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**iamtheblues** · 17 January 2008, 06:52 PM

I demand a recount!

I've spent ages looking at the font trying to make
out the Upper Case H to match the Upper Case C.
But no, it's an Upper Case S. So it reads:
"Crochet Skooh"

This, as soon as I saw the Upper Case H in the font
you used jumped straight out and bit me!
I'm calling it "Eldeen Tehcorc"

Saludos,
Bob.

**zaphodeist** · 17 January 2008, 07:06 PM

Artistic licence

Mind you, if you think about it, there's more sense in 'Crochet hookS' than 'Crochet Hooks'. I think all sentences, as well, should not only begin but end with a capital letteR.

OK .... it's a mess

JohN

**zaphodeist** · 17 January 2008, 07:30 PM

Haven't seen one for years, but ......

John

**iamtheblues** · 17 January 2008, 09:06 PM

The font is not only funny, but works too.

To go off topic for a moment, do you have these "elevated crossings" in the UK or in the rest of the world, for that matter. They prevent one driving faster than 5 kph over them without "grounding" your vehicle. If you have a low profile car like the Rover I drive, it's a cinch to rip out your sump at speeds of around 25 kph - perfectly legal in any built up area in Spain (see example below).
What makes it even more fun is that if you are driving into the sun, the glare from the gloss paint makes them invisible. The no advanced warning signs are an absolute delight, and of course they are unlit at night. If you do have them in the UK and they are submerged by all the flooding, what is the Flood Supremo, Gordon Brown going to do about it, that's what the country needs to know.
It was bad enough in the UK with the "traffic calming" chicanes which made it a race to the death to beat the car coming towards you to the obstructions.
Aside from the aesthetic viewpoint of painting 68.7 % of the road surfaces in the UK in such gaudy colours that they are visible from Alpha Centaurai, this road furniture is an absolute menace.
Why they don't just set landmines to go off at speeds in excess of the speed limit, and do away with speed cameras, I don't know - it would save a lot of the courts' time. I know I sound like Victor Meldrew from One Foot In The Grave, but you've got to let off steam

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Saludos,
Bob.

**zaphodeist** · 17 January 2008, 11:16 PM

Nice rant

Speaking as a pedestrian - no, no, don't swerve .... health reasons! Partly! - can't say I've noticed those extreme crossings, though round here in the past couple of years they've inserted 'sleeping policemen' every 25 yards or so into every street bounded by the four main roads and some of these streets have become one way dead ends to boot! A tad excessive. And outside my local health centre there's one of those chicanes and a junior school just opposite and down the road a bit: the outpourings (verbal and exhaust) on the morning school run are probably killing more people than the traffic 'calming' measures save! But there's a 'suit' somewhere with a nice bonus from his boss for justifying his job

It's very healthy having a rant, btw

John

**iamtheblues** · 18 January 2008, 11:01 AM

Yep, I like a good rant, plenty of stuff to rant about, too.

We also get "rumble strips" here, usually made from concrete
rather than the traditional variety. They are usually grouped in twos or threes,
depending how close they are to the perceived danger, usually a junction,
concealed exit, village, school, ant crossing, whatever.
They usually occupy both carriageways even when only one is needed.
You also never know when you've hit the last one either.
Unlit and unpainted, they usually come as a complete surprise at night.
It's a miracle that there are any cars on the road here, rather than off
the road being repaired.
Despite it all, I'd still much rather be in Spain than anywhere else.

Latest effort is straightforward enough.
Saludos,
Bob.

**zaphodeist** · 18 January 2008, 12:28 PM

HA! Not with-it today yet .... for a minute or two I thought you'd forgotten the "U"

Cobweb-clearing walk on the agenda again methinks! Did do a pic last night but it's so contrived looking I didn't put it up, and looking at it again this morning I was glad I didn't!

I'm sure Lee v Ebdon will inspire me

John

**iamtheblues** · 18 January 2008, 01:44 PM

Not bothering with either quarter final today.
Ebdon/Lee will probably be painful to watch, and I find
Marco Fu marginally more interesting than watching
paint dry.
There have been a few diamonds in the rough,
Selby/Maguire, Higgins/Ding and O'Sullivan/Maguire
are the only ones I can think of. It's a shame that
Mark Williams went out so early, he's always good to
watch, win or lose. Ken Doherty blows hot and cold,
and I think that unless there is a huge upset, Mark
Selby will lift the odd looking trophy on Sunday evening.
He's certainly come through the tougher half of the draw.
Anyway, I consider the attached effort my best yet,
inspired by Sledger's fruit 'n veg series.
Saludos,
Bob.