I'm reminded of an '80s television movie called 'special bulletin', a nuclear weapon is detonated and destroys Charleston. The reporter filming from aboard an aircraft carrier 2 miles away, recovering from the initial heat and shockwave looks at the cameraman and asks, confused and dazed, "Is the radiation here yet?". My gut tells me most are not at all ready or can conceive of any possible real scenario so disruptive and are prone to ignore the possibilities of one occurring
I know what you mean. I was raised in a rural area, but percentage wise my home community had/has a lot of young men take jobs working for the railroad. This is ironic because where I grew up I never heard a train. The tracks only touch the extreme western portion of my county. Some of the younger men who took jobs with the railroad, I've known literally all their lives. They are good ol boys, but more than a couple have been known to kick their heels a little too high now and again. Not saying folks can't change, but I would think twice about riding in a pickup with and a few of these characters, much more critical thinking would be required to ride a train with them. LOL
A long time ago the father of my brother's buddy lost an arm at the train yard-his job was as a switchman-all day long he moved train cars around as part of the routing scheme. Trains come in, need to be broken down, and trains go out with a new complement of cars that came in the previous 12 hours or so. Dangerous as hell job.
Working as conductor for CSX in 2003 had a tornado come right by our train in Beech Grove, Indiana. Awesome and scary as hell. This was my third "close encounter" with a tornado. Bear in Indy
I was just about 5 miles south of Xenia, Ohio in 1974 when the killer tornado hit. 23 dead. At just past 3 PM the sky turned as black as night, I drove into town to see if I could help. The tornado had, among other things, tipped over a freight train with three engines ans about 70 freight cars. Tore OTR trucks in two. Force 5. Hit a weather station on the way out and basically wrapped the wind speed indicator around peg at 120mph.
"If the bearing isn't changing, you're on a collision course." - Basic Seamanship 101, since about 8000 B.C.
ReplyDeleteShoulda turned left and gunned it
ReplyDeleteI'm concerned about the intelligence level of those folks..."should we get away from the windows?"
ReplyDeleteI'm reminded of an '80s television movie called 'special bulletin', a nuclear weapon is detonated and destroys Charleston. The reporter filming from aboard an aircraft carrier 2 miles away, recovering from the initial heat and shockwave looks at the cameraman and asks, confused and dazed, "Is the radiation here yet?". My gut tells me most are not at all ready or can conceive of any possible real scenario so disruptive and are prone to ignore the possibilities of one occurring
DeleteThe 27-year old train driver? = Young and stupid.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. I was raised in a rural area, but percentage wise my home community had/has a lot of young men take jobs working for the railroad. This is ironic because where I grew up I never heard a train. The tracks only touch the extreme western portion of my county. Some of the younger men who took jobs with the railroad, I've known literally all their lives. They are good ol boys, but more than a couple have been known to kick their heels a little too high now and again. Not saying folks can't change, but I would think twice about riding in a pickup with and a few of these characters, much more critical thinking would be required to ride a train with them. LOL
DeleteA long time ago the father of my brother's buddy lost an arm at the train yard-his job was as a switchman-all day long he moved train cars around as part of the routing scheme. Trains come in, need to be broken down, and trains go out with a new complement of cars that came in the previous 12 hours or so. Dangerous as hell job.
DeleteSaw this previously, didn’t catch copilot voice till now. 27 year old and a female (DIE hire) in the cab hanky panky time would be a new one
ReplyDeleteWorking as conductor for CSX in 2003 had a tornado come right by our train in Beech Grove, Indiana. Awesome and scary as hell. This was my third "close encounter" with a tornado.
ReplyDeleteBear in Indy
I was just about 5 miles south of Xenia, Ohio in 1974 when the killer tornado hit. 23 dead. At just past 3 PM the sky turned as black as night, I drove into town to see if I could help. The tornado had, among other things, tipped over a freight train with three engines ans about 70 freight cars. Tore OTR trucks in two. Force 5. Hit a weather station on the way out and basically wrapped the wind speed indicator around peg at 120mph.
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