Well, I was out ripping up illegal signs along Route 1 in town tonight, and I got

[Redstone]

two beeps-and-a-thumbs-up from people driving by, plus one women who beeped and yelled "thank you for getting rid of that garbage," plus one siren-toot from a local cop.

That felt good. And my town is nice and clean again.

"Keeping America beautiful, one illegal sign at at time." It's a rewarding hobby.

Redstone

[graywarrior]

1. The visualization in my head is priceless.

[snailly]

2. LOL

Love it, Redstone!

[Redstone]

4. Here's the picture from the article in the Hartford newspaper a few years ago.

you don't have to imagine anymore. (Yes, I really DO do this while wearing a suit.)



Redstone

[graywarrior]

You are my fucking IDOL, dude.

Come to Florida. Those signs are on every damn corner here. Did you know there are people who can get rid of your debt--IMMEDIATELY!!!!!! Here! In Florida! ! ! !

[Redstone]

8. So start ripping the fuckers down. They're illegal, and it's good exercise besides being

good community service.

Redstone

[graywarrior]

9. I just may do that. They stick em in the ground around here.

(I'll get a black suit and dude hat and start yanking)

[Redstone]

11. Actually, no, get yourself one of those orange vests...those old folks in Florida don't

see all that well when they're driving.

And, by the way, the wire "step stakes" they use for the signs stuck into the ground meake GREAT plant supports / trellises for your vegetable garden!

Redstone

[graywarrior]

12. I prefer the suit and hat. We could call ourselves "R".

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

36. Hows about "V For Vendetta" ???

...Just a suggestion... :rofl:

[Redstone]

43. I like that. Every one of those signs costs the assholes 4 or 5 bucks, so "V" works for me.

Redstone

[lost-in-nj]

14. Can I second that

:toast: :applause:

lost

[Redstone]

15. Thank you, m'dear. You're a peach.

Redstone

[alphafemale]

6. This is you?

Very cool!


:woohoo: :applause: :woohoo:

[Redstone]

7. That's me. I live in a pretty little town, and I don't tolerate people people trashing it.

Redstone

[Louis Cipher]

3. What did the signs say?

[Redstone]

5. In this case, they were for a sale at a local Bass outlet store, plus the usual mix of

"We buy houses" and "affordable health insurance."

A new crop of assholes who will give up as soon as they notice that illegal signs never last more than 12 hours in my town.

Redstone

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

10. thanks for doing that

I hate those damned things, too.

[Redstone]

13. Well, then, what are you waiting for? Go rip some down (or up) TOMORROW!

They're illegal where you live too, so there's NO reason for you to put up with those leeches trying to get free advertising by dirtying up your town.

Redstone

[Maddy McCall]

16. Hey! I did that recently.

Big ass 4x8' signs. Placed on the right-of-ways, supported by 2x4 posts.

I also eliminated over 100 of their small signs on right of way. They didn't place the signs in supporters' yards--they put them at intersections, apartment complexes, and the likes...on the right-of-way.

I think the final count of signs I removed was 136, including 15 of the big ones. It was fun, the streets were cleaner afterwards, and, like you, I got support from people who drove by. :D

[Redstone]

19. Holy shit. Four by eight feet? I've never seen one of those, but I've heard of them.

Good for you. Keep up the good work.

Redstone

[MsKandice01]

17. Wow, you're my hero...

Good for you!

[Redstone]

34. No, m'dear, thank you, but a hero is someone who risks his or her life to save the life

of someone else. I'll let you tell me I'm a good citizen for keeping my town clean, but a hero? No. I'm not one of them for picking up illegal signs. Maybe for that one time when I ran into the burning house across the street and put the fire out, but not in this case.

But thank you anyway.

Redstone

[idgiehkt]

18. wow, I didn't know they were illegal.

Good for you. :hug:

[Redstone]

20. They are illegal EVERYWHERE. I'ts called "Trespass to Chattels," which is a common-law

precept, meaning "you can't use someone else's property without their permission."

The telephone poles belong to the electric company. The right-of-way along the roads belongs to the state.

