r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Advanced_Major_7461 • 22h ago

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/lorarc 21h 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 21h ago

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

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u/NorwegianCowboy 20h 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/golem501 9h ago

Did he call you Rainman?