tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188187072024-03-23T18:30:25.339+00:00Signs of the timesMaybe it is just my strange sense of humour but I do enjoy finding signs that are just a little 'odd'. I hope you will get a grin or two from these as well.
Due to popular demand, I have set up an email for contributions. Pictures emailed to address in sidebar may or may not make it on to the blog. (Let's keep it family oriented.)Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-51204683225847611992010-12-08T09:39:00.001+00:002010-12-08T09:39:00.358+00:00Rough Landing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ny4S2_QTjlyRTZjKQD9AvHXc0g8w37SpPS6a-Eif43cLRyA-mlngTnSp1HTRKoDNSZkoBt1ijxYnVwhJtn8sgSFQzeJQzl_hyphenhyphens_YaEdStTv-yRzbja_J_OYSBB6WiToDc_n-yA/s1600/jlgheli.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ny4S2_QTjlyRTZjKQD9AvHXc0g8w37SpPS6a-Eif43cLRyA-mlngTnSp1HTRKoDNSZkoBt1ijxYnVwhJtn8sgSFQzeJQzl_hyphenhyphens_YaEdStTv-yRzbja_J_OYSBB6WiToDc_n-yA/s320/jlgheli.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Spotted by Janine and stolen without her permission.<br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">[Near Lake Waikaremoana, NZ, Nov 2010]</span></i>Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-42947576836758468052010-12-04T09:35:00.000+00:002010-12-04T09:35:31.491+00:00Clarity Persignified<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYx90x3lvUbJ9_8d7CedCByl5H8kA5qvCToH1my8Bk5pMgIx0b23l79tz1Zq2kJ7rej6GLygd0fe8OTNCweXSVWA4ujcekOWc9trmrAr-DnxuisJJndkidDnKY0NyGu4g36oSDYw/s1600/jlgsign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYx90x3lvUbJ9_8d7CedCByl5H8kA5qvCToH1my8Bk5pMgIx0b23l79tz1Zq2kJ7rej6GLygd0fe8OTNCweXSVWA4ujcekOWc9trmrAr-DnxuisJJndkidDnKY0NyGu4g36oSDYw/s320/jlgsign.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>This sign is clearly of questionable value<br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">[Bay Of Plenty, NZ, Nov 2010]</span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Stolen without permission from daughter's album, thanks Janine</span></i>.Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-78142163871089141572010-11-26T16:33:00.000+00:002010-11-26T16:33:00.773+00:00That's OK, no one is monitoring.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHn4QLQVEAdLXRlrZBZYOxs1vE5lxLhOD5vofHhymK3nDZJAf169ayYkJdfnBRF4Zss-gofRLRUgM_YLdrF2f1Z5wKNajVwoicCj-LzcLdp5_maB5lJVsIdrGoMqHpOin76cKwg/s1600/IMAG0797.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHn4QLQVEAdLXRlrZBZYOxs1vE5lxLhOD5vofHhymK3nDZJAf169ayYkJdfnBRF4Zss-gofRLRUgM_YLdrF2f1Z5wKNajVwoicCj-LzcLdp5_maB5lJVsIdrGoMqHpOin76cKwg/s320/IMAG0797.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I tend to avoid mocking situations where English is a second language, but this is Seville Airport and they can afford to get it right.<br />
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There is a world of difference between a Closed-Circuit TV and a Closed-TV Circuit.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>[Seville Airport 11 Oct 2010]</i></span>Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-29395332630976449882010-11-24T16:27:00.000+00:002010-11-24T16:27:00.591+00:00Politically Correct?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gaQSwDPX7JHF7p4oGbZX1aGYLSsFEmK2wEntvFlsETeIts8CxijyIpu04avlJJeXvYztv02c4gOlLFzS1HMOMGhavC_xbVQQbw99S8fjf3DDHg014gX4KVCNeyRGkxPIvHVMFQ/s1600/31109_426581360922_694010922_5891005_7736310_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gaQSwDPX7JHF7p4oGbZX1aGYLSsFEmK2wEntvFlsETeIts8CxijyIpu04avlJJeXvYztv02c4gOlLFzS1HMOMGhavC_xbVQQbw99S8fjf3DDHg014gX4KVCNeyRGkxPIvHVMFQ/s320/31109_426581360922_694010922_5891005_7736310_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Jane Merrick snapped this in May 2010. Someone clearly wearing their politics on their sleeve, so to speak. I wonder how long it lasted before the political correctness police stepped in.Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-31527442615997475802010-11-22T16:24:00.002+00:002010-11-22T16:24:00.309+00:00Message Fail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyugDbF31t-Lm70TmV12km5QkCAjC6hWvhDhQ554bq9HVO1uyMX-jVFHUAqLwCyBt2oEm0edTHqxJVDkn9bkMd_4oPuxJMY0CwPLj3Wku2FyNFoMyVqqLvVgMCFbF48frscf_2Rw/s1600/2007_01270001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyugDbF31t-Lm70TmV12km5QkCAjC6hWvhDhQ554bq9HVO1uyMX-jVFHUAqLwCyBt2oEm0edTHqxJVDkn9bkMd_4oPuxJMY0CwPLj3Wku2FyNFoMyVqqLvVgMCFbF48frscf_2Rw/s320/2007_01270001.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Clearly the graffiti artist cannot read or he is really taking the mickey.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Spotted a while ago, they have not been called "Silverlink" for a year or so now. </span>Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-24728251503157659472010-11-20T16:14:00.000+00:002010-11-20T16:14:00.961+00:00Clearly not as slaves to fashion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNAf6meHhUOQichN2X3OsVJEaWYZGQMW53-PErPcsLBlbJ1vi1XBUgp8z9OkX8MyUquo3FWCypr4h0_R33QwH2Yol57Z68Lg9yycCP4WkKfdf6ENBCgFNQo-AmVnHbzcRpUDH2Q/s1600/IMG_1355.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNAf6meHhUOQichN2X3OsVJEaWYZGQMW53-PErPcsLBlbJ1vi1XBUgp8z9OkX8MyUquo3FWCypr4h0_R33QwH2Yol57Z68Lg9yycCP4WkKfdf6ENBCgFNQo-AmVnHbzcRpUDH2Q/s320/IMG_1355.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Dean found this one in Franschhoek, SA.<br />
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It appears to be a charity shop or similar and I have to wonder how hard up you have to be before you only buy one shoe.Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-41154651860232120912010-11-18T16:07:00.001+00:002010-11-18T16:07:00.323+00:00Last Orders<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEQlZblfNraNEawmDbX1sZ7W7c4m1jKuPBMx-QcbR_PKugbaIoUbg_57tvE3WU2-pxK6ts9bQNITSOwKDkVXdy7PhlnFPh5xG-Ina9n1dXldNzvlMTpLHjwrFJRp5KHxEr9L9Kw/s1600/IMG_1364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEQlZblfNraNEawmDbX1sZ7W7c4m1jKuPBMx-QcbR_PKugbaIoUbg_57tvE3WU2-pxK6ts9bQNITSOwKDkVXdy7PhlnFPh5xG-Ina9n1dXldNzvlMTpLHjwrFJRp5KHxEr9L9Kw/s320/IMG_1364.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>Only 15 hours of drinking time .., What are we supposed to do from 2 a.m. until 11 a.m.? Sleep?<br />
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A Finnie find in Franschhoek, SAMurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-55106013949299990662010-11-16T16:02:00.000+00:002010-11-16T16:02:00.407+00:00Questionable salads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCyRlfJ39HGInJM6W1b3K4bwN4YgBUBp13mU-lmBPHOE01XR84sSDn2J-yQtsEHiN4s2Qrs41ClmjwlBXJ1eUSrSoNJcQQbFiVOX_U34tctryRM63SHfr9Au2G7eRNz61WThxZw/s1600/IMG00094-20100722-1448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCyRlfJ39HGInJM6W1b3K4bwN4YgBUBp13mU-lmBPHOE01XR84sSDn2J-yQtsEHiN4s2Qrs41ClmjwlBXJ1eUSrSoNJcQQbFiVOX_U34tctryRM63SHfr9Au2G7eRNz61WThxZw/s320/IMG00094-20100722-1448.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And it may or may not be for a limited time.<br />
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Spotted in Los Angeles by "Tousled Pigtails" but I am guessing that is not her real name.<br />
