Quoting Brian May ([email protected]):

> A classic example is the "signal failure" excuse that is vastly overused
> by Metro trains and prior companies. We rarely hear what went wrong,
> unless it results in being able to divert blame (rightly or wrongly)
> onto somebody else (e.g. possum getting electrocuted and shorting high
> voltage power or lightning strike).

I'm reminded about the old British Rail gag about 'the wrong type of snow'
being cited as an excuse for problems.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_wrong_type_of_snow

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