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Re: UP to begin installing inward-facing Cab Cams
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 08-24-2013 - 12:51
OTN Wrote:
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> OPRRMS Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Dr Zarkoff Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > >
> > > Story which circulated on the SP Western Div
> in
> > > the 1980s:
> > >
> > > Lacey (of Lacey's raiders) to Colonel Sanders
> > upon
> > > answering all questions wrong after being
> > stopped
> > > in a test: "You're just about the dumbest son
> of
> > a
> > > @#$%& I've ever run into."
> > > Col. Sanders: "Well, you're in deep s**t then
> > > because I'm the best on the Division."
> > > Colonel Sanders was so nick-named because he
> > bore
> > > a striking resemblance to the Colonel.
> > > Good story, but unverified. What has been
> > verified
> > > is that Lacey insulted another engineer in a
> > > similar fashion up in Oregon, and the guy
> > decked
> > > him. He was pulled out of service for two
> weeks
> > > and then put back without further
> "discipline".
> >
> > The Doctor will probably remember this one (and
> > the key player involved).
> >
> > During that same period of time, Mr. Lacy
> decided
> > that every operating employee should be able to
> > quote verbatim the definition of Restricted
> Speed,
> > so during stop tests, each crew member would be
> > asked to do it. Everybody failed, either
> > intentionally or otherwise because no one's
> > required to memorize and quote rules, except
> for
> > one certain engineer who quoted it perfectly
> > during a Restricted Speed stop test of a
> westbound
> > train at West Sacramento using a fusee placed
> next
> > to the right of way. Only problem was, the
> > engineer ran by the fusee before getting the
> train
> > stopped! Oh, well . . .
>
>
> Lacy did not have any problem, The hoghead did.
You're missing the point. The crews who successfully passed the stop tests didn't worry about such silly things as memorizing the rule, but they could comply with it. The man who memorized the rule to, apparently, impress his bosses couldn't comply with it in real life.
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> OPRRMS Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Dr Zarkoff Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > >
> > > Story which circulated on the SP Western Div
> in
> > > the 1980s:
> > >
> > > Lacey (of Lacey's raiders) to Colonel Sanders
> > upon
> > > answering all questions wrong after being
> > stopped
> > > in a test: "You're just about the dumbest son
> of
> > a
> > > @#$%& I've ever run into."
> > > Col. Sanders: "Well, you're in deep s**t then
> > > because I'm the best on the Division."
> > > Colonel Sanders was so nick-named because he
> > bore
> > > a striking resemblance to the Colonel.
> > > Good story, but unverified. What has been
> > verified
> > > is that Lacey insulted another engineer in a
> > > similar fashion up in Oregon, and the guy
> > decked
> > > him. He was pulled out of service for two
> weeks
> > > and then put back without further
> "discipline".
> >
> > The Doctor will probably remember this one (and
> > the key player involved).
> >
> > During that same period of time, Mr. Lacy
> decided
> > that every operating employee should be able to
> > quote verbatim the definition of Restricted
> Speed,
> > so during stop tests, each crew member would be
> > asked to do it. Everybody failed, either
> > intentionally or otherwise because no one's
> > required to memorize and quote rules, except
> for
> > one certain engineer who quoted it perfectly
> > during a Restricted Speed stop test of a
> westbound
> > train at West Sacramento using a fusee placed
> next
> > to the right of way. Only problem was, the
> > engineer ran by the fusee before getting the
> train
> > stopped! Oh, well . . .
>
>
> Lacy did not have any problem, The hoghead did.
You're missing the point. The crews who successfully passed the stop tests didn't worry about such silly things as memorizing the rule, but they could comply with it. The man who memorized the rule to, apparently, impress his bosses couldn't comply with it in real life.
