The good ol' days for bums

What with the mini-fiasco on slippery seats and slipperier "bum-rests" at bus stops and MRT stations recently, I thought that this made for a nice blast from the past:


Yes, those "orbid" orange bus stop seats of yore. Often featuring flaking paint and cigarette burn marks, and goodness knows what stuck onto the concave underside. Whatever it was, there was no chance in hell that you'd slip off.

I also remember when these seats were coupled with the equally orbid (ok, "retro") orange and beige striped bus shelters, which really didn't look that bad, until you took a double-decker bus and saw all the shit lying on the roof.

This photo was taken outside Central (at Clarke Quay) a few months back. I doubt the seats are still there...