IanD Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 2 minutes ago, Tonka said: clearly you do not, as you can not tell the difference between most & mostly "The "needless blue signs" are (mostly) not..." "Most of the signs moaned about..." Both are perfectly correct English, at least according to my English teacher. Did yours tell you something different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 4 minutes ago, IanD said: "The "needless blue signs" are (mostly) not..." "Most of the signs moaned about..." Both are perfectly correct English, at least according to my English teacher. Did yours tell you something different? my school was approved by a judge and the queen. Who approved yours ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanD Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Tonka said: my school was approved by a judge and the queen. Who approved yours ? Are you saying that what I just posted ("mostly not" and "most of") was not correct English? Edited September 14 by IanD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerbeerbeerbeerbeer Posted September 14 Author Report Share Posted September 14 Very needless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MartynG Posted September 14 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 14 This one isn't needless but its useless 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 1 minute ago, MartynG said: This one isn't needless but its useless Perhaps it is shy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartynG Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 Just now, Tonka said: Perhaps it is shy Could be. Maybe that's why C&RT have done nothing about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 Because none of the 365 billion daily visitors knows what a bywash is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 The second one may be to deter paddle boarders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 If you've not slowed down by now, you soon will do... 1 minute ago, magnetman said: The second one may be to deter paddle boarders. Paddle boarders paddling past Welford Lock??? Bottom sign says life is better by water, and quickly if you need to hold onto the handrail... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 (edited) 15 hours ago, IanD said: I bet they'd moan even more if CART said "Right, we've listened to you, no more blue signs, in fact we're taking them all down!", then the government says to CART "You're failing to meet your KPI of attracting lots of the general public onto the canals, so we're cutting your grant by £10M a year", then CART says to boaters "Sorry, we're going to have to put up all your license fees by 30% to make up for the money we lost due to taking the blue signs down"... 😉 The "needless blue signs" are (mostly) not targeted at 35000 boaters, they're targeted at 65000000 non-boaters who nowadays are the real reason the Government funds the canals, as has been made obvious by Richard Parry and others -- and there's not a lot CART can do about this. Boaters on here moaning about how pointless they are and it's all CARTs fault either don't get this or don't want to admit it... 😞 I think Goliath meant this as a light-hearted thread. I expect you will be along soon to argue it's not Edited September 15 by Midnight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 On 14/09/2023 at 10:12, LadyG said: Not useless if your boat is 17.5m I didn't flag this sign as useless, but then my boat actually is about 17.5 metres! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 10 minutes ago, Sea Dog said: I didn't flag this sign as useless, but then my boat actually is about 17.5 metres! The tunnel width signs are in metric & imperial. This should be the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartynG Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 17 hours ago, matty40s said: That looks like a steel rod with the sign on it . Quite a serious hazard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerbeerbeerbeerbeer Posted September 15 Author Report Share Posted September 15 On 14/09/2023 at 10:12, LadyG said: Not useless if your boat is 17.5m But the winding hole would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterScott Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 19 hours ago, MartynG said: This one isn't needless but its useless Pedestrians/joggers can see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 3 minutes ago, PeterScott said: Pedestrians/joggers can see it Three poles! Thats a new one on me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 Cyclists probably don't know what knots are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 1 minute ago, magnetman said: Cyclists probably don't know what knots are. Not sure many boaters know either, given the average narrowboat speedometer is probably calibrated in MPH. Oh, hang on a sec.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 3 minutes ago, magnetman said: Cyclists probably don't know what knots are. Don't they have shoe laces then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 52 minutes ago, Tonka said: The tunnel width signs are in metric & imperial. This should be the same And lots of them are wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 2 minutes ago, Tonka said: Don't they have shoe laces then Velcro I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterScott Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 "With permission you may wash your dog, but not your bicycle" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 Do I have too many warnings on my boat ? Elfin safety gone mad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartynG Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 1 hour ago, PeterScott said: Pedestrians/joggers can see it I believe that particular sign replaced a previous sign and they re-used the poles. The vegetation was already there when the blue sign was installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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