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Grokenstein

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9. I work in a multi-airline airport bagroom with high traffic.
Fri May 1, 2026, 06:17 PM
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The shit I've seen would blow your mind. People on tractors tearing around blind corners at top speed; a couple of idiots on Razor scooters blazing through daily on my shift alone; even a pair of horseplaying mechanics--one on a bicycle, one following him too closely on a tractor--racing through an intersection. Once every few years we lose someone because they drove around with a leg hanging out of a tractor or sat with their butt half off the seat. One clown managed to flip a tractor down a stairwell. I like to tell myself I'm safety-conscious, yet I've still had close calls (and done a few stupid things) myself, but this sheer disregard for ourselves and others flabbergasts me.

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Damn. That's horrible. I'm glad all I had was a 3-speed bicycle at that age. erronis Friday #1
That's what U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) used to let her son do in the culdesac they lived on. ChicagoTeamster Friday #2
It seems municipalities and their police departments are taking a long time adapting to the e-bike phenomenon Ilikepurple Friday #3
I completely agree with you. LisaM Friday #4
Poor man, an unnecessary tragedy. The mom is guilty. I have no sympathy for her. Joinfortmill Friday #5
Uhhhh...where does it say that about the son? Grins Friday #6
I think you may have misread what I said. Joinfortmill Friday #10
Another example of a working schmuck being held accountable under the law but NOT being PatrickforB Friday #7
A man is dead due to the negligence of both the mother and the son. MichMan Friday #14
Ah, I stand corrected. A tragic accident due to negligence. I understand. Yes, a felony is appropriate then. PatrickforB Saturday #16
Are we confusing an e-bike "bicycle" with an e-bike "motorcycle" ZDU Friday #8
Its an e motorcycle..this thing BlueWaveNeverEnd Friday #11
Speed kills... ZDU Friday #12
I work in a multi-airline airport bagroom with high traffic. Grokenstein Friday #9
I looked up a Surron Ultra Bee. Prof. Toru Tanaka Friday #13
Driving in So. Ca. is challenging enough. BidenRocks Friday #15
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