Question on modern life

[Osboro]

Why do the slots of car seat belts have a square of fuzzy felt/ soft Velcro on the reverse side?..what’s it for??

 

[Laughing]

That does 2 things. It stops the catch rattling against the center console and it protects it from scratches. The rear catches tend not to have the velcro.

 

[Laughing]

What is the 26 mile long purple pipe on the center reservation on the m1 gonna be used for?

 

[Nobby_Barnes]

What is the 26 mile long purple pipe on the center reservation on the m1 gonna be used for?

The purple ducting is a secured protective ducting which contains cables which are known as NRTS. NRTS stands for National Roads Telecommunications Services and is operated by a company called GeneSYS Telecommunication Ltd.

The reason behind the NRTS project is to upgrade, operate and maintain communication systems that link the roadway communication devices along the motorways and other main ‘A’ roads. The devices operated by the NRTS consist of emergency telephones, CCTV, etc. and are linked to both the national traffic control and police control centres.

NRTS usually run along and underneath the verge of motorways, but with most motorway schemes carrying out construction works on the verges, the NRTS have had to be relocated temporarily to the central reservation.

Once a motorway scheme has been completed, the NRTS will be transferred back to the verge, and the temporary line in the central reservation removed

 

[atypical_boro]

Why do technology manufacturers put port labels in black so that you have to use a torch to see what you're actually meant to plug into them?

 

[Andy_W]

The purple ducting is a secured protective ducting which contains cables which are known as NRTS. NRTS stands for National Roads Telecommunications Services and is operated by a company called GeneSYS Telecommunication Ltd.

The reason behind the NRTS project is to upgrade, operate and maintain communication systems that link the roadway communication devices along the motorways and other main ‘A’ roads. The devices operated by the NRTS consist of emergency telephones, CCTV, etc. and are linked to both the national traffic control and police control centres.

NRTS usually run along and underneath the verge of motorways, but with most motorway schemes carrying out construction works on the verges, the NRTS have had to be relocated temporarily to the central reservation.

Once a motorway scheme has been completed, the NRTS will be transferred back to the verge, and the temporary line in the central reservation removed

Well, I've installed these, and you answered that better than I could

 

[Sammysmiths]

Where does your lap go when you stand up?

 

[atypical_boro]

Where does your lap go when you stand up?

Oh that's not modern, its been an issue for centuries.

 

[SmallTown]

DO YOU ACCEPT COOKIES?

 

[Borobuddah]

Why do the slots of car seat belts have a square of fuzzy felt/ soft Velcro on the reverse side?..what’s it for??

I don’t have these, why do I always miss out?

 

[bear66]

Why don't people just make up a flask of coffee before leaving home?

 

[Norfolkred1]

Why have pockets in babies jeans.

 

[jeff_potato]

Why do people queue at filling stations for a specific side (vans and the very largest SUVs excepted) and remain in the queue when they see others arrive, stretch the hose across the back of the car and leave before they've even started fuelling?

This one isn't strictly modern, but has periodically crossed my mind since my schooldays. Which committee sat down, dismissed certain options for scents and then decided "Right, that's going to be the smell of gas?"

 

[JackG]

The purple ducting is a secured protective ducting which contains cables which are known as NRTS. NRTS stands for National Roads Telecommunications Services and is operated by a company called GeneSYS Telecommunication Ltd.

The reason behind the NRTS project is to upgrade, operate and maintain communication systems that link the roadway communication devices along the motorways and other main ‘A’ roads. The devices operated by the NRTS consist of emergency telephones, CCTV, etc. and are linked to both the national traffic control and police control centres.

NRTS usually run along and underneath the verge of motorways, but with most motorway schemes carrying out construction works on the verges, the NRTS have had to be relocated temporarily to the central reservation.

Once a motorway scheme has been completed, the NRTS will be transferred back to the verge, and the temporary line in the central reservation removed

Eventually, they will be replaced with the Ben Houchen Zil lane.

 

[Steer]

When dining in Nandos, why do I have to order my food in a phone app, when it is so much easier to just ask a waitress? Can't be Covid related, as they still have to visit your table when they bring you the food & drink.

 

[NoloBoro]

Modern life is rubbish

 

[SmallTown]

When dining in Nandos, why do I have to order my food in a phone app, when it is so much easier to just ask a waitress? Can't be Covid related, as they still have to visit your table when they bring you the food & drink.

Because it’s much easier?

 

[jeff_potato]

When dining in Nandos, why do I have to order my food in a phone app, when it is so much easier to just ask a waitress? Can't be Covid related, as they still have to visit your table when they bring you the food & drink.

The cynic in me thinks that by removing something from the requirements of staff, it makes it easier to deny future wage increases if the job appears to be easier.

 

[HarryVegas]

Why is dyslexia so difficult to spell?

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

When dining in Nandos, why do I have to order my food in a phone app, when it is so much easier to just ask a waitress? Can't be Covid related, as they still have to visit your table when they bring you the food & drink.

They get their app on you're phone to harvest data from you, that's what it's all about