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Johnny Blaze Nov 2013 9:25pm, 15 Nov 2013 19,816 posts	Quote Pin Johnny Blaze Children in Need - the show. Shit.
XB Nov 2013 9:29pm, 15 Nov 2013 3,044 posts	Quote Pin XB The footie's not much better
ChrisHB Nov 2013 9:37pm, 15 Nov 2013 9,596 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB Most pedestrian buttons do nothing except light up the thing that (probably, I don't know that I've ever read it) says "Please wait".
kjtindall Nov 2013 9:50pm, 15 Nov 2013 518 posts	Quote Pin kjtindall There are different types of pedestrian crossing. Some (eg Central London) have a button that does nothing. The lights are on a timer. Some (rural Balerno) do work on pressing the button. Some are set on a timer between working and not working on button press. So there
runner duck Nov 2013 11:19pm, 15 Nov 2013 11,824 posts	Quote Pin runner duck my brain just exploded, kjt
Frobester Nov 2013 12:29pm, 16 Nov 2013 24,165 posts	Quote Pin Frobester Pedestrian buttons that aren't actually a button, more a button-shaped piece of metal you're supposed to hold your finger over until a little red light above it lights up. Doesn't work in gloves. Gr.
Winded Nov 2013 9:39am, 17 Nov 2013 1,254 posts	Quote Pin Winded Crossings that are not at a junction have a button that always works (I mean does something, obviously it can be broken). This is true in that london just like everywhere else. Crossings at junctions can be more complicated; they often use a timed system so that in the middle of the day the lights work on a timer and in the middle if the night the button works. This is pointless since in most places nobody uses the buttons late at night. None of them require more than one press, like a lift if the light showing the button has been pressed is on then the process has started(or not on a timer).
Zorba Nov 2013 2:51pm, 18 Nov 2013 1,036 posts	Quote Pin Zorba Ronnie O'Sullivan , imperiously titling his autobiography " Running " , then , 17 pages in , stating , prepostrously , that he was disappointed with a 36 30 10K because it was " outside sub 6 minute miling " .....What a muppet ....!
ChrisHB Nov 2013 4:00pm, 18 Nov 2013 9,604 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB Journalists who think it's headline-worthy when temperatures look as if they may drop to freezing point.
Poochie Nov 2013 8:05pm, 19 Nov 2013 129 posts	Quote Pin Poochie Masterchef......pretentious bollox