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Wanderer wrote:I operate my sightings on the same principle as newsmakers. You report the truth, with the optimum facts, but can't always make everyone happy. So I apologize if anyone is upset by the completeness of the report, but if it is not to be for "public consumption", then it should not be out in the open world where it can be seen.
mcmannors wrote:The metallic balloons are also a thorn in the side of the electric utility distribution industry. Many local power outages occur when those balloons short out the primary wires.Jtgshu wrote:However, Id tend to think that the RVL trains were late for more than just the reason of Dock not answering the phone, but rather due to congestion east AND west and through Newark Penn, and even more likely late connecting trains from New York.The word I got was that there were catenary problems on Track 4 due to a balloon hitting the overhead wire. I guess it was one of those silver "Happy Birthday" type of balloons, huh? From what I hear, one of those can knock out a railroad single-handedly!
mcmannors wrote:The big difference is that news people who want to expose wrongdoings aren't usually "buffs" of the people or things they are exposing.I didn't say anything about exposing anything Marty. I stated an accurate observation. Nothing more, nothing less. If I stated the sky was blue, with the intent of just stating what I saw, am I exposing that? Nope. Same thing.