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Rains once more cause damage at Apple's Fifth Avenue NY store

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Friday, May 24, 2013, 02:31 pm

Rains once more cause damage at Apple's Fifth Avenue NY storeBy Kevin Bostic

Weather woes continue at Apple's flagship Fifth Avenue store in New York City, as rain is once again seeping into the retail location, and now Apple's SoHo location is said to have been suffering from the same problem.

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Reports of further leakage popped up on Friday when tipsters sent in pictures and video of the problem to Gothamist. One image shows a ceiling panel in one location dramatically deformed due to the continued leaking.

Apple employees reportedly rushed to move sensitive electronics out of the way of the leaks, while other employees set about placing a large receptacle under the leaking area.

Apple's SoHo retail location was also reported to have been suffering leakage problems, but employees at the store expressed no knowledge of such a problem when AppleInsider called.

The latest leak marks the second time in as many weeks that the iconic Fifth Avenue store has suffered water damage. Earlier in May, heavy rains breached the location, causing employees to rush to mop up the damage. Tags:Apple RetailJump to comments (17)Categories:General(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));Tweet!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Pin It

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Better pop that ceiling zit.

gazoobee2013/05/24 02:34pm

This whole article just amounts to "it isn't fixed yet." So what?

If they had fixed it and then the "fix" broke, that would be a mildly interesting page 500 kind of story. This isn't even that. This is literally no story at all.

bobringer2013/05/24 02:35pm

I work about 5 blocks from there.

When I tell you it was raining yesterday... my god. You don't see that every week...

logic3682013/05/24 03:07pm

That rain was amazing... i couldn't walk a block without getting soaked... it brought people together, all huddled under whatever we could find!

starbird732013/05/24 03:15pm

We had some heavy rain a couple weeks ago.

Radio Shack had a few leaks, as did the grocery store next to it.

Can I get a shout out for this tip?

michael_c2013/05/24 03:19pm

Quote:Originally Posted by bobringer?

When I tell you it was raining yesterday... my god. You don't see that every week...We got caught in the rains yesterday - nothing trivial with the amount coming down - noticed, this morning, lots of mud filling paths in Central Park. Thought we saw the "arc" on 59th :~).

drwam2013/05/24 03:37pm

As a west coast guy, NYC always impresses me with the degree to which things are run down and broken. And I love NYC.

multifoiled2013/05/24 03:53pm

Quote:Originally Posted by drwam?

As a west coast guy, NYC always impresses me with the degree to which things are run down and broken. And I love NYC.
Being from the NYC area and now living outside of SF, I can tell you that is so because NYC has harsh weather year round. We don't have that issue around these parts outside of some rain in the winter.

rot'napple2013/05/24 03:58pm

That looks like my stomach after Thanksgiving dinner!

marvin2013/05/24 04:04pm

Watergate...

... and the circle is complete. Nobody can use something-gate for anything else.

Making Apple products waterproof sounds like a pretty good idea now I bet.
Quote:Originally Posted by logic368?
That rain was amazing... i couldn't walk a block without getting soaked... it brought people together, all huddled under whatever we could find!
It's a good idea to have an umbrella just big enough for two to share with cute girls who don't have one. When the not-so-cute girls get near, just pretend it's not big enough. Reduced visibility adds some challenge to the extend/retract timing.

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