Train nearly takes out U.S. Senator--Safety is Paramount

[whirlygigspin]

"...a very very lot of use" your tax dollars at work

(I can't believe i'm not a senator with competition like this)

[DeSwiss]

1. Look like he's picked up some weight since the election in 2010.

- And it looks like it was none too soon or Connecticut might be looking for new Senator about now.....

[Spitfire of ATJ]

2. This may shock the MSM but trains don't have steering wheels....

It didn't almost hit him. It was on a track and wasn't going to get any closer.

[jtuck004]

3. I do avoid a lot of movies because the few brief moments of pleasure jus tdon't compensate for the

rest of the hour and a half I won't get back...so I have never seen that.

But that's funny.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

7. The parody movies like "Airplane!" are the types you want to see again.

[PeoViejo]

4. The yellow strip on the platform is there for a reason:

[FailureToCommunicate]

5. That yellow line is there for a reason. (!)

The title would be more accurate if it said that a Senator's AIDE is nearly taken out.

However, ya gotta always be on the lookout for this crazy train:

[dotymed]

6. Wow, really? eom

[CTyankee]

8. Dick Blumenthal is a good guy, one of the best.

He was our tireless Attorney General in CT for many years and he really went after polluters and frauds that cheated the citizens of the state. I love him.