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They have probably subcontracted the hanging up of posters and station staff aren’t allowed to do this.

The contract probably says they need to go up around now.

Just my cynicism probably.
Hmmm. You haven't looked at the forecast for the next week or so recently then?

dg writes: 21 degrees and sunny is not hot weather.
No. 28, which is the forecast I'm seeing for next Wednesday is getting there, though.
Perhaps TfL are using the same amusingly inflated forecasting service Redav subscribes to.
Stimulating the economy of sign-producers?
In Hong Kong the 'very hot weather' warning is currently in force which also tells us to drink more water.

I prefer the 'cold weather warning' we sometimes get in winter where the instructions include "PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO PUT ON WARM CLOTHES".
Still not going on buses I guess. Many of those passengers certainly need mask wearing (with or without water bottles) spelt out to them in words of one syllable!!

Some don't even pretend they're going to cover their face and that just by using one as a chin cradle is all that's required. Others board covered and promptly pull them down.

I've been on many buses this month and on only one have I heard the message about wearing face coverings played - and it was ignored by those it was intended to reach - which coincidentally was mostly the demographic not yet eligible for vaccination!
I’m surprised this guidance doesn’t remind you to replace the top on the container after you have finished refreshing yourself, so that the remainder does not spill out causing a further hazard.
Closer to the point is be fed and watered. I expect the problem is more about food rather than water.
Still it bring out the sunshine this morning ...
Possibly a requirement of taking the equivalent of the King's Shilling to keep the service running.

Certainly bus and rail operators outside the capital have had to carry government-mandated health notices.
A few metres away from this poster was another titled "Keep travelling to a minimum" which began "From 29 March Government advice is..."

The governance of messaging at some stations is both unhelpful and untimely.
It's taken to excess I know, but this is an attempt to address the genuine problem of people flaking out on crowded trains, particularly if things grind to a halt for some reason.

...meanwhile the O2 still confiscate bottle tops so no-one can keep any water for the train home. They seem to think a dropped bottle causing mass tripping in a crowded area is a big risk, and taking the lids off means they will be squashed flat instead. TfL, who have been handling large crowds for rather longer than the O2 and you'd think would know, don't see this as a significant likelihood.
The TFL advice should be to carry a straw so one can drink from a water bottle without taking ones mask off.
What an absurd series of instructions! If needed at all, then they only need the title, and I always thought that was in case you get delayed on the central line, which to me feels like the hottest tube in summer. (Not sure that is correct but no doubt you've blogged about it!)
We always take our own bottle tops to the O2, easy to hide and saves a lot of messing about.
..but the trains (and buses) are neither crowded nor hot compared with normal times so we can do without this convoluted advice. And they've forgotten to warn people not to touch the mouth of their water bottle with their sanitised fingers or they'll get an unwelcome taste-bud experience.
Pedantic, yes!

But certainly on my daily commute, some passengers seem to use the coffee cup in their hands as an excuse not to wear a mask. Even 20 minutes later at Waterloo when the coffee is long finished!
A brand new station concourse and a sign saying slippery when wet is my favourite.
I understand the reason for the prohibition of bottle tops at the O2 is so that the full, topped, bottle cannot be used as a missile. With no top, it loses its contents (and therefore mass) in its trajectory.

The consequence is that concert-goers waving their hands in the air slosh their drink all over their neighbours.
Mmm. Tediously risk-averse fusspots are the worst, we can all agree.
So it's Wednesday and the temperature in London has indeed hit 28 degrees. Posters (with revised wording) are on display across the Underground.

But we really didn't need to hear about drinking water last Wednesday when it was 16 degrees.










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