voicebox
voicebox isn’t a word you see much on signs. it’s here on this very intriguing sign though.
signs (general)
signage
jane and i went on a boat trip in stockholm. i loved this sign which was essentially letters balanced on a stick.
expect very long delays
jane spotted this and i didn’t believe her so we had to turn the car round and go past it again. when we parked up to take the photo we were in the way so i only had a quick chance to take this photo which is why it isn’t great.
but 1000 weeks is quite a long time. nearly 20 years in fact.
hat parking
wherever i leave my hat, that’s my home. Unfortunately if you have are a round straw hat and you drive a car you can’t park it here:
how they taunt me
i’m working from home today which is good as it’s thunder and lightning and massive winds and rain. but it does mean i’m missing a few fantastic signs which have popped up outside my office !
luckily john has walter’s camera and here the pictures sent to me by the method of email
it’s a sign of the times:
no old dears:
give always:
sandwiches for small people
i worry about small people and how they can’t see things that taller people can. luckily in Heathrow airport the Harrods shop has addressed this by putting signs on the under-side of its normal signs.
the advertising could have been a bit more targeted: “premium sandwiches to make you grow big and tall”.
or even better “kids, why not nag your parents in to buying you some Harrods chocolates” ?
a licence to print money
ever fancied photo copying three pence ? well, here is the place for you.
if you don’t fancy it then i suggest you take a photo of three pence instead
knutsford service station
i’ve written about british motorway service stations before, but in my opinion Knutsford Service Station is the worst one ever.
they had these reassuring signs on the toilet seat lids. toilets, chemical attack, life expectancy. it was all too much for me.
even less reassuring was the toilet cubicles wouldn’t lock because each of them had the lock on the wrong side – ie you could lock them from the outside, but not if you were in them ! How COMPLETELY useless is that (except maybe in a prison).
here is the winner of Mr Misnomer 2004:
and here is the exquisite exterior:
up against a brick wall
they’ve replaced a wall with a brickwall, rebricked it and now want you to divert yourself by climbing up it. don’t these road menders have any sense of gravity ?
be lucky
a do it yourself fire exit sign
please do not drink the tap water
feel free to use the drinking fountain. just don’t drink the water.
i think the sign is deliberately up high so that kids don’t see it and get poisoned. that’s not very nice is it ?
new traffic scheme
this sign was on a lamp-post positioned for pedestrians and pub-dwellers to see rather than cars. it’s also hidden in a tree.
stealth signs. that’s the future.
