More signs

[luggsy]

[dmr]

If it wasn't so depressing it would be comical.

I predict that soon we will start to see big yellow signs:

"Cyclists Beware, Do Not be distracted by the Blue Signs"

 

and a new blue one:

"Dogs please share the space, cyclists say Grrr"

 

Whilst not advocating criminal direct action I note that CRT erected a Huge blue sign on the lock entering Hebden bridge, the locals removed it, and CRT never erected a replacement.

[Arthur Marshall]

There's a raft of new signs on the towpath through Stoke that tell you where you're going and pointing to interesting places. Not one gives the distance.

[Midnight]

I wonder how many signs equals the cost of fixing one paddle?

[Athy]

5 minutes ago, Midnight said:

I wonder how many signs equals the cost of fixing one paddle?

Perhaps if the paddles were blue, they'd spend more time and money on fixing them.

[Midnight]

11 minutes ago, Athy said:

Perhaps if the paddles were blue, they'd spend more time and money on fixing them.

worth a greenie 
PS why can't mods have greenies?

[Athy]

4 minutes ago, Midnight said:

worth a greenie 
PS why can't mods have greenies?

Thank you.

I'm not sure, it's probably to protect us from bribery and corruption.

[Tracy D'arth]

11 minutes ago, Athy said:

Thank you.

I'm not sure, it's probably to protect us from bribery and corruption.

Too late for some.

 

Foxton locks approach from the north, 2 huge identical signs, either side of the canal, why?

[Hudds Lad]

Nice to see they’re about to erect a sign for the very important Goat Watch

[enigmatic]

If the CRT don't put up enough silly signs, the boaters will take the silly signage into their own hands. Here's a sign on an EA mooring on the island at Houghton the boaters didn't think was silly enough

 

 

 

The bridge at the nearby lock acquired some enormous yellow signs warning that it was low this summer, which made me wonder who'd crashed into it

Edited August 24, 2021 by enigmatic

[Athy]

1 hour ago, Hudds Lad said:

Nice to see they’re about to erect a sign for the very important Goat Watch

I've never seen a goat wearing one.

[Hudds Lad]

5 hours ago, Athy said:

I've never seen a goat wearing one.

How else would they tell the time?

[Athy]

5 minutes ago, Hudds Lad said:

How else would they tell the time?

You're kidding me.

[matty40s]

At the start of June, someone reported a hole in the towpath to CRT. Next day, 3 chaps turned up in a van, and did this......the hole is where the orange roll is stuck in.

Nothing has been done since that. It's on the waterpoint landing area, which must have been used by hundreds of boats since.

 

However, good to see the blue signs pandemic is continuing its spreading.

[Momac]

10 hours ago, Midnight said:

I wonder how many signs equals the cost of fixing one paddle?

I expect a few signs (say a dozen as there is ever just the one sign)  at one lock takes two people a day for a site visit , measure up, decide what signs are required and sizes  .

Then someone has to make the signs - say another day

The two people on site to fit the signs, that's another day .

 

Probably about the same as fixing a paddle ?

 

[Hudds Lad]

50 minutes ago, matty40s said:

At the start of June, someone reported a hole in the towpath to CRT. Next day, 3 chaps turned up in a van, and did this......the hole is where the orange roll is stuck in.

Nothing has been done since that. It's on the waterpoint landing area, which must have been used by hundreds of boats since.

 

However, good to see the blue signs pandemic is continuing its spreading.

Any Tom, Dick or Volunteer can stick up a sign though.

Perhaps they’re still “establishing a method of repair” or whatever the current buzz phrase is for putting it off until later  

[Neil2]

11 hours ago, Hudds Lad said:

Nice to see they’re about to erect a sign for the very important Goat Watch

 

Yet another example of the Nanny state.

[MtB]

43 minutes ago, Neil2 said:

 

Yet another example of the Nanny state.

 

Lol, you silly Billy. 

[matty40s]

Who goes walking over MY bridge........

Cant you see the red tape and out of order notices....

[MtB]

12 hours ago, Athy said:

Thank you.

I'm not sure, it's probably to protect us from bribery and corruption.

 

Well it seems to be working. It's been a while since a mod tried to bribe or corrupt me. 

[nbfiresprite]

Who at CRT?, own or have shares in the sign making company?

[wandering snail]

Seems CRT's signs are not aimed at boaters or are we simply forgotten? 

Edited August 25, 2021 by wandering snail

[Athy]

11 hours ago, MtB said:

 

Well it seems to be working. It's been a while since a mod tried to bribe or corrupt me. 

You'd gone walkabout and they couldn't find you.

[matty40s]

50 minutes ago, wandering snail said:

Seems CRT's signs are not aimed at boaters or are we simply forgotten? 

Prize for the biggest ever linky....

[MtB]

15 minutes ago, matty40s said:

Prize for the biggest ever linky....

 

Not only that, but it doesn't work!!!! 

 

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