tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post4274676352157054643..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: The bubble-wrapped life.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26778096658762085102007-03-05T23:17:00.000-05:002007-03-05T23:17:00.000-05:00darrell, in software we have our own version of th...darrell, in software we have our own version of that German quote:<BR/><BR/>The software world is a race between developers creating more idiot-proof systems, and the universe creating bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60326250478383098622007-03-05T15:48:00.000-05:002007-03-05T15:48:00.000-05:00Personal insight...The driver was a relative of mi...Personal insight...<BR/>The driver was a relative of mine. Very solid guy, grew up on farms. He would not have approved of adding "bubble wrap", blinking lights, or black boxes; pre or post-accident.<BR/>Initial reports state nothing wrong with the bus, so I can only believe that he was sleeping (~5:30 AM) or had a medical problem. Sleeping seems remote since (as I understand it) the bus had just started for the morning. As others have reported with their first-hand knowledge of the ramp, inattentiveness would have to occur for quite a while for a driver not to realize that brakes were needed and the ramp design, while poor, does seem to give plenty of warning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-41527602745845604142007-03-05T11:28:00.000-05:002007-03-05T11:28:00.000-05:00don't you know that blinking lights can cause epil...don't you know that blinking lights can cause epileptic seizures??<BR/><BR/>my god woman!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86906326343332329022007-03-05T01:18:00.000-05:002007-03-05T01:18:00.000-05:00Oh, I lived in ATL myself until recently, and some...Oh, I lived in ATL myself until recently, and somehow managed to negotiate that exit many times without going ballistic.<BR/><BR/>The fact that I was on a motorcycle may have helped by keeping me from talking on my cellie or applying makeup while doing so...Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39742388144740705022007-03-05T00:07:00.000-05:002007-03-05T00:07:00.000-05:00I live in the ATL, and the left side exits are for...I live in the ATL, and the left side exits are for the HOV lanes ONLY. I seriously doubt that exit has more accidents than usual, and i can tell you that there are 5 or 6 lanes of N'side drive to cross as well, before you complete the Dukes of Hazzard maneuver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17104220338241646052007-03-04T22:48:00.000-05:002007-03-04T22:48:00.000-05:00A wise old German engineer once told me, "you cann...A wise old German engineer once told me, "you cannot make something idiot proof".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20186684463959120362007-03-04T19:42:00.000-05:002007-03-04T19:42:00.000-05:00It could, on the other hand, turn out that the dri...It could, on the other hand, turn out that the driver had a heart attack. In that case, the solution will be to equip all busses with a defibrillator...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-18466484315795014422007-03-04T17:27:00.000-05:002007-03-04T17:27:00.000-05:00But Tam, don't you know, none of us are responsibl...But Tam, don't you know, none of us are responsible for anything. Especially our own actions. It's always the fault of someone else, no matter how far removed they were from the situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-15914883420517778212007-03-04T14:04:00.000-05:002007-03-04T14:04:00.000-05:00Can..barely....breathe...too much...bubble ...wrap...Can..barely....breathe...too much...bubble ...wrap gasp!<BR/><BR/><BR/>TokarevAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-15895092931301298812007-03-04T13:14:00.000-05:002007-03-04T13:14:00.000-05:00FECK.http://www.posterboard.tv/misc/buschcrash75.j...FECK.<BR/><BR/>http://www.posterboard.tv/misc/buschcrash75.jpg<BR/><BR/>Maybe that's prescience there. Or I just need a beer.Dr. StrangeGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349076338197668654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87336818186618773822007-03-04T13:12:00.000-05:002007-03-04T13:12:00.000-05:00http://www.posterboard.tv/misc/buscrash75.jpgThere...http://www.posterboard.tv/misc/buscrash75.jpg<BR/><BR/>There's the intersection. I look at that, and remember it, and now I'm 100% on Tam's side. Something was wrong with the driver... yes, the signage was short but that rises pretty steeply up to the overpass and at 60mph he's got about 9 seconds to figure out "hey, sumpin' ain't right" and hit the brakes.Dr. StrangeGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349076338197668654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8033028122710400472007-03-04T12:57:00.000-05:002007-03-04T12:57:00.000-05:00Gloopstick!Gloopstick!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-50699950904243047482007-03-04T12:44:00.000-05:002007-03-04T12:44:00.000-05:00I think I know which intersection that was. I can ...I think I know which intersection that was. I can actually understand the confusion... <BR/><BR/>...but that doesn't say that anything ought be done other than backing the signs off a half mile or so and clarifying the lines.Dr. StrangeGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349076338197668654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86511998339760924782007-03-04T12:31:00.000-05:002007-03-04T12:31:00.000-05:00The off ramp/intersection was designed and built b...The off ramp/intersection was designed and built by gov't. 'Nuff said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-2288690377373497732007-03-04T12:27:00.000-05:002007-03-04T12:27:00.000-05:00If you look at every intersection that goes off th...If you look at every intersection that goes off the highway to the left you will find an increased number of accidents at that intersection, period. There is some blame to be lain at the feet of the engineer who thinks that people are smart enough to follow directions. I'm sure everyone has seen, and maybe even been that genius who went the wrong way at least once. ATL has always had traffic problems, so this isn't a surprise, just something to remember anytime one travels there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42078112397538216802007-03-04T12:22:00.000-05:002007-03-04T12:22:00.000-05:00Paper today said that isn't the first time by abou...Paper today said that isn't the first time by about 82 someone was confused by the left exit. Several fatalities prior, also. The left side exit is not one of my faves, because it is rare.<BR/><BR/>Examination of the offramp may be in order. Don't think that's out of line...The Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854776544931267722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20744699068992948602007-03-04T11:34:00.000-05:002007-03-04T11:34:00.000-05:00"We must not rest until everything is carefully sw..."We must not rest until everything is carefully swathed in bubble wrap and blinking safety lights."<BR/><BR/>Yeah, that's a great idea - the Boston Bomb Squad will mistake it for a "terrorist device" and blow it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com