just like they did with the Conductor's exam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theMojoking Posted July 6, 2009 Share #419 Posted July 6, 2009 I bet you it's going to be Wednesday, just like they did with the Conductor's exam I was just about to say that maybe they entered it today, but ti won't update until tomorrow or wednesday. Stupid Dcrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexAveExp5 Posted July 6, 2009 Share #420 Posted July 6, 2009 Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 8.12; MSIEMobile 6.0) VZW:SCH-i770 PPC 320x320) that cant be true, i called dcas in march to ask about the tiebreaker if i edited my application online. it was a real person i talked to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted July 6, 2009 Share #421 Posted July 6, 2009 waiting two more days is not going to kill anyone, especially since it takes a year to get your official scores. People just need to now chill and wait :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theMojoking Posted July 6, 2009 Share #422 Posted July 6, 2009 Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 8.12; MSIEMobile 6.0) VZW:SCH-i770 PPC 320x320) that cant be true, i called dcas in march to ask about the tiebreaker if i edited my application online. it was a real person i talked to Are you sure you weren't talking to a parrot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexAveExp5 Posted July 6, 2009 Share #423 Posted July 6, 2009 Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 8.12; MSIEMobile 6.0) VZW:SCH-i770 PPC 320x320) that day i had called the 212 number thats on the train operator notice of examination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC500 Posted July 6, 2009 Share #424 Posted July 6, 2009 waiting two more days is not going to kill anyone, especially since it takes a year to get your official scores. People just need to now chill and wait :cool: But if there is a delay in the posting, they should at least say something about it on the website. As of 2PM, there is nothing there explaining what's going on. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/employment/kjune2009.shtml http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/hr/answerkeys.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC500 Posted July 6, 2009 Share #425 Posted July 6, 2009 I tried calling the number at the bottom. No answer. Contact DCAS You can reach the DCAS Application Section by e-mailing us at OASys@dcas.nyc.gov. Please reference the Confirmation Number for questions regarding your online application. Hours of operation are from 9AM to 5PM, Mondays through Fridays. This email address is for questions regarding your online application only. For general exam information, visit DCAS online here and for specific exam information refer to the NOE. For the latest information on any examination for which you have applied, please call DCAS’s Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system at 212 669-1357. https://a856-eeexams.nyc.gov/OLEE/oasys/ContactDCAS.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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