Sign of the timesLike for instance, I have noticed that we are increasingly becoming a nanny state I am warned against do anything anywhere. This is bad news for Libertarians but good news for people who print signs.
If you or your child has diarrhea, please do not use the pool
I used to look forward to swimming in my local pool, then I remembered that I couldn't swim and am terrified of water. I was put off further when our leisure centre decided to warn people not to use the pool if they had diarrhea. Up until then, the pool had a certain character about it which reminded me my childhood visits to Blackpool, paddling in the sea with my Gran.
To protect the quality of our coffee, please do not smoke
Starbucks! They have their priorities spot on. They don't care about second hand smoke possibly causing cancer, they don't care about it being a disgusting and addictive habit, they don't care about exposing their staff to a dirty and smoke filled environment. They just care about the coffee! How noble.
Please check the toilet has flushed after you have used it
Well I'm glad someone told me about this, otherwise I'd have been tempted to leave an Ertha Kitt sitting in the bowl. But seriously, of course you have to check it's flushed - I mean who doesn't turn around and admire a wonderful piece of anal artistry as it disappears down the U-bend. And surely it makes a wonderful tale to brag about if it required 3 flushes and a poke with the loo brush before it could be flushed?
If you witness a vehicle striking this Railway Bridge
What worries me about this one, and the diarrhea sign, is that it must be so much of a problem that they actually have to produce a sign for it. And it worries me more that not only do they have a sign but a special "hot line" to call and a secret password to utter - "Bridge Strike Fairfield Street CMP2 188m 48ch". And then you have to inform the police.
I don't know about you but if a train hits a bridge when I'm walking by it, the last think I am going to do is think about phoning Network Rail. First, I become a "From the Scene, Disaster Blogger", then I start saving people's lives, then that'd be about when "the training kicked in" and I'd go for a curry.
I don't know about you but if a train hits a bridge when I'm walking by it, the last think I am going to do is think about phoning Network Rail. First, I become a "From the Scene, Disaster Blogger", then I start saving people's lives, then that'd be about when "the training kicked in" and I'd go for a curry.
The Federation against copyright theft
Of course there are some signs that you should just totally ignore.
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