Re: Rules Compliance
Author: Dr Zarkoff
Date: 03-06-2009 - 17:53
>I notice that on another board, in addition to Sanchez's diabetes medication and the UP conductor with weed,
Are you trying to imply this is a fact? Discussion boards are notoriously inaccurate, but you already know this.
>it was reported that Metrolink Conductor Hillenbrand tested positive for Prozac and morphine.
"Reported". Was it confirmed? If not confirmed it's just a rumor, but being an upstanding and fair individual, not prone to wild and irresponsible pronouncements, you already know this too.
>But I don't get it: the use of narcotics by employees on duty is prohibited, period. I don't think you get a free pass if the doc sends a note saying you need the morph. I can't see anyone thinking the UP conductor would get off if he had a medical marijuana permit.
>Sounds like any testing that's done is letting a lot of guys through.
Fewer than .1% of engineers radomly tested over the last 10 years have come up positive, (FRA statistics). What are you trying to say? These tests are hard to cheat on or fake, but then again, you've been tested frequently yourself so you know that.
>(And Hillenbrand claims the signal was clear -- well, considering he musta been feelin' copacetic, all you can say is whatever, dude.)
How much experience, not opinions, experience, do you have viewing signal indications?
>The NTSB chair is correct, as far as I can see, in saying this is all a neat little club, and the supervisors let it all by.
Senator McCarthy saw Communists under every bed too.
So far, you're just a FUDster.