[PRCo] Silent Killer Lurking About

Sun Nov 2 21:18:22 EST 2008

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>Since ALL of you are traction fans, you can see the danger to which this =
=3D=0A>excited Philadelphia Phillies fan is exposing himself.=0Ahttp://grap=
hics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/10/30/sports/baseball/philly.600.jpg=0A>It re=
quires no further explanation.=0A=A0=0AWell maybe it does.  This is from tr=
olley coach collector and transit consultant=0AJerr Marinoff=0AI've had a c=
hance to study the photo more closely. Upon closer examination, =0AI take b=
ack my original opinion of it being the top of a truck. The dark green =0Ai=
s a traffic signal standard and the yellow is the back of the traffic signa=
l =0Aitself. That would mean it was at the edge of the sidewalk, near the s=
treet, =0Aat the corner radius. =0A=A0I'm beginning to think it's an optica=
l illusion and the guy is not quite=0A=A0as close to the wires as it looks.=
 The TT wires come around the corner from a=0A cut-back "short turn" at tha=
t location. That's why you see the curve segments.=0A But those wires cut t=
he corner kind of=A0close=A0at that spot. I'd say he's two to=0A three feet=
 from the wires. Next time I'm at that intersection, I'll check it out.=0A=
=A0=0ADid you know the city actually greased the poles to prevent such acti=
vity! =0AEither they forgot that one or that guy is really good! Philly TV =
newscasts =0Ashowed workers greasing the poles. This has been a problem=A0d=
uring previous =0Aevents too.=0A=0A=0A      
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<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><DIV><PRE><FONT size=2>&gt;Since ALL of you are traction fans, you can see the danger to which this =
&gt;excited Philadelphia Phillies fan is exposing himself.</FONT></PRE><PRE><A href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/10/30/sports/baseball/philly.600.jpg"><FONT size=2>http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/10/30/sports/baseball/philly.600.jpg</FONT></A></PRE><PRE><FONT size=2>&gt;It requires no further explanation.</FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</PRE><PRE><FONT size=2>Well maybe it does.  This is from trolley coach collector and transit consultant</FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT size=2>Jerr Marinoff</FONT></PRE><PRE><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=2>I've had a chance to study the photo more closely. Upon closer examination, </FONT></STRONG></PRE><PRE><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=2>I take back my original opinion of it being the top of a truck. The dark green </FONT></STRONG></PRE><PRE><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=2>is a <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225611369_0 style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,102,204) 1px dashed">traffic
 signal</SPAN> standard and the yellow is the back of the traffic signal </FONT></STRONG></PRE><PRE><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=2>itself. That would mean it was at the edge of the sidewalk, near the street, </FONT></STRONG></PRE><PRE><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=2>at the corner radius. </FONT></STRONG></PRE><PRE><DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf></FONT></STRONG><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=2>I'm beginning to think it's an optical illusion and the guy is not quite</FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=2>&nbsp;as close to the wires as it looks. The TT wires come around the corner from a</FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=2> cut-back "short turn" at that location. That's why you see the curve segments.</FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=2> But those wires cut the corner kind of&nbsp;close&nbsp;at that spot. I'd say he's two
 to</FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=2> three feet from the wires. Next time I'm at that intersection, I'll check it out.</FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf></FONT></STRONG><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=2>Did you know the city actually greased the poles to prevent such activity! </FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=2>Either they forgot that one or that guy is really good! Philly TV newscasts </FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=2>showed workers greasing the poles. This has been a problem&nbsp;during previous </FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf size=2>events too.</FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000bf></FONT></STRONG><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></PRE></DIV></div><br>

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