Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York

FUEL OIL PRICES HIT RECORD LEVELS

AS THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ANNOUNCED A SHARP DECLINE

IN AVAILABLE SUPPLIES.

SOME EXPERTS ARE NOW PREDICTING

A COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF THE STATE'S POWER SYSTEM.

THE GOVERNOR IS CLOSE TO DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY

OVER THE SWEEPING ENERGY CRISIS.

IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL FALL DAY

IN NEW YORK,

BUT BAD NEWS FOR EVERYONE PAYING THEIR HEATING BILLS.

SOME COLD ARCTIC AIR

IS SWEEPING DOWN FROM THE NORTH ATLANTIC,

SO BREAK OUT YOUR GLOVES AND HANG ON TO YOUR CHECKBOOKS.

HEY...

I'M LOOKING FOR MATT.

SAY WHAT?

MATT?

THANKS.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S OKAY.

MATT?

HEY. I'M JOEY WALSH.

WHAT?

I'M JOEY WALSH.

I'M STARTING WORK TODAY.

YOU'RE STARTING WORK HERE TODAY?

YOU IN THE RIGHT PLACE, KID?

YES, SIR.

NEW YORK TUNNEL WORKERS UNION?

YEAH, TOMMY HIRED ME YESTERDAY.

YOU EVER WORKED UNDERGROUND BEFORE?

NO.

HAVE YOU WORKED WITH EXPLOSIVES?

I'VE SHOT OFF SOME CHERRY BOMBS.

DANGEROUS.

ANY JOB EXPERIENCE OF ANY KIND?

I'VE BEEN WORKING AT STARBUCKS.

STARBUCKS...

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT TUNNEL THREE?

IT PAYS 18 BUCKS AN HOUR.

PLUS HAZARD.

STARBUCKS DOESN'T PAY HAZARD.

ACE...

YOU'RE TRAINING THE STARBUCKS KID.

DYNAMITE GOES IN THE BOX, THEN IT GOES IN THE TUNNEL.

WE BLOW IT UP, WE DIG IT OUT.

THERE'S A SIMPLE BEAUTY TO IT ALL, YOU KNOW?

YOU ARE PART OF A GREAT TRADITION NOW, KID.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS TUNNEL SINCE 1970,

AND WHEN IT'S DONE, IN ABOUT 15 YEARS,

IT'LL SUPPLY NEW YORK CITY WITH ALL THE WATER SHE NEEDS.

KIND OF GETS YOU RIGHT HERE, DON'T IT?

I THINK I'M GOING TO DROP IT.

I GOT YOU.

OH, MAN...

YO, MATT...

YOU MEET THE NEW GUYS YET?

TOMMY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME?

THAT KID DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE HE CAN SHAVE YET.

HEY, SLIM PICKINGS, COUSIN.

NOBODY WITH A GREEN CARD WANTS TO DIG HOLES.

MEN USED TO BEG, BORROW, AND STEAL

TO GET INTO OUR UNION.

ANCIENT HISTORY.

JUST BE HAPPY

WE AIN'T BEEN OUTSOURCED TO INDIA.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

YOU MUST BE MY NEW BOSS.

AND YOU MUST BE KIDDING ME.

HEY, SHE'S GOT A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

I KNOW. I'M A GIRL.

WELL, WE BOTH AGREE ABOUT THAT.

I CAN DO THE JOB.

HER DAD WAS TONY BARBARINI.

YOUR FATHER WAS A GOOD MAN.

HEY.

HOW'S IT GOING?

WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. HE'S ALL RIGHT.

COME ON, OLD MAN, LET'S GO.

YOU'VE GOT TO GO.

COME ON, LET'S GO. UP AND AT 'EM.

HEY, LISTEN, I'M WORKING FOR THE BOSS.

HE'S NOT YOUR BOSS.

I'M DOING STUFF FOR THIS GUY.

HEY MATT, YOU WANNA GET THIS GUY OUT OF THE WAY?

HEY, HAL, HOW YOU DOING BUDDY?

LOOKING AFTER MY TUNNEL AGAIN, HUH?

DAMN RIGHT.

SHE'S SHIP SHAPE, SHIP SHAPE.

I'VE GOT MY EYE ON HER.

LISTEN, HERE.

THERE YOU GO.

THANKS, PARTNER.

YOU'VE GOT TO EAT, RIGHT?

HE'S JUST LOOKING FOR A WARM PLACE TO SLEEP.

THEY GOT SHELTERS FOR BUMS LIKE HIM,

OR THE STREET...

THAT'S RJ,

THE ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER.

