Author Topic: Ice-Encased Car In East Village, New York (Read 2148 times)

Kudrat Kaur · « **on:** January 25, 2011, 08:46:02 PM »

An East Village man yesterday needed a blowtorch, hammer and chisel -- and a day's worth of determination -- to rescue his car, which had become encased in ice thanks to a freakish series of factors that included a busted underground pipe, passing cars splashing water and subfreezing temperatures.
Peter Helfer, 32, wound up smashing the back window and scratching up the paint on his 2008 Audi A3 station wagon as he struggled to chip, thaw and steam it free.

Helfer had parked his fancy wheels on Friday night in front of 44 E. Second St., near where he lives, and didn't return to it until coming home dejectedly from a Jet party Sunday night.
"It was really adding insult to injury because I found it after the Jets game," Helfer said.

City workers told The Post they believe the car was parked right near a faulty water line they had recently tried to repair. But the city pipe apparently wasn't fixed completely, and a mini-pond formed around Helfer's vehicle.
Passing cars then splashed the icy water on Helfer's car for more than 48 straight hours

Author Topic: Ice-Encased Car In East Village, New York (Read 2148 times)

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