The Darwins Are Out - 18 - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

uncle phil · 02-18-2010, 03:08 AM

August 2009, Canada

A 24-year-old woman was ironically successful in her attempt to catch a bus in Quebec City. Clutching a can of pop, the woman ran into a restricted area and tried to flag down a 45-foot bus that had left on time - without her. As she tried her best to get herself noticed, she herself failed to notice that the bus was making a swift turn in her direction.

A veteran driver said that drivers cannot hear anything over the sound of their engines. The woman disappeared beneath the wheels of the turning bus, and it was obvious to a former nurse who rushed to her aid that she was no longer able to concern herself with getting there on time.

Considering that you have to do something really stupid to get squished by a bus in a transit center - such as sneaking into a restricted area and running under the tires - the bus company does not plan to increase security. A spokesperson said the woman should never have been in the parking lot.

Instead of riding home in a crowded bus, the deceased woman enjoyed the luxury of a free, one-way trip "home" in a private hearse...

02-18-2010, 03:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	The Darwins Are Out - 18 August 2009, Canada A 24-year-old woman was ironically successful in her attempt to catch a bus in Quebec City. Clutching a can of pop, the woman ran into a restricted area and tried to flag down a 45-foot bus that had left on time - without her. As she tried her best to get herself noticed, she herself failed to notice that the bus was making a swift turn in her direction. A veteran driver said that drivers cannot hear anything over the sound of their engines. The woman disappeared beneath the wheels of the turning bus, and it was obvious to a former nurse who rushed to her aid that she was no longer able to concern herself with getting there on time. Considering that you have to do something really stupid to get squished by a bus in a transit center - such as sneaking into a restricted area and running under the tires - the bus company does not plan to increase security. A spokesperson said the woman should never have been in the parking lot. Instead of riding home in a crowded bus, the deceased woman enjoyed the luxury of a free, one-way trip "home" in a private hearse... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.