Yesterday we walked down Kirketon Road and came across an obviously dumped washing machine.

It reminded me of a time years ago, when I lived on Barcom Avenue, and my flatmate and I found a dryer on the street. We were so excited, we dragged it up the stairs and into our unit. We plugged it in, only to find out that, no, it did not work. So we dragged it back out onto the street.

I wished someone had just attached a note to the appliance, like they did to this TV I spotted today on Kings Cross Road.

“OUT OF ORDER.”

Walking past the Altair building on Kings Cross Road, we always wonder what all the white signs on the balconies are there for.

Have they been put there by Lifeline, urging the inhabitants not to jump?

Or are they just multiple reminders asking residents not to hang laundry on the balconies?