First Work Post

[etherial]

I saw my first hobo today. There was a grizzled old man with a walking stick in a stand of trees, and the only place he could have come from was the moving freight train right behind him.

I also almost got run over by a train later on my way to work because I didn't realize that the track that crosses right in front of the office was still in use. I thought the train was crossing a couple of blocks ahead.

Comments

[k1ttycat.livejournal.com]

Hey, no getting run over by trains. A squished Greg just wouldn't be the same.

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[7threality.livejournal.com]

To me, a fried egg is about the same as a raw egg (in smell and taste), the difference is in the consistancy, but a poached egg is rather different.

I'll liken a squished Greg to a poached egg, rather different.
In the case of being squished by a train, the animating force is generally pushed out and allowed to escape.

Anyway, the point I'm not making is that you should always check both ways on a train track, the same as you would on a street. I grew up in an area with a lot of tracks (most of them active), and I'd cross them in less than obvious places depending on the shortcut I was taking and always looked both ways before crossing.