They should work fine if you're calling from the NYC area. The
> 212-976 and 914-976 prefixes are pay per call, so long distance
> carriers won't connect to them. The last time I called (a long time
> ago) the charge was a quarter.
I'm pretty sure I called in from outside the NYC area via long distance and got through, despite being 976. Perhaps my LD carrier won't do it. However, I note that the AAA book no longer lists the number though it did before.
As far as the weather is concerned, here in upstate NY we've had a lot
> of rain but nothing too bad. There are swampy areas that flood, and
> they're flooded. It's not a big deal except, I suppose, that many of
> the swampy areas are close to where NYC news people live.
The
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newsradio site reported a number of road closures in the area I wanted to visit. As the day went on, the closures increased (trees were falling down). As of Friday night, traffic was very bad (worse than normal) where I was headed.