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demmiblue

(39,944 posts) Mon May 29, 2023, 08:28 AM May 2023

Road letters being painted in the UK

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Road letters being painted in the UK (Original Post) demmiblue May 2023 OP

I would have to give the man an A in penmanship. Chainfire May 2023 #1

He is really good at that unc70 May 2023 #2

Well that's a skill that can't be easy to develop. NBachers May 2023 #3

It's easier to use templates dalton99a May 2023 #4

:-D lastlib May 2023 #10

As amazed as I am at his precision, I'm more amazed at his back strength... hlthe2b May 2023 #5

All the above! fierywoman May 2023 #6

I bet it lasts longer that's hot asphalt Historic NY May 2023 #7

Now that's labour intensive! I guess they haven't invented stencils yet. Martin68 May 2023 #8

He seems to be doing quite well with just the straight edge. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #12

I can't even write that well with pen and paper sitting at a desk. FoxNewsSucks May 2023 #9

Showoff. marble falls May 2023 #11

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)

1. I would have to give the man an A in penmanship.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2023, 08:44 AM

May 2023

unc70

(6,514 posts)

2. He is really good at that

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Mon May 29, 2023, 08:50 AM

May 2023

NBachers

(19,572 posts)

3. Well that's a skill that can't be easy to develop.

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Mon May 29, 2023, 09:11 AM

May 2023

dalton99a

(95,299 posts)

4. It's easier to use templates

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2023, 09:29 AM

May 2023

(Greensboro, North Carolina)

lastlib

(28,618 posts)

10. :-D

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #4)

Mon May 29, 2023, 11:29 AM

May 2023

Edjication Fail.......

hlthe2b

(114,692 posts)

5. As amazed as I am at his precision, I'm more amazed at his back strength...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2023, 10:57 AM

May 2023

Mine aches just watching it...

fierywoman

(8,631 posts)

6. All the above!

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Mon May 29, 2023, 11:01 AM

May 2023

Historic NY

(40,135 posts)

7. I bet it lasts longer that's hot asphalt

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2023, 11:04 AM

May 2023

I once observed a road patching crew over there, they heated up the patch to almost liquid and smoothed it out in the end it was hard to even see a patch was made.

Martin68

(28,072 posts)

8. Now that's labour intensive! I guess they haven't invented stencils yet.

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Mon May 29, 2023, 11:16 AM

May 2023

BlackSkimmer

(51,308 posts)

12. He seems to be doing quite well with just the straight edge.

Reply to Martin68 (Reply #8)

Mon May 29, 2023, 12:55 PM

May 2023

Impressive.

FoxNewsSucks

(11,919 posts)

9. I can't even write that well with pen and paper sitting at a desk.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2023, 11:26 AM

May 2023

marble falls

(72,531 posts)

11. Showoff.

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Mon May 29, 2023, 12:36 PM

May 2023

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