TheBiscuits Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 4 hours ago, Sea Dog said: I didn't flag this sign as useless, but then my boat actually is about 17.5 metres! 3 hours ago, Tonka said: The tunnel width signs are in metric & imperial. This should be the same 17 metres and 17 inches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 7 hours ago, MartynG said: You tell CRT, yes, it was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momac Posted September 16, 2023 Report Share Posted September 16, 2023 9 hours ago, matty40s said: You tell CRT, yes, it was... Not sure what you mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proper Charlie Posted September 16, 2023 Report Share Posted September 16, 2023 Most straplines have a shelf life of just a few years, so expect all these Making Life Better etc signs to be replaced, at great expense, when a new management team decides a new message is required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 Not a blue sign but made me chuckle. Our dog was quite fast until he got old. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 Its not just C&RT that have pointless signs. The M6 in Cheshire is signed in the roadworks with "This Sign Is Not In Use" signs for some completely daft reason. I thought the first one was a joke but they are all over the place. The joke is of course that we are paying for this nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 Presumably you do know why those signs say 'this sign is not in use' ? It is so that people don't report a sign as having been removed. If you left it blank someone would call up and mention it. This stops that happening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 Just now, magnetman said: Presumably you do know why those signs say 'this sign is not in use' ? It is so that people don't report a sign as having been removed. If you left it blank someone would call up and mention it. This stops that happening. You really are demented aren't you!!!! Or do you work for the Highways Agency? 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 I'm sure that is why they are there. It is a sign post which may be used in future rather than a sign post the sign on which has been stolen or otherwise gone missing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Midnight said: Not a blue sign but made me chuckle. Our dog was quite fast until he got old. The boat my father owned some 50 years ago could travel only very slowly. When we passed a sign saying "Slow Navigation Obstruction" I suggested we should stick it on the back of the boat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 Similar to the door open buttons on tube trains which do nothing because the doors all open on a command from the driver. You still have to put a door open button there because if there is no button someone is going to have a panic attack when they can't figure out how to open the doors. The button does nothing apart from pacify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 8 minutes ago, magnetman said: I'm sure that is why they are there. It is a sign post which may be used in future rather than a sign post the sign on which has been stolen or otherwise gone missing. These are temporary stand up road signs in the roadworks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) Exactly. If they are left blank someone will moan about it. They have not been put there for no reason. The fact the sign says it is not in use when it actually is in use is important because if nothing was written there people would think there was meant to be a message of some sort and could become disorientated. Sign = message. A blank sign could be very disturbing and cause accidents. If someone has to spend mental energy thinking about why a sign is blank and what it might mean they could lose control of the car, crash into a minibus carrying a load of schoolchildren pushing it over the edge of a bridge into the path of an oncoming freight train. It doesn't bear thinking about. Short and simple 'this sign is not in use' sorts it out and clarifies what is going on. Edited September 17, 2023 by magnetman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixi188 Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 I nearly crashed whilst thinking why the sign was there!🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 57 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said: Its not just C&RT that have pointless signs. The M6 in Cheshire is signed in the roadworks with "This Sign Is Not In Use" signs for some completely daft reason. I thought the first one was a joke but they are all over the place. The joke is of course that we are paying for this nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Todd Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 3 hours ago, magnetman said: Similar to the door open buttons on tube trains which do nothing because the doors all open on a command from the driver. You still have to put a door open button there because if there is no button someone is going to have a panic attack when they can't figure out how to open the doors. The button does nothing apart from pacify. Dont most if the trains switch to manual when out in the sticks and open air? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 5 minutes ago, Mike Todd said: Dont most if the trains switch to manual when out in the sticks and open air? I was thinking of the underground. Yes the Elizabeth line which is part surface and part tunnel does go to manual doors once it is out of the tunnel. I see what you mean though - in terms of line production of the rolling stock perhaps it makes sense to put door buttons on all units as you don't actually know where that particular one is going. Hmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momac Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 9 hours ago, Midnight said: Not a blue sign but made me chuckle. Our dog was quite fast until he got old. Who is this sign aimed at? Cyclists I guess ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassman Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 No it's an access road that runs alongside some offside moorings on the T&M between Armitage Tunnel and the Ash Tree pub bridge. So it's to warn neighbouring moorers. Whenever I've passed there on my boat and the dogs are running around they don't seem particularly slow 🙂. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 22 hours ago, David Mack said: I'll raise you, and offer you the "Private Sign". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Grassman said: So it's to warn neighbouring moorers. Whenever I've passed there on my boat and the dogs are running around they don't seem particularly slow 🙂. Maybe the slow refers to something other than their movement. They could be thick dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momac Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Grassman said: No it's an access road that runs alongside some offside moorings on the T&M between Armitage Tunnel and the Ash Tree pub bridge. So it's to warn neighbouring moorers. Whenever I've passed there on my boat and the dogs are running around they don't seem particularly slow 🙂. So what is the risk if one of the neighbour's walks past too fast ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 I'm sure we used to have a photo of it, but 60-odd years ago we found a sign in the Netherlands which said "Do not lean bicycles against this sign". Guess what we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandering snail Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) A favourite from France. Edited September 18, 2023 by wandering snail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system 4-50 Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) . Edited September 18, 2023 by system 4-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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