tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post5401762630345213775..comments2024-03-28T09:10:42.703-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Getting a good angle on things?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-83184509998412388992009-08-19T17:20:35.684-05:002009-08-19T17:20:35.684-05:00Looks like the scene in The Blues Brothers where J...Looks like the scene in The Blues Brothers where Jake and Elwood jump the bridge in their ex-police cruiser. Driver had second thoughts, maybe?<br /><br />ArchieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-82574049598405736302009-08-19T15:23:24.049-05:002009-08-19T15:23:24.049-05:00Wouldn't it have been pretty simple to merely ...Wouldn't it have been pretty simple to merely coast to the bottom *before* the bridge was fully raised?<br /><br />But no; instead, she panics, locks the brakes and sits up there waiting for them to lower it.<br /><br />Doofus!<br /><br />Jon B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-13176357778468694512009-08-19T11:53:44.633-05:002009-08-19T11:53:44.633-05:00A retired railroader here, 41 years. There are rea...A retired railroader here, 41 years. There are real people in the cab of that first engine. They do not want to go home thinking about the close calls they have had. When a train hits a car or truck the train wins every time.Cliff Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-61469198196530918532009-08-19T11:16:31.138-05:002009-08-19T11:16:31.138-05:00RACE train crossings, darn it: RACE train crossing...RACE train crossings, darn it: RACE train crossings!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-62062794527991235842009-08-19T11:15:47.588-05:002009-08-19T11:15:47.588-05:00And inbetween the panicking and general freaking-o...And inbetween the panicking and general freaking-out, I HOPE one real thought crossed that driver's mind: "next time, I will NOT try to beat the bridge-raising! Next time, no matter how late I'm running, I WILL stop and wait where I was warned to!"<br /><br />Wonder how many times they'd thought it was fun to raise through train crossings, too.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com