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Posted 22 September 2009 - 09:16 AM

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A San Mateo man has been identified by the San Mateo County Coroner's Office as the person who was struck and killed Monday afternoon by a Caltrain.

Peter Manion, 49, was struck by northbound train No. 261 on the tracks at the East Bellevue Avenue crossing at about 4:45 p.m., Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn said. Manion was carrying two parrots at the time of the fatal collision, according to witnesses.

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Two parrots?

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Post icon  Posted 22 September 2009 - 09:18 AM

View PostDET63, on Tue, Sep 22, 2009, 09:16 AM, said:

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A San Mateo man has been identified by the San Mateo County Coroner's Office as the person who was struck and killed Monday afternoon by a Caltrain.

Peter Manion, 49, was struck by northbound train No. 261 on the tracks at the East Bellevue Avenue crossing at about 4:45 p.m., Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn said. Manion was carrying two parrots at the time of the fatal collision, according to witnesses.

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Two parrots?

Sure it wasnt Johnny Depp practicing for the next Pirate movie? Too bad he died, suicide by train is a real problem everywhere! Hope the engineer,crew and pax are all OK!!

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Posted 22 September 2009 - 10:20 AM

View PostDET63, on Tue, Sep 22, 2009, 10:16 AM, said:

Two parrots?

Probably forgot his Ipod, and had one for each ear!
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Posted 22 September 2009 - 10:21 AM

View Postjimhudson, on Tue, Sep 22, 2009, 07:18 AM, said:

View PostDET63, on Tue, Sep 22, 2009, 09:16 AM, said:

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A San Mateo man has been identified by the San Mateo County Coroner's Office as the person who was struck and killed Monday afternoon by a Caltrain.

Peter Manion, 49, was struck by northbound train No. 261 on the tracks at the East Bellevue Avenue crossing at about 4:45 p.m., Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn said. Manion was carrying two parrots at the time of the fatal collision, according to witnesses.

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Two parrots?

Sure it wasnt Johnny Depp practicing for the next Pirate movie? Too bad he died, suicide by train is a real problem everywhere! Hope the engineer,crew and pax are all OK!!

Where does it say it was suicide?
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Post icon  Posted 22 September 2009 - 10:45 AM

View PostPetalumaLoco, on Tue, Sep 22, 2009, 10:21 AM, said:

View Postjimhudson, on Tue, Sep 22, 2009, 07:18 AM, said:

View PostDET63, on Tue, Sep 22, 2009, 09:16 AM, said:

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A San Mateo man has been identified by the San Mateo County Coroner's Office as the person who was struck and killed Monday afternoon by a Caltrain.

Peter Manion, 49, was struck by northbound train No. 261 on the tracks at the East Bellevue Avenue crossing at about 4:45 p.m., Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn said. Manion was carrying two parrots at the time of the fatal collision, according to witnesses.

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Two parrots?

Sure it wasnt Johnny Depp practicing for the next Pirate movie? Too bad he died, suicide by train is a real problem everywhere! Hope the engineer,crew and pax are all OK!!

Where does it say it was suicide?

Thats an expression where I live for anyone who walks/sleeps/drives a car onto railroad tracks when a train is approaching! (other similar saying are suicide by cop (please shot me), suicide by skydiving/hanggliding/rock climbing etc etc. Sometimes alcohol and other substances of abuse are involved, sometimes folks are just crazy/ sometimes they are mentally ill but getting run over by a train is a fact and its not the trains or the engineers fault!!

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Posted 22 September 2009 - 03:02 PM

Knew something was up when I went to catch the 5:33 pm out of San Francisco. When we pulled out, the Caltrain Station at 4th and King was EMPTY. That I have never seen before.

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Posted 22 September 2009 - 03:56 PM

View Postjimhudson, on Tue, Sep 22, 2009, 02:18 PM, said:

Hope the engineer,crew and pax are all OK!!


Never mind that, what happened to the parrots?

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Posted 22 September 2009 - 07:03 PM

View PostNeil_M, on Tue, Sep 22, 2009, 01:56 PM, said:

View Postjimhudson, on Tue, Sep 22, 2009, 02:18 PM, said:

Hope the engineer,crew and pax are all OK!!


Never mind that, what happened to the parrots?

They flew the coupe'.
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Posted 22 September 2009 - 07:03 PM

View PostNeil_M, on Tue, Sep 22, 2009, 03:56 PM, said:

View Postjimhudson, on Tue, Sep 22, 2009, 02:18 PM, said:

Hope the engineer,crew and pax are all OK!!


Never mind that, what happened to the parrots?

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Posted 22 September 2009 - 09:45 PM

View PostHokieNav, on Tue, Sep 22, 2009, 06:03 PM, said:

View PostNeil_M, on Tue, Sep 22, 2009, 03:56 PM, said:

View Postjimhudson, on Tue, Sep 22, 2009, 02:18 PM, said:

Hope the engineer,crew and pax are all OK!!


Never mind that, what happened to the parrots?

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According to the article, at least one of the parrots survived. He was seen before the accident with one on his head, one on his shoulder. They did not specify what species-just that they were multi-colored. May be Sun Conures?
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Posted 23 September 2009 - 02:00 PM

Per the latest news one of the parrots had died five years ago. He had it stuffed and was carrying it around with his other bird. Per his request the birds will be buried with him.

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Nowhere else but California!

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 10:59 PM

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Per the latest news one of the parrots had died five years ago. He had it stuffed and was carrying it around with his other bird. Per his request the birds will be buried with him.

That's just wrong in so many ways. Ick.
A: do not stuff your pets
B: do not carry around your stuffed pet
C: why are you burying your stuffed pet with you?
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Posted 23 September 2009 - 11:16 PM

View Postsunchaser, on Wed, Sep 23, 2009, 08:59 PM, said:

View PostGuest, on Wed, Sep 23, 2009, 01:00 PM, said:

Per the latest news one of the parrots had died five years ago. He had it stuffed and was carrying it around with his other bird. Per his request the birds will be buried with him.

That's just wrong in so many ways. Ick.
A: do not stuff your pets
B: do not carry around your stuffed pet
C: why are you burying your stuffed pet with you?
ICK

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