The Observer Wrote:
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> Somewhere below is a discussion about a sign and
> high speed trains, etc... this little blurb is an
> addendum.
>
> Several years ago, here in Chicago, a couple from
> South Korea was standing on the elevated platform,
> waiting for a CTA train, (which uses uncovered 3rd
> rail for power). The South Korean male felt the
> urge, and did what they apparently do in his
> homeland, which is to pee in public as necessary.
> His pee hit the 3rd rail and he was electrocuted.
> His widow sued, and won (quite a large sum of
> money), because there weren't any signs, in
> Korean, warning of the dangers of peeing on the
> 3rd rail.
>
> Cheers and carry on.


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