28XX Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 (edited) For many years there was a hardware shop in my home town called Worcester Tool and Fixings. Long before their initials acquired their present meaning. I googled it and got systematically redirected to a chain which had presumably taken them over. Edited October 28, 2016 by 28XX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Third item on this menu might seem a bit indigestible: (Knowledge of Scottish house ornaments may be required - http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj25/DetailFreak/WallyDugs.jpg) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted October 31, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 31, 2016 (edited) Third item on this menu might seem a bit indigestible: IMG_1035.JPG (Knowledge of Scottish house ornaments may be required - http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj25/DetailFreak/WallyDugs.jpg) Those of us who have to watch Flog it or Antiques Road show or Antiques Road trip already know about them, and have the questions.......... 1: Why?...... did they ever make them... 2: Are you sure which will be more indigestible? Edited October 31, 2016 by TheQ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted October 31, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 31, 2016 Apologies if it's already been mentioned (it's a long thread and I may have missed it) but my all-time favourite was in the window of a camping equipment shop holding an out of season sale. "Now is the Discount of our Winter Tents" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted October 31, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 31, 2016 And here was me thinking it was 'Now is the winter of our discount tents'... Andy G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Those of us who have to watch Flog it or Antiques Road show or Antiques Road trip already know about them,But how many people know the origin of the beasts? Good to see Dash featuring prominently in the recent series on Queen Victoria. Bernard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted October 31, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 31, 2016 And here was me thinking it was 'Now is the winter of our discount tents'... Andy G Might have been, it was an awful long time ago............. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacol Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted October 31, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 31, 2016 (edited) Apologies if it's already been mentioned (it's a long thread and I may have missed it) but my all-time favourite was in the window of a camping equipment shop holding an out of season sale. "Now is the Discount of our Winter Tents" " Now is the winter of our Discount tents", Is the " Brave new world" none knows what is meants, The Misquoted Shakespeare is a " foregone conclusion", if Advertising is your solution, To "gild the Lily" "lead on Macduff", Shakespeare would spin at this stuff, " The milk of Human Kindness" is a conivance, "More honoured in the breach than it's observance" There is " neither Ryhme or Reason" to these distortions it is " a sea change" in english Destruction, Don't give me a "third degree" on wot is spoken, or say " wot the Dickens" your english is broken, I will leave now " as the world is my oyster" As a Shakespeare quoter I am an Imposter.... Edited October 31, 2016 by TheQ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Third item on this menu might seem a bit indigestible: IMG_1035.JPG (Knowledge of Scottish house ornaments may be required - http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj25/DetailFreak/WallyDugs.jpg) I believe item 5 might not be acceptable to Middle Eastern stomachs either.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 " Now is the winter of our Discount tents", Is the " Brave new world" none knows what is meants, The Misquoted Shakespeare is a " foregone conclusion", if Advertising is your solution, To "gild the Lily" "lead on Macduff", Shakespeare would spin at this stuff, " The milk of Human Kindness" is a conivance, "More honoured in the breach than it's observance" There is " neither Ryhme or Reason" to these distortions it is " a sea change" in english Destruction, Don't give me a "third degree" on wot is spoken, or say " wot the Dickens" your english is broken, I will leave now " as the world is my oyster" As a Shakespeare quoter I am an Imposter.... Aye, that's the rub, but neither a word borrower nor a lender be. The play's the thing, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Alas poor Q, Lend me your ears and give every man thy ear but few thy voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted November 3, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 3, 2016 OS grid ref: SO 68697 69749 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Back in the muckle Scotland (as opposed to the Wee Scotland of the previous post), the only thing spoiling this view is the sign telling you not to spoil the view: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Height restriction sign at one apartment block: Height restriction sign at the apartment block next door: Can they both be correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted November 4, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 4, 2016 Can they both be correct? One's a minimum and the other is a maximum. The actual figure you need is -- how high is the roof? Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 (edited) Can they both be correct?2.4m = 7'10.44" so there's a third option as well. I wouldn't try to go in with at 7'11". One's a minimum and the other is a maximum.One questions the value of a "maximum clearance" if a minimum is specified. Does that mean all vehicles must be between 6'3" and 2.4m high? Edited November 4, 2016 by Ozexpatriate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted November 4, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 4, 2016 If the minimum is 6'3'' and the maximum 8ft perhaps it's an arch. Or on a slope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 (edited) One's a minimum and the other is a maximum. The actual figure you need is -- how high is the roof? Martin. Actually, in my opinion, they could both be correct. One definition of 'Clearance' is the difference between the space available and the height of something passing underneath it. In that case, assuming an object of zero thickness passing under the structure in the second picture, the maximum clearance would be 8 feet, as it says. However, another definition of 'Clearance' is the height of a door, overpass etc. In that case, assuming no part of the roof of the parking garage in the first picture is lower than 6 feet 3 inches, that is the minimum clearance in the garage, as it says. My first reaction on seeing the 'Minimum Clearance' notice was that it was wrong, but I'm now not so sure. (Edit - having seen the replies above, I obviously didn't explain the situation properly. These are notices above two completely separate structures. I was struck by one specifying 'Maximum clearance', and one specifying 'Minimum clearance' when they are apparently referring to the same thing.) Edited November 4, 2016 by pH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 No problem for me. My van was 9ft 9in until I broke the TV aerial on a tree without height markings, so even with the reduced height I wouldn't try going under there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 All of which reminds me of my old boss who hired a Transit to help a friend move house, loaded the van, and en route to the friend's new address encountered a low bridge. My boss told the friend to go to the other side of the bridge and wave him through if there appeared to be enough room. The friend did, so my boss eased the van through under the bridge gingerly and apparently had a few inches to spare. He got where he was going, unloaded the van. As the van had fitted through fairly comfortably in the morning, he drove through at a much quicker speed on the return trip, forgetting that now it was empty, the body now sat higher on the suspension.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted November 5, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2016 There could be an obstruction such as an overhead pipe in one entrance or an abrupt change of incline which is common in multi-storey car parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted November 5, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2016 I think we'll have to get Max Headroom onto this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 A whole page of bar signs http://www.sadanduseless.com/2016/08/brilliant-bar-signs/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 (edited) Beware that link just froze my computer. Now can't get back onto rmweb through it!!Can't get into anything, GRRR! 2nd Edit: Done a system restore to a couple of days ago, now seems OK but still a bit slow, that could be with the wife on the internet as well though Edited November 5, 2016 by great central Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Beware that link just froze my computer. Now can't get back onto rmweb through it!! Can't get into anything, GRRR! 2nd Edit: Done a system restore to a couple of days ago, now seems OK but still a bit slow, that could be with the wife on the internet as well though It's a site that works for me without needing JavaScript, so seemed pretty harmless. No nasty trackers on it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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