Ah yes when you look into it carpark marking is a fascinating subject.
In the carpark of the Ulster Folk and Transport museum in Belfast, some genius decided to paint parking bays. To help people park in a one-way section of the park he painted the bays at 45 degrees to the flow of traffic.
So far so good.... but... he forgot to take account of the fact that this narrows the bays. Result, bays 1/root two of a car width. They're there to this day.
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Oh yes lets really piss off sleep deprived Mothers of small children - that's REALLY funny, I know lets also let down the tires of smug patronising male IT contractors too ha ha ha - jolly japes eh!Originally posted by Muttley08 View PostThere's a really funny student prank in there somewhere about repainting a car park and confusing all the mums even more than their normal trouble they have parking
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I once had to do a 10,000 word essay on 'The Marxist interpretation of Hegelian Dialectic and the counter-factual variable concept of car-park delineation' - An extra 10 marks if parallels are drawn to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle of traffic wardens. ie do they operate in waves and what are the frequenciesOriginally posted by zeitghostWe'll have to take your word on that.
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There's a really funny student prank in there somewhere about repainting a car park and confusing all the mums even more than their normal trouble they have parking
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I thought it was about parking bays, where you need a plank or something to keep the lines straight.
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i still think he spends his free time repainting the lines in Tesco
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I'm having trouble trying to decipher the original poster's question, due to poor grammar.
If he cannot be bothered to write properly, forcing me to waste unnecessary time in trying to decode the original message, then I don't see why I should have to expend additional effort in answering the question.
Yes, it could be pointed out that I have wasted time in writing this post, however, that's not the point.
It's the principle that counts.Last edited by Board Game Geek; 10 October 2009, 22:01.
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It had to read it a few times.
Markings on the roads are not actually paint but plastic. Paint will always wash away.
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OK...Just marking the following in my park...Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostHuh?!
Is that you Wilmslow? What the heck is car mark parking, or park marking?
"PRIVATE PARKING" & remark the boundary..
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