Good thing he didn't moon one of those ICE trains.
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What if he'd been a flasher?
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Love it! Especially this bit ...
In a similar, but yuckier, vein, we've had a bad weekend for fatalities at our small depot. Two in four days involving our crews. Three drivers are off recovering (one because he came across body parts when walking down the track to relieve the one involved in the incident).
But my reason for telling this is the dark humour that comes from this stuff. One of the drivers is a typical, blunt Aussie who considers all Poms wimps and whingers and won't tolerate any sign of weakness. He was uncharacteristically subdued after hitting a man who was lying on the rail in the dark. It seems his concern was for any family that the man had left behind. He asked the police whether the man had left a wife and kids. The policeman said no but he had a partner. After that the driver cheered up no end and told us that he was much happier having rid the world of a depressed homosexual and couldn't wait to get back out and work on the rest!
Sorry if anybody's offended by homophobic, politically incorrect humour. But I'm just relating exactly what he said and if you're not involved (and are not a depressed homosexual) then you might find it as amusing as I do. Black humour is a huge part of British (and Aussie) life whether one likes it or not.
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Everybody else knows that alreadyAnd he advised others not to try the same thing.
In a similar, but yuckier, vein, we've had a bad weekend for fatalities at our small depot. Two in four days involving our crews. Three drivers are off recovering (one because he came across body parts when walking down the track to relieve the one involved in the incident).
But my reason for telling this is the dark humour that comes from this stuff. One of the drivers is a typical, blunt Aussie who considers all Poms wimps and whingers and won't tolerate any sign of weakness. He was uncharacteristically subdued after hitting a man who was lying on the rail in the dark. It seems his concern was for any family that the man had left behind. He asked the police whether the man had left a wife and kids. The policeman said no but he had a partner. After that the driver cheered up no end and told us that he was much happier having rid the world of a depressed homosexual and couldn't wait to get back out and work on the rest!
Sorry if anybody's offended by homophobic, politically incorrect humour. But I'm just relating exactly what he said and if you're not involved (and are not a depressed homosexual) then you might find it as amusing as I do. Black humour is a huge part of British (and Aussie) life whether one likes it or not.
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That's how people cope Ian
I've heard storries form men in battle and the black sense of humour that at times is all they have at that instant.
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I've heard storries form men in battle and the black sense of humour that at times is all they have at that instant.
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Garry Russell wrote:
What if he'd been a flasher?
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Very true Garry.Garry Russell wrote:That's how people cope Ian
I've heard storries form men in battle and the black sense of humour that at times is all they have at that instant.
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I have been to quite of lot of distressing scenes over the years. Many memories of which will stay with me forever.
Sometimes comedy or humour with colleagues is the best way to avoid facing the destruction of your own sanity.
I suffer from paranoid amnesia. I can't remember who I don't trust.
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maybe they wanted to go out big ... having a train driven up their
maybe they wanted to go out big ... having a train driven up their
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It's called Gallows humour and it is a good way of relieving stress caused by these situations. Not politically correct but tough!
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