Western Railroad Discussion > Emergency operating procedures....humour

I guess ,at times this might be the case.
Regards,DK

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DKay Wrote:
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> I guess ,at times this might be the case.
> Regards,DK


Man thats great!

One of the Conductors I used to work with got into a little trouble, and had to go spend a day in the Dispatchers office, seated next to the DS. They wanted him to see how busy they were, how much work they had to do, and how stressful their job really is. He said they had a break room up there, with a big block of "Prozac" sitting in the middle of the table. They would come in & out all day, and just lick on it, like cattle with a mineral block, then go back to work for a few minutes. I don't know if it was true or not.

ddg Wrote:
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> One of the Conductors I used to work with got into
> a little trouble, and had to go spend a day in the
> Dispatchers office, seated next to the DS. They
> wanted him to see how busy they were, how much
> work they had to do, and how stressful their job
> really is. He said they had a break room up there,
> with a big block of "Prozac" sitting in the middle
> of the table. They would come in & out all day,
> and just lick on it, like cattle with a mineral
> block, then go back to work for a few minutes. I
> don't know if it was true or not.

They also use those Prozac blocks for Air Traffic Control Tracons and Towers...I can just see the local (Tower) Controllers at JFK and LAX lapping like kittens! LMAO!!!! - Steve

Prozac costs too much, that was just a placebo labeled Prozac.

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ddg Wrote:
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> One of the Conductors I used to work with got into
> a little trouble, and had to go spend a day in the
> Dispatchers office, seated next to the DS. They
> wanted him to see how busy they were, how much
> work they had to do, and how stressful their job
> really is. He said they had a break room up there,
> with a big block of "Prozac" sitting in the middle
> of the table. They would come in & out all day,
> and just lick on it, like cattle with a mineral
> block, then go back to work for a few minutes. I
> don't know if it was true or not.

That is just too funny! Probably true, as well.

LMAO!

ddg Wrote:
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> One of the Conductors I used to work with got into
> a little trouble, and had to go spend a day in the
> Dispatchers office, seated next to the DS. They
> wanted him to see how busy they were, how much
> work they had to do, and how stressful their job
> really is. He said they had a break room up there,
> with a big block of "Prozac" sitting in the middle
> of the table. They would come in & out all day,
> and just lick on it, like cattle with a mineral
> block, then go back to work for a few minutes. I
> don't know if it was true or not.

Thanks, the more I think about that one, the funnier it gets.

Did the conductor change his attitude about dispatchers after that session?

No, he couldn't tell them a damned thing.

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fbe Wrote:
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> Prozac costs too much, that was just a placebo
> labeled Prozac.
>
> Posted from Windows Phone OS 7


That sounds more like the cheap ass outfits I've worked for (including a Class 1).

Pump

the_expediter Wrote:
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> They also use those Prozac blocks for Air Traffic
> Control Tracons and Towers...I can just see the
> local (Tower) Controllers at JFK and LAX lapping
> like kittens! LMAO!!!! - Steve

As an ex ATC'er in the ARTCC working heavy traffic, the cartoon was very humorous.

Kent in Carmel Valley

That's GREAT. And too true, unfortunately.

When the meltdown happens from cyber-warfare from a hostile country or regime, we'll wish we had some of that old-fashioned, RELIABLE hardware . . .

Is there any source to get a larger version of that cartoon?

Remember -
Paper don't dump.
...Lorenzo