Dramatic footage of the moment where a young boy narrowly avoids death while running across the tracks of a Sydney railway station has been released. The 12-year-old boy is seen to jump onto the tracks and run across to the other platform, reportedly to talk to a girl who caught his eye. He dashes back across in order to catch what he thinks is his train, but which is in-fact a through train which does not stop or have a chance to slow down. The train speeds through the station travelling over 60mph and pins the boy between the train and platform wall, before he is seen to slip down out of sight. Miraculously the boy survives after falling into a small cavity under the lip of the platform. Telegraph

Those concerned about the possible repercussions of Hurricane Irene may wish to reassure themselves by looking at the Weather Channel forecasts for the next few days. You do this by clicking on the temperature in the weather bar above. The forecasts appear to be quite pleasant with a little rain but also much sunshine.

Residents who want to drive out of their neighborhood and shoppers waiting to cross, will be aware at how long it takes to get across Bayview at the intersection of Manor/Fleming. Our summer Saturday check revealed a fleeting 15 second green for Bayyview crossers before the green turned to amber. The long (60 second) wait causes many Bayview pedestrians to make a run for it on the red. Down at Millwood, it’s slightly better but not quite in keeping with a Saturday, nor with the traffic on Millwood. The Millwood crossers get 30 seconds, but wait 60 seconds. We’re going to take a wild guess and say these things are automated and it seems reasonable that the Saturday and Sunday cycle should be closer in seconds to 45/45 at both corners. What do you think?

The chat around the shops is that Pharma Plus is running television ads which give Shoppers Drug Mart the needle about cosmetic merchandising. The gist of the PP spots is that if you want a drugstore that cares more about your health than your appearance come to the Rexall Pharma Plus. The grumbling among many customers has been that Shoppers manipulates them into the cosmetic department. But, it must be said it’s handy to grab a jar of salsa or a frozen meal at Shoppers.

In this digital age, You Tube knows all and this is a very good brief edit of lightning hitting the CN tower. There are other videos but this is the best. Hope you survived that thunder crasher okay. There do not appear to be any reports of serious damage around South Bayview land.