[HPFGU-OTChatter] HP Chat

[Shaun Hately]

On 16 Nov 2003 at 11:11, silverdragon at ezweb.com.au wrote:

> >
> > 7pm UK time - that's 6am here... should be doable. Unless I get called out
> to
> > another train crash tonight!
> >
> > *Shaun growls*
> 
> Ahh, I heard about this on the news yesterday. That was awful... Are you in
> the
> SES?
> 
> Nox (and the Wallabies won, so it's [almost] all good today!)

No - and I live in Frankston so I wouldn't have been called to Ballarat even if I was 
- (well... not unless it was an incredibly big crash!). No, I work for a pseudo-
government body associated with any public safety issues and I'm our offices 
current 'expert' on train accidents. Basically our brief is to look at any issue that 
affects public safety and come up with plans to deal with them - as you might have 
noticed, we've had a bad run on train safety recently - two collisions at Spencer 
Street, the boy who jumped off a moving train to avoid ticket inspectors... well, 
train safety is becoming a big deal.

Worst thing about yesterday was I was still dressed for 40 degree weather - even 
when I got to Ballan where it was about 8 degrees over night! I got there well after 
all the casualties had been evacuated (and sheesh, they were lucky that there 
weren't any fatalities). Fact is, I'm not sure why it was sent - it's pretty clear that 
the main safety recommendation to come out of this accident will be don't park 
trucks on train lines and I don't think that requires much thought.


Yours Without Wax, Dreadnought
Shaun Hately | www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/thelab.html
(ISTJ)       | drednort at alphalink.com.au | ICQ: 6898200 
"You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one
thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the 
facts. They alter the facts to fit the views. Which can be 
uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that 
need altering." The Doctor - Doctor Who: The Face of Evil
Where am I: Frankston, Victoria, Australia