"It is against the law to drive around or under a crossing gate..."

Penelope Periwinkle

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Oct 16, 2007, 10:49:02 AM10/16/07

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I was on my way back from motor pool yesterday; and as I approached
the train crossing, with much clanging and flashing of lights, the
arms of the half gates came down. I hate this crossing, if you get
caught there, you can usually expect a wait of 20 or 30 minutes.

I leaned forward to see if I saw the train, but there was nothing in
either direction. Grumbling and growling, I sat back to wait. About
then a monarch butterfly flittered by, following along the tracks. As
soon as it had passed, the flashing lights and clanging stopped, and
the arms of the half gates opened.

Penelope

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Guy Barry

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Oct 16, 2007, 4:16:34 PM10/16/07

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On Oct 16, 3:49 pm, Penelope Periwinkle <pperiwin...@mindspring.com>
wrote:

> About
> then a monarch butterfly flittered by, following along the tracks. As
> soon as it had passed, the flashing lights and clanging stopped, and
> the arms of the half gates opened.

And you know, if only it had flittered by the other way, it'd have
created an earthquake in China.

Guy

Debbi

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Oct 17, 2007, 9:20:48 AM10/17/07

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On 16 Oct 2007 10:49:02 -0400, Penelope Periwinkle
<pperi...@mindspring.com> wrote:

>
>I was on my way back from motor pool yesterday; and as I approached
>the train crossing, with much clanging and flashing of lights, the
>arms of the half gates came down. I hate this crossing, if you get
>caught there, you can usually expect a wait of 20 or 30 minutes.
>
>I leaned forward to see if I saw the train, but there was nothing in
>either direction. Grumbling and growling, I sat back to wait. About
>then a monarch butterfly flittered by, following along the tracks. As
>soon as it had passed, the flashing lights and clanging stopped, and
>the arms of the half gates opened.

I saw Monarchs in the back yard the other day and thought of him.

Plague Boy

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Apr 17, 2015, 9:39:32 PM4/17/15

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On 10/16/07 10:49 AM, Penelope Periwinkle wrote:
>
> I was on my way back from motor pool yesterday; and as I approached
> the train crossing, with much clanging and flashing of lights, the
> arms of the half gates came down. I hate this crossing, if you get
> caught there, you can usually expect a wait of 20 or 30 minutes.
>
> I leaned forward to see if I saw the train, but there was nothing in
> either direction. Grumbling and growling, I sat back to wait. About
> then a monarch butterfly flittered by, following along the tracks. As
> soon as it had passed, the flashing lights and clanging stopped, and
> the arms of the half gates opened.

http://www.timesunion.com/news/us/article/2-men-indicted-for-causing-train-wreck-in-6203390.php

If stupidity was a crime, this would merit capital punishment.

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PB
February 13, 2008:
Finished Ayn Rand. Brain doesn't work properly anymore. -Zach Weiner

songbird

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Apr 18, 2015, 11:42:54 AM4/18/15

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Plague Boy wrote:
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> http://www.timesunion.com/news/us/article/2-men-indicted-for-causing-train-wreck-in-6203390.php
>
> If stupidity was a crime, this would merit capital punishment.

premeditated attempted murder IMO.

songbird