[PRCo] Fw: Paris T3 - Tram vs. bus, practical
Jim Holland
PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com
Tue Nov 20 18:21:47 EST 2007
wrote in message news:...
> In article ,
> Hans-Joachim Zierke wrote:
>
> > That low-tech 1890s style driver's stand is set up to watch out for
> > them:
> > http://tramateurs.free.fr/Photos/ParisT3/ParisT3-Images/16.jpg
>
>
> I notice they provide the driver with a nice big red button for him to
> pound his fist on and yell the French equivalent of "OH %$#%$@@!!!!"
>
> Though I imagine the purpose of the big red button is the "dead man"
> control where the driver has to hit the button regularly to prove he is
> still alive.
>
> Even so, that big red button sure has the look and feel of a "OH
> %$#%$@@!!!!" button.
>
> --
> -Glennl
> e-mail hint: add 1 to quantity after gl to get 4317.
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