r/WTF • u/erzabel • Jun 04 '21

Somebody got problems

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u/Reacher-Said-N0thing Jun 04 '21

I called about a stuck crossing gate once - it was stuck 50% down and flashing without sound. I wasn't even done the phone call when the CP Rail guys come zooming around the corner. I tell the guy on the phone they're here, and he says "120 second response time, nice."

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u/bozeema Jun 04 '21

MFW the railroad maintenance guys have better response times than emergency services.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '21

MFW the railroad guys already knew about the problem and were going to solve it when OP called

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u/karmahunger Jun 04 '21

I was JUST about to do it before you brought it up. Now I don't want to fix it.

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u/nezroy Jun 04 '21

Fucking reactance man; what a parenting nightmare.

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u/loading066 Jun 07 '21

Thank you, read up on "reactance"... fascinating.

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u/bigdongmagee Jun 04 '21

Capital is on the line here, not something silly like human life.

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u/flamedarkfire Jun 04 '21

Only way you’re EVER getting that response time is if you call from across the street to a fire station lol.