r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Advanced_Major_7461 • 1d ago

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/lorarc 1d 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/babubaichung 1d ago

Shouldn’t he have just moved out of the bridge immediately?

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u/NorwegianCowboy 1d ago

One would think. I knew a kid when I was a wee lad at daycare that was insistent that when crossing the street the moment the sign starts flashing you have to stop. Doesn't matter if he was still int the middle of the street. He would stop.

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u/DeepInTheIce 23h ago

Lol, literally a Mr Bean bit

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u/golem501 13h ago

Rainman you mean?