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July 27th, 2014 at 7:26:28 PM permalink
Quote: rxwine

I wonder if you had a business named "Wrong Way" or "Hippo Crossing" or "Unlucky Street" or "Dead End" or "Alien Abduction Zone" if they would accept it.



The rule seemed to be that it had to be your official business name and logo/font. I would bet that an official business, and they are not expensive to file for, called "Speed Limit 100" would get approved.

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at some point I think that will end up in my rec room- anyone want to make some prop bets?



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July 27th, 2014 at 7:38:33 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard


If the sign disappears, you'll be the first suspect.



Hey, I got dibs, I called it first. The race is on..
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July 27th, 2014 at 7:55:08 PM permalink
omg the possibilities of this are endless-

i have seen adopt a highway signs with .com after them- i would have def fixed that wiz if I were you

back in the day there was a howard stern rest stop in jersey- the race was on for the plaque- eventually it was gone and so was the rest stop
it was back in the day when christine todd whitman named a rest stop after him

wiz I think someone grabs this at some point

there was a mile marker 420 also that kept being taken then just switched it recently to 419.9
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July 27th, 2014 at 7:57:53 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard

Yes, I asked for that. Part of the red tape was CalTrans wouldn't allow it, because the ".com" is not in my official business name.



i cant believe you missed the easy fix, especially since you were at the sign.

1) magic marker/Sharpie
2) put .COM underneath the name
3) profit

heck, next time I drive by there, i'll do it.

heck, i'll even do a wizardofvegas.com bumper sticker and put it under your name.

how long is the sign staying up?
do they actually take down the sign when you stop paying?
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July 27th, 2014 at 8:00:22 PM permalink
Downtown there's a 2 block street called Gay St and there
are 3 intersections with Gay St signs. They started
disappearing about 25 years ago and the city finally
gave up replacing them. They usually didn't last a week.

The Wiz sign is history, somebody already has their
eye on it. It's too cool.
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July 27th, 2014 at 8:17:11 PM permalink
Quote: 100xOdds

i cant believe you missed the easy fix, especially since you were at the sign.

1) magic marker/Sharpie
2) put .COM underneath the name
3) profit

heck, next time I drive by there, i'll do it.

heck, i'll even do a wizardofvegas.com bumper sticker and put it under your name.

how long is the sign staying up?
do they actually take down the sign when you stop paying?



I'm certainly not stopping you from the ".com" idea. However, the sign is on a curved downhill slope, 20-something miles from Buffalo Bill's. So, let's not go too far as nobody will look at it for more than half a second.

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Downtown there's a 2 block street called Gay St



There is a also a Gay Street in Baltimore, right in the downtown area. Ironically, it isn't where the gay bars are. Don't ask me how I know.

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The Wiz sign is history, somebody already has their
eye on it. It's too cool.



Consider yourself on the suspect list as well.

Oh, and regarding you use or the word "their," please see this thread at DT.
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July 27th, 2014 at 8:22:24 PM permalink
Quote: EvenBob

Downtown there's a 2 block street called Gay St and there
are 3 intersections with Gay St signs. They started
disappearing about 25 years ago and the city finally
gave up replacing them. They usually didn't last a week.
.

You had some busy weeks back then I guess.
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July 27th, 2014 at 8:31:47 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard



Oh, and regarding you use or the word "their," please see this thread at DT.



Good enough for Shakespeare, good enough in
a road sign discussion. And I can't get the sign
in the overhead on the plane, so take me off
the list.
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July 27th, 2014 at 8:33:48 PM permalink
It was the 80's and I had the cab co and
drove by there a lot. It was a Gay neighborhood
too, I'm sure that sign was a real collectible