The Silly Summer Photo Thread: The Great Benches of 2016

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McGoohan Aug 2016 7:08am, 19 Aug 2016 25,258 posts	0 McGoohan That is quality chair-spotting. I had to look again to even see the lonely chair in number 3.
LazyDaisy Aug 2016 7:08am, 19 Aug 2016 15,359 posts	0 LazyDaisy Phew, thank goodness the EU never got wind of those ladder regulations, can you imagine the negotiations to suit 27 countries' building requirements
McGoohan Aug 2016 7:09am, 19 Aug 2016 25,259 posts	0 McGoohan (Those chairs are mostly quite lo-tech considering they're at a lab where they're trying to make a space laser that can rip a hole in the Universe.)
Winded Aug 2016 7:26am, 19 Aug 2016 4,575 posts	0 Winded The regs don't seem to say say why they want access. Fire escapes? Snow clearance? Both? Something else - it isn't about the refs in the same way that cars don't just have brakes to pass the MOT.
McGoohan Aug 2016 7:30am, 19 Aug 2016 25,260 posts	0 McGoohan Here's the forum on which I found that: finlandforum.org There are links on that page I can't get to as you have to be a registered Finland Forumite!
Diogenes Aug 2016 8:10am, 19 Aug 2016 16,693 posts	0 Diogenes I think it is to make it easier for burglars and prevent law suits should they fall when trying to access an open window.
Winniefree Aug 2016 4:31pm, 19 Aug 2016 1,318 posts	0 Winniefree A French bench, with obligatory bike. The stripy jumper wearing onion seller had gone for lunch
LazyDaisy Aug 2016 4:35pm, 19 Aug 2016 15,373 posts	0 LazyDaisy Nice bike-benching, Winnie!
Winniefree Aug 2016 9:59am, 21 Aug 2016 1,319 posts	0 Winniefree Homecoming benches. No. 1 - the bench at our local Tesco. There are lots of sculptures by the same artist along the TransPennine Trail No. 2 - the work in progress bench. Mr W liberated this from neighbours who were throwing it out three years ago. He's going to do it up so I can sit in the sun. It had half a slat more then.....
Diogenes Aug 2016 8:02pm, 22 Aug 2016 16,735 posts	0 Diogenes