Gibbo675 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 28 minutes ago, KeithMacdonald said: English, Scottish or Welsh? Cornish by the looks of it !!! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 27, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 27, 2021 Well it doesn't mention unicycles. 5 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Erichill16 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 37 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: Obviously not one of the best things in life, so probably not worth having. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 45 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: Well it doesn't mention unicycles. Hi Phil, The sign in the picture doesn't actually mention anything at all for should you check a copy of The Oxford Guide to Style you may find that said sign is indeed a sign, as opposed to a notice of instruction, for it is not written in English. It is in fact nothing more than a collection of capital letters arranged to fool those that are unable to read written English. Gibbo. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ozexpatriate Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 16 hours ago, TheQ said: So what's wrong with this sign? The Blue one at the bottom... The US would be able to come up with a suitable designation besides "National Park". Options might include, (with their agency in parentheses): National Scenic Area (usually Forest Service / USFS or Bureau of Land Management / BLM) National Recreation Area (National Park Service / NPS, USFS or BLM) National Seashore / National Lakeshore (NPS) National Monument (NPS, USFS, BLM) Probably not: National Wilderness Area National Memorial (NPS) And that's just Federally administered areas, not counting State Parks! They would all get brown signage. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted September 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 28, 2021 52 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said: The US would be able to come up with a suitable designation besides "National Park". Options might include, (with their agency in parentheses): National Scenic Area (usually Forest Service / USFS or Bureau of Land Management / BLM) National Recreation Area (National Park Service / NPS, USFS or BLM) National Seashore / National Lakeshore (NPS) National Monument (NPS, USFS, BLM) Probably not: National Wilderness Area National Memorial (NPS) And that's just Federally administered areas, not counting State Parks! They would all get brown signage. Australia would use the brown signage too. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted September 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 28, 2021 9 hours ago, melmerby said: There is a defined procedure to go through to attain National Park status. However the Broads were not created in the usual way. They were created by a separate Act of Parliament passed in 1988 and have been given the same powers as the normal National Parks. They are generally considered to be a National Park, the eleventh in datal order of the 13 in England. Look on the National Parks website, the Broads are there with all the others I'm just amazed at how few National Parks there are. In Australia there are hundreds (although strictly speaking they are managed by state governments, so aren't strictly NATIONAL). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Australia Although given Australia's reluctance to accept Climate Change and is seemingly to come to Glasgow without a 'Net Zero' plan, will it matter? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted September 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 28, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, kevinlms said: I'm just amazed at how few National Parks there are. In Australia there are hundreds (although strictly speaking they are managed by state governments, so aren't strictly NATIONAL). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Australia Although given Australia's reluctance to accept Climate Change and is seemingly to come to Glasgow without a 'Net Zero' plan, will it matter? Some reports in the UK suggest Oz isn't coming to COP 26 at all, due to being criticised on it's climate stance. In the UK there are also Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) & Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSI) as well as Marine Conservation Areas. The problem with the UK is setting up an area that doesn't have too large a settlement in it, even the current National Parks have some sizeable towns & industry in them. Edited September 28, 2021 by melmerby 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Well, it is the Whacky Signs thread... - but I don't have a pic -it isn't really a sign, but I can't find anywhere better to post it and it really must be whacky? I took the wife to the hospital today for a checkup, whilst in reception she said she was thirsty, though the Costa in there was shut (Covid?). However there was a machine dispensing snacks and drinks. She wanted water, not a can of fizzy. 500 ml bottle of water - how much do you think it was? wait for it £5.00p ! How whacky is that! She did without btw. Stewart 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted September 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, stewartingram said: Well, it is the Whacky Signs thread... - but I don't have a pic -it isn't really a sign, but I can't find anywhere better to post it and it really must be whacky? I took the wife to the hospital today for a checkup, whilst in reception she said she was thirsty, though the Costa in there was shut (Covid?). However there was a machine dispensing snacks and drinks. She wanted water, not a can of fizzy. 500 ml bottle of water - how much do you think it was? wait for it £5.00p ! How whacky is that! She did without btw. Stewart They've got to make up the lost revenue from car parking somehow. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted September 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 28, 2021 21 hours ago, PhilJ W said: That looks a very nourishing box to me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Michael Hodgson Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 33 minutes ago, martin_wynne said: The old ones are the best! I can't help thinking if I were local I'd knock up something in cardboard to put on the other side of the post reading "Jam Butty" 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luckymucklebackit Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 8 hours ago, PhilJ W said: That sign is crying out for someone to add "no Sh1t Sherlock" in pen below 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted September 29, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 29, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, martin_wynne said: A proper tourist attraction according to Google! https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Ham+Sandwich+sign/@51.2399383,1.3339242,15z Edited September 29, 2021 by Nick C 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted September 29, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 29, 2021 On 27/09/2021 at 16:21, melmerby said: There is a defined procedure to go through to attain National Park status. However the Broads were not created in the usual way. They were created by a separate Act of Parliament passed in 1988 and have been given the same powers as the normal National Parks. No they weren't given the same powers as the National parks. They were given the responsibilties for navigation. That is the legal powers of a Port and harbour authority. They are generally considered to be a National Park, the eleventh in datal order of the 13 in England. Not by anyone who lives here, other than conservationists who want to destroy the broads and turn into a wildlife haven with no respect for the fact the broads are man made and need to be man managed and used to keep it that way. Look on the National Parks website, the Broads are there with all the others That doesn't make it right 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted September 29, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 29, 2021 1 hour ago, TheQ said: 1 hour ago, TheQ said: I like the way you obfuscated the quotes so that you can't be re-quoted. Very democratic -not. Just because the people that live there don't think it's a National Park doesn't mean it isn't. All National Parks have conflicts between conservation and maintaining the status quo. I lived in the the Lake District National Park and can assure you that most of what you see is man made and needs manual intervention to keep it that way. The Broads are not unique. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted September 29, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 29, 2021 29 minutes ago, melmerby said: I like the way you obfuscated the quotes so that you can't be re-quoted. Very democratic -not. Just because the people that live there don't think it's a National Park doesn't mean it isn't. All National Parks have conflicts between conservation and maintaining the status quo. I lived in the the Lake District National Park and can assure you that most of what you see is man made and needs manual intervention to keep it that way. The Broads are not unique. I have no idea what you mean about "obfuscated the quotes" I just inserted the answers to your incorrect assertions. The Broads ARE unique, the Broads authority have responsibilty for navigation maintenance repair and continuation , no National Park Authority has that. So how about this. THE BROADS has never been designated as a National Park under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. and "..for the avoidance of any doubt, the broads are not legally a national park and do not come under the national park legislation, and nor will they." Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for DEFRA (Hansard 2015) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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