The Epitome of "No Common Sense"

Last May Destiny Phaneuf (13) and Rachel Brown (14) of Lebanon, Maine decided to skip school in lieu of a sunny day. They decided to spend the day sunbathing with headphones on and proceeded to fall asleep. The place they decided to catch some rays, however, was a railroad trestle. I can't make this stuff up. You can read the full story here: http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2008/05/28/police_chief_2_girls_struck_by_train_in_lebanon_maine/

As I was scratching my head trying to wrap my brain around how anyone could even think this could be a good idea, the reality hit me, "wait an minute... did that say there were on a.... " Yes indeed, they were on a train trestle. Not just train tracks... a train trestle. As if laying their life in harms way wasn't careless enough, they decided to funnel it right to their location with no chance for escape.

My favorite part of the article was what the non-profit safety organization had to say, "the tragedy underscores the inherent danger of trespassing on private railroad property." Really? That is what this tragedy underscores? Darn, if they'd only been sunbathing on a public railroad trestle maybe they would have all of their appendages.