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Title: Something's not quite right here Post by: Phil on February 08, 2016, 18:51:57 (http://www.terrascope.co.uk/images/firetracks.jpg)
(something also tells me it's neither original or real either, but it made me smile nonetheless!) Title: Re: Something's not quite right here Post by: Oxonhutch on February 08, 2016, 19:15:16 Apparently it's real. In Australia I believe and NSW, SA or VIC by the look of the gauge - can't quite tell
I have used the photograph in safety briefings. Thus the road to Hell is paved ... Title: Re: Something's not quite right here Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 08, 2016, 20:05:10 Hmm. :-X
Another 'urban myth', apparently - bebunked by the firefighter in Belgium who actually set up the original photograph: see http://uk.businessinsider.com/heres-how-this-fake-photo-went-viral-and-tricked-the-internet-2014-5?r=US&IR=T Title: Re: Something's not quite right here Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 08, 2016, 20:16:53 However: from a similar scenario (train v firehose) in the USA - see youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0O7DP3i0ao). ;) :D ;D
Title: Re: Something's not quite right here Post by: Oxonhutch on February 08, 2016, 20:38:40 Well, well, one always learns ! :)
From Google Street View (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Bornem,+Belgium/@51.1053346,4.2309259,3a,75y,95.98h,79.65t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s86k-6N6rtYsDM8xChpNe9A!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D86k-6N6rtYsDM8xChpNe9A%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D167.39313%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656!4m2!3m1!1s0x47c392ab840b6cd3:0xff84dde85fcfadb0!6m1!1e1) Not quite just a set up perhaps. Check the wig-wag on the right. 'n Beitjie Fotowinkle ook! Title: Re: Something's not quite right here Post by: BerkshireBugsy on February 09, 2016, 14:42:22 (http://www.terrascope.co.uk/images/firetracks.jpg) (something also tells me it's neither original or real either, but it made me smile nonetheless!) First thing I did was check the calendar to make sure I hadn't skipped a month and it was now April 1st This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |