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Pointless signs - meaningless, daft or just plain nonsense
- Thread starterCapn_Pugwash
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fishhead
War Hero
Nothing new! A few years ago now another on tried to corner the table condiments market. We've all heard of him Sultan Pepper
Wightsparker
War Hero
I remember signs on the inside of buses. As a schoolboy in Exeter in the 50s and 60s, I recall there was a sign near the front of the upstairs on the red double deckers of Devon General ( and the green ones of the Corporation of Exeter) which was meant to read: "Please Do Not Stamp Feet. Driver Below."
It was invariably defaced to read "Please Do Stamp Feet. River Below."
There was another one near the stairs (at the rear on those buses) close to where the conductor could insert a crank to change the roller blind signs giving the route number/letter and destination for passengers boarding the bus. Conductors used to save time by changing the signs before the bus reached its destination. Snotty-nosed kids such as me would irritate conductors by chanting out aloud the sign concerned; it is still embedded in my memory.
"To change the destination indicator whilst the vehicle is in motion is a contravention of the company's regulations."
I sometimes wonder how we escaped injury.
It was invariably defaced to read "Please Do Stamp Feet. River Below."
There was another one near the stairs (at the rear on those buses) close to where the conductor could insert a crank to change the roller blind signs giving the route number/letter and destination for passengers boarding the bus. Conductors used to save time by changing the signs before the bus reached its destination. Snotty-nosed kids such as me would irritate conductors by chanting out aloud the sign concerned; it is still embedded in my memory.
"To change the destination indicator whilst the vehicle is in motion is a contravention of the company's regulations."
I sometimes wonder how we escaped injury.
Stirlin
War Hero
No spitting was another , modern bus should have signs like ' Do not shout into your mobile phone , no one wants to know your gossip ' Cover your mouth when you cough ' ' If you have not had a bath for a week please use the rear seats '
fishhead
War Hero
Do you have any cctv of bathers using the rear seats of a bus. P.S. Asking for a submariner friend.
BillyNoMates
War Hero
The great font failure.
