Holy $#&@@! is right, but, no, I do not welcome that. That photo did not look 'Shopped to me …
- runs shuddering from the thread *
You know those signs showing the penalties for hitting workers in construction zones? Sometimes I think of them as price tags.
Now? They have to go to the prison first.
I love the signs in small rural towns in Upstate New York that read “ZONED PERMITS REQUIRED”, as if someone just driving through the town was going to build a house on the spur of the moment.
They have to call ahead to reserve a cell.
That’s what a cellphone is for, isn’t it?
Walk! Walk for your lives!!
(seriously, those things are creepy as hell)
OK the info about the pests at least makes sense now, but at the time I thought how in the world are people supposed to get the wood inside their houses if they’re not allowed to move it?
And I still think it’s silly on a road sign. One more distraction for drivers.
people are traveling to vacation. they bring firewood because they have it. states have large sign and media efforts to alert people. the cost to the state and business of large amounts of dead forest is huge.
My favorite sign, by far, is “END ROAD WORK”.
Makes me want to raise a fist in solidarity with the poor road workers.
After stripping the road for re-asphalting, they have signs up that say ‘protruding manholes’. I think dirty gross things every time I see one.
PA used to have the speeding fines posted at the state line and they were kind of cheap, so I think it was counter-productive.
In my town there is a highway that runs adjacent to a golf course. On the fence between, facing the highway, are signs that read: “WATCH FOR ERRANT GOLF BALLS”
How, exactly, am I supposed to do that?
What is the suggested course of action, while I’m piloting my two-ton steel and glass box, should I manage to spot a little, hard, white ball coming my way at 150 mph?
Not to mention after spotting it you have to determine the intent of the player, whether it is a mistake, or going exactly where it was supposed to.
I’m waiting for the one that says ‘Do Not Throw Stones At This Notice’
This is why you are awsome! 
I always liked thiswarning about the zombie apocalypse.
Are you in MA? I just saw a sign on the Pike yesterday that said the same basic thing - something along the lines of “don’t import pests, buy local wood”.
My wood is so local that it grows, gets chopped down, and then gets kiln dried about 5 miles from my house. So, I thought the sign was a bit odd. Who imports their firewood from other states? Campers never crossed my mind.
Absolutely. I work three big camping festivals and several small ones every year, and our security crews are always on the lookout for people bringing wood in. Can’t be done. I like those signs a super lot, because they really cut down on people accusing the festival runners of simply confiscating wood so they can sell more of theirs. We used to get that a lot, before public awareness campaigns made our real motivation known.
Y’know…I have no idea what they actually do with the confiscated wood, though. I’m going to have to ask someone about that…
“Information Police! Please step out of the vehicle.”
“Not unless you have a search engine, officer.”