What is the point?

[Padge]

... of route numbers on the back of buses.

[Futtocks]

If you miss the bus and have any idea at all of the schedule, you can see what route it was and figure out how long you'll have to wait for the next one, maybe?

Although apps like TFL Go have pretty much superceded the numbers on the back in some regions.

[gingerjon]

7 hours ago, Padge said:

... of route numbers on the back of buses.

So if you’re at a bus stop and there is a bus waiting then you know which one it is, regardless of the direction you are approaching it from.

[HawkMan]

 

Have to admit I'm a bus nerd,  I contribute to the London Bus Forum, link below,

https://tangytango.proboards.com/board/28/london-bus-routes

Tfl routes 275, 346, in a small way I contributed to their current routeings.

I am Passingfordbridgeboy on the above forum, my username in honour of the 375 the most bizarre route in London.  Delivering passengers from Romford  to Passingford Bridge, in the middle of nowhere.

TFL desperately want to scrap this route but political pressure from local MP preventing this. It serves Havering- atte- Bower which is within London Borough so they are obliged to maintain service   but Passingford Bridge 2 miles further on isn't in London but it's the nearest convenient turn around point for buses.

( time lapse video  4 minutes)

 

Edited May 17 by HawkMan

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Is this the most random question ever asked on this forum? The veterans will tell me not of course.

[hindle xiii]

1 hour ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

Is this the most random question ever asked on this forum? The veterans will tell me not of course.

"Do lobsters feel pain?" began a legend.

[HawkMan]

Worst thing is running after a bus because of the rear number and finding the front number different.

Edited May 17 by HawkMan

[The Hallucinating Goose]

1 hour ago, hindle xiii said:

"Do lobsters feel pain?" began a legend.

I'm intrigued, do elaborate.  

[sam4731]

12 hours ago, Padge said:

... of route numbers on the back of buses.

If you live outside London, it's to inform you that you've missed the weekly bus.

[Padge]

6 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

I'm intrigued, do elaborate.  

Once upon a time there were two rival lobster companies...

[The Hallucinating Goose]

2 minutes ago, Padge said:

Once upon a time there were two rival lobster companies...

Well don't leave it on a cliffhanger!

[Padge]

30 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

Well don't leave it on a cliffhanger!

One company was Mobyclaw...

[Padge]

What is the point of toasters that don't fit a normal UK bread slice.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

3 minutes ago, Padge said:

What is the point of toasters that don't fit a normal UK bread slice.

Because bread sizing isn't standardised.

[Futtocks]

36 minutes ago, Padge said:

One company was Mobyclaw...

...and the other one was Clawphin.

It was a cetacean crustacean gustatory sensation!

[Futtocks]

33 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

Because bread sizing isn't standardised.

Not even the range available in a corner shop.

[Padge]

32 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

Because bread sizing isn't standardised.

Standard UK sliced bread typically measures roughly 10cm to 13cm, 4 to 5inches wide and 10cm to 14cm, 4 to 5.5inches high. Slice thickness varies by cut:

Medium: ~10 to 12.5 mm

Thick: ~15 to 19 mm

Toastie / Extra Thick: ~20 to 25 mm

 

 

[The Hallucinating Goose]

6 hours ago, Padge said:

Standard UK sliced bread typically measures roughly 10cm to 13cm, 4 to 5inches wide and 10cm to 14cm, 4 to 5.5inches high. Slice thickness varies by cut:

Medium: ~10 to 12.5 mm

Thick: ~15 to 19 mm

Toastie / Extra Thick: ~20 to 25 mm

 

 

The cheapest bread in tesco isn't even the same size as their medium range, let alone compared to other shops.

[Old Frightful]

On 17/05/2026 at 17:22, Padge said:

Once upon a time there were two rival lobster companies...

Did the B52s sing about one of them?

[Padge]

1 hour ago, Old Frightful said:

Did the B52s sing about one of them?

Neither of them rocked.