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First RHS, now National Rail

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suziewoozie Mon 12-Apr-21 18:07:11

Chestnut

Are there visual impairments that prevent you from seeing black and white? Colour blindness is another thing.

Yes

Chestnut Mon 12-Apr-21 18:06:13

Are there visual impairments that prevent you from seeing black and white? Colour blindness is another thing.

suziewoozie Mon 12-Apr-21 17:38:05

Read the full thread and then come back and have a pop at me. It’s all of one page long

Chewbacca Mon 12-Apr-21 17:19:17

I'm a long time member of the RHS and so have just checked their log in page...... full colour front page of Spring daffodils and absolutely no mention whatsoever of Prince Philip, any member of the RF or any recent demise therein.
National Rail website in full colour of the royal blue livery colours and, again, no mention of Prince Philip, the RF or any deaths.

Maybe it isn't the country that's spiralling into madness.......hmm

suziewoozie Mon 12-Apr-21 17:13:30

Here’s the NR story
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/national-rail-remove-prince-philip-23898080

Bonkers

suziewoozie Mon 12-Apr-21 17:09:14

Jaxjacky

NR and RHS fine now.

RHS wasn’t about their website - apologies for lack of clarity

suziewoozie Mon 12-Apr-21 17:08:16

Casdon

The RHS isn’t in greyscale, I bought something from there yesterday and the website is in colour still?

I never said it was - sorry if I appeared to imply that. My mention of RHS was about them throwing everyone out on Friday - part of the collective madness

Chestnut they had to change it back after complaints

Jaxjacky Mon 12-Apr-21 17:07:21

NR and RHS fine now.

Chestnut Mon 12-Apr-21 17:05:01

If NR is National Rail then the website hasn't changed. Its in colour. Are you sure it's not your computer? This is only 30 mins after the OP.

Chestnut Mon 12-Apr-21 17:00:54

Because they are a Royal Warrant Holder, Waitrose sent the following message. It extended sympathy to the Queen, not the recipient of the e-mail.
As a Royal Warrant holder, Waitrose is deeply saddened by the death of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and profoundly grateful for his extraordinary service to the nation over so many years. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to Her Majesty The Queen and The Royal Family.

Casdon Mon 12-Apr-21 16:56:58

The RHS isn’t in greyscale, I bought something from there yesterday and the website is in colour still?

NotSpaghetti Mon 12-Apr-21 16:51:06

It was from Ocado!

NotSpaghetti Mon 12-Apr-21 16:50:40

I had a photo of Prince Philip with a message of condolence the other day.
I'm afraid I was so fed up I wrote back to them saying I was not a member of the Royal Family and would they please direct their condolences there.

What rubbish. Obviously some marketing hot-shot.?

suziewoozie Mon 12-Apr-21 16:46:59

It’s utter madness to even begin to think that changing the colour on a website has got anything at all to do with showing respect - it’s not even as though he ever used it is it?

EllanVannin Mon 12-Apr-21 16:44:41

It's nobody's fault except for the dozy articles who should have known that certain colours aren't visible to the visibly impaired or disabled.
I call it lack of common sense nothing else.

suziewoozie Mon 12-Apr-21 16:33:09

This country is spiralling into a collective madness. NR charged its web site to greyscale because of Prince Philip’s death. This rendered it inaccessible to users with certain visual impairments. Really ? I mean really?