Buckster Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 It means a double decker bus will go under it in the middle of the road. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 12 minutes ago, boboneleg said: The maximum height of a vehicle that will pass under this bridge is 14'9'' BUT only between the two arrows. Correct young Bob and even younger Buckster, top of the class. The very expensive traffic engineering experts were all set to put a cycle track and island on one side of a similar arched bridge pushing all vehicles to the right hand side of the road under the part of the arch that doesn't have that clearance. It's funny till you get Railtrack knocking on your door because a bus from the depot 200 yards up the road has damaged their bridge, or from TFL because their double decker has been turned into a convertible. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I have a photograph somewhere of the same company's warning signs about a height restriction on a diversion route. They had drawn the arrows on the sign as a width restriction so all vehicles wider than 14 foot 9 inches were barred from going that way. I took a picture of a lorry and squashed the y axis so it was super wide like a Hummer on a high fat diet and sent that with the photo of the sign to the bloke paying their invoices. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 6 hours ago, XTreme said: Maybe he couldn't understand your Cockney wideboy slang Ray? It’s the Queens English, every foreigner should understand it. I mean, you do Pete. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 I have a few tales about arched bridges. When I worked for Lex Wilkinson/Federal Express we had one just like that down the road from the depot except it was 12' 9'' as I remember. So to pass under it you had to use the middle of the road, just at the far end of it (it was a double bridge) was a side-turning, so people used to come out of the side turning and drive straight under the bridge (in a hurry) while you were in the middle of the road. The number of 'incidents' (we'd call it road rage now) it caused was unreal as the arseholes in their cars couldn't work out while you were in the middle of the road and used to sit there demanding that you move over We also had more that one agency driver who clouted the bridge There are traffic lights on the junction now , probably where it's been hit so much. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 What's gripping my shit is the fucking weather......no idea when I'll be out on the bike again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 we have had drizzly rain here all day and now the wind is getting up, getting colder for the weekend they said on the weather forecast 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 I think you've got snow heading your way there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 53 minutes ago, XTreme said: What's gripping my shit is the fucking weather......no idea when I'll be out on the bike again. Shudda moved to the other side of the mountain… There thats cheered you up hasnt it 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 6 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Shudda moved to the other side of the mountain… There thats cheered you up hasnt it Are you back here yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 26 minutes ago, XTreme said: I think you've got snow heading your way there! now that is something to look forward to 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 40 minutes ago, skyrider said: we have had drizzly rain here all day and now the wind is getting up, getting colder for the weekend they said on the weather forecast Been nice here today, up to 15c......had a ride to my buddies gym, gave his exercise equipment a miss....trying to make the most of any decent weather 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 39 minutes ago, XTreme said: Are you back here yet? Saturday Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Saturday Pete Nice one Caroline! Can Mr Slowly get out as well or is he still waiting for his passport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Just now, XTreme said: Nice one Caroline! Can Mr Slowly get out as well or is he still waiting for his passport? Just me and then my bezzie will be joining me for a bit. I suspect Mr Slowly will sensibly stay away until she’s gone 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 1 hour ago, XTreme said: What's gripping my shit is the fucking weather......no idea when I'll be out on the bike again. casual 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Just now, Six30 said: casual I'm going to need a van at this rate! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 11 hours ago, boboneleg said: I have a few tales about arched bridges. When I worked for Lex Wilkinson/Federal Express we had one just like that down the road from the depot except it was 12' 9'' as I remember. So to pass under it you had to use the middle of the road, just at the far end of it (it was a double bridge) was a side-turning, so people used to come out of the side turning and drive straight under the bridge (in a hurry) while you were in the middle of the road. The number of 'incidents' (we'd call it road rage now) it caused was unreal as the arseholes in their cars couldn't work out while you were in the middle of the road and used to sit there demanding that you move over We also had more that one agency driver who clouted the bridge There are traffic lights on the junction now , probably where it's been hit so much. Double decker won’t go under there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 50 minutes ago, Buckster said: Double decker won’t go under there. During the Olympics many buses were on diversion. One driver who hadn't paid attention managed to take his double decker through the Blackwall Tunnel by mistake. His passengers all gave him the advice to find somewhere to turn around and go back to the north side of the Thames. Luckily he was not that silly, the southbound tunnel is newer (1969) than the Edwardian northbound tunnel and will take a double decker, the north bound won't. I reckon he had to head to Tower Bridge or Dartford to get back. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 1 hour ago, XTreme said: I'm going to need a van at this rate! It’s only a bit of liquid sunshine, get yer waterproofs on and take an extra strong man-up pill…………..and if it’s not too cold once you’re out perhaps you can let me know in case I fancy a spin out? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Skippy said: It’s only a bit of liquid sunshine, get yer waterproofs on and take an extra strong man-up pill…………..and if it’s not too cold once you’re out perhaps you can let me know in case I fancy a spin out? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted November 19, 2021 Author Share Posted November 19, 2021 Ordered a washing machine from a local store online for delivery. Estimated delivery date came and went with no word from them, so Mandy phoned them up. It's now out of stock! Not sure if they were going to let us know? Anyway, Mandy said we'll just cancel the order and we'll get one from somewhere else. Apparently we have to send an email to cancel the order, which I've done.................silence! Mandy is going to call them again today to find out what's going on! Fortunately I paid with PayPal, so I can open a dispute if necessary! Most other places that we've ordered stuff from have been great, but this shower are useless. Won't be using them again! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 11 hours ago, yen_powell said: During the Olympics many buses were on diversion. One driver who hadn't paid attention managed to take his double decker through the Blackwall Tunnel by mistake. His passengers all gave him the advice to find somewhere to turn around and go back to the north side of the Thames. Luckily he was not that silly, the southbound tunnel is newer (1969) than the Edwardian northbound tunnel and will take a double decker, the north bound won't. I reckon he had to head to Tower Bridge or Dartford to get back. We have a few interesting bridges, there is one that is often used as an off route trip for single deckers, they tried to send me that way once when I was covering a single deck route with a double decker, I just ignored them and went a different way. We have one route where two very different designed bridges are joined together and you would swear you can’t get a decker under but it will in the middle of the road, bit of an optical illusion. We also have a regular one that is 4 inches taller than a decker, for some reason trucks get stuck under it at least twice a year, I think they see us go under it and decide to ignore that they may be a few inches taller. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 20 minutes ago, Tango said: Ordered a washing machine from a local store online for delivery. Estimated delivery date came and went with no word from them, so Mandy phoned them up. It's now out of stock! Not sure if they were going to let us know? Anyway, Mandy said we'll just cancel the order and we'll get one from somewhere else. Apparently we have to send an email to cancel the order, which I've done.................silence! Mandy is going to call them again today to find out what's going on! Fortunately I paid with PayPal, so I can open a dispute if necessary! Most other places that we've ordered stuff from have been great, but this shower are useless. Won't be using them again! French arm of Curry,s?. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Buckster said: We have a few interesting bridges, there is one that is often used as an off route trip for single deckers, they tried to send me that way once when I was covering a single deck route with a double decker, I just ignored them and went a different way. We have one route where two very different designed bridges are joined together and you would swear you can’t get a decker under but it will in the middle of the road, bit of an optical illusion. We also have a regular one that is 4 inches taller than a decker, for some reason trucks get stuck under it at least twice a year, I think they see us go under it and decide to ignore that they may be a few inches taller. yeh ok Reg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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