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      Valvegear Oliver Bullied, CME

    Location: Norda Fittazroy
    There must be dozens of curious signs out there . . . here's one:-

    During last week's wet weather, the permanent illuminated signs on the Melbourne Eastlink Toll Road have read, 'USE CARE WHEN ROADS ARE WET'.
    What should we do when roads are dry?
    Posted: 15 Jun 2013 19:05

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      David Peters Dr Beeching

    Location: "With Hey Boy".
    How about A. Dong for the name of a Vietnamese restaurant here in Rosewater in Adelaide the large sign they have is even lit up at night so you cannot miss it.

    Then there is a place at Beverly were they work over car motors and their sign reads in huge large red letters "Best head jobs in town". It is right behind a bus stop as well. I have photos of the latter but not of the former though.
    Posted: 17 Jun 2013 22:57
      alstom_888m Chief Commissioner

    Location:
    I saw a "Long vehicles do not not use Short Street" in the inner north once. I think it was in Brunswick East, but might have been Northcote. Not sure where the boundary is. I was lost...
    Posted: 17 Jun 2013 23:09
      GrahamH Chief Commissioner

    Location: At a terminal on the www.
    Somewhere in my photo collection there is a photo outside a mechanics workshop in Broken Hill advertising 'Maniacal Repairs'. Another shot from closer to Sydney shows 'Young Senior Citizens Centre'.
    Posted: 19 Jun 2013 09:54
      Graham4405 The Ghost of George Stephenson

    Location: Dalby Qld
    I've always liked this one...

    Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:03
      Camster Chief Commissioner

    Location: Geelong
    I saw a sign once which said: to whatever road. At the bottom of that sign, it said No Through Road.
    Posted: 19 Jun 2013 14:11
      andrewstrains Assistant Commissioner

    Location: Townsville, Where else but QLD
    On the Gold Coast Hwy there used to be signs Blind Persons Cross here.......

    From memory they were in the Miami area
    Posted: 22 Jun 2013 20:16
      awsgc24 Minister for Railways

    Location: Sydney
    I've always liked this one...

    Graham4405

    The yellow part of this sign seem to have round edges.
    Posted: 22 Jun 2013 23:14

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      Graham4405 The Ghost of George Stephenson

    Location: Dalby Qld
    The yellow part of this sign seem to have round edges.
    awsgc24
    No, it has round corners...
    Posted: 22 Jun 2013 23:35
      Bills_Billboards Chief Commissioner

    There was a chinese resturant in the eastern suburbs of Melb called the SHATIN  resturant ... think about it  , there is also a engine reconditioning place called head job head shop
    Posted: 25 Jun 2013 22:30
      Braddo Deputy Commissioner

    Location: Narre Warren
    Phuoc Dat Butcher - Springvale:


    Hung Phat Auto Repair - Springvale
    Hung Long Video - Box Hill
    Posted: 25 Jun 2013 22:32
      Aaron The Ghost of George Stephenson

    Location: University of Adelaide SA
    I used to, well still do, just less actively collect pics of odd signs. Here's some of them, unfortunately, RP does not seem to want me to insert pics right now... Links it is!

    http://noarail.com/members2/v/Aaron/Test/Yes+-+Call+Todd.jpg.html
    http://noarail.com/members2/v/Aaron/Test/Don_t+go+Collecting+Gold+Balls.jpg.html
    http://noarail.com/members2/v/Aaron/Test/Correct.jpg.html
    http://noarail.com/members2/v/Aaron/Test/No+Beer_+Vegetarians+Only.jpg.html
    http://noarail.com/members2/v/Aaron/Test/Sign+Not+In+Use.jpg.html
    http://noarail.com/members2/v/Aaron/Test/Bar+Signs.jpg.html
    http://noarail.com/members2/v/Aaron/Test/Beware+of+Bins+in+Lifts.jpg.html
    http://noarail.com/members2/v/Aaron/Test/Churches+Help.jpg.html
    http://noarail.com/members2/v/Aaron/Test/Clearly+Fast+Food+Is+Not+Good+For+You.jpg.html
    http://noarail.com/members2/v/Aaron/Test/Right.jpg.html
    http://noarail.com/members2/v/Aaron/Test/Speed+Limit.jpg.html
    http://noarail.com/members2/v/Aaron/Test/Help+Keep+Roads+Safe.jpg.html
    http://noarail.com/members2/v/Aaron/Test/Thin+Ice.jpg.html
    http://noarail.com/members2/v/Aaron/Test/No+Soccer.jpg.html
    http://noarail.com/members2/v/Aaron/Test/Amen.jpg.html
    http://noarail.com/members2/v/Aaron/Test/Short+Term+Employment.jpg.html
    Posted: 26 Jun 2013 03:28
      Expost Deputy Commissioner
    Posted: 26 Jun 2013 08:29
      Valvegear Oliver Bullied, CME

