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Rail show-off 'lucky to be alive' (BBC News)

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Old 21st August 2008, 13:42
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Rail show-off 'lucky to be alive' (BBC News)

A youth who "showed-off" by dragging a metal ramp on to a live railway track was inches away from death, according to police.

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Old 21st August 2008, 13:55
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Dont want to know that he was lucky. I just want to hear he has blown his moronic self up. Where is it going to end?
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Old 21st August 2008, 18:09
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To be honest I sort of agree that if you're stupid enough to do something like that I'm not going to loose much sleep over the consequences - it's natural self-selection in my book.
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Dont want to know that he was lucky. I just want to hear he has blown his moronic self up. Where is it going to end?
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Only problem I have with that is some poor b*****d has to clean up the mess.
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Must admit Bubs, I never thought of that. Yes always a down side to every job aint there.
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And the trains get delayed while the "mess" is cleaned up!
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