HE'S A PAIN IN THE ASS,

BUT YOU MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING FROM HIM.

DOES THIS MEAN YOU'RE LETTING ME DIG?

WHAT WOULD YOUR FATHER SAY

IF HE KNEW YOU WANTED TO GO TO WORK IN THE TUNNEL?

HE'D BEAT ME WITHIN AN INCH OF MY LIFE.

THEN HE'D TELL ME HE WAS PROUD OF ME.

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.

ACE, LOAD 'EM UP. WE'RE OUT OF HERE.

OKAY, FOLKS, IT'S SHOWTIME.

SHOWTIME.

00. LET'S GO.

COME ON, COME ON.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, LET'S GET THIS DOWN IN HERE NOW.

MARK?

COME ON, GUYS, LET'S GET THE PIPE IN.

DOC...

HEY TED, HOW ARE WE DOING?

NOT SO GOOD.

A DRILL BIT SHATTERED.

WE SPENT MOST OF THE DAY GETTING BACK ON LINE.

TELL THE MEN WE'LL HAVE TO PULL ANOTHER ALL-NIGHTER.

OH, EVERYONE'S TOTALLY FRIED.

I DON'T THINK THEY CAN DO IT, DOC.

TED, I'LL PAY THEM DOUBLE TIME.

WE CAN'T STOP NOW.

YOU'VE GOT TO SLEEP SOMETIME, TOO.

WELL, THAT'S A LUXURY I CAN'T AFFORD.

NOW, YOU GO TELL THE MEN.

THIS WHOLE THING'S ABOUT WATER.

NEW YORK USES UP A BILLION GALLONS A DAY.

THE TWO AQUEDUCTS FEEDING THE CITY,

TUNNELS ONE AND TWO,

ARE A HUNDRED YEARS OLD,

AND THEY'RE FALLING APART.

LORD KNOWS WHAT KIND OF STUFF

GETS IN THE WATER WE DRINK.

THE WHOLE CITY COULD BE GETTING GONORRHEA,

AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW IT.

THAT'S GIARDIA, ACE.

GONORRHEA'S WHAT YOUR WIFE GAVE US LAST NIGHT.

OOH... NICE, NICE.

VERY, VERY NICE.

AND THE WAY THEY DUG THOSE OLD TUNNELS,

YOU CAN'T EVEN GET AT THEM TO FIX THEM.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE,

BUILDING A NEW ONE BEFORE THE OTHERS BLOW OUT.

WHAT WAS THAT?

SUBWAY.

WITH ALL THE GAS, SEWER,

AND WATER LINES WE'VE GOT DOWN HERE,

WE'VE GOT A MAZE.

IT'S LIKE A GIANT ANT FARM.

WELCOME TO THE LARGEST UNDERGROUND AQUEDUCT

IN THE WORLD--

47 MILES AND COUNTING.

THIS IS INCREDIBLE.

IT'S THE MAIN ARTERY.

WE'VE GOT SPLINTER LINES

GOING TO EVERY POINT IN MANHATTAN.

WE'RE GOING THIS WAY.

WE'RE HEADING FOR THE CHELSEA OFFSHOOT.

BY THE WAY,

YOU NEWBIES, THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS,

LOOK AND LEARN.

YOU'LL WORK YOUR WAY UP TO SIGNALMEN, OKAY?

OR DOWN, AS THE CASE MAY BE.

HOLA.

HOLA.

THIS IS JOSE.

EXPLOSIVES.

YOU KNOW HIM FROM HIS COWBOY HAT

AND HIS PATERNITY SUITS.

MATTY, I TOLD YOU, MAN, THAT AIN'T MY KID.

AH-AH-AH. THERE'S A LADY PRESENT.

LADY?

I'M A SANDHOG.

WHAT?

YOU'VE GOT TO EARN THAT TITLE, SWEETHEART.

HERE.

SUBWAY?

THAT CAME FROM BELOW.

SUBWAYS ARE UP TOP.

TALK ABOUT IT ON YOUR BREAK.

LET'S GET TO WORK, NEWBIE.

KAREN...

AS THE ONLY ONE HERE WITH BREASTS,

I NEED YOU TO HELP ME FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.

HERE WE GO.

US SANDHOGS,

WE'RE GOOD-LOOKING GUYS, RIGHT?

WE'VE GOT SEXY JOBS,

BUT DO WOMEN APPRECIATE US?

NO.

IT'S THE FIREMEN THAT GET ALL THE CHICKS. WHY IS THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE IT'S THOSE CALENDARS.

SHE'S RIGHT.

WHAT WE NEED

IS A "MEN OF THE 147" CALENDAR.