Switch Iron

[Vigrass, Bill]

They were both right!   Bill V.

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> From: 	Jim Holland[SMTP:pghpcc at pacbell.net]
> Reply To: 	pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: 	Saturday, October 16, 1999 5:02 PM
> To: 	pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: 	Switch  Iron
> 
> Greetings!
> 
> 	A friend of mine works in the Central Control Room of a transit 
> property with a rail system.  Here is an email from him last night:!
> 
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> This evening, while I was working Channel 5 (where supervisors, sheriff
> deputies, road mechanics, cleanup crews are on), one supervisor called
> another and asked him if he had a switch iron in his van.  The other supe
> responded, "What's a switch iron?"  the 1st supe told him it was to 
> change track switches with.  The 2nd supe replied, "I thought it was to 
> defend ourselves with."
> ......................................... . . .. .  .
> 
> 	Each of them was 50% right!
> 
> James B. Holland
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