Re: E. Hunter Harrison is Dead-Time waits for no man-and troll's babble?
Author: 6 feet below contempt
Date: 12-17-2017 - 19:24
To all those that would make light of the passing of EHH (as light and bright as an oxygen tank exploding in hell), please remember that there are faceless stockholders still grieving. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.
Tell Ya What Wrote:
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> I come from a railroad family. Off the top of my
> head I can think of 15 relatives who were in train
> service.
>
> That said, I wouldn't hit a dog in the arse with
> either railfans or railroaders who rejoice at the
> death of another person. People like that are
> BENEATH contempt.
>
> Just because you don't agree with a person's
> business philosophy doesn't mean that person was
> any less a human being than any of you
> holier-than-thou nitwits.
>
> Everyone is a human being of value, and every
> person has different ideas about everything,
> including how to run a railroad. For some of the
> people on these boards railroading is a living.
> For the vast majority it's a hobby (and that goes
> for the bulk of the excursion crowd too). Yet,
> everyone here just knew that they could do better
> than EHH. Yet, few if any of you are actually in
> railroad management. Now he's passed away, and
> the cheers are f'ing disgusting.
>
> How about the rest of us jump for joy when you,
> your mother or father, your kids, or any other
> family member pass away? After all, we may not
> agree with your ideas, so that means we have cart
> blanche to dance on your (or their) grave, right?
>
> To anyone who doesn't see EHH's death as something
> to celebrate, I apologize. For the rest of you,
> the Reaper will be here for you much quicker than
> you realize. You'll have to ponder about who
> among the living will celebrate your demise, and
> who among us will grieve.
>
> And before you say it, I'm not particularly a fan
> of EHH. I didn't agree with some of the
> decisions, but I'm not privy to the long term plan
> for CSX. And neither are you.