My She
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Well Done Hambledon Lock!
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And the winner is . . .
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shades
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Well I think the Lockkeeper has done a great job, they look really smart,
Captain Coochie
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I can nearly draw a circle . I mess it up a bit when trying to join it up but my mum says its pretty good .
The colouring in is very good mind you . He hasnt gone over the lines once !
The colouring in is very good mind you . He hasnt gone over the lines once !
shades
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300 views on this thread, but only two comments???
Brayman
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Maybe we don't understand it!!
My She
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Oh Ian! It's really because,having been out and about since Jan, it's been amusing seeing everyone's (the lockie's) efforts at painting the white tops to their bollards. They've been ordered to do so (Health & Safety - since someone tripped over one) and they were all doing so with varying degrees of success/enthusiasm. We've seen small tops, blobby tops, drippy tops etc and then to see a triangle (and to hear the story behind it) was funny - hence I promised to put in a bit of support. It's a whole new angle on 'Support your local Lock-keeper I guess! Sx
jessie
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British Waterways???
Riverleak
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I Had actually thought it was because someone was getting a back hander from a well known stout brewer!!!! Well i'm blowed!!!!
Riverleak
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apollo
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Still don't get why a white shape would be more visible than a black bollard......
If peeps are that blind shouldn't be driving a boat or doing anything else near water.
If peeps are that blind shouldn't be driving a boat or doing anything else near water.
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rr_123
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whilst walking backwards apparently
Perhaps the EA H&S exec should insist on lockies having eyes in their behinds?
No Regrets
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DogsBody
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Reminds me of how a few years back some H&S bod ordered a couple of the bollards at Temple Lock replaced with rings, so that people didn't trip over them. Have you ever tried throwing a line through a ring from a boat....
Getting back on topic, it does look smartly painted but I'm with Apollo on this, if you couldn't already see those bloody big black things, you shouldn't be anywhere near the water's edge.
Getting back on topic, it does look smartly painted but I'm with Apollo on this, if you couldn't already see those bloody big black things, you shouldn't be anywhere near the water's edge.
shades
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Perhaps this thread will come back to life this weekend, with more forumites out and about.
Ramage
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OK, I'll ask.... Why triangles?
boatone
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I'm confused. How can there be a winner if there was no competition? 
Chris_d
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OK, I'll ask.... Why triangles?
No triangles up this end of the river, they just have white tops.
Brayman
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Blue leds around here 
TrueBlue
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OK, I'll ask.... Why triangles?
Shows you in which direction to trip.
We're now on our return to the very End of The World at St.John's, I can report that there are many and various interpretations (I assume the instruction was to paint the tops white). Hambledon's triangle is the best - assuming my comment above.
Some have -
circles,
outline of the top profile,
white paint down to the neck,
white all over,
white bollards with black bits.
Not only the lockside bollards, but every bollard within walking distance of the lock have been painted.
Excellent - shows that individualism survives.
Riverleak
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Coz' they is easier to paint than shamrocks!!!!OK, I'll ask.... Why triangles?