You can't use other people's property to get free advertising for your business. And most of the "businesses" who advertise this way are either pyramid schemes or outright frauds. Like the "We Buy Houses" creeps who prey on people who have financial problems.

Redstone

[idgiehkt]

22. awesome

Then not only will i rip them down but I will recycle them, lol.

Thanks for letting me know, hope you are doing well. :hi:

[Redstone]

26. You're welcome, and I'm doing well, thank you for asking. I wasn't even using

crutches or a cane tonight while on cleanup patrol, and had the car roof down, so it was a real pleasant time.

Redstone

[WCGreen]

21. You need a tear coming out of your eye...

Like the Indian Dude from the 60's...

[Redstone]

24. Nah, I prefer anger over tears. Besides, it's good exercise and good community service.

Trash MY town, will they? I don't think so. This is MY town, and I WILL keep it clean of the trash those parasites try to spread all over it.

Redstone

[WCGreen]

28. There ya go....

Our town won't let them do such stuff...

Chasing down that kind of stuff gives our cops something to do...

[Redstone]

29. Yeah, our state law provides for a $50 per sign fine, but nobody wants to enforce it.

The local cops are happy that I deal with the signs, because if I don't, the town makes them and the town highway crew do it.

But that takes too long for me. I'm not going to let them stay up for three days.

Every year, it's the same thing. New crew of sign spammers, and it takes a month or two before they understand that their signs won't last half a day in this town, then they give up. So at least it's easy for me from about June through the following spring.

Redstone

[fizzgig]

23. you're good people, redstone

seriously, i'm proud to know you

[Redstone]

30. And doesn't it make me feel good to hear that. Thank you.

Redstone

[Ellen Forradalom]

25. Could you fetch down those plastic bags fluttering in the trees

while you're at it?

:hi:

[Redstone]

27. Hey, you!

No, sorry; I do pick up all the miscellaneous trash that I find when I'm cleaning up the signs (hey, I'm right there so why not) but I don't have a cherrypicker truck to get the bags in the trees.

Would if I could, though.

How's the West coast treating you?

Redstone

[Ellen Forradalom]

39. The Left Coast is treating me fine, thanks

Separating from the spouse and moving down closer to LA--but not too close, just over the hills from Malibu.

[Ellen Forradalom]

57. Get yourself a bag snagger

http://www.muzen.com/snagger.html

[Common Sense Party]

31. Now if you could just get rid of all the ugly bumperstickers...

Not as big as the roadside signs, but every bit an eyesore.

[Redstone]

33. Thank you so much for your useful contribution. Yes indeed, bumper stickers

are as much of a problem as two-by-three-foot illegal signs that are plastered all over our roadsides, typically in groups of three, every eighth of a mile.

You may not mind having your town trashed by those signs, but I do. I have some of what used to be called "civic pride." If you don't, that's OK with me.

But I'll continue to keep my town clean.

Redstone

[Common Sense Party]

52. Calm the hell down. I never said anything about "not minding"

my town "trashed" by signs (which it isn't, thankfully, I live in the prettiest town in the country), nor did I say anything demeaning about your valiant efforts to eradicate signs from your township.

I simply stated a truth--that bumperstickers are an ugly eyesore. Which they are.

[Redstone]

56. But bumperstickers are on the PROPERTY of the people who have them...their cars.

People can put whatever they want to on their own property, and it's none of my fucking business if they do.

Furthermore, bumperstickers are generally expressions of opinion, NOT advertising.

Opinions (such as seen on bumperstickers) are free speech, as protected by the First Amendment. Advertising is NOT "speech."

You don't understand the difference, do you?

But that's all right, you don't have to understand. I'll do what I do, and you'll approve of it or not, or make whatever comments you want to, and your comments will be relevant or not, and it's OK with me.

Redstone

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35. I wonder if that Grovel Bot is an illegal sign

just kidding

[Redstone]

44. Hey, be patient would you? I'm waiting to see if I can sneak in at #999 or #1000.

Redstone

[riona]

37. Picking up trash

My husband and I periodically picked up trash along the entrance way to our small housing development which also led to the public golf course. People would actually stop their cars next to us to point out litter they had just driven by. It didn't occur to them that we were doing this voluntarily and not fulfilling a "community service" sentence.

