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"The use of money is all the advantage there is in having money." - -Benjamin Franklin
"Ricky Gates has become a convenient whipping boy for anyone wishing to vent frustrations the last few years. I am sick and tired of hearing the infamous radio commercial about his accident over and over, continually reinforcing myths about drug and alcohol abuse on the railroad.
"I only wish the same level of concern about drug abuse both within the industry and from the public was focused on the fatigue issue.
"It really doesn't make much difference whether we are drunk, stoned, or asleep, our level of performance is the same."
-- George Faithorn, Locomotive Engineer
Health News flash from ITV: "Rice bran helps prevent kidney stones"
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. --Margaret Mead
"Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." --Mark Twain
Horseback Riders
The conductor said, "A train approached them and although there was no grade crossing nearby, the engineer started blowing the whistle. The horses were startled and the ladies had one heck of a time controlling them.
"It was a wonder that they weren't thrown off and seriously injured.
"I asked my wife if they got the engine number. She told me they were too busy trying to control the horses."
"The engineer could have been blowing the whistle at something else the women didn't see, but if he thought he was just having fun or being cute' he doesn't understand horses or women, or the danger he put the ladies were in.
"The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed." -- Henry Ford, Sr.
Molly Ivins on money-grubbing politicians:
"...I know, you think they're all shameless and that kissing behinds is their favorite pastime. It's not true. Somewhere underneath the thousands of compromises that most politicians have to make to win and hold office, there once stood a citizen with a simple impulse: run for office and try to make this a better country. (That they often can't agree on even one idea about how to do it is just the nature of democracy.) They really did not sign up to be prostitutes, and they hate the money game...."
People who hate government interferrence buy expensive homes in the suburbs and then spend their time forming home owner associations that sometimes viciously mistreat their neighbors.
What time they don't spend sticking their nose into their neighbors' business, under the guise of "protecting property values," they use to oppose the construction of power lines, cellular phone antennae and water towers.
In the past, these folks were referred to as "NIMBYS" -- an acronym meaning "Not-in-my-back- yard."
We're told that now the term NIMBY has been replaced with "BANANA" -- "Build-Absolutely-Nothing-Anywhere- Near-Anything."
Texas is the loser even if the state wins the case. The US Supreme Court says the Texas Lottery may end up paying a New Jersey man $10-million dollars. Scott Wenner, is a New Jersey policeman, bought the winning ticket from a Pennsylvania ticket broker. The commission refused to pay, saying Wenner purchased the ticket illegally through an out-of-state agency. Wenner now plans to sue to lottery for the $10-million dollars.
What a sad reflection on the honor of our state...
Jone's Law: The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone to take the blame.
"Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages." - H. L. Mencken
"As one goes through life one learns that if you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move." --Katharine Hepburn
The whole ideaof the UP?GRADE ALERTS is of course to keep people on their toes and thinking about the purpose and reason for rules and the consequences of not obeying them.
Actual Dilbert-esque quotes from actual managers:
"As of tomorrow, employees will only be able to access the building using individual security cards.
Pictures will be taken next Wednesday and employees will receive their cards in two weeks."
"What I need is a list of specific unknown problems we will encounter."
"How long is this Beta guy going to keep testing our stuff?"
"E-mail is not to be used to pass on information or data. It should be used only for company business."
"Turnover is good for the company, as it proves that we are doing a good job in training people."
"This project is so important, we can't let things that are more important interfere with it."
"No one will believe you solved this problem in one day! We've been working on it for months. Go act busy for a few weeks and I'll let you know when it's time to tell them."
"Doing it right is no excuse for not meeting the schedule."
-- From the internet.
Beauty is even more worse than wine; it intoxicates both the holder and beholder. -- Zimmerman
Cy Martin is a locomotive engineer at Centennial Yard in Fort Worth, Texas.
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