Ramp!
Alas, our wonderful late summer weather has washed out part of the road that connects us to everything eastward. To alert the unwary traveller, those fine fellows from the Council have seen fit to place a sign either side of the problem; a single-syllable warning that does nothing to diminish the impending catastrophe…
Ramp?
Given that this is a branch of the Kingdom Cycle Route, perhaps the words DISMOUNT, BRIDGE OUT! or simply AAAAAAAAAAARGH! would have been more pertinent…
R:B
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September 2, 2008 at 3:19 am
Thom
I think they’re using the archaic meaning of “ramp,” which, if I remember my Latin right, means “washout with mud puddle and gravel”. That is, *if* I remember my Latin correctly.
September 2, 2008 at 2:28 pm
disgruntled
I now so want warning signs to read ‘Aaaaaaargh!’
With an added ‘Aieeee!’ if it’s really dangerous
September 3, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Thom
Or, “Noooooooo!”
September 3, 2008 at 9:45 pm
disgruntled
So tempted to photoshop the photo now so it says all three…
September 3, 2008 at 10:04 pm
R :: B
Go to it, Sally…! :c)
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