Yesterday I tried to access some information on a government-run website, only to be told that the website isn't "open" at the weekend. How unbelievably pointless is that? I thought the whole idea of a website was that it was available 24/7. What next? On-line banking that you can't access on bank holidays? It seems that the government has the idea that computer systems also need the weekend to rest, see the kids, do some DIY. It would be quite a sweet image if it wasn't completely bonkers.
I also saw a Transport for London poster at a bus stop yesterday which read: "Important Thing: The more you walk, the more you smile!", followed by a diagram showing an unhappy face next to the words "10 yards" and a big smiley face next to the words "1 mile".
The more you walk, the more you smile! I'm not sure that's entirely true. I'm not sure women in Africa would agree that walking an extra mile a day to collect water would make a massive grin break out on their faces. If anything, I think the reverse is probably true.
Even for people actually at the bus stop it seems a strange message. It implies that the bus may not be coming so you'd be better off walking. That way you might actually get to your destination, then presumably smile ruefully. It's odd. You wouldn't have posters at train stations saying: "Take the bus! You'll be much happier!" Although I suppose you might this week, as there's a tube strike on...
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