Bad design
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Bad design
I seem to be in a particularly bad mood tonight, so I thought I would vent my spleen at mobile phone mast construction. Now, I am not one of these berks who seem to think they emit lethal radiation: quite the opposite; but I cannot believe the stupidity of some of the designers.
For example: Close to where I live where there are already quite a number of (slightly) visible phone masts. So a mobile company decided to disguise one, which I think is a good idea, as it appeases the visual pollution people and looks on the whole more natural. But they decided to make it look like a lamp post. OK, not bad, but not when you plonk it next to an existing lamp post. And not when it is a completely different design to existing lamp post. What looks more stupid than two adjacent lamp posts? To me it screams, 'Duh, mobile phone mast'. But get this. When it gets DARK, the adjacent lampost ILLUMINATES the false one brightly, (which has no bulb of course), showing it to all the world that is in line of sight. I have yet to see other brightly lit masts. Ridiculous.
But not as bad as this. They have started disguising them as trees as well. When I first heard this I thought it was a really good idea. So here you are driving merrily through the country... and up looms a 60 foot palm tree. Hmmm. England? Oak trees, beech trees... palm trees? I think not. You have probably seen dozens of masts already on your journey and not even batted an eyelid, but the first coconut tree that you see sure is going to arouse suspicion. Especially when it has an aerial sticking out of it and a nearby powerbox saying 'vodafone'. Also they have put transmitters in the top of phoneboxes! So the only place you can use your mobile in some places is where there is a phone already which is probably cheaper!
I hate bad design! Anybody else know of any similar stupidity?
For example: Close to where I live where there are already quite a number of (slightly) visible phone masts. So a mobile company decided to disguise one, which I think is a good idea, as it appeases the visual pollution people and looks on the whole more natural. But they decided to make it look like a lamp post. OK, not bad, but not when you plonk it next to an existing lamp post. And not when it is a completely different design to existing lamp post. What looks more stupid than two adjacent lamp posts? To me it screams, 'Duh, mobile phone mast'. But get this. When it gets DARK, the adjacent lampost ILLUMINATES the false one brightly, (which has no bulb of course), showing it to all the world that is in line of sight. I have yet to see other brightly lit masts. Ridiculous.
But not as bad as this. They have started disguising them as trees as well. When I first heard this I thought it was a really good idea. So here you are driving merrily through the country... and up looms a 60 foot palm tree. Hmmm. England? Oak trees, beech trees... palm trees? I think not. You have probably seen dozens of masts already on your journey and not even batted an eyelid, but the first coconut tree that you see sure is going to arouse suspicion. Especially when it has an aerial sticking out of it and a nearby powerbox saying 'vodafone'. Also they have put transmitters in the top of phoneboxes! So the only place you can use your mobile in some places is where there is a phone already which is probably cheaper!
I hate bad design! Anybody else know of any similar stupidity?
Re: Bad design
I am not even going to argue with you about that one, but don't come whining to this "berk" when you start growing antennae out of your head.PaulH wrote:Now, I am not one of these berks who seem to think they emit lethal radiation: quite the opposite;
Frankly, I don't want to eat anything anymore that comes from anywhere near the coastlines, let alone Sellafield...
In fact, every time you think you are safe to eat something, bang... there goes the myth and it's on the "eat at your own risk" list.
It truly is a sad world we live in.
And you have my heartfelt sympathy, PaulH. Having to test stuff from around Sellafield must have been one of your highlights in life...
In fact, every time you think you are safe to eat something, bang... there goes the myth and it's on the "eat at your own risk" list.
It truly is a sad world we live in.
And you have my heartfelt sympathy, PaulH. Having to test stuff from around Sellafield must have been one of your highlights in life...
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