    Location: Norda Fittazroy
    One good one was in an Automotive workshop:-

    Labour charge: $ 60.00 per hour.
    If you watch: $ 70.00 per hour.
    If you help: $ 90.00 per hour.
    Posted: 26 Jun 2013 16:16
      franfran Assistant Commissioner

    Location: in a Castle in the Hills
    Here's a photo I took a few years ago of a backpacker hostel that was up for sale.  The positioning of the sign perhaps could have been a bit better....

    Posted: 28 Jun 2013 22:57
      Grantham Minister for Railways

    Location: I'm with stupid!
    [img]http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6236/qhee.jpg[/img]

    So, yes. If there are blokes in the air filters, the train line alarm fault light flashes twice...gotta love the PN proof reading! Wink

    Of course, some signs are just funny photos...

    [img]http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4672/nwox.jpg[/img]

    M
    Posted: 28 Jun 2013 23:10
      Braddo Deputy Commissioner

    Location: Narre Warren
    Posted: 29 Jun 2013 00:09
      BrianBS Locomotive Driver

    I once worked in a first storey office in a small suburban two-storey commercial building - the sign on the wall near the entry read -

    "In case of fire, please leave by the new fire stairs at the back of the building that will be erected immediately after this fire".
    Posted: 29 Jun 2013 11:00

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      railblogger Chief Commissioner

    Location: At the back of the train, quitely doing exactly what you'd expect.
    Love this one:

    Posted: 29 Jun 2013 11:43

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      Typhon Assistant Commissioner

    Location: I'm that freight train tearing through the sky in the clouds.
    A warning sticker on the 93 class hot plate reads 'warning, hot plate is hot' (or words to that effect). No smeg smeg.
    Posted: 29 Jun 2013 20:49
      franfran Assistant Commissioner

    Location: in a Castle in the Hills
    There was a tailor in Surry Hills (or maybe still is - I haven't been around that part of town for a while) who had a sign made from a board with adhesive lettering on it hanging from the wall.  Among other things, it advertised that he provided a "button hole service".  The "on" on the sign was frequently removed....
    Posted: 30 Jun 2013 00:51
      ozmoe Station Master

    Location: Talbot, Central Victoria
    The ladies dunny at the BP at Gympie (on the way to Fraser Is.)
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/paleosteve/2943478329/
    Posted: 01 Jul 2013 12:49
      Expost Deputy Commissioner

    There is a 3551 class loco getting around the CQ network. The 3551s have a button to press to apply the parking brake, and another botton to release the parking brake. These are marked

            ON

    Parking Brake

            OFF


    The particular 3551 has



            ON

    Parking Brake

            ON

    The amazing thing is, they are not stickers, but actually raised moulded letters, cast in place when the entire panel was cast up. I will see if I can get a picture of it next time I work it.
    Posted: 01 Jul 2013 13:29
      Graham4405 The Ghost of George Stephenson

    Location: Dalby Qld
    Posted: 01 Jul 2013 14:12
      awsgc24 Minister for Railways

    Location: Sydney
    No, it has round corners...
    Graham4405
    Quite!
    Posted: 09 Jul 2013 11:31

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