Barry,
DS> It also means "X Marks The Spot".
BM> Stand here - right here -- I dare you!
I can't fit inside the computer. I'm not like that AARP magazine
cartoon, where this guy in a hazmat suit is in the patients room,
with the doctor...who tells the patient "I thought you'd like to
meet our colonoscopy specialist before we minaturize him". :P
BM> I don't recall seeing one, though might be on a 5x8" sign and so hard
BM> to see much less read when zipping by.
It's a small blue sign, noting something like "To Report Problem Or
Malfunction, call [toll free phone number]"...and it notes "Milepost"
and "DOT ID". That way, they know exactly where the problem is...be it
a malfunctioning signal, broken gate, vehicle blocking the crossing, or
a problem with the train itself.
DS> At night, if you overdrive your headlights, the train could be
DS> moving through when you get there.
BM> In this situation the darkness of night could have been an advantage as one
BM> could see the headlight of the locomotive, though one probably wouldn't be
BM> thinking of the visible bright light but rather the
BM> invisible dark train.
There's usually an optical illusion, as the train is closer than it
appears to be.
BM> ... Just checking to see if you were at your computer.
DS> ... Make Friends With The Sysop: Page Them At 3am. NOT!!
BM> SysOp Rule: do not place the BBS computer where you'll be sleeping!
It's on a table, near my bed...but the monitor is turned off at night,
and I've got it set for the display to go off after 5 minutes.
Now, if insomnia hits, I work at the computer to get fatigued enough
to get back to sleep.
Daryl
... Yeah, I BBS -- but I can control it.
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