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Re: Yet Another Death
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Posted by PAULIH300 on April 21, 2005 at 16:10:16 from (205.188.117.138):
In Reply to: Yet Another Death posted by Michael Soldan on April 21, 2005 at 15:40:45:
Believe me,everytime I think of starting that tractor with myself OFF the seat,I am reminded of what can happen when a person is standing in the line of the rear tires.I instinctively slap the shifter side to side just to make 100% sure its in neutral.And now that I have the parking brakes working again (the handle/rod was snapped off) I religiously set them anytime I get off the seat.I think that once you get much older,some things get forgotton,or just dont seem important anymore (the dont treat me like a child theory),and the lessons of life and the threats to ones safety are pushed aside....and sometimes it catches up and rears its ugly head ever so suddenly.Its stories like that one that reminds us all no matter who we are/how old we are/how smart we think we are,we can all fall victim to a force greater than ourself,or pay the ultimate price that we ourselves help bring on.
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