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Thanks Tousled.Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-2948251899303952072010-11-14T15:53:00.001+00:002010-11-14T15:53:00.132+00:00Police tautology<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_HwTBh_V3e2VTFNJYjT8HbW-8Q-YNjB-FPiV57bT7Tnd2sinkd9EuKsmOGNNLaRcw7b0mQYz1rLjy0bCumxO-HZ5iFIuPTFaE6nfMTm8PjdVlAe8zNVEPVzpgFWTbw1qo9TsFQ/s1600/IMG_6857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_HwTBh_V3e2VTFNJYjT8HbW-8Q-YNjB-FPiV57bT7Tnd2sinkd9EuKsmOGNNLaRcw7b0mQYz1rLjy0bCumxO-HZ5iFIuPTFaE6nfMTm8PjdVlAe8zNVEPVzpgFWTbw1qo9TsFQ/s320/IMG_6857.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>What do they sign-write on the unmarked squad cars? "Strand undercover policing"<br />
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Anyone who can see the car does not need to be told it is "visible".<br />
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Dean Finnie, being a local, had quite a different take on it. "I was amused by the thought that the local police have to differentiate between the usual standard of invisible policing and this presumably 'premium' service of visible policing. It was the first time we'd seen the visible service!"Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-50234819437969219652010-11-12T15:51:00.000+00:002010-11-12T15:51:07.329+00:00A good source of Vitamin Sea?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixaF-xZpyQYW5Jah3Q0MxRYAlkfQESx-iuMLPO5cwDP0mmZGhi-QiVYUMWa6HGxIWlGYepXMNdPDReZ1TZCu58AxUfUT5v88vIQ6aKsm63qZS0LJBga57ofofHrcI9PqpCpxAaDQ/s1600/media1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixaF-xZpyQYW5Jah3Q0MxRYAlkfQESx-iuMLPO5cwDP0mmZGhi-QiVYUMWa6HGxIWlGYepXMNdPDReZ1TZCu58AxUfUT5v88vIQ6aKsm63qZS0LJBga57ofofHrcI9PqpCpxAaDQ/s320/media1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>You may have click to enlarge to read the label for these "Naval" oranges.<br />
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David Miller apologises for his cellphone picture quality but well spotted anyway - thanksMurrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-2108182440186596612010-08-06T16:30:00.003+00:002010-08-06T16:37:16.494+00:00If you ever need a Plan B<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0p8dvinWUwLPadkb5yEvUohPiTO76YkcTTZ_IqwBhOGFMtp42qSQDSm_xnqRn4vE91EycXfzFmGHRf0_K9sFCYsYpqwwMM94yI18IQnRztD5RgzHNsG4_LvkpELPmfFzDp0x_Q/s1600/IMG_4912.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px 0px 0px 10px; text-align:left;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0p8dvinWUwLPadkb5yEvUohPiTO76YkcTTZ_IqwBhOGFMtp42qSQDSm_xnqRn4vE91EycXfzFmGHRf0_K9sFCYsYpqwwMM94yI18IQnRztD5RgzHNsG4_LvkpELPmfFzDp0x_Q/s320/IMG_4912.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502335579677278882" /></a> I found this "Plan B" at Montbrun les Bains in France. Feel free to use it when Plan A fails, as it so often does.Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-66915728485886080852010-07-27T19:50:00.005+00:002010-07-27T19:59:16.204+00:00A question of life or death<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCzJUWLJA-l5oUG99bGoubxHO-4s0pUMnvtlIvxMnrlcO9yzuZgDGeR7EFFvaTAXX7gACjkhX-Opagye4FXigfCOVG8boiWtNsJxgCJ5pwpNI5Cpzel6fq_g2p2yff_qpbGcFHQ/s1600/IMG_6480.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCzJUWLJA-l5oUG99bGoubxHO-4s0pUMnvtlIvxMnrlcO9yzuZgDGeR7EFFvaTAXX7gACjkhX-Opagye4FXigfCOVG8boiWtNsJxgCJ5pwpNI5Cpzel6fq_g2p2yff_qpbGcFHQ/s200/IMG_6480.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498676529595298066" /></a>Now, I am not the world's greatest linguist but even I could work out that the message here was a trifle inconsistent.<div>If you are Swiss, German, French or Italian it pays not to go swimming. "Mortal Danger" or "Danger of Death". However, if you are English - get on in there. "Danger of Life!"</div><div><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">[Rhine Falls, Switzerland - 22 July 2010]</span></i></div>Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-66417287452923158852010-06-04T13:49:00.003+00:002010-06-04T13:54:19.922+00:00And the point is?