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- From: drx@chinet.chi.il.us (Scott Whittle)
- Subject: Re: Deaths on Railroad Property: common sense or am I an Idiot?
- Message-ID: <Bzq4B6.JHA@chinet.chi.il.us>
- Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
- References: <1992Dec23.162343.29221@stsci.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 17:52:15 GMT
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- To what extent do the people who know better pick up for the fools who
- know better and choose not to act like they know better?
-
- I was at a
- crossing gate while a full train from Chicago rolled in to dump off its
- load of exec. types. While the trains patrons where all just about off
- and people were clearing the area, i notice this 20 something girl starting
- to crawl under the train to get to the other side. Apparently she was on the
- wrong side when the train pulled up and instead of "missing" her ride
- she decided to make a move. Oooh I might mention that while she was
- traversing (with many packages in hand) under the car she bumped her head
- on some commuter car plumbing which stalled her attempt to get out from
- under the car. ALL this just as the train was getting ready to move again!
- I sat there in my parked car in amazement! I couldn't believe that I was
- perhaps watching the single most stupid person on the face of the earth!
-
- People around here are always cutting behind a train or jumping the gates
- just 'cause they are too impatient to wait.
-
- Getting smacked by a train because the gates failed to come down and
- getting smacked by a train because I decided to go around the gates are
- too completly different scenerios which have a corresponding level of
- "common sense" and personal responsiability.
-
- :soap box off::
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- Scott Whittle (drx) drx@chinet.chi.il.us
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