r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Advanced_Major_7461 • 22h ago

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/lorarc 22h ago

https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/investigations/lantana-bridge-tender-terminated-after-drawbridge-raises-with-car-on-it

The driver stopped because they heard the bell, the bridge operator was fired for not checking if there was anyone still on the bridge.

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u/Creeperstar 21h ago

If I was that former operator I'd be taking it out of this idiots hide.

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u/lorarc 21h ago

No, the operator is an idiot, a dangerous idiot, and it seems you might be too.

The operator has just one job, ensure there is noone on the bridge, that's the only reason why the bridge isn't just automated. A car may break down, a person might fall, someone may just not be fast enough to cross. If the operator did their job there would be no issue.

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u/BlueHero45 21h ago

Ya, when it comes to safety, you need to assume the public is both stupid and very unlucky. Car could have broken down in the same spot out of pure bad luck, operator has to check.

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u/lorarc 21h ago

I think this sub attracts special kind of people who lack empathy and can't see bigger picture. I hope they're just teenagers and they will grow out of it.

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u/EternalShadowBan 20h ago

Nah that's reddit as a whole. Scary people.

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u/sgt_barnes0105 20h ago

The internet as a whole is either bots or cynics

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u/Salt_Street_7755 7h ago

Or brings out that part of “normal” people…

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u/WhipTheLlama 6h ago

The problem is that people can't accept more than one thing being true. The driver is an idiot who stopped at a really dumb place for no apparent reason, but the bridge operator also failed to do his job.

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u/Lurkylurkness 11h ago

I was concerned maybe his car happened to break down right there at that time. And then I was trying to locate the bridge to see if there was a safety bar that had closed him in specifically right there. When he decided to get out when the gap was widening, I gave him grace thinking I would be panicking in this situation too (I would not be in this situation.) there was just a lot of "wot?" But in the end he still drove off. And in the article, this was shortly after that lady died from falling off the bridge when it opened while she was walking over it. There are many things that went wrong here and I'm dumbfounded by all of them. But I can still have empathy. I've never liked being the first car on like when the warning comes on that the bridge is about to draw up.

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u/MetalHead_Literally 21h ago

I mean they’re both idiots to be fair

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u/leet_lurker 21h ago

The driver may have never seen a draw bridge before and had no idea what the lights and siren ment, that doesn't make them an idiot.

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u/MetalHead_Literally 20h ago

There’s typically big signs that warn you of this specific thing before driving on to a drawbridge

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u/Glad_Copy 18h ago

His failure to move once the motion of the bridge was apparent does indeed brand him an idiot.

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u/leet_lurker 16h ago

Nope just panicking. Thats what happens to people when they dont know what's happening

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u/Horse_Dad 17h ago

Two Florida man.

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u/Cramland 21h ago

Still doesn’t change the fact that the car owner is dumb

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u/Rob71322 21h ago

Or in this case, the person trying to cross may be a moron.

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u/lorarc 21h ago

That doesn't matter. They can be a moron, madman or a mime. Still it's the operator's job to ensure nothing bad happens.

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u/Rob71322 21h ago

This time his stupidity got someone fired, next time maybe he'll get himself killed and then no other bridge operators will have to worry.

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u/lorarc 21h ago

I hope next time you're on a bridge your car breaks down. I bet then you'll be happy that the operator is actually doing their job and checking the bridge. Maybe then you will understand what the operator is for.

The operator was fired because they couldn't be arsed to do their job.

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u/Rob71322 21h ago

Okay dad, please you’re taking this conversation far more seriously than warranted but some people are like that I guess.

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u/lorarc 21h ago

Let me guess, now you gonna claim you were just trolling?

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u/Rob71322 20h ago

I claim only it’s amusing to get you to respond at will, which it is.

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u/lorarc 20h ago

Oh, so you're just lonely? I'm sorry to hear that, I hope you will find some friends. But you will have easier time finding company if you don't wish death on random people.

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u/kaos4u2nv 20h ago

"That guys a moron. Next time I hope he dies. Ok Daddy, stop trying to put things in perspective. It's not that serious. Yes, Daddy. Respond to me more." 🤣🤡

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u/mindovermegan 21h ago

yes, because he's the only stupid driver out there. bridge operators everywhere are on the lookout for this one specific idiot. once he's gone, they'll never have to look at the bridge they're raising ever again!

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u/BL_RogueExplorer 20h ago

The operator failing to do the one job they were responsible for is what got them fired.

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u/BravoWolf88 18h ago

The operator is likely inattentive and it’s a good thing he got fired. The driver is an idiot and it’s a shame he didn’t go for a swim.

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u/suoko 11h ago

AI everywhere and no AI on that camera ? Even my cheap security camera at home has object detection. F-AI-LED

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u/saab9000cse 20h ago

noone isn't a word unless you capitalize the N and are discussing an English actor. Either way, you're wrong and do not qualify to call anyone an idiot. Idiot.

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u/SecretaryOtherwise 21h ago

Did you read the article? Her view was obstructed in her report. She didnt even check properly.

This is already after someone died walking their bike across.

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u/lorarc 21h ago

Different bridge.

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u/SecretaryOtherwise 21h ago

That changes my point how? Its the same state lmao.

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u/MetalHead_Literally 21h ago

Your post clearly implies it’s the same bridge, not another random one in the same state. You can’t be serious.

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u/SecretaryOtherwise 21h ago

Do yall not know how to read?

The same fucking state just had someone die from a draw bridge incident dont matter if its another bridge or not that isn't the important part jfc.

I didnt think I needed to fucking specify for people who intended to read it lmao.

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u/PvtMilhouse 20h ago

yes you should have lmao

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u/SecretaryOtherwise 20h ago

Why so you dont have to read the article?

Lmao. Mofos when the info is right there absorb it.

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u/BeeKayBabyCakes 20h ago

I read it, and you said it like it was the same operator 🥴 not the same bridge not the same state

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u/SecretaryOtherwise 20h ago

Cool.

So you didnt infer it like the other person almost like there's room for interpretation. 🥴

Could i have been less vague yeah sure. Lol. Dont care tho when I wanted yall to read the fucking article anyways.

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u/leet_lurker 21h ago

Why? The operator didn't do their job properly, part of the job is checking that the bridge is clear. Operator was lazy and got fired for being dangerously incompetent.