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Not strictly related to the services to/from Paddington, but just got to say very well done to whoever it was who came up with the idea to do this on the Departure screens at Paddington today, it certainly made me chuckle:  Someone obviously has a sense of fun and is very creative! |
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Mookiemoo
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« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2011, 17:02:31 » |
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would be great if it were legible
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Ditched former sig - now I need to think of something amusing - brain hurts -I'll steal from the master himself - Einstein:
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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Brucey
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« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2011, 17:08:21 » |
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I believe this is called ASCII art. The Google logo even reverts to an ASCII version when searching for "ASCII art".
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Mookiemoo
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« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2011, 18:00:54 » |
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point is, I cant work out what the feck its supposed to be
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Ditched former sig - now I need to think of something amusing - brain hurts -I'll steal from the master himself - Einstein:
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"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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Brucey
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« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2011, 18:02:48 » |
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Really? It looks (slightly) like a horse's head.
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2011, 18:12:21 » |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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JayMac
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« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2011, 21:30:29 » |
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So the punters were being stabled in a holding area were they? I hope there was no horsing around.
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"Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot."
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James Vertigan
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« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2011, 21:37:31 » |
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I can try and get a better pic of it tomorrow if you want, if of course it is there again tomorrow, but it's not easy taking a pic of something like this with an IPhone camera - plus I keep forgetting about the zoom option on the camera!
I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've seen ASCII art in use on the departure screens. Would this have been done by someone at Paddington, or Slough, because I think the screens are controlled by Slough aren't they?
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Ollie
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« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2011, 22:03:57 » |
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No screens are operated locally by Network Rail staff at Paddington
At christmas/new year they did a christmas tree, I will try dig out the pic I took of it.
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Mookiemoo
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« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2011, 22:18:50 » |
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No - I 100% do not get a horses head!
Wonder if its an ink blot test
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2011, 22:25:56 » |
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So the punters were being stabled in a holding area were they? I hope there was no horsing around.
I think the mane point of this tail is that they were clearly under starters orders. (... fetches New Zealand rug ...  ) |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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grahame
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« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2011, 22:49:11 » |
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2011, 22:54:03 » |
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It works if you look at it while wearing blinkers ...  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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James Vertigan
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« Reply #14 on: March 15, 2011, 23:24:36 » |
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I wonder if anyone on these Cheltenham services without a seat reservation will be classed as an unseated (train) rider?  I'll be going to Aintree on Grand National day by train this year, wonder if they'll have similar holding pen arrangements in place at stations? Almost certainly they'll have them at Aintree, don't know about Liverpool Lime Street or Euston though. Also, anyone know why CrossCountry seem to have heavy involvement with the Cheltenham Festival? I would have thought FGW▸ would be more appropriate, particularly as they are the company that run Cheltenham Spa station which the majority of racegoers use. |
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