So THAT’S what they do…
People are only just learning what the yellow ‘H’ signs on lamp posts are for, and their minds are blown.
The meaning behind the yellow square signs, usually found attached to lamp posts and other objects in public spaces, is one of life’s greater mysteries, with people rarely being able to explain their purpose.
But last week, South Yorkshire’s Fire and Rescue Service took to TikTok to explain what the ominous yellow signs actually mean and put the mystery surrounding them to bed.
On a clip showing one of the signs attached to a lamp post, they wrote: “POV: You’ve walked past these small yellow signs your whole life.
“But it was today you realised, finally, after all these years, they are there to tell firefighters where the hydrants are.”
So there you have it; they simply tell firefighters were the hydrants are in the event of emergencies.
TikTok users were quick to express their shock over the revelation, with many admitting they believed the signs to signify helicopter landing pads.
Top or bottom? #FirefighterTikTok #FireHydrant
One social media user commented with a crying face emoji: “I used to think it was H for helicopter landing”.
Another quipped: “I thought they would lead me to Harry Styles”, to which the South Yorkshire Fire Service replied: “If only”.
And another person admitted the H signs weren’t the only fire safety knowledge they lacked, writing: “I only learned the other week that they don’t carry *all of the water* on the trucks – so I’m doomed”.
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Wetherspoon’s sales are down 4.3% this year
Wetherspoons has put over thirty of its pubs up for sale as it records losses of £30 million, something boss Tim Martin says is a ‘momentous challenge’ for the business.
While the pub chain has seen a rise in sales compared to last year, its numbers are still below pre-pandemic levels.
In the year to July, Wetherspoon’s sales were down 4.3% to £1.74 billion. For comparison, the company recorded sales of over £1.8 billion for 2019.
The chain opened seven new pubs during the year, and sold, closed or ended the leases on fifteen others. In July, the business ran a total of 852 pubs across the country.
But in response to its revenue losses and pressures brought on by the cost of living crisis, Wetherspoons is now selling off thirty-two of its pubs from its estate, including nine in London.
Martin said in a statement: “During lockdown, dyed-in-the-wool pub-goers, many for the first time, filled their fridges with supermarket beer – and it has proved to be a momentous challenge to persuade them to return to the more salubrious environment of the saloon bar.”
He added: “The company has improved its prospects in a number of ways in recent financial years.
“We own an increasing percentage of freehold properties, the balance sheet has been strengthened, interest rates have been fixed at low levels until 2031, and we have a large contingent of long-serving pub staff and underlying sales are improving.
“However, as a result of the previously reported increases in labour and repair costs and the potentially adverse effects of rises in interest rates and energy costs on the economy, firm predictions are hard to make.”
Martin also slammed the tax advantages supermarkets have over pubs as a ‘competitive disadvantage’ when it comes to paying VAT on food.
He said: “This competitive disadvantage has had an increasingly debilitating impact on the hospitality industry and will undoubtedly result in long-term financial weakness vis a vis supermarkets – which will also be harmful to employees, the Treasury and the overall economy.”
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A number of holiday hotspots are still in the grips of a deadly heatwave…
A weather warning has been issued to holidaymakers heading to locations such as Turkey, Cyprus and Greece this coming half term.
While the UK shivers in a premature cold snap, a number of countries continue to experience the heatwave experienced across Europe over the summer.
The heatwave has been so prominent, in fact, that records for the hottest October day were broken in Antalya last weekend, when the mercury hit 41C, according to some weather stations.
According to meteorologist Yaser Turker, this was the hottest October day in Turkey since 1930.
He wrote: “Antalya experienced a historical day in terms of temperature.
“Antalya Airport experienced the hottest October day since 1930 with 41.2C (Central 40.4C) due to the blow-drying of the hot air coming from Africa and descending to the bay from N and NW. 41.2C is also Turkey’s October record.”
According to Arabia Weather, the temperature spike is a result of wind descending from the tops of the Taurus mountains in a weather phenomenon called ‘Foehn wind’.
Foehn winds are typically found in mountainous regions around the world, such as the Alps, the Rockies in the United States, Tianshan and Qinling in China.
While these temperatures have cooled in the past two days to a more manageable 30C across Turkey’s southern coast, the mercury’s highpoint this weekend is a reminder of how extreme the heat could remain.
So, Brits planning on heading to any of these destinations during the upcoming half term have been warned to prepare for unusually warm conditions.
‘It was the weirdest but best experience ever’
Peter Kay has been keeping busy this week with a string of ‘top secret’ comedy shows at a theatre in Salford.
People heading into the secluded shows at The Lowry were made to hand in their mobile phones prior to the gigs, and allegedly had to ‘whisper’ which show they were seeing when collecting their tickets.
Fans who were able to secure the tickets took to Twitter after the gig, with one person even saying it was the ‘best night of my life ever’.
Paula Bear, who admitted that she thought the gig was a ‘scam’ at first, wrote: “Omg just been to a secret gig with Peter Kay at The Lowry.
Peter Kay’s doing secret stand-up gigs https://t.co/aAn26PvEeh
“Best night of my life ever, that guy is a legend. Phones in locked pounces, secret ticket collection, the lot.
Replying to someone’s question about the gig, Paula added: “It was the weirdest but best experience ever.
“He is just such a grounded fella. The gig was really raw and unpolished which was what made it so personal.”
Extra tickets just released for Peter Kay’s Dance for Life in Manchester and Liverpool https://t.co/mKCmL5f7QT pic.twitter.com/rUXOhWbqFH
The secret gigs have fuelled speculation that the Phoenix Nights star is preparing for a huge ‘come back’ tour in 2023.
A source close to the star said back in May: “He has lined up huge venues across the country including in Manchester, London and Birmingham and is hoping to announce it in September.
“Peter has not performed a live stand-up set on a big stage in well over a decade now but he could not be more ready to get back out there.”
Kay took a step back from comedy in 2018 after cancelling his live arena tour due to ‘unforeseen family circumstances’.
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