Thursday, 16 August 2012

Fu?

Strange sign, I thought, when I saw this in an underground car park. Was it trying to point me towards martial arts lessons or trying to insult me?

A little later, looking at another sign, I realised that it was stuck trying to scroll the word Full. Which this part of the car park wasn't, incidentally.

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

Great logic, guys


The British police have just released a computer aged image of what Madeleine McCann might look like today at 9 years and are asking Portuguese police to reopen the Madeleine McCann case. But then I read that a detective was quoted as saying:


"We are working on the basis of two possibilities here - one is that Madeleine is still alive; and the second that she is sadly dead," he said.


Huh, are there other possibilities, like she's a zombie?


Sunday, 30 October 2011

Either I need a hearing aid or...

... Cityrail needs to improve their carriage PA systems. I was sure that today's announcement was: Ruck dog Rawson's Pom.


(Next stop: Milson's Point)

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Please do not arbitrarily refuse to be thrown out...

Rule 6 on this tourist vehicle is a bit worrying. Maybe I could negotiate to be thrown out gently?

(The full text of rule 6: To protect the environment. Please do not arbitrarily refuse to be thrown out or throw away in the vehicle.)

Sunday, 16 October 2011

Trusted tomatoes

Hmm, they may trust these tomatoes, but I'm not so sure...

Saturday, 15 October 2011

Cashier protocol

Having just remonstrated with a cashier who gave me change believing that I had given her a $10 note rather than what I actually gave, a $20 note, I find myself wondering why young entrants into the retail industry are not taught the correct protocol for making change: You put to one side the money that the customer has proffered and give her the change before depositing the money into the till. That way it's easy to check that you have not made a mistake in your fatigue during a shift.


I have a way to counter this kind of accident but I often forget to apply it: You say aloud to the cashier what you are giving her, e.g. Here's $20.