I took this photo in Caerleon, on the University of Wales campus. Odd, to see a London phone box in Wales, but, even odder was the fact that there was no phone inside lol. So what the hell were they using it for? Somewhere for the smokers when it rained? Lol 😉
Will post what it inspired me to write on Tuesday, but in the meantime any suggestions as to what you would use an “empty” phone box for? Lol
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it is an authentic london phone box! there are 3 fool proof ways to check
1) the phone is missing
2) if phone is there it has been vandalised
3) there is a pool of urine inside
cant remember the last time i saw one of these in London LOL but it reminds me of my childhood when they were everywhere 😀
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Ha ha ha, ahhhhh, yes, I remember it well 🙂
I was in London earlier this week and saw BLACK ONES! Now, what’s that all about? Lol 😉
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Ha! I thought maybe you were on vacation in London.
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I was in London earlier this week Jennifer, and didn’t see one red phone box lol
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Maybe they are going extinct like they are in the USA. No need for them with cell phones in everyone’s pockets
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I think they are Jennifer 😦
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Actually they are collectors items…so many people mourned their demise so bought them for their gardens or community. I have even seen a couple turned into tiny libraries!
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Yeah, I’ve seen the ones they turn into libraries, brilliant idea, they could have done that with this one 😦
It seems such a waste, just sitting there empty lol
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I don’t know if it applies here but in some places locals have campaigned to keep the actual box even when BT have insisted on removing the phone. I’ve seem (pictures of) them used as book exchanges.
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Ahhhhh, that could explain it, but, we’re phone boxes red in Wales? I thought that was a London thing or am I talking rubbish as usual lol 😉
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Kingston has a structure of these which is rather fun! Otherwise use them as a village library or similar.
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Really? That sounds interesting, like a kind of sculpture?
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I’m not sure what it could be used for, but the other day, while walking around London I found a telephone box that had been converted into a cash machine on one side and a small telephone on the other. – I have heard of people using them as potting sheds
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Wow, that sounds brilliant Sam, did you take a pic?
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No I didn’t (damn) why didn’t I think of that? Should be going back very soon, so will seek it out and take that Photo lol
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Secret trysts? 😉
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The “Red Box of Pain” lol 😉
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I saw one of these at an intersection in a tiny village in the Bahamas. I figured the empty ones were entrances to the Ministry of Magic.
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Ha ha ha, brilliant! 🙂
The Bahamas! Wow!
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Boring answer I know, but as it’s a phone box, it could use it for making mobile phone calls in private. Maybe it could have a little seat in there. A place to yourself! I’m getting carried away now…:-)
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Yeah, a little seat would be perfect wouldn’t it 🙂
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Is it just me or is the best answer for the use of a telephone box – other than as intended – is for individuals to change from their socially acceptable alter ego into their superhero costume?
Bigger question is: which superhero/superpower would you have?
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Ha ha ha, now there’s a story! nerdy student on the Welsh campus by day, by night a super hero! Would make a good YA story 🙂
Has to be Shapeshifting (I think that’s what it’s called) what about you honey?
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A good story indeed, would require a new angle I think (like the KickAss version!). Perhaps the telephone box is also a portal into a world where everyone has super-powers and therefore Earth is in turmoil…
Anyway, my superpower? I’ve caught a few episodes of Charmed recently and I quite like the ability to freeze things…could come in handy I think. But, Shapeshifting: now there’s a story waiting to be told!
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Write it Cat! 😉
Ooooo, yeah, freezing things would be good! Just think, you would never be late, ever, for anything! 🙂
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a change room for Superman–no more getting hit in the head with a receiver while he is changing quickly
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Ahhhhhh, perhaps it’s the security guard on the campus that turns into a super hero, so he can control all those rowdy students lol 😉
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Hi Vikki,
I’ve nominated you for The Booker Award. You can find the nomination @ http://wordsfromanneli.wordpress.com
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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It’s a TARDIS of course! 8^)
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Ha ha ha, you watching Dr Who by chance? 😉
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I don’t have time for TV any more, but I was an avid fan of the original series—great story lines and hilariously bad special effects.
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That’s very spooky then, as I’m sat here at the moment, watching the first episode of the new series lol 🙂
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R.E. nailed it and I was afraid nobody was going to catch it! It’s a TARDIS, obviously! I’m sitting here watching the Dr. Who marathon on BBC America in anticipation of the new episode tonight. Woo-hoo!
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Ha ha ha 🙂
And what did you think of the new episode? I LOVED it!
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The new episode was excellent! At first I was a little upset with the turn that Amy and Rory’s relationship had taken but I should’ve known it would all turn out alright!!!
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Oh gawd, yes, so was I 😦
But, I had faith in The Dr lol 😉
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I’ve seen pictures of them being used as mini-libraries filled with used books that anyone can borrow. 🙂
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Now that would be a great idea on a student campus wouldn’t it. Every year students finish with their books they could leave them in the phone box for the next lot of students coming through 🙂
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Must be a hideout – with the new anti-terrorist security measures adopted in design? ( all the windows)
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He he he, good one 🙂
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Are they rare now? I remember when I was traveling through london in 2005 and saw the phone box. A bunch of my friends hopped in and took pictures.
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They do seem to be CC, but, any type of phone box is rare now, I guess because of mobile phones 😦
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To change into my super hero costume obviously!
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Oh, of course, and what superhero would that be exactly? 😉
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I think when they were widely used they were red all over the country – like post boxes. – I’d be superwoman of course.
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I thought you already were Jayne 😉 Or is that everyone else who thinks that 🙂
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