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<\/p>\nQuite frequently, as I drive around the ‘Lucky Country’ [0], I see roadworks. As Australian workmen appear to be the slowest and laziest in the world these persist for quite a while. Which gives me plenty of time to read the thousands of signs they put up telling you to do this, don’t do that, here’s another random change in the enforced speed limit, whatever.<\/p>\n
\nBut the sign that gives me a fit of the willies each time I see it is this one:<\/p>\n
\n<\/p>\n
\nIt says <\/p>\n
\nNO LINES
\nDO NOT
\nOVERTAKE
\nUNLESS SAFE\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nTo me, this is worrying because of what it does not<\/em> say. What is implied when there are<\/em> lines, if you like.<\/p>\n
\nSo there was an email to the department this morning, from our friendly workshop stalwarts:<\/p>\n
\nDue to building work, fire protection infrastructure in the area of [a particular room] will be deactivated until 1600hrs today Wed. 21\/5\/08.
\nPlease take extra care.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nIn the rest of the building, presumably, we can carry on lighting our cigars from the bunsens. I’m going to hid in my office for the rest of the day, behind all these fire extinguishers. <\/p>\n
\nGibber<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n—-<\/p>\n
0<\/sup> as in, you’re lucky not to get killed by a red P-Plater<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Quite frequently, as I drive around the ‘Lucky Country’ [0], I see roadworks. As Australian workmen appear to be the slowest and laziest in the world these persist for quite a while. Which gives me plenty of time to read … Continue reading