The Rules are the Rules... Eh?
I have been looking over the years for a way to explain why we should often times listen to employees, medical patients, children and so on, when they say "ya but!". Lynnda sourced this one, and I think it demonstrates the reason very well...
The Good news: It was a normal day in Sharon Springs, KS when a Union Pacific crew boarded a loaded coal train for the trek to Salina.
The Bad news: Just a few miles into the trip a wheel bearing became overheated and melted, letting a metal support drop down and grind on the rail, creating white hot molten metal droppings spewing down to the rail.
The Good news: A very alert crew noticed smoke about halfway back in the train and immediately stopped the train in compliance with "The Rules".
The Bad news: The train stopped with the hot wheel over a wooden bridge with creosote ties and trusses.
The crew tried to explain this to higher-ups but were instructed not to move the train. They were instructed that “The Rules” prohibit moving the train when a part is defective!
RULES ARE RULES! Don't ever let them get in the way of common sense!
The Bad news: Just a few miles into the trip a wheel bearing became overheated and melted, letting a metal support drop down and grind on the rail, creating white hot molten metal droppings spewing down to the rail.
The Good news: A very alert crew noticed smoke about halfway back in the train and immediately stopped the train in compliance with "The Rules".
The Bad news: The train stopped with the hot wheel over a wooden bridge with creosote ties and trusses.
The crew tried to explain this to higher-ups but were instructed not to move the train. They were instructed that “The Rules” prohibit moving the train when a part is defective!
RULES ARE RULES! Don't ever let them get in the way of common sense!
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