women chased by train

mccardey · Jul 29, 2014

Did we do the story about the two women being chased by an Indiana train yet? Here's the link.

PS: Sorry the news-reader wasn't more excited - he's just Australian.

With a better voice over and a bit of music this could have been wonderful footage...

Albedo · Jul 29, 2014

mccardey said:
With a better voice over and a bit of music this could have been wonderful footage...

Yeah, this music.

Helix · Jul 29, 2014

Albedo said:
Yeah, this music.

And if that doesn't work, there's always this.

mccardey · Jul 29, 2014

Yeah - I think Australia really undersold that story....

alleycat · Jul 29, 2014

Someone could edit the video to splice in images of Thomas the Tank Engine bearing down on the women with an evil grim on his little engine face.

Helix · Jul 29, 2014

alleycat said:
Someone could edit the video to splice in images of Thomas the Tank Engine bearing down on the women with an evil grim on his little engine face.

Perfect!

mccardey · Jul 29, 2014

IS it just me, or does alleycat's current av look like the cat that was travelling with those ladies - just two seconds after the train had gone...

Maryn · Jul 30, 2014

News coverage here said the women had eleven inches of clearance. I suspect I could not have survived, not with this ass.

Maryn, thinking it's a weight-loss treasure

Lavern08 · Jul 30, 2014

Maryn said:
News coverage here said the women had eleven inches of clearance. I suspect I could not have survived, not with this ass.

See, that was my first thought, but in my case, just replace a$$ with rack.

MaryMumsy · Jul 30, 2014

In my case it would have been the ass and the rack. But then, I'm smart enough not to trespass onto a train trestle in the first place.

MM

Chase · Jul 30, 2014

Lavern08 said:
See, that was my first thought, but in my case, just replace a$$ with rack.

I don't understand. What's Vernie mean? I need to be kept abreast of these in-jokes.

The movie Stand By Me was filmed next door in Brownsville, Oregon. The trestle from which the boys barely escaped ahead of the train isn't far south, and I get flashbacks of the heart-stopping scene whenever I pass it.

I'm glad the ladies were skinny enough to survive. If I were them, I'd buy lottery tickets.

Ona Mission · Jul 30, 2014

I was fine until the reporter informed it's a major concern that these women did such a thing not only because the track is dangerous, but because it's also private property. And that's when the giggles started. Seriously, how DARE they even think of dying on private property. Methinks he's been to America before.

juniper · Jul 30, 2014

Oh wow, how horrible to have been the train crew in the cab, seeing those women just ahead ...

The bridge was over a lake - I wonder if they thought of jumping off? No way they were going to out run the train.

ETA

Ona Mission said:
... it's a major concern that these women did such a thing not only because the track is dangerous, but because it's also private property.

The railway company is considering trespassing charges? I think these 2 have learned their lesson.

MaryMumsy · Jul 30, 2014

The track was 80 feet above the water. Think an 8 story building. And one report I heard said the water was shallow. No way of jumping.

Criminal charges are usual in cases like this. One report I saw said over 900 people died in 2013 on train tracks, and 38 of them were in Indiana.

MM

SWest · Jul 30, 2014

mccardey said:
...
PS: Sorry the news-reader wasn't more excited - he's just Australian.

With a better voice over and a bit of music this could have been wonderful footage...

See? I think flat commentary is moar funnier.

:roll:

Chase · Jul 30, 2014

MaryMumsy said:
One report I saw said over 900 people died in 2013 on train tracks, and 38 of them were in Indiana.

Four deaths so far in the city of Albany, Oregon, this year alone.

Lots are from dodging around the barriers while the lights flash and the bell ring. All railroad tracks and trestles are private property, but I guess they seem like playgrounds to some. :Shrug:

mccardey · Jul 30, 2014

Chase said:
:shrug

Not to derail, but if you wanted to teach us some sign, I could change the thread-title to Women Trained By Chase. (And Albedo and Alleycat).

Chase · Jul 30, 2014

mccardey said:
No to derail...

Love your

sense of humor, Mac.

:applause:

is the same sign for "wonderful."

The deaf have a sign meaning "You're too late, and we're not going to bring you up to speed." It's: Train-gone

http://lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/t/train-gone.htm

mccardey · Jul 30, 2014

Chase said:
The deaf have an sign meaning "You're too late, and we're not going to bring you up to speed." It's: Train-gone

http://lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/t/train-gone.htm

I just spent the last ten minutes trying to master that. I think I have it now.

The trick is going to be to use it in a sentence. In Australia. Before I forget it.

Chase · Jul 30, 2014

mccardey said:
The trick is going to be to use it in a sentence. In Australia. Before I forget it.

Sad to say, Aussie sign language (AuSL) is different than American sign language (ASL). And although Gallaudet based ASL on French grammar, French sign language is different than both. Go figure :Shrug:

mccardey · Jul 30, 2014

Chase said:
Sad to say, Aussie sign language (AuSL) is different than American sign language (ASL).

I know - that's what makes it so difficult! Here I am waiting for a chance to drop it into a conversation... before I forget - damn!

Thuro · Jul 30, 2014

Lavern08 said:
See, that was my first thought, but in my case, just replace a$$ with rack.

I'd say Lavern is a character, but she's more like the entire cast.

mirandashell · Jul 31, 2014

The poor driver must have just closed his eyes and prayed.....

Did he stop the train once he was across and go back and check?

mccardey · Jul 31, 2014

mirandashell said:
The poor driver must have just closed his eyes and prayed.....

Did he stop the train once he was across and go back and check?

Went back and sued. And rightly so.

No, but really - yeah, s/he must have had a hell of a fright, poor lamb.

mirandashell · Jul 31, 2014

I've been on a train which has hit someone. The poor driver was an emotional mess.

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