17-10-2024, 08:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 17-10-2024, 08:16 PM by Reckless Rat.)
Always best to check dimensions before dipping into one's pocket. I remember a salutory lesson learned by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue when they moved into what was then the new fire station in Sheffield City Centre. When the first crews arrived one asked "Which idiot designed the doors?" to which some puffed chest local authority Colonel Blimp retorted - "easy one that, we just took the measurements from the old station at West Bar!"
"You numpty" was the reply. "We can't get an engine in or out of West Bar without having to fold the mirrors in, you plonker!"
West Bar fire station was built in 1897 when all they had was a horse drawn pump....
OOps!
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The "state of the art" fire station on Charter Row has been recently demolished... West Bar still stands and is now a museum.
"You numpty" was the reply. "We can't get an engine in or out of West Bar without having to fold the mirrors in, you plonker!"
West Bar fire station was built in 1897 when all they had was a horse drawn pump....
OOps!
The "state of the art" fire station on Charter Row has been recently demolished... West Bar still stands and is now a museum.