{"id":8426,"date":"2024-10-07T01:30:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T01:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/quirky-california-contoversy\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T01:30:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T01:30:38","slug":"quirky-california-contoversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/quirky-california-contoversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Quirky California Contoversy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ahhh, the Sun, the Surf, the Sand<\/span><\/p>\n

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Doubtless many of fbb’s readers will remember the Beach Boys hit, “California Girls”.\n
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Aaaah, the Sun, the Surf, the Sand and the Sky!\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n

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Apparenty a “cover” of this song is on offer from Katie Perry and Snoop Dog, whoever or whatever they are!\u00a0<\/div>\n
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But maybe the sentiment from 1965 is too sexist for today’s “inclusive” world. If so, equally cringe-worthy was the public transport version of the song.\n
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But California does have some attraction as sunny Seaton slips slowly into autumn’s sombre season!<\/p>\n

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Be that as it may, there is big trouble in California!<\/div>\n
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Maybe fbb should come clean. There are many place names in the UK that would appear (often are!) derived from foreign parts. fbb’s favourite is, of course …\n
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… in Ayrshire. This has no connection with Russia, however, but is a corruption of the name of a local laird’s land and “lodgings”.<\/div>\n
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But a close second are two near Sheffield, the old bloke’s former home.<\/p>\n

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… and …<\/p>\n

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… near Worksop. There are many others nationally; as with samples below.<\/p>\n

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… including one of these …<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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… in Norfolk. And Egypt near Slough.<\/div>\n
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Confusingly we need to go to another<\/span> California for today’s blog – and here is a bus doing it.\n
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Stagecoach 406 is part of a network of buses for Farnborough College.<\/p>\n

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The timetable presumably does make sense to college students.\n
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The 406 (YELLOW<\/span>) terminates top left on the map above. But there are other omnibological delights at California near Finchampstead.<\/div>\n
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Thames Valley a k a Courtney Coaches a k a Reading Buses also go there from Wokingham mainly on Monday to Friday …<\/p>\n

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… with two Saturday shopping trips to The Meadows shopping centre.<\/p>\n

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California is the junction lower left.<\/p><\/div>\n

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More helpful is a Leopard from Reading …\n
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… a k a route 3. There is an excellent map c\/o Reading Buses from which fbb has extracted the relevant bit, but California is not named. It is near Wick Hill on the map.<\/p>\n

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But it does get a shout-out on the actual timetable.<\/p>\n

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Passing pedantic point; why do bus companies publish maps which do not match their timetable?<\/p><\/div>\n

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All three routes serve California Crossroads, which once was a country junction between Nine Mile Ride and Finchampstead Road …\n
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… but which is now adorned with suburban clutter.<\/p><\/div>\n

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So, approaching from bottom left along Finchampstead Road you come upon a double roundabout sign …\n
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… and its associated double roundabout with faded road markings.<\/p>\n

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… plus yellow barriers and general confusion for the unwary.<\/p><\/div>\n

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But deep joy all round, Wokingham Council has “improved” the junction making it “safer”.\n
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This has been at huge disruption to motoring traffic …<\/p>\n

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… with baffling rejigs from all directions …<\/p>\n

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… and substantial and confusing diversions for the buses. The effect on traders at the junctioin has led to on-line pleading …<\/p>\n

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… and, undoubtedly, loss of business.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Couldn’t it have been done at night?<\/div>\n
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But it is now finished and all concerned are breathing one huge sigh of relief.<\/div>\n
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In tomorrow’s mini-blog fbb will reveal the results of the council’s hard and disruptive work.\n
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<\/a>to a\u00a0 blog near you<\/span><\/p>\n

Tues 8 Oct<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
(mini) California crisis conclusion<\/span><\/div>\n
Wed 9 Oct<\/span><\/div>\n
(maxi) First Bus reveals its routes<\/span><\/div>\n
Thur 10 Oct<\/span><\/div>\n
(mini) Cheating on the corners<\/span><\/div>\n
e & o e<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0Next California mini blog : Tues 8th Oct\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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