coppers on choppers
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transport
squashers
these vehicles really appeal to me. not sure why. but they do look great don’t they ?
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chained squasher
it’s a commuter-strength automatic pogo machine (which handily is exempt from the london congestion charge)
booooing !
here’s two fantatic things which go bbooooooing !
hydraulic boingy thing:
bollard on a pogo-stick boingy thing:
lorry and three bins
i only spotted the wealth of bins after i’d taken this photo:
what attracted me most was the hook:
important information
do people know about this blanket prohibition ? the fuel consumption implications are horrendous. not to mention the noise. did i mention the noise ? no ? good.
the noise will be dreadful
traffic survey
here’s a mysterious well marked box !
preparing for the worst
we’re notoriously rubbish at dealing with snow and icey weather in the UK. i think it’s because it takes us surprise. regularly. at the same time each year.
i suspect things aren’t going to be much better this year. at least someone’s ordered plenty of salt. unfortunately these bags are water softener salt and come in giant tablet form, which will probably cause more of an obstacle than the ice they’ll be skating on.
oh well.
refuelling
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belated leaves facts
the leaves have long since left the trees, but i noticed this new sign was on display at Paddington Station this morning.
it’s worth a read (click it for detail). i love how they’ve tried to make it as unreadable as possible by incorporated science and phrases like ‘non-stick type surface’.
it’s a shame they didn’t use the word ‘mulch’. i would have liked it even more then.
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urban rug
another method of avoiding the congestion charge. fly by rug.
chained bikes
i’m sure we’re had this sign before but not for a year or so, so here it is again. and this time it’s got an interesting horizontal line background for you to enjoy.
i walk past this sign every day and often consider padlocking a bike to this fence, but first removing its greasy chain.
rothley station
over christmas we went to visit my dad in the village where i grew up. it’s got a restored steam train in it so jane, my father and I took the girls along for a look.
it was a cold day and the heating on the carriages was a little leaky hence all the steam.
hovercraft
surely one of the best ways to travel ? i love how you reach the other end and just get out on the slippery concrete place right next to the sea.
if you could park your car there it would be incredibly convenient
