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   alt.culture.oregon      Meh, I hear Portland is a tad overrated      6,995 messages   

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   Lobby Dosser to gatt   
   Re: portland drivers are moronic fools   
   07 Jul 06 20:11:04   
   
   From: lobby.dosser.mapson@verizon.net   
      
   "gatt"  wrote:   
      
   >   
   > "Lobby Dosser"  wrote in message   
   > news:Tjorg.5691$283.5488@trnddc08...   
   >>   
   >> Stop sign only. North bound freight cleared the crossing on the   
   >> eastern track - closest to the car. Car starts across west bound and   
   >> unable to see around the freight to the south bound Amtrack on the   
   >> western track. Zero time for anyone to do anything - car or train.   
   >   
   > Maybe she figured it was a four-way stop. If there was a train the   
   > size of a goddam building approaching, well, it was her turn to go   
   > anyway.   
   >   
   > Sure feel bad for the passengers, though.   
      
   Shit happens. There's an infamous video of a pedestrian at a rairoad   
   station doing exactly the same thing - with predictable results. All it   
   takes is to lose focus for a moment. Some folks can't seem to understand   
   that.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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