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As long as whatever that new office is can issue her payroll, as opposed to her original office in NJ, then i think you're good. And if she can cut that deal to keep her NJ level pay as well, even better.

Or can't stop once in the station, even at normal entry speed...

I recall seeing those stop blocks in Hoboken Terminal when I was in the 1st Grade on my first school field trip. This was back when the old "Erie Lackawanna" railroad had those old green electric cars with the individual pantographs on each car. If these are the same stop blocks (i.e. they've never been upgraded), I can see a more modern train breaching them. I'd not be surprised if they never were upgraded... Heck, even the iron structure holding up the platform canopies still bear the initials "DLW" - "Delaware, Lackawanna & Western" -The railroad that originated the Hoboken Terminal.

The "force/power" etc. of the impact isn't really relevant... any impact that breaches the restraint system on the track (the back stop) is bad. The real questions to be asked and answered are, "Why did it breach that restraint?" Why didn't the breaking system slow/stop the train as it should, normally? And what can be done to prevent that from happening again?

Well, then she'll have both NC and NJ income taxes with which to deal. I hope she can recover in NC what she pays to NJ.

OK, but I would tell her to expect no raises or promotion increases, henceforth, until she's at parity with a native Floridian worker (which might not be ever). Also, she gets no benefit from Florida's "No Income tax" policy. She'll still have to pay "non resident" income taxes to NJ. And she may have additional travel expense if/when she has to appear "in person" at corporate HQ, however many times they ask her to do that.

I don't disagree. The question becomes, what caused the breaks to fail or not be applied? And, why couldn't the engineer "dumb" the train as could anyone who could pull the dumb valve (Emergency break lever)? If that failed (mechanically), then there are much deeper issues. And why did it fail right when entering Hoboken terminal, as opposed to somewhere else along the route?

Correct. That was my experience as well. No Exit tax. One cosndieration, however is that while taxes and some expenses may be less down here, so is "income/pay." Incredibly less. Be ready for that. Also, some govt. fees, etc. are more expensive. Gas (fuel) is more expensive. Food is about the same to slightly higher. Water (utility) is more expensive. Just keep that in mind.

And without the data recorders to verify the actual speed, he just might get away with that claim. Perhaps he knew they weren't working.. They better hope they can get that other data recorder and that it worked... Either that, or they have video of the train approaching and can determine the speed from that video.

Bravo Zulu! Yes, let us know where in FL. Although, it would have been nice if they told you earlier so you could establish residency and register to vote down here....

Update: Some tweets coming in now indicating that the "data recorder" recovered from the engine is "not functioning...." They still have yet to recover the recorder in the cab car....

So do I, now, and having just changed my EDC (see above post), I'm starting to carry more, daily, outside my home. I just have to be careful of not carrying in "prohibited places." Mostly, that would be the Post Office for my business address (which actually has magnetometers). My "home" PO is a CPU (Contract Postal Unit) and I'm not certain if the same federal prohibition applies. But, for now, either I don't carry inside, or I must ensure that "concealed = concealed." I have to keep reminding myself not to tug at my cover shirt (usually a "Aloha type" shirt - like these LL Bean "Tropic Shirts") to keep it down because it will print. But otherwise, just getting used to the new EDC. I'm at the point where I don't even realize it's there.

I actually just switched from a Shield 9mm (which is now my BUG) to a Sig Sauer P320 SC.Not that the Shield is bad... not at all. I just find I get better groupings with the SIG. Slightly larger and heavier. One problem being, though, it's hard to find a decent IWB for it as I had for the Shield (a Blade Tech). Most holsters still don't yet have the mold for a Sub compact... mostly a compact. But I found one, and I now have a decent IWB for it Ozarks Holster co. - IWB - How lovely it was to buy this handgun without needing a P2P...

Ant - Regarding this morning's podcast, did you ever see Jerry Miculek's video on the "30 caliber Magazine Clip?"