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehDw5ChS-CoVYFSeN1YNyv1mnMlkLE9ehGrwmPsEJr85sdJgKnW4Z1WcDkpSdJmaCbRlUJyGnind3JhMFeJAKB6jzyTNb-kqedPq8MNJRmW0p1F7sxtt7jwS275ItU62IAkKhYw/s1600/IMAG0778.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehDw5ChS-CoVYFSeN1YNyv1mnMlkLE9ehGrwmPsEJr85sdJgKnW4Z1WcDkpSdJmaCbRlUJyGnind3JhMFeJAKB6jzyTNb-kqedPq8MNJRmW0p1F7sxtt7jwS275ItU62IAkKhYw/s320/IMAG0778.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478915356320196338" /></a>Two stations I pass through every day are festooned with signs, all of which have "Temporary sign" in the corner. Apart from the fact that these signs have been there for months, what is the point of the addition in the corner? Does the travelling public care if the sign is temporary? No. <div><br /></div><div>So apart from making extra work for the sign-writer and extra cost for the rail company, I am mystified.</div><div><br /></div><div>Best suggestions please.</div>Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-45848515115746826162010-05-17T19:41:00.001+00:002010-05-17T19:41:00.214+00:00Doesn't that make it a Camel?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpe_Z1jSBmqwGhjBzl7lBl8I0IRdPLHGHtbI8k2Kf4eT2SkowGWlUsMy0ASo04-iyiJZ-M72dF8UCzwXN6jRCS-_Kl6E6U0y3DHh4JW2fzJt_gBz7Vx3lsCw-346gxFoxb3gUC-Q/s1600/IMAG0764.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpe_Z1jSBmqwGhjBzl7lBl8I0IRdPLHGHtbI8k2Kf4eT2SkowGWlUsMy0ASo04-iyiJZ-M72dF8UCzwXN6jRCS-_Kl6E6U0y3DHh4JW2fzJt_gBz7Vx3lsCw-346gxFoxb3gUC-Q/s320/IMAG0764.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468615870997403586" /></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">[Albert Dock, Liverpool, UK - 3 May 2010]</span></i>Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-3824070825092561392010-05-12T18:11:00.000+00:002010-05-12T18:11:00.329+00:00Not strictly true ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HDgY-HRqOHZnnMLS09hhrouEkXHh1RZnT5lUjItwEBNZtgxU6fagAh580gnpBL9bPtlioZ2SSNrByIwWpMJseTvk1IrJW1epYNOAFIna3Cc_Q-q6R1GOov7hliNSn1NKEWQnWw/s1600/IMAG0761.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HDgY-HRqOHZnnMLS09hhrouEkXHh1RZnT5lUjItwEBNZtgxU6fagAh580gnpBL9bPtlioZ2SSNrByIwWpMJseTvk1IrJW1epYNOAFIna3Cc_Q-q6R1GOov7hliNSn1NKEWQnWw/s320/IMAG0761.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465995038267624866" /></a>Information <i><b>is</b></i> currently available, the information that the help point is not yet operating. A clearer message would be, "Sorry, this help point not in service."<div><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">[North Wembley Station - 28 April 2010]</span></i></div>Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-34444956465967522462010-05-10T19:22:00.000+00:002010-05-10T19:22:00.311+00:00Opposite what?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpq3VweZsLD1UnblD1XGbYrmaxbnRXuBznWqpkMdDWR-AbhBuLtNDhpev-5ajH55P3FIjPNHY_bs1Qp8rtqalJvQ4oU0KelliaTAFh08PkAioMhZngzu6fdI7jKPpQNjF20ID8bQ/s1600/IMG_9331.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpq3VweZsLD1UnblD1XGbYrmaxbnRXuBznWqpkMdDWR-AbhBuLtNDhpev-5ajH55P3FIjPNHY_bs1Qp8rtqalJvQ4oU0KelliaTAFh08PkAioMhZngzu6fdI7jKPpQNjF20ID8bQ/s320/IMG_9331.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464899816146200466" /></a>Opposite what? The house opposite, I suppose.<div><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">[Rye, UK - 24 May 2010]</span></i><br /><div><br /></div></div>Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-56275741604197418382010-05-03T18:06:00.000+00:002010-05-03T18:06:00.556+00:00Nearly there<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GAOqQH2pnGBfRuvYPOZMUkXwDt8Ckpg5IG1sxYbH8Z-msO-AbcOrJS31TCZ5kJu8C3hbyRcQZXOBi_d2XbH5qXe74m2FjiH__gqIjvgf9RLpHRbNr6m15EilBjE8gSM7BQM3ZA/s1600/2007_04150147.