tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post2875285628787293476..comments2024-03-27T16:39:43.522+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Back to Bottesford stationJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-81442925676782517272019-01-13T20:59:23.499+00:002019-01-13T20:59:23.499+00:00Another sign, mostly ignored I suspect:
"Per...Another sign, mostly ignored I suspect:<br /><br />"Persons in charge<br />of animals, phone<br />crossing operator<br />before crossing."<br /><br />A 1950s style sign, bright red with white type:<br /><br />"Warning<br />Do not trespass <br />on the Railway<br />Penalty £1000"<br /><br />If, after observing the first sign, I still had my family of llamas, I know where I'd prefer them to defecate.Phil Beesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442987962398498812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-88688578761338918952019-01-13T18:12:56.524+00:002019-01-13T18:12:56.524+00:00"You must call the
signaller if you are in a..."You must call the <br />signaller if you are in a <br />wheelchair, on a mobility <br />scooter, using a <br />pushchair or are likely to <br />experience difficulty in <br />crossing"<br /><br />Those are the words on the modern sign. The typeface is standard face for British railways. The message is a long one. The man or woman who designed the sign made a big effort to make it clear that you were expected to cross the railway safely, whoever you are.<br /><br />Down the road for factory buildings:<br />"spence" "Network Rail"<br />"Keep out" "Dangerous Building".<br /><br />Anybody who sells you such a lousy sign thought that you were an idiot. They might have been dangerous buildings. But who is more dangerous?<br /><br /><br />Phil Beesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442987962398498812noreply@blogger.com