tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post7003277514023657310..comments2024-03-28T13:06:29.793+00:00Comments on conradwalks: East from GalgateSir Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-57821771414920276592021-04-27T08:48:34.104+01:002021-04-27T08:48:34.104+01:00gimmer - Why stop there? Let's start painting ...gimmer - Why stop there? Let's start painting continuous yellow lines along all the long distance paths in the country and perhaps some sort of flashing "lighthouse" on all the summit cairns, coded of course, so you wouldn't find yourself up the wrong hill by mistake.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-69366779801435119512021-04-26T09:15:41.605+01:002021-04-26T09:15:41.605+01:00Agreed - is nothing sacred - that desperate scrabb...Agreed - is nothing sacred - that desperate scrabbling for the latch in the half-light of a winter twilight as the dog/bull/crazed ram - or whatever - thunders towards your nxxxx bxx as you try to escape from the effects of too much red triangle Bass . . . near fatal panic to be soothed away by unerring fingers operating the RAL 1021 auto-pawl . What ever next ? Stiles like proximity sensor auto-operational paternoster lifts perhaps (an idea after your own heart, I imagine) ?<br /><br /><br /><br />gimmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-77791380327999158242021-04-22T22:14:10.567+01:002021-04-22T22:14:10.567+01:00Gimmer - oh!Gimmer - oh!Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-1314470004380474612021-04-22T20:58:17.142+01:002021-04-22T20:58:17.142+01:00Yellow latch strikers
other then the undesirable p...Yellow latch strikers<br />other then the undesirable political colour , delving deep into a vaguely recalled snippet of info I came across quite by chance some time ago, i'm sure I read somewhere that these yellow components are both that colour and that material (are they metal or plastic) as it is more visible to some body or class of persons or in certain circumstances - maybe partially sighted or colourblind or at night - than if plain galvanised steel - possibly something to do with horses and their riders - or glowing in torch light - something of the sort hums at the back of my mind . . . maybe they dont make a noise is slammed<br />a quick search by Duck Duck Go reveals `:<br /><br />An alternative gate latch that can be used on footpaths only and is normally used in conjunction with a two way self closing catch.<br />As part of the revisions to improve gate accessibility you will note that the latch and catch parts of a gate that need to be operated in order to open it are now painted RAL 1021 Yellow. This colour shade is used to assist in identifying which parts are used to open a gate (especially useful for people that are visually impaired) and also show the options to open the gate using either the handle or being able to lift the auto latch pawl instead.gimmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-2668586748638569142021-04-22T17:36:54.409+01:002021-04-22T17:36:54.409+01:00I saw several more of those yellow latches on meta...I saw several more of those yellow latches on metal gates today, no obvious explanation but obviously the local authorities have bought a batch lot.bowlandclimberhttp://bowlandclimber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-63810372502979838432021-04-22T12:01:12.258+01:002021-04-22T12:01:12.258+01:00Excellent. Good to know your sense of humour hasn&...Excellent. Good to know your sense of humour hasn't been blottoed by your header.Phreerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-13773603874786771072021-04-22T09:26:05.459+01:002021-04-22T09:26:05.459+01:00Phreerunner -
Sir Hugh’s friends said he was a d...Phreerunner -<br /><br /><br />Sir Hugh’s friends said he was a diva<br />But He preferred to be a diver.<br />He took a header into the grass<br />Causing his preference to pass,<br />And so he became a survivor.<br /><br /><br />Sent from my iPhone<br /><br />On 22 Apr 2021, at 08:57, Conrad Robinson wrote:<br /><br />Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-91499107912649830902021-04-21T16:45:05.990+01:002021-04-21T16:45:05.990+01:00Are you a 'diva' or a 'diver'?
Get...Are you a 'diva' or a 'diver'?<br />Get well soon, anyway, and don't trip over that paint pot!Phreerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-77433391756963456852021-04-21T08:47:15.468+01:002021-04-21T08:47:15.468+01:00BC - I replied on your last post with my update
--...BC - I replied on your last post with my update<br />---------------<br />Afoot - I hope I have no more events to inflict you with further flinching.<br />----------------<br /><br />JJ - yellow gate catches? some things are probably better left just to ponder about.<br />----------------<br />gimmer - Don't know what party your abbreviation refers to. Are you just guessing at the translation or is mastery of Greek language another of your talents? I tried the "on-high" version years ago when I cut a vein in my leg coming down Nan Bield, but as my presence here indicates, without the glory you refer to; I managed to hobble down and out on my own.<br />-----------------<br />Gayle - That thought about it occurring only a short distance from the end came to me also. "Always look on the bright side."<br /><br /><br /> Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-23239027516943491222021-04-20T21:57:31.230+01:002021-04-20T21:57:31.230+01:00I didn't absorb the news of your fall, being &...I didn't absorb the news of your fall, being 'waylaid' by turning your rhetorical questions into smart-ass answers: <br />as others have said, thank goodness it turned out 'lucky' - but so nearly much nastier than you yourself suggested.<br />If you are going to do this again, remember what we have always said <br />- 'do it on high' -<br />and earn the usual epitaph :- 'he was doing what he loved' . . . !gimmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-62047379352691121862021-04-20T19:14:36.778+01:002021-04-20T19:14:36.778+01:00I'm very glad that the results of you fall wer...I'm very glad that the results of you fall weren't any worse. Whilst not falling is obviously preferable, if you are going to have a nasty tumble, then just before the end has got to be better than at the furthest point from the car. Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648378503343413924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-65888770675099109942021-04-20T14:36:16.573+01:002021-04-20T14:36:16.573+01:00simply means
beware of the dogsimply means<br />beware of the doggimmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-34175243990214970012021-04-20T13:53:11.869+01:002021-04-20T13:53:11.869+01:00a/. it's greek
b/. it is U v d L 's party ...a/. it's greek<br />b/. it is U v d L 's party colours gimmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-43689546469395030002021-04-20T13:13:43.005+01:002021-04-20T13:13:43.005+01:00The ground seems to get harder as I get older. The...The ground seems to get harder as I get older. The shock of hitting the unforgiving ground is not a pleasant one. I'm glad to hear you didn't suffer any long term ill-effects from your tumble.<br />Re: the yellow catch on the gate, I spotted a couple in the Peak District last week, they look very pretty....but why? John Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-64033116264764785762021-04-20T10:56:13.260+01:002021-04-20T10:56:13.260+01:00I flinched just reading the account of your fall. ...I flinched just reading the account of your fall. I hope you’ve consumed that bottle of red to speed recovery.afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-786568032190769562021-04-19T19:48:23.068+01:002021-04-19T19:48:23.068+01:00Excellent.
Hope you are recovering.Excellent.<br />Hope you are recovering.bowlandclimberhttp://bowlandclimber.comnoreply@blogger.com