Subj : Re: Shopping And Time
To   : Barry Martin
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Jul 21 2020 12:25:00

Barry,

 DS>   Well, a Crossbuck means YIELD TO TRAINS...even if that's the
 DS> only thing there (no lights, bells, or gates). At some crossings,
 DS> there is also a YIELD or STOP sign.

 BM> Aw heck: we thought the 'X' meant "train crosses here"!

  It also means "X Marks The Spot". 

 DS>   If the police catch you going through the crossing while the
 DS> lights are flashing, they will issue a ticket. And, if you're a
 DS> CDL driver, you just lost it, and are going to jail.

 BM> Reminds me of when there was a long traffic backup because the lights
 BM> were flashing (but gates up) -- lights were mistriggered but no train.

  That happens at times. There is a toll free number at grade crossings to
call the railroad to notify them of a problem...whether with the train
itself, or with the grade crossing signals or gates. And, I've done that
several times lately.

 BM> Of course us drivers didn't know that so assumed a train was coming.
 BM> After a while did start to go through: good news is there is a bit of a
 BM> sight distance; bad news is the sight distance isn't that long due to
 BM> the trees and undergrowth.

  At night, if you overdrive your headlights, the train could be moving
through when you get there.

 BM> ... Useless Fact: Al Pacino is not the brother of Cappuccino.
 DS>   So, Ann Chovy is not related to Bon Jovi?? :P

 BM> Sorry, nope.

  Depressing.

 BM> ... Just checking to see if you were at your computer.

  It came after this...

Daryl

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