[Redstone]

42. Lazy bastids, as Americans tend to be. But good for you and your husband;

keep it up! We CAN, each of us, make a difference, even if only a small one.

Redstone

[Gormy Cuss]

38. Redstone buddy....

That's the most inventive exercise program that I've ever encountered. ;-)

Now that I'm thinking about it, I don't see many of these ads around here. Someone must be on top of it.

[Redstone]

47. I think that in your area the towns stay on top of the problem. There are towns and cities

around the country who do that in a big way (Houston is one, as is Philadelphia).

Redstone

[libodem]

40. That is so cool

and I know you have the chronic pain deal happening...but you didn't let that slow you down. Go get 'em!

[Redstone]

41. Hey, it helps with the chronic pain if I keep moving. And when people see me limping while

I'm getting the signs, maybe it will shame them into action.

At least I hope so.

Redstone

[BarenakedLady]

45. Awesome!

:yourock:

[Redstone]

46. You know what would be awesome? If you do the same in your town. And I bet you will,

because I know you, and I know what a fine person you are.

Get your friends together, and make a party out a sign-cleaning expedition. You know, if you put some adult beverages into those "travel cups," nobody will be the wiser...lots of fun for all.

Redstone

[flvegan]

48. I have to admit...I go after snipe signs, too

(that's what they're legally called here in FL). However, I collect signs promoting the circus, etc.

Hey, if they ever put up something unreachable, I recommend the Tippmann Pneumatics SMG-68 with a big, fat banana feed and a full tank. But, you didn't hear it from me.

[Redstone]

49. I use a "painter's pole" with a razor-knife blade fixed to the top. They may use all manner

of nails / screws / washers to attach the signs to the poles, and put they 12 feet up, but with two slices of my cutter pole, all that's left is a one-inch strip.

I'm not actually surprised to hear that you clean up spam signs...glad to hear that you do.

It's gotta be a HELL of a battle down there where it's so densely populated; I'm actually lucky that the twons are small around here, which makes it easier for me to get the message across to the sign spammers that we don't tolerate their garbage. I can clean the main roads in my town and the rouf adjoining towns in one morning...especially when the Little Guy helps me with "sign patrol," which he enjoys doing.

Get your friends involved in cleaning up your towns, too. It CAN make a difference.

(The paintball gun would be a hell of a good alternative, though.)

Redstone

[flvegan]

50. If you freeze 'em

allegedly, they go further. They still paint/splatter the same, you just get a better range. The aim ain't so good, because you're dealing with a product that's static on one side.

Heh, heh. Down here...it's sad. I'm going to take your advice and get more folks involved, though.

[Redstone]

51. You know what's REALLY fun to do with signs for events like gun shows and circuses?

Print up some stickers that say "EVENT CANCELLED" and slap them on the signs.

That hurts the spammers financially, big time.

Redstone

[RiffRandell]

53. I always try and protest the circus.

Animals are not to be exploited for our entertainment. I HATE circuses that involve animals. My son will never attend one---don't get me started on the GA aquarium.

Thanks for being a sign wrecker---more of you are needed!

CP

[Redstone]

54. So you dislike circuses? That's a start. Do you also dislike insurance fraud:

"Affordable health Insurance," which signs promote shitty health insurance sold by UNLICENSED brokers?

Do you also dislike pyramid schemes: "Work Frome Home," or "Lose 30 pounds in 30 days," which signs promote the Herbalife pyramid?

Do you also dislike predators who prey on people with financial problems: "We Buy Houses," which you'll only have to google to see what a disgusting "business" that is?

There is NO legitimate business that will advertise by trashing our towns with spam signs. If a business can't use legitimate, legal advertising, it's a sleazy, bullshit deal.

All the more reason to go out and get rid of those signs. Not only do you help keep your town clean, you also help keep the sleazebags from taking advantage of people.

Go get 'em.

Redstone

[RiffRandell]

55. Exactly!

Thanks for setting such a good example!

Peace,

CP