I’m slightly disappointed with the explanation given and had hoped that these were actually the ghost markings of our late monarch coming back to tell us to mind the gip.
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How does this even warrant a news article? It’s a stain on a wall.
Prime material for !andfinally@feddit.uk though!
It’s the first concrete investigation into ghosts on the Elizabeth line. I think that’s worthy of an article.
Then you’d be wrong
Nobody is actually investigating whether these are caused by ghosts. They’re dirty marks on a wall behind a bench where people lean; it’s not a mystery. No more a mystery than discarded chewing gum on a pavement potentially being dropped by ghosts with minty fresh breath.
WOW my assumption that casual UK was about casual topics was clearly wrongly placed. Topics need to be scientifically peer reviewed as well 😂😂.
I’m just having a bit of fun. Don’t take it too seriously.
It’s fucking dirt. From where people lean against the wall, when sitting in those exact spots.
Only a religious moron could possibly think otherwise, and call it a ‘ghost’, ‘spirit’, or whatever bullshit.
How did you manage to go off on quite such a tangent? No one is suggesting the marks were made by ghosts. It’s just a figure of speech.
Why so angry for a casual community posting a mildly humourous casual news story? 😅
It’s just a bit of fun.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67959169
If you’d literally pressed backspace 4 times you wouldn’t have shared a Google AMP link. You can also edit the link your post.
Was there, perhaps, a way you could have given this message without the snark? It might make people listen to what you’re clearly passionate about. If not then they’ll continue to do what’s easiest for them and share a link: amp or not.
Something to think about 😂.
I wouldn’t quite say it was snarky, there was no malicious or hostile intent. It gets tiresome excessively sugar coating the message, and while I understand how you could take it the wrong way the statement was actually very neutral. At least this way I highlighted how easy it is to remove the /amp - literally: ctrl+v, backspace x4.
I’m not overly passionate about it, I just point it out, and then get on with my life. You being stubborn about it has nothing to do with me though lol.
Edit: Lmao and you’re downvoting me because I gently told you off. That’s kind of pathetic.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Transport for London (TfL) is exploring new ways of dealing with “ghost marks” on the walls of Elizabeth line’s platforms.
TfL is trying out solutions to the problem, including putting vinyl coverings behind the seats.
The line spans 73 miles from Reading and Heathrow Airport in the west to Abbey Wood and Shenfield in the east.
The issue was raised in a recent written question to Mayor Sadiq Khan by Caroline Pidgeon, a Liberal Democrat on the London Assembly.
She asked how TfL is ensuring the walls are regularly cleaned so that “the stations remain fresh for decades to come”.
“TfL is also trialling the installation of vinyl coverings behind the seating area and is in the process of evaluating the results.”
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