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The Silly Summer Photo Thread: The Great Benches of 2016

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Diogenes Aug 2016 9:01pm, 18 Aug 2016 16,684 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes I'm wondering whether McG snapped any Finnish benches?
McGoohan Aug 2016 9:01pm, 18 Aug 2016 25,250 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan Just trimming them now
McGoohan Aug 2016 9:11pm, 18 Aug 2016 25,251 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan Here's one then: I took this photo on the way from Tampere to Lempaala as it is so typically Finnish. - About 90% of houses are painted that colour. - Most houses have those ladders going up to the roof (or window?) - There are also a lot of those noticeboards about advertising something that happened a month ago.
McGoohan Aug 2016 9:17pm, 18 Aug 2016 25,253 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan And here's another: I'm awarding myself a housepoint for getting Hame Castle (in Hameenlinna) into the background of my picture of a bench. The reason I took this is that this style of bench is everywhere in Finland. It's a type you quite often find at bus stops. They are light, not welded down and easily liftable. In the UK, that bench would have been picked up and thrown in the lake (which was just behind me as the shot was taken) or simply stolen. In Finland they seem to be just happily left as they are.
LazyDaisy Aug 2016 9:24pm, 18 Aug 2016 15,354 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy Top benching there McG. Any idea why they have the ladders?
McGoohan Aug 2016 9:28pm, 18 Aug 2016 25,254 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan It's been suggested that it's to get up on the roof to clear away snow. I think that's part of it but not the whole story. That small ladder just goes up to the window. Plus we saw some buildings with ladders that had very steep pitches to the roof so snow wouldn't be able to settle. Escape routes?
alpenrose Aug 2016 9:46pm, 18 Aug 2016 19,792 posts	Quote Pin alpenrose The window ladders are probably so they can clear the snow from the windows. Snow settles on some pretty steep roofs, lots of church roofs in Austria are steep and have "dach lavine" (roof avalanche) signs where you have to walk nearby warning you that if you're not careful you may get a dump on your head!
McGoohan Aug 2016 6:53am, 19 Aug 2016 25,256 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan I did a bit of a Google and found various discussions on it. Apparently it's regulated: you have to provide access to the roof and chimney for maintenance, particularly for chimney sweeps. I don't know why they don't go from inside the house like they do here. Here are some regulations: 5.1.1 ...there must be accessible, safe passageway to each nook and corner of a building which requires regular cleaning or maintenance, as well as room for working safely in that area. 5.2.1 Buildings over two stories tall must feature roof access from both outside and inside. 5.2.2 Ladder up to the roof must be rugged and resistant to the forces of nature, permanently fixed and located in a safe, practical and fitting place. (See also the illustration in the main column and the general guidelines given in the narrow side column.) 5.3.1 Practical and fitting, continuous passageways must be arranged to chimneys, HVAC equipment and other equipment and structures located on the roof and needing regular maintenance. 5.3.3 Safety equipment on the roof must be designed and installed in such way that it fits the looks and coloring of the building in question. (The implementation guideline given in the narrow side column additionally states that the architectural features of the building need to be taken in consideration and that special care must be taken to ensure that safety equipment installed in an older building will not adversely affect the looks or features of historical or protected buildings. Installing ladders etc. on an old building in such way that it affects the looks of the building in some major way may require obtaining a building permit or other permits in the case of a protected building.) 5.3.4 A building over two stories tall and with a roof inclination steeper than 1:8 must feature passageways on the roof built from ladders, roof ladders, roof bridges, etc. in a practical and fitting way. (Again, see the narrow implementation guideline column on the side.) 5.3.7 It must be ensured that sweeping the chimneys remains easy and safe.
McGoohan Aug 2016 6:53am, 19 Aug 2016 25,257 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan I don't know if they have any guidelines on benches
fetcheveryone Aug 2016 7:01am, 19 Aug 2016 17,608 posts	Quote Pin fetcheveryone My stepson was at CERN a few years back, and they have a photo group called "The lonely chairs of CERN". Here's the Tumblr: lonelychairsatcern.tumblr.com