Some Interesting Observations
Over the past month we have been in England & Ireland, we have come across a few things in our travels that we find amusing or interesting. Here are some of our favorites.
Road Signs:
Check Your Distances Keep 2 Chevrons apart - there are markings on the roadway lanes that have Chevrons marked about a car length apart for about a ¼ of a mile or so.
Sliproad ahead - their name for off ramps
Tiredness can kill. Be sure to take a break.
Welcome Break Station ahead - petrol stations located at next off ramp. Enclosed overpass connecting the two sides of the road that is has fast food centers or even a small Marks & Spencer market.
Blind Summit - a hill where you can’t see the traffic coming up the other side
Side wind - a wind sock showing that cross winds are blowing
Try your breaks
Queues likely – roadwork causing traffic to back up
Tank Crossing –
Wild Fowl area – to warn you that ducks may cross the road
40 Box - We couldn’t figure out what Box meant. Finally realized it was the name of a town we were coming to and they wanted us to slow to 40mph
Rumble Strips ahead - series of speed bumps in the road making lots of noise as you went over them
Oncoming vehicles in middle of road – narrow tunnel only wide enough for one car at a time.
Interesting Terms or things we saw:
Bag It – snatch a parking spot of someone who is going out from someone else.
Whilst – used in place of the word “while”
Pay & Display – put your money in a ticket parking ticket center and get a sticker that shows you how much time you have paid for.
Tonne - Ton
Centre – Center
Spotted Dick – Howard thought that this might be a communicable disease. Turns out it is a steamy hot pudding with dried fruit in it.
Sultana’s – large currents like raisins
Car Dealerships with Petrol Stations in front for all to use.
The color used for Caution clothing, or on police, emergency, or road work vehicles is a bright florescent yellow/green color (like we use the color orange)
Trees that form a canopy over the roadway to make a tunnel. It might be sunny outside, but the foliage is so thick it is dark as you drive through.
T&T from rainy England
Road Signs:
Check Your Distances Keep 2 Chevrons apart - there are markings on the roadway lanes that have Chevrons marked about a car length apart for about a ¼ of a mile or so.
Sliproad ahead - their name for off ramps
Tiredness can kill. Be sure to take a break.
Welcome Break Station ahead - petrol stations located at next off ramp. Enclosed overpass connecting the two sides of the road that is has fast food centers or even a small Marks & Spencer market.
Blind Summit - a hill where you can’t see the traffic coming up the other side
Side wind - a wind sock showing that cross winds are blowing
Try your breaks
Queues likely – roadwork causing traffic to back up
Tank Crossing –
Wild Fowl area – to warn you that ducks may cross the road
40 Box - We couldn’t figure out what Box meant. Finally realized it was the name of a town we were coming to and they wanted us to slow to 40mph
Rumble Strips ahead - series of speed bumps in the road making lots of noise as you went over them
Oncoming vehicles in middle of road – narrow tunnel only wide enough for one car at a time.
Interesting Terms or things we saw:
Bag It – snatch a parking spot of someone who is going out from someone else.
Whilst – used in place of the word “while”
Pay & Display – put your money in a ticket parking ticket center and get a sticker that shows you how much time you have paid for.
Tonne - Ton
Centre – Center
Spotted Dick – Howard thought that this might be a communicable disease. Turns out it is a steamy hot pudding with dried fruit in it.
Sultana’s – large currents like raisins
Car Dealerships with Petrol Stations in front for all to use.
The color used for Caution clothing, or on police, emergency, or road work vehicles is a bright florescent yellow/green color (like we use the color orange)
Trees that form a canopy over the roadway to make a tunnel. It might be sunny outside, but the foliage is so thick it is dark as you drive through.
T&T from rainy England
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