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« on: February 24, 2010, 02:12:19 PM » |
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These workmen are installing bollards to stop nurses from parking on the pavement outside the Royal Hospital in Belfast. They are cleaning up at the end of the day.   How long do you think it will be before they realise that they can't go home?  This is a real photograph..!  |
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delaro
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« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2010, 02:19:16 PM » |
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... This is a real photograph..! Are you the author of this photo then?? ;] |
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mobaholic
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« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2010, 02:22:21 PM » |
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Are you the author of this photo then?? ;]
Unfortunately I have never been to Ireland, but it would have been fun to be the first one to see the site ! |
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petkow
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« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2010, 02:40:54 PM » |
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Brilliant!  |
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Graham
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« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2010, 03:03:56 PM » |
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Thanks for the laugh!  |
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« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2010, 06:48:59 PM » |
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Nice one  Too funny to be true.. yes... you can find all kind of people around the world.  |
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andy
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« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2010, 02:26:17 AM » |
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hmmm, spoiling the story a bit, apparently it's actually in Manchester, and some people reckon the bollards are removable try zooming in for a close-up, and see what you think - I'm not so sure about removal http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=quay+street+manchester&sll=53.786004,-2.72363&sspn=0.010218,0.027895&ie=UTF8&ll=53.478942,-2.253163&spn=0.004623,0.027895&z=16&iwloc=A&layer=c&cbll=53.478936,-2.253156&panoid=oNLUOWI6CetJ-k18DJfgcA&cbp=12,150.60525306101798,,0,8.305769230769261 |
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« Last Edit: February 25, 2010, 02:46:18 AM by andy »
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petkow
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« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2010, 01:22:53 PM » |
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Andy you sad sad man!! I suppose you couldn't resist the temptation to google it... just as I had to as well! http://lmgtfy.com/?q=installing+bollards+to+stop+nursesNon-literally I realise I do this many a time. (i.e. paint myself into a corner, or saw off the branch I am sitting on)... By the way... and not that it's the point... but I hear that few of these bollards are non-removable as they ultimately may need access for window cleaning machinery etc. |
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« Last Edit: February 25, 2010, 01:27:44 PM by petkow »
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mobaholic
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« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2010, 02:45:29 PM » |
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Congratulations to both andy and petkow for their great industry. For anyone confused by the options shown by petkow's search, I believe that the sixth one down gives the information produced by our avid checkers. I never anticipated that a fun post would generate so much research ! |
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« Last Edit: February 25, 2010, 02:50:07 PM by mobaholic »
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andy
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« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2010, 04:47:25 PM » |
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I accepted it ....... then thought maybe I'll just check
as I typed Royal Hospital Belfast in the Google box,the drop-down options appended bollards, and that started a bit of scepticism even before I got there
actually even the first result on petkow's alternate search has the streetview link in the comments
presumably these things have a semi-hidden key somewhere to remove them, but this really is spoiling the story
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