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xoxoxoBruce 02-17-2019 01:20 AM

Feb 17th, 2019: Fabric of Society
 
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The fabric of a society or system is its basic structure, with all the customs and beliefs that make it work successfully.
Poppycock, the fabric of society is cloth (woven fibers), which covers the seats on Public transportation, ie buses and trains.

http://cellar.org/img/cloth1.jpg

Some will choose off the rack, stock material, while others will have their own design produced, depending on resources and clout.

http://cellar.org/img/cloth2.jpg

But who decides, who chooses what will smack your eyeballs every morning when you wake up half way to work?

http://cellar.org/img/cloth3.jpg

I think the people, the paying riders, should at least have a vote on what caresses their butts so often. Patterns to the people!!

http://cellar.org/img/cloth4.jpg

What say you, are you ready to wrest the power to chose what greets your ass from "the man".

http://cellar.org/img/cloth5.jpg

You can't just overthrow the powers that be without planning your strategy for change before you get there, or you won't be there long.
So what colors, patterns, designs would you choose. After you decide, only then to the pitchforks and torches.

http://cellar.org/img/cloth6.jpg

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Gravdigr 02-17-2019 06:52 AM

I'll take Stockholm.

The rest are all bleurgh.

Clodfobble 02-17-2019 08:04 AM

Look at the balls on Madrid! Nearly all white. I guess....

The stains in Spain stay mainly on the planes.

Gravdigr 02-17-2019 08:19 AM

Bravo.

glatt 02-17-2019 08:20 AM

Those blue seats with the old person image on them to show that they are reserved are smart.

On the DC metro, there are signs up by the ceiling that say those seats are reserved. Pedestrians do not read signs that are above their heads. I have always thought they should put the reserved signs on the seats themselves.

Similarly, the most effective ads I have seen in metro were big stickers stuck to the of the stations. People who walk tend to look where they are walking. Put the signs there.

glatt 02-17-2019 08:22 AM

Stickers on the *floors* of the stations.

Gravdigr 02-17-2019 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt (Post 1025905)
Those blue seats with the old person image on them to show that they are reserved are smart.

Apparently they're for old ppl, crutchy ppl, and dogs.

Diaphone Jim 02-17-2019 11:30 AM

Aubgane? Never heard of it. Oh you mean Aubagne. Never heard of it either.

Poland: Oil wells? Windmills? National bird?

Carruthers 02-17-2019 12:13 PM

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The latest series of Great British Railway Journeys is currently being shown.
The presenter, Michael Portillo, has a somewhat 'unusual' taste in fashion.
His favourite jacket at the moment appears to be made from the seat fabric used in London Underground trains some years ago.

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I might be wrong as I haven't been to London for decades (can't stand the place) but that pattern looks awfully familiar.

Some more up to date designs: Link

sexobon 02-17-2019 12:52 PM

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It's a thing:

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Why is train-seat fabric so ugly?

Get your own train-seat fabric from the London Transport Museum:

https://www.ltmuseumshop.co.uk/homew...quette#show=23

Carruthers 02-17-2019 01:20 PM

The furniture at the LT Museum site is pretty unremarkable and, aside from that, it's grossly overpriced!

I shall not be beating a path to their door.

However, thanks for posting the link, sexobon. :thumb:

xoxoxoBruce 02-17-2019 01:52 PM

They choose something that won't show the dirt.
http://cellar.org/img/seatbeat.gif


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