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Tourists hanging around the wrong Abbey Road zebra crossing watch!
by Nightjar Sat 30 Apr 2022 - 19:58
It happens quite a bit in the temperate and warm months (once a fortnight perhaps), but it occurred twice this early evening. 
Once on my way to Sainsbur' (two young women looking confused and lost) and probably no more that 7 minutes later on my way back from Sainsbur' (two other young women looking confused and lost).
The first couple were quite fluent in English and were grateful and there was the usual humorous banter.
The second pair were considerably less fluent in the planet's lingua franca however and there was a degree of confusion before I started waving my arms about and shrieking and violently pointing.
Once on my way to Sainsbur' (two young women looking confused and lost) and probably no more that 7 minutes later on my way back from Sainsbur' (two other young women looking confused and lost).
The first couple were quite fluent in English and were grateful and there was the usual humorous banter.
The second pair were considerably less fluent in the planet's lingua franca however and there was a degree of confusion before I started waving my arms about and shrieking and violently pointing.
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Re: Tourists hanging around the wrong Abbey Road zebra crossing watch!
by Nightjar Sat 30 Apr 2022 - 20:02
Wrong:
Right:
Right:
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by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Sat 30 Apr 2022 - 20:16
They should convert that to a pelican crossing. Much safer.
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Re: Tourists hanging around the wrong Abbey Road zebra crossing watch!
by Nightjar Sat 30 Apr 2022 - 20:24
Just a bit of perspectival geographical perspective...
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Re: Tourists hanging around the wrong Abbey Road zebra crossing watch!
by cosmictanya Sun 1 May 2022 - 3:09
That's very nice of you to correct them. I'd have ignored them.
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by Fangirl Three Sun 1 May 2022 - 6:53
The original crossing was destroyed and redone in the 80s anyway.
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by cosmictanya Mon 2 May 2022 - 0:07
Fangirl Three wrote:The original crossing was destroyed and redone in the 80s anyway.
You can't say that. Even in my crueller and more cynical moments, I'd never shout 'the original crossing was destroyed and redone in the 80s anyway' at a group of excited tourists as I walked past.
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Re: Tourists hanging around the wrong Abbey Road zebra crossing watch!
by Fangirl Three Mon 2 May 2022 - 7:43
You certainly shouldn't tell them that the studs from that crossing were sold off to collectors. Whether that was done officially by the council, or the workforce just stole them, I do not know.
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by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Mon 2 May 2022 - 9:18
cosmictanya wrote:Fangirl Three wrote:The original crossing was destroyed and redone in the 80s anyway.
You can't say that. Even in my crueller and more cynical moments, I'd never shout 'the original crossing was destroyed and redone in the 80s anyway' at a group of excited tourists as I walked past.
I do that all the time to tourists about the Nü Cavern club two doors down from the original in Mathew street.
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Re: Tourists hanging around the wrong Abbey Road zebra crossing watch!
by Nightjar Mon 2 May 2022 - 9:53
I physically attack tourists standing around taking pictures of that snuggle rumpusing front door from Notting Hill. 
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by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Mon 2 May 2022 - 11:53
Oh, that was you was is it.
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by cosmictanya Mon 2 May 2022 - 22:01
Fangirl Three wrote:You certainly shouldn't tell them that the studs from that crossing were sold off to collectors. Whether that was done officially by the council, or the workforce just stole them, I do not know.
Now I would tell them that. It's the wrong area to pick up studs. They need to know these things.
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by Nightjar Mon 2 May 2022 - 22:20
The Countess is referring to lumps of dumb base metal embedded in the thoroughfares of urban Tarmacadam that have been plundered for their base chthonic and supposed cultural, touristic charms.
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by Nightjar Mon 2 May 2022 - 22:20
So, the same as what you're going on about.
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by The Call of the Wendigo Tue 3 May 2022 - 17:30
This is the first video YouTube recommended to me when I opened the site, a few minutes ago. 
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Re: Tourists hanging around the wrong Abbey Road zebra crossing watch!
by Nightjar Tue 3 May 2022 - 19:58
Yet again!
That's like three times in three days!
That's like three times in three days!
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by Nightjar Thu 5 May 2022 - 16:56
I am off to vote now.
This involves me having to walk down to the Beatles zebra crossing.
This involves me having to walk down to the Beatles zebra crossing.
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by The Call of the Wendigo Thu 5 May 2022 - 17:02
I won't be using a zebra crossing. I shall be sprinting between cars.
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Re: Tourists hanging around the wrong Abbey Road zebra crossing watch!
by Nightjar Thu 5 May 2022 - 17:51
I've just got back.
I took a detour on the way and went past Vanessa Feltz'z house.
I took a detour on the way and went past Vanessa Feltz'z house.
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Re: Tourists hanging around the wrong Abbey Road zebra crossing watch!
by cosmictanya Fri 6 May 2022 - 7:44
Nightjar wrote:So, the same as what you're going on about.
Yes. Hard polished body, no brain, limited use. The same.
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