Yes, there is also the careless.......that because its 1:00 am, and they are
in a chemical plant that....mostly work days (uncaring of the persons called
out to fix something) think the horn is unimportant.......and uncaring that
#5 vehicle is about to be smashed by their incompetence.......and that again
in 3 more days (almost) another vehicle.....of course all the other persons
fault...............but this time with witnesses.......and yes, my other
vehicle. Took 3 months to get my Grand Voyager back......yes, you could
say I am P.....off.
Susie (Leos other half)
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
To: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; spridgets@autox.team.net
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, February 13, 1999 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: Sign off for Final Exam
>Robert,
> Don't laugh, I can probably get you a job on the railroad, but
consider
>this: you work 7 days a week with no holidays on most railroad jobs. Your
>days last anywhere from 9 to 14 hours. You put in a minimum of 60 to 80
>hours a week. Management rules through fear and intimidation, holding
your
>job over your head for the slightest infraction. Discipline is suspension
>for anywhere from 2 weeks to a year or more. The job itself is dangerous.
>In the 4 years I have been with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
>(formerly Santa Fe) 3 coworkers have been killed, many more injured. I
have
>personally run over a suicidal man with my train and hit (luckily empty) a
>stalled car at a crossing. This is not to mention the carnage I have seen
>done with others trains. They say there are 2 types of engineers: those
that
>have killed someone and those that are going to.
> Don't get me wrong, there are some railroaders that go there whole
>career and never see any of this, but these are the ones who stay in the
yard
>to work. When your out on the road with the big frieght trains, its the
>public that causes most of the problems with their ignorance. You just
can't
>stop a 10,000 ton train on a dime. You have to plan your stops.
> It is not like this all of the time, but some people quit if it only
>happens once. If your serious and want to move to the Southern California
or
>SouthWest area, let me know.
>Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
>
>robert weeks wrote:
>
>> Mike,
>>
>> Sounds like a cool job. Where do we sign up???
>>
>> Robert (who is quickly tiring of computers and cyber-everything)
>>
>> _______
>>
>> At 12:51 PM -0800 2/13/99, Mike Maclean wrote:
>> >Listers,
>> > Will have to sign off the list for the next 2 weeks tonight. Going
>> >to Overland Park, Kansas to take my final exam for Railroad Engineer. A
>> >multiple choice exam and four Simulator rides to qualify. All this to
>> >do something kids want to be when they grow up. Does this count if I
>> >never grew up?
>> > Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
>
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