Author Topic: Silly signs (Read 340378 times)

rower40 · « **Reply #250 on:** 06 February, 2012, 12:53:30 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 06 February, 2012, 10:09:37 am

Good the see that platform 3/4 does exist.

Good point. This sign had platform 3 on the right, and platform 4 on the left.

Platform codes are 3-character ASCII. So "3/4" is legit, but "9 3/4" is not. Letters are often appended to the platform numbers, not only to indicate which end of the platform is being referred to, but sometimes for other purposes. E.g. platform "11X" at York means "Come in to platform 11 on a warner route, so that the full 180m overlap beyond the exit signal is not available". Platform "17F" at Edinburgh means "17-Front" - i.e. there's another train waiting on the buffer stops, and the incoming train is double-docking on top.

One very-commonly-used platform code at *almost* every station is "BUS".

clarion · « **Reply #251 on:** 06 February, 2012, 03:11:10 pm »

It's platform 3\4 </pedant>

David Martin · « **Reply #252 on:** 11 February, 2012, 09:39:20 pm »

Untitled by davidmamartin, on Flickr

No, I've no idea either.

cycleman · « **Reply #253 on:** 12 February, 2012, 01:57:19 pm »

blocked sewer pipe ahead

David Martin · « **Reply #254 on:** 12 February, 2012, 07:37:51 pm »

Colourblind by davidmamartin, on Flickr

The last word is correct. The other two are hopelessly wrong.

Basil · « **Reply #255 on:** 14 February, 2012, 11:59:07 am »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-16983788

Deano · « **Reply #256 on:** 20 February, 2012, 08:55:57 am »

Pushkar.

notice in Pushkar by dean.clementson, on Flickr

Deano · « **Reply #257 on:** 20 February, 2012, 09:04:15 am »

Kakelaw, Rajasthan by dean.clementson, on Flickr

Deano · « **Reply #258 on:** 20 February, 2012, 09:18:36 am »

Indian advertising by dean.clementson, on Flickr

Deano · « **Reply #259 on:** 20 February, 2012, 09:27:14 am »

...and the last one for now:

for those who are lost... by dean.clementson, on Flickr

clarion · « **Reply #260 on:** 22 February, 2012, 02:13:26 pm »

Maybe a lump hammer for a visit to the ad agency?

mcshroom · « **Reply #261 on:** 26 February, 2012, 10:55:23 pm »

stuck to a hand dryer in Ulverston Coronation Hall. Any ideas?

Pingu · « **Reply #262 on:** 26 February, 2012, 10:58:29 pm »

Something to do with Valiant?

mcshroom · « **Reply #263 on:** 26 February, 2012, 10:59:58 pm »

Quote from: Pingu on 26 February, 2012, 10:58:29 pm

Something to do with Valiant?

I almost put it in "I saw this and thought of you"

welshwheels · « **Reply #264 on:** 11 March, 2012, 05:48:07 pm »

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=158921210828133&set=a.148776941842560.38635.100001307660367&type=3&theater

jogler · « **Reply #265 on:** 11 March, 2012, 06:03:07 pm »

no piccy

mcshroom · « **Reply #266 on:** 11 March, 2012, 06:19:13 pm »

Quote from: jogler on 11 March, 2012, 06:03:07 pm

no piccy

+1

Jaded · « **Reply #267 on:** 13 March, 2012, 05:17:00 pm »

It's a sign...

mcshroom · « **Reply #268 on:** 14 March, 2012, 07:04:33 pm »

Seen on the way home today: -

So you advertise that the van is limited to a speed faster than it's allowed to go on any UK road

Wombat · « **Reply #269 on:** 14 March, 2012, 08:42:58 pm »

Quote from: border-rider on 02 February, 2012, 08:30:42 pm

I once spent an entire transatlantic flight looking at a flickering Red Hat boot menu where the inflight entertainment was meant to be.

Air New Zealand's Boeing 777-200ER's run Windows CE (!) on theirs (this was 10 days ago...). Had to reboot the inflight entertainment screens 3 times and they still didn't work. We got given better seats for the second leg of the trip back from Auckland to Heathrow... 13 hrs looking at a stuck reboot screen isn't exciting.

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #270 on:** 15 March, 2012, 11:00:08 am »

Quote from: Wombat on 14 March, 2012, 08:42:58 pm

Quote from: border-rider on 02 February, 2012, 08:30:42 pm
I once spent an entire transatlantic flight looking at a flickering Red Hat boot menu where the inflight entertainment was meant to be.

Air New Zealand's Boeing 777-200ER's run Windows CE (!) on theirs (this was 10 days ago...). Had to reboot the inflight entertainment screens 3 times and they still didn't work. We got given better seats for the second leg of the trip back from Auckland to Heathrow... 13 hrs looking at a stuck reboot screen isn't exciting.

Probably runs on old Playstation hardware. The later versions used Windows CE

clarion · « **Reply #271 on:** 17 March, 2012, 06:28:15 pm »

I misread this one slightly.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #272 on:** 17 March, 2012, 06:39:23 pm »

As "whose boxes" no doubt.

Ham · « **Reply #273 on:** 18 March, 2012, 10:06:52 pm »

Didn't really know where to put this.... Classified tips? But a recession special needs wider currency.

Jaded · « **Reply #274 on:** 19 March, 2012, 09:02:32 am »

Wouldn't those rusty boobs be a bit scratchy?