by SemperFidelis
As it is rather late, I'll save my reply for tomorrow except to say, I have never met so many people who are so combative about thier views than I have here.
I'll spare you my views on public safety, which were on point in reply to your commentary that we're paying people to sit around and do nothing, when you spare me the tired lectures on free market economics that are anything but original around here. Everyone has given and recieved them from this viewpoint or that. I'd imagine you're smart enough to get my point and I know I'm smart enough to understand yours...maybe work on disagreeing without being disagreeable (because fighter planes or something, really?)
Try reading my post without getting so obviously upset. It's a disagreement, what I naively presumed was a pretty good natured one, about staffing aboard railroads. I mean, seriously, we're railfans, not UN delegates working on stopping proliferation or something. It's not like anything we say here will matter for more than a few minutes time. The realization of one's own unimportance, and how inconsequential our viewpoints are, would probably make this forum more pleasant for all involved.
So yeah, you think we need no conductors or fewer conductors. I think we need more. What amazing fuel for a nastily worded and toned arguement, right? If passion does not pervade the topic of commuter rail staffing, perhaps we have become too jaded as a nation and need to reconnect to these issues of vital import at near midnight on a Sunday.
Best wishes and have a good evening/morning.
PS- as someone who used to lecture and take himself far too seriously here aboard rr.net, I've really been trying to be more humorous and kind hearted in my arguements. Reading a post that makes pretty self depricating reference to my wife hanging out at a firehouse to look at men who are in good shape, how could you not recognize the light hearted nature of my end of the disagreement? This is supposed to be fun.
I'll spare you my views on public safety, which were on point in reply to your commentary that we're paying people to sit around and do nothing, when you spare me the tired lectures on free market economics that are anything but original around here. Everyone has given and recieved them from this viewpoint or that. I'd imagine you're smart enough to get my point and I know I'm smart enough to understand yours...maybe work on disagreeing without being disagreeable (because fighter planes or something, really?)
Try reading my post without getting so obviously upset. It's a disagreement, what I naively presumed was a pretty good natured one, about staffing aboard railroads. I mean, seriously, we're railfans, not UN delegates working on stopping proliferation or something. It's not like anything we say here will matter for more than a few minutes time. The realization of one's own unimportance, and how inconsequential our viewpoints are, would probably make this forum more pleasant for all involved.
So yeah, you think we need no conductors or fewer conductors. I think we need more. What amazing fuel for a nastily worded and toned arguement, right? If passion does not pervade the topic of commuter rail staffing, perhaps we have become too jaded as a nation and need to reconnect to these issues of vital import at near midnight on a Sunday.
Best wishes and have a good evening/morning.
PS- as someone who used to lecture and take himself far too seriously here aboard rr.net, I've really been trying to be more humorous and kind hearted in my arguements. Reading a post that makes pretty self depricating reference to my wife hanging out at a firehouse to look at men who are in good shape, how could you not recognize the light hearted nature of my end of the disagreement? This is supposed to be fun.
Be well. Do good work.
Semperfidelis
Semperfidelis