More Signs

Peter: 24th May 2005 - 19:02 GMT

nice signs! but am i the only one wondering what anti climb paint is?

GGP: 24th May 2005 - 20:02 GMT

anti-climb paint--mindblowing innovation for the brave new world. what's next? anti-spacial houses? anti-digestion doorknobs?

Peter: 24th May 2005 - 20:04 GMT

all these signs remind me of this post.

kobe: 24th May 2005 - 20:12 GMT

for all our american friends:

Anti Climb Paint:
Anti-Climb Paint is a thick, non-drying coating for parapets, downcomers, pipes, window sills, fencing and walls etc. It acts as an extremely effective deterrent to would be intruders and burglars by making surfaces virtually unclimable, whilst marking intruders hands and clothing.

Coverage is approximately 1-2 square meters per litre. Available in both black and grey. Apply by short brush or decorators mitt to surfaces above shoulder height (i.e. over 7 feet), coated surfaces appear normal but will remain unset and slippery for several years.

Note: It is recommended that the presence of Anti-Climb paint is is clearly identified with warning signs.

www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/viewprod/t/TORACP/

kobe: 24th May 2005 - 20:20 GMT

also here

elaine: 25th May 2005 - 05:39 GMT

more cultural difference, huh. i didn't know you didn't have this anti climb paint. the warning signs are everywhere here, i can't remember for how long - and they add to the weight of prohibition even for people who had no interest in climbing on whatever it was; don't do this, don't do that, and we a re watching you - unless you want to set a car on fire, in which case go ahead. bah!

Peter: 25th May 2005 - 14:21 GMT

these signs make it look like throngs of people are just queued up to climb those walls, heh... yeah, ive never seen any "anti-climb" anything in america... strange.

jeeff: 26th May 2005 - 14:07 GMT

could it have something to do with "le PK"?

ps. apparently parkour's big in toronto. www.pkTO.ca

Peter: 26th May 2005 - 14:26 GMT

we get a ton of hits for parkour-hungry searchers here lately... maybe the anti-climb paint is to stop em, heh.

jeeff: 26th May 2005 - 14:45 GMT

i'm always curious about the stats for modernhistory.org. too bad there's no public /stats.

Peter: 26th May 2005 - 14:53 GMT

try www.sitemeter.com ... i use it here (theres a rather useful free version, though it requires you to put an icon on the site) as well as webalizer - www.mrunix.net/webalizer, which is the best, but requires certain server permissions to set up...

jeeff: 26th May 2005 - 15:13 GMT

whoops, i meant the stats for citynoise. stupid fingers. my hosting service uses webalizer.

Peter: 26th May 2005 - 15:22 GMT

yeah, i had to put them behind a password (both sitemeter and webalizer) cause the referrals were getting spidered and causing a little trouble. also: i dont like any random person coming through being able to see our traffic's most intimate details, heh.