Ummm... why? ;DDDFirst, I showed you the beauty of Ho Pui Irrigation Reservoir and its surroundings. Now, here's the -- if not ugly, then bad. Bad English, that is! :D
I think the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department authorities were trying to tell mountain bikers and such to be aware of pedestrians -- and maybe also hikers that they should generally be aware -- while going along the path leading up to the reservoir from Ho Pui village and back down again. Instead, the result is up there with the one about exhitbits -- which I've belatedly realised can be read as ex-hit-bits... and quite appropriate to find in a museum showing how convicts used to be punished by beating hit, among other things! ;D -- and, also, the injunction against sitting on the planter that I previously was moved to draw attention to.
So thanks, Ho Pui, for the great views, good memories and also chuckle-inducing sign which I trust that people will agree does merit a post entirely of its own! :)
I think the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department authorities were trying to tell mountain bikers and such to be aware of pedestrians -- and maybe also hikers that they should generally be aware -- while going along the path leading up to the reservoir from Ho Pui village and back down again. Instead, the result is up there with the one about exhitbits -- which I've belatedly realised can be read as ex-hit-bits... and quite appropriate to find in a museum showing how convicts used to be punished by beating hit, among other things! ;D -- and, also, the injunction against sitting on the planter that I previously was moved to draw attention to.
So thanks, Ho Pui, for the great views, good memories and also chuckle-inducing sign which I trust that people will agree does merit a post entirely of its own! :)
7 comments:
Having been bitten by a pedestrian once, this sign makes perfect sense to me. ;)
Hi duriandave --
You were WHAT?! Do tell more re that story!!!!! :O
The sign made me giggle...then I read duriandave's comment. OH MY! Be ware of them indeed. ;-)
I was just joking! But I suppose I could make up a story. ;D
Hi "Your EG Tour Guide" --
Those scary pedestrians... ;b
Hi again duriandave --
Where is the embarrassed emoticon? I need it! Seriously -- was wondering if Glenn, made rabid by the Hong Kong heat and humidity, bit you as you were walking in Hong Kong one day during your visit... ;b
hi ytsl,
hehe ...maybe the sign is for the wildlife-snakes, etc.
Hi sbk --
Hmmmmm re that suggestion. I suppose pedestrians can sometimes be on the wild side... ;b
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