Open Letter of the Day

[gnomi]

Dear Idiot Tourists,

I realize you're probably in town from somewhere that doesn't have a subway system or, if your home area *does* have a subway system, doesn't have an electrified trolley system. That said, it is *not smart* nor is it at all safe to have your under-ten-year-old children *stand in the middle of the tracks* at one of the busiest stops in the whole system right before the lunch rush in order to take their picture. Really it's not. You're lucky those two youngsters of yours were not smushed by that big green thing that is coming around the corner and cannot stop on a dime.

Yours sincerely,

The chick who cringed while the kids ran back and forth across the tracks

Comments

[madwriter.livejournal.com]

Well, y'know, I can understand that people might be confused by them newfangled "railway" thingies and not realize how dangerous tracks are. They've only been around for 160 years, after all.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

That's scary!

[sethg]

smushed

You misspelled "Darwinned".

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

I would have been screaming "OH MY GOD -- GET THOSE KIDS OFF THE TRAIN TRACKS!!"

I mean, yes, it would have been an overreaction, but my goal would have been to give minor heart attacks to the parents. Detremental to the parents' health, perhaps, but beneficial to the children's.

[eireangus.livejournal.com]

That happens here in SF sometimes and it scares me!

[madfilkentist]

On one occasion, there were some kids playing on the train tracks at North Billerica station shortly before a train was scheduled to arrive. I suggested that was a bad idea and they got off readily enough. While keeping a polite tone of voice, I spoke loudly enough that I hoped I'd embarrass the mother. As far as I could tell, I failed in that.

[bear-left.livejournal.com]

Someone else captured my first reaction: I see a future Darwin Award winner in the making.

[madfilkentist]

The last I checked, the Darwin Awards had a rule against listing children.

[bear-left.livejournal.com]

Makes sense, although I had in mind giving the award to the parents.

[elul-3.livejournal.com]

mucking forons

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Yeek!