Monday, July 7, 2014

Problem Solved


Here’s what I think,



Whenever a truck is pulling a trailer or flatbed over the tracks, it is going to scrape and make a terrible scraping sound, as if something is scraping.



The surrounding neighborhood is going to hear the scraping sound and think something awful is happening.  They are going to become concerned and call the police. (They always do)



The police, having responded to these complaints several times before, will contact the county to have the pitch of the road changed.  The county will explain that the railroad owns that portion of the road and therefore it is the railroad that should solve the problem.



The officials at the railroad have, on at least three occasions, sent a management team out.  They determined the tracks to be level and therefore see nothing wrong.  They report back to the county that it is not a railroad problem and the county will have to deal with the issue.



This cycle of events continues until one day the county puts up a sign warning everyone that a scraping sound will be heard every time a truck crosses the tracks pulling a trailer or flatbed.



The sign is a great success with the locals because they know what message the images are trying to convey. 



Personally I would have put up a sign requiring all tires to be over inflated before crossing.  This would raise the trailer or flatbed just enough to eliminate any scraping. 





Problem solved.





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