Hey all! Long time no type! Enjoying life and freedom here in FL, but having commuted on these NJ Transit trains for 12+ years (and being a train buff in general), and given all the live coverage of this incident on the Fox News Channel, I had to chime in on this thread. A few thoughts... I feel for you BLF. Get some CISD if you need it. I never worked that severe a scene as an EMT, but close. Agreed. I don't believe it was foul play, either, but we'll hopefully see soon. Technically, the Conductor is "the boss" and responsible for the train and overall passenger safety. The engineer is only the driver and reports to the conductor. There could have been a couple of different ways to stop it, if someone recognized the problem in time. By the time this happened, the conductor and brakeman are probably preparing the vestibules for arrival (opening/closing traps, keeping people out of the vestibules that are queuing up to make the "mad dash" out of the cars, etc.). Perhaps, the conductor or brakeman might be testing the emergency hand brake during this time, but not sure this happened in this case. Yes, someone could "dumb" the train by pulling the dumb valve, but again, did they recognize the problem in time, and would that have solved it? BTW, some people were reporting that the train was traveling at "full speed" into the terminal. Hard to believe, since "full speed" can be as great as 70-80mph for those trains. Maybe faster than the normal entry speed of 10-15mph, but those trains have to go very slow through the main yard switch/interlocking anyway or else they'd jump it pre-maturely. So I don't think it was *that* fast. Chicago's commuter trains work exactly the same way (push inbound, pull outbound). The objective, I believe, is to keep the engines further away from the terminal platform doors... less noisy, less pollution (in the case of the diesel or Amtrak "Turbo Liner" engines), and, maybe, a small bit of safety (passengers don't have to get near an engine to get on the train. This seems to be how things work in terminals that don't have a easy "turn around" track jig (i.e. a "Wye"). New York Penn does have the ability to have a train turn around in Sunnyside yard (a very large loop track). But, sometimes, it gets busy so they don't, and the train "pushes" out of NY Penn. But they also don't allow the older diesel locomotives (without pollution reduction technology) into NY Penn. I recall once when Amtrak actually had a "Turboliner" waiting at NY Penn. Turboliners had a gas turbine engine on each end of the train, and reeked of jet fuel. It took them forever to clear out the lower waiting area at NY Penn that evening! Well.... not "always." Some things I've observed in those 12+ years of commuting. Yes, these trains have "cab cars" with a complete set of controls for the engineer when in "push" mode. In fact, Chicago area trains are all "double decker" trains and the cab area is in the upper deck and will accommodate two persons. I'm not sure of the legalities of that (i.e. is it unlawful or against railroad policy to have someone else in the cab that can distract the engineer)? Sometimes, when staging a train from the yard onto a terminal platform (e.g. from the "Dover yard" onto the Dover platform), The conductor will sit in the engine or cab and act only as a "pair of eyes," while the engineer eases the train onto the platform area (in reverse) from the opposite end. This, so the engineer doesn't have to walk all the way from one end to another and they can do the break test faster. Although, I recall once when I was traveling home, the engineer just blew right by my stop (next to last stop and I was the only one left on board) and went to the end of the line. It was their last run of the day and they were only going back to the yard. So, normally, they'd go to the end, and the engineer would walk forward to the front, do the break test, and be on his way to the yard. This time, to speed things up, the conductor sat in the "cab car" quickly did the break test and started the train towards my station. The engineer arrived in the cab car a few moments later, very embarrassed. No, I don't think there were any violations here. I think that particular conductor also had his engineer ticket. Furthermore, sometimes based on weather conditions, the First train inbound will have the engine in front to act as a "plow" of sorts... either snow, or small branches if it's a wind storm, or ice or whatever. Also, during the autumn months, when it's rainy with a lot of leaves over the tracks, I've even seen them put one engine on each end for a "push/pull" effect (especially the ALP-44s), as the oily leaves might cause some traction problems. Anyway, stay safe folks!

One other thing...How long has it been since you got your last set of P2Ps? Depending on that length of time, your municipality may require you to be re-fingerprinted, in which case you would not do the On-line SB212a form for $20.00, but you'd have to go get the prints done by an external print service (I believe it's now IdentToGO, formerly Sarafan MorphoTrak). This can cost up to $60.00. Also, your municipality will require reference letters from two individuals not living with you. Depending on the municipality, either they will send them out, or get you to do it. This is all that *should* be required of you. However, some municipalities may require more than that. If they do, you should report the excess requirements to Operation StrikeForce at ANJRPC. Also, if you're told it will take longer than 30 days for a response (and it actually does), report them as well.

In this case, I don't think the govt. *had* to tell them anything. I think they're right in line with the govt's mindset on this...

The things you are PRETENDING about, though, are "protected classes." So yes, it would be illegal. Apparently, pro-2A people are not a protected class."

Doesn't matter. Google is a private company with private assets. They get to decide what they want on their servers and what they don't. And, remember, it's free. I agree that Google leans very much to the left on social policy issues.

The only one against which action has been taken? Yes, so far as we know. If, for example, Iraqveteran8888 has similar issues, shortly, we'll know something's up..

It's been Google's policy for quite a while, now. "All content created on one Google platform gets shared on all other Google Platforms." It's one of the reasons why, for example, I removed my "contacts list" on Gmail and no longer use it actively (although I do keep the account). I never signed up for Google+ and I don't have a YT channel either. When I do Google searches, I don't log in. I'm sure they're capturing my WAN IP, but why make it easy for them.

There's a new channel up - Hicock45andSon... Not sure it it's authentic, but....

Also to "keep" them, which might imply storage at one's home. But yes, the critical definition is, what are "arms" for 2A purposes? Some are saying nukes et al, are not "arms" (read: "firearms") in that context. We'll see...

I would certainly hope so, but I would not put it past some people to acquire one if they could afford it. I know quite a few who could...

Agreed, and understood. I guess I have to hope that no private citizen would ever be able to afford a Tomahawk. Modern Technology, huh? We have a similar problem with "surveillance technology" and the Govt./LEO use of it invading the privacy of citizens.