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Kennah

(14,298 posts) Fri Oct 26, 2012, 01:29 AM Oct 2012

8

World's luckiest man

Wow. I mean, just, wow.

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World's luckiest man (Original Post) Kennah Oct 2012 OP

I saw something just like that in a Laurel and Hardy movie. nt Speck Tater Oct 2012 #1

maybe Buster Keaton? stlsaxman Oct 2012 #14

Yeah. Him too! :-) nt Speck Tater Oct 2012 #17

That's the first person I thought of, too! nt valerief Oct 2012 #18

Damn DarthDem Oct 2012 #2

i would have gotten hit twice.... MFM008 Oct 2012 #3

I would have gotten hit twice, montana_hazeleyes Oct 2012 #9

If he was actually working there, shouldn't he have SheilaT Oct 2012 #4

Musta got it from his ex wife. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #5

"should have known" and "paid attention to" are not the same thing JHB Oct 2012 #10

LOL Left Brain Oct 2012 #6

Hope he bought a lottery ticket. xxqqqzme Oct 2012 #7

Hmmmmmm... Lasher Oct 2012 #8

Yeah, I don't think I am buying this one Matt_in_STL Oct 2012 #11

agreed n/t rsweets Oct 2012 #12

Wow Rabid_Rabbit Oct 2012 #13

Unfortunately, I think it's some creative video editing Shankapotomus Oct 2012 #15

Wow, that violates pretty much every rule from my CSXT/NSR safety training blackspade Oct 2012 #16

re:World's luckiest man allan01 Oct 2012 #19

Spam deleted by NRaleighLiberal (MIR Team) TheNaimSadik Oct 2012 #20

Speck Tater

(10,618 posts)

1. I saw something just like that in a Laurel and Hardy movie. nt

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 01:36 AM

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stlsaxman

(9,236 posts)

14. maybe Buster Keaton?

Reply to Speck Tater (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 09:12 AM

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he'd do some brave shit like that!

Speck Tater

(10,618 posts)

17. Yeah. Him too! :-) nt

Reply to stlsaxman (Reply #14)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 12:41 PM

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valerief

(53,235 posts)

18. That's the first person I thought of, too! nt

Reply to stlsaxman (Reply #14)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 01:20 PM

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DarthDem

(5,256 posts)

2. Damn

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 01:57 AM

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It looked like he also had some mad skillz in addition to any luck that was on his side.

I wonder if that's real.

MFM008

(19,818 posts)

3. i would have gotten hit twice....

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 02:18 AM

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montana_hazeleyes

(3,424 posts)

9. I would have gotten hit twice,

Reply to MFM008 (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 04:56 AM

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then flipped in front of that 3rd train.

But yeah, there is something a little sketchy about this.

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

4. If he was actually working there, shouldn't he have

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 02:44 AM

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known the train schedule?

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

5. Musta got it from his ex wife.

Reply to SheilaT (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 03:03 AM

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JHB

(37,161 posts)

10. "should have known" and "paid attention to" are not the same thing

Reply to SheilaT (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 05:01 AM

Oct 2012

Good thing his knees and hearing were ok. Presumably it was blasts from the trains' horns' that woke him up, plus being able to jump far enough to get clear, twice.

Left Brain

(955 posts)

6. LOL

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 03:29 AM

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Part man,
Part flea.

xxqqqzme

(14,887 posts)

7. Hope he bought a lottery ticket.

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 03:33 AM

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Lasher

(27,629 posts)

8. Hmmmmmm...

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 03:52 AM

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Matt_in_STL

(1,446 posts)

11. Yeah, I don't think I am buying this one

Reply to Lasher (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 08:13 AM

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Not without some sort of corroboration. That first jump looked to be a little much.

rsweets

(307 posts)

12. agreed n/t

Reply to Matt_in_STL (Reply #11)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 08:17 AM

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Rabid_Rabbit

(131 posts)

13. Wow

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 09:06 AM

Oct 2012

Is that the air (being pushed by the first train) that pushes him out of the way?

Shankapotomus

(4,840 posts)

15. Unfortunately, I think it's some creative video editing

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 10:00 AM

Oct 2012

If you look closely it appears to be edited.

blackspade

(10,056 posts)

16. Wow, that violates pretty much every rule from my CSXT/NSR safety training

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 11:24 AM

Oct 2012

Although, he wearing a hardhat, so he had one thing correct.

allan01

(1,950 posts)

19. re:World's luckiest man

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 01:29 PM

Oct 2012

i have been around trains for a long time ( railfanning ,trainspotting etc volunteer at a train museum) there is a rule in the rule book, a train can come any track. any time , any direction . any way. and saftey is of the first concern. yah he is lucky.

TheNaimSadik

(50 posts)

20. Spam deleted by NRaleighLiberal (MIR Team)

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 05:45 PM

Oct 2012

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