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GAOqQH2pnGBfRuvYPOZMUkXwDt8Ckpg5IG1sxYbH8Z-msO-AbcOrJS31TCZ5kJu8C3hbyRcQZXOBi_d2XbH5qXe74m2FjiH__gqIjvgf9RLpHRbNr6m15EilBjE8gSM7BQM3ZA/s320/2007_04150147.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453005645517152274" /></a>Only 40 yards to go.Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-32010605705817562942010-04-30T19:03:00.001+00:002010-04-30T19:03:00.560+00:00Just a little late<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4O7rD0GFC3nOp3jT5BJb0HGZ-INjDWTRu75N_hV8ra_vR0LAeONi7c3y9897laFgRm9ta9xvbzDZqN9qSjZB-N48fW57rddJcSepUChf9wy6VJnf9fKLQKVc8SfQ4cIzY7tQ-sg/s1600/IMG_9013.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4O7rD0GFC3nOp3jT5BJb0HGZ-INjDWTRu75N_hV8ra_vR0LAeONi7c3y9897laFgRm9ta9xvbzDZqN9qSjZB-N48fW57rddJcSepUChf9wy6VJnf9fKLQKVc8SfQ4cIzY7tQ-sg/s320/IMG_9013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464895291294521154" /></a>"PLEASE NOTE<div>This tree will be felled shortly"<div><br /></div><div>Do you think someone should point out to the Department of Environment that the "tree" the notice is attached to was felled some years ago and milled into a fence post.</div><div><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">[Paradise Nature Reserve, Cambridge, UK - 14 Apr 2010]</span></i></div></div>Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-51413518588208951002010-04-27T18:52:00.003+00:002010-04-27T19:03:26.184+00:00Mixed message<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9dg9nkYncSq7Wl7G3vmdbD-tTmiNhdcgslsKlFHPNRC6Wn90_jWXWxgPYChdwyrMNDT8Pnla_c0t6ssbGPn3NkhnD1t0oWC7SyQZxO5g4HmDTHHmJ81GpWDH4c79kcb6GyCkzQ/s1600/IMG_9132.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9dg9nkYncSq7Wl7G3vmdbD-tTmiNhdcgslsKlFHPNRC6Wn90_jWXWxgPYChdwyrMNDT8Pnla_c0t6ssbGPn3NkhnD1t0oWC7SyQZxO5g4HmDTHHmJ81GpWDH4c79kcb6GyCkzQ/s320/IMG_9132.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464892672075907026" /></a>Not quite sure what Grant is telling the local voters here:<div>a) Vote for constancy by re-electing him.</div><div>b) Vote for change. (small text in corner)</div><div><br /></div><div>No wonder the average UK voter is confused. </div><div><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">[Near Hatfield, UK - 18 April 2010]</span></i></div>Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-54623321215054904272010-04-26T17:59:00.002+00:002010-04-27T18:52:35.054+00:00Wonder what over<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCHhf4q3gt4acOV1gkrt1lW8LAnPIDHX4pEXfwqJtKHuVh9R0bm6a6TVxWXqH-R-zKMGf5WyXtnkFHjhqAhO3VbcDbOij-XvIrHlfEZ88neYAQZcMxgZbu0McjfhxqZZMz7E4cg/s1600/08-03-07_1350.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCHhf4q3gt4acOV1gkrt1lW8LAnPIDHX4pEXfwqJtKHuVh9R0bm6a6TVxWXqH-R-zKMGf5WyXtnkFHjhqAhO3VbcDbOij-XvIrHlfEZ88neYAQZcMxgZbu0McjfhxqZZMz7E4cg/s320/08-03-07_1350.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453004253816566722" /></a>I wonder what the scaffold is on strike over? Better conditions - don't like being out in all weathers? Want thicker planks? Shinier poles? Perhaps it is simply tired of being walked over by those higher up?Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-35212098595975456002010-04-20T17:40:00.000+00:002010-04-20T17:40:00.320+00:00Mind the Gap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljfFt48g7UX6-bUpcIpVgVq0JFCRb0AskuIhulok-ONnBasemVFoAkYRZpVkQ_JAR0jz-Cj1etRoC35oFub4rs5q8Wnoo7iAduSGzPFehUcKAon2VRVQTvJk0ritoRdVK4ZwMMg/s1600/IMG_6494.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljfFt48g7UX6-bUpcIpVgVq0JFCRb0AskuIhulok-ONnBasemVFoAkYRZpVkQ_JAR0jz-Cj1etRoC35oFub4rs5q8Wnoo7iAduSGzPFehUcKAon2VRVQTvJk0ritoRdVK4ZwMMg/s320/IMG_6494.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452999006862337618" /></a>If you have ever visited London, you will know the expression "Mind the Gap"; it is seen and heard at every Tube (metro) and railway station.<div><br /></div><div>Well, you will be pleased to know that London Underground also provide an "Emergency Gap Jumper" at certain stations. This one is a Piccadilly Circus.</div><div><br /></div><div>Just in case you ever need one ...</div><div><br /></div>Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-74224821082487548572010-04-16T17:30:00.000+00:002010-04-16T17:30:01.824+00:00So low, you can't get over it<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidQzD11cVea7Yi6XhaE75VWGdZUvXB8V5hbWRIXdXWLNUHlq5x0tBd5FkeOaIIlvXFWhJkrswEJuiVdlC1c71AXpZioc6rNi8HyAK1nSMhpEhdYXyStenAwTRAqN2UTe46Wss9A/s1600/IMG_9724.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidQzD11cVea7Yi6XhaE75VWGdZUvXB8V5hbWRIXdXWLNUHlq5x0tBd5FkeOaIIlvXFWhJkrswEJuiVdlC1c71AXpZioc6rNi8HyAK1nSMhpEhdYXyStenAwTRAqN2UTe46Wss9A/s320/IMG_9724.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452997487804488018" /></a>The sign saying "Danger Low Railings" is at least 9' (3m) above the point where you stand to read it.<div><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[Whaley Bridge, UK 30 Aug 09]</span></i></div>Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-29200072105629083732010-04-10T17:27:00.000+00:002010-04-10T17:27:00.366+00:00Extremely thin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSDadh-IKgJwCsxgNOSUQBpUgFIfpB_3XJGarXqPKrgiIPvz4V6S8vsVEL8uqB7vI_nD9q9a7dLAZ5fSQzn7y453znf-skOkdKgrM-sISjk9x-SCUuhRMvky_rwK04qkTYet3bA/s1600/2006_04220118.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSDadh-IKgJwCsxgNOSUQBpUgFIfpB_3XJGarXqPKrgiIPvz4V6S8vsVEL8uqB7vI_nD9q9a7dLAZ5fSQzn7y453znf-skOkdKgrM-sISjk9x-SCUuhRMvky_rwK04qkTYet3bA/s320/2006_04220118.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452995532226430898" /></a>In fact on a lovely day like this it is almost invisibly thin.<div><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[Hyde Park London 20 April 06]</span></i></div>Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-59842934316499482622010-04-06T17:24:00.000+00:002010-04-06T17:24:00.242+00:00Really?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMboQ_K6hUj0u1VjNUEn0N25ioVEtqmtkZKSj1lk4UXXzLD2Am9OylN9cnIpCn9BgnWjSbbULj6V3-q8H-yScvPwR6mw11GgOu5UphJGiiocpR6kd9Fto7cryVkd2929InuZ0og/s1600/IMG_2153.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMboQ_K6hUj0u1VjNUEn0N25ioVEtqmtkZKSj1lk4UXXzLD2Am9OylN9cnIpCn9BgnWjSbbULj6V3-q8H-yScvPwR6mw11GgOu5UphJGiiocpR6kd9Fto7cryVkd2929InuZ0og/s320/IMG_2153.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452994835654776386" /></a>I thought it would be fine to let them loose in this huge London shopping mall on their own. After all, what could possibly go wrong?<div><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[Westfield, London]</span></i></div>Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18818707.post-46007380182979551712010-04-02T16:42:00.000+00:002010-04-02T16:42:00.588+00:00Never realised they were dangerous<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fB_G_H1LJN7iG3fFi3wAabM2MhXLWD7u8GZs4qLzMzLzAOuQl8nd_jzH7bNO0HP8-aTnodbr-n2hwhK3iHQmr-2WyDUQOIFkagJ02x98SS37JUc3RsrYxNEJTjxv2UJogpN9oQ/s1600/2006_05070017.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fB_G_H1LJN7iG3fFi3wAabM2MhXLWD7u8GZs4qLzMzLzAOuQl8nd_jzH7bNO0HP8-aTnodbr-n2hwhK3iHQmr-2WyDUQOIFkagJ02x98SS37JUc3RsrYxNEJTjxv2UJogpN9oQ/s320/2006_05070017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452984732411408322" /></a>Still you can't be too careful can you?<div><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[Roadside somewhere in the UK May 06]</span></i></div>Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266563412769631033noreply@blogger.com2