Hi, I'm a furry. I work for the railroad as a dispatcher to get your commuter train home on time. I also make sure cargo trains get to their destination on time to to keep people working, goods to store shelves and coal to power plants to keep the lights on.
@kitwanalion It's not much cooler in mainland Europe at the moment. So if you would have stayed home, it would still be miserablely hot. And this is only May....
@alper@makogon6@joshbinder This would be illegal. Train drivers in the EU cannot work for more than 4 and a half consecutive hours without a 45 minute break.
OTD in 1980: Trans American Flight 209, a B-707, lands safely in Chicago (US) after crew was incapacitated by food poisoning. An ex-fighter pilot traveling as a passenger, along with a flight attendant, took control, supported by an ATC specialist and a former USAF captain.