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Head-on collision on UP's Golden State Route
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<p>The news has often had stories about the problems of people falling asleep on the job (aircraft controllers, pilots, engineers, etc.), but I never saw any suggestions on how that could be avoided.</p> <p>Back in the late forties, when I was working interlockers, I had no trouble staying awake on 3rd trick (11 pm - 7 AM) , but trying to stay awake on 2nd trick (3pm - 11 pm) was a big problem; the body wanted to go to sleep at 10 pm no matter what. (This had probably been drilled into me by my mother.)</p> <p>But an old timer showed me a simple way to keep awake. His method was to take a heavy object like a wrench, loop a cord through it and then loop the cord around your wrist. Hold the wrench in your hand, and should you fall asleep, your hand relaxes the grip, the wrench falls, and jerks you awake. Repeat, as needed, and works best with a tall stool. </p> <p>Naturally, the cord and its length is critical; it must not break and the wrench must not hit the floor. I never had trouble staying awake from then on.</p>
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