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yesterday i said i thought it was funny that someone put up a sign saying 'temporary sign'. and then i spotted this which i think is a legimate use of both the word temporary and permanent (in the same sign)
why would anyone go to the trouble of printing a sign that says temporary sign ? you might as well jump to the final version, or simply not tell anyone it's temporary. it's like all those 'under construction' websites in the 90s.
i await in eager anticip - ation for the permanent version (which i hope will have 'temporary sign' on it just to confuse us. or perhaps this is it already)
helen (on the right here) sent me this which she claims means no houses on skis.
we're due a cold winter this year which i'm actually quite looking forward to. i like a bit of cold (assuming i have a nice warm coat). (and hat).
i remember taking a picture of one of these signs back in november 2003. it seems the experiment continues.
although perhaps they should consider a 'sign casualty reduction signal timings experiment' as this sign is looking a bit worse for wear.
and wouldn't 'Pedestrian Casualty Reduction Signal Timings Experiment' make a great title for a prog rock album ?
swallowfield show signage awaiting deployment. i'm looking forward to seeing where the 'fishing in the field' signs goes.
most of my photos are taken on the way to or from meetings and other work activities. often i see things and simply don't have time to stick around and see how they pan out.
here's a good example. it's the set of an outside play called 'the hole job'
look at the fantastic sign in the background of this (you'll have to click to see properly):
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i walked past these Turkish baths on the way to an art preview last week.
i love this sign. it's got a simple headline, and an equally explanatory sub heading.
then, for those who want to know, it explains in unexpected detail exactly why the Turkish bath is closed (click the picture for a readably sized one)
what's more it was produced by the local council !
i wasn't looking to have a Turkish bath, but i did feel refreshed by this sign.
were you looking for one of these ? if so, you can borrow this one.

this is an extremely tall sign (even taller than this photo makes it out to be). i think it must be for low flying aircraft to tell them to fly a bit higher.

notice - no musical instruments, no dogs, no soiled clothing ?
i hadn't noticed actually so i was glad they pointed it out to me.

NO BILL POSTERS WILL BE PRIOCUTED
which is good news. i think.

(thanks to telco-john for sending me this)
i'm a pedestrian. i think that makes me pretty low on the street hierarchy. cars, vans and cyclists seem not to care about us walkers.
and when was the last time you saw a 'foot path' rather than a 'cycle path'. oh. forget i said that last bit.
anyway, i was hearted to see this sign.

children keep off scaffolding

i was impressed by this painter's attention to detail. he's got both 'painting in progress' and 'wet paint' signs.
i suspect he may also have 'painting about to start' and 'don't worry the paint is now dry' signs too.

i was disappointed to see this sign so i looked down the lift shaft to see what was going on:

i was glad i hadn't stepped in to the lift as there wasn't a floor:

so, it's one of those 'goods downwards quickly' lifts that we sometimes call 'a hole'.
the sign said "please don't put your feet on the seats".
perhaps this girl couldn't read (and the novel in her hand was just a ploy).
apologies for the wobbly photo. but this at least proves it was a genuine tube journey !

here is a photo from dan's camera phone. i suspect i shall be receiving plenty more of these such things from sunny california.
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currently, it seems, children don't slow down. but they should. as advised by this sign.
on a rare political moment yesterday i talked to someone about politics and the impending general election in the UK.
the best i could offer was that whoever gets in to power could just declare a period of national 'chilling' where everyone would just 'chill' and relax for a few years.
it would be a kind of intnational sabatical and we'll return to the international stage beautifully refreshed after the following general election.

quite interesting that these two people look slightly different. the chap going to the museum looks well turned out, while the bloke going to the tube station looks more mysterious.

here's an intriguing sign which has many possibly meanings.
* was it written in the 60s when 'cat' was a funky word you appended to any sentence to be cool ? the 'old' referred respectfully to the fact that only rich people could afford cars ?
* are there lots of old cats hobbling around with little catty zimmer frames just round the corner ?
* or is it for cat drivers driving their catty cars ? cats are notoriously fast and unsafe drivers. this is a purr-fect sign for chauf-furs (chauffeurs).

as seen on cartoons everywhere ...
what a vain world we live in. terry thomas lookalikes have to use the back door to avoid upsetting the beautiful people at the front.

there was a model train museum on the Isle of Wight which claimed to be the biggest in the UK or something.
i quite fancied going until i saw this sign. then i went right off it.
sometimes a sign tells you more about the person behind the sign than the instructions themselves.
i feared for my children and mobile if we went in. so we didn't.

i used to love that 'maxell, break the sound barrier' ad. the modern version doesn't have the same ring to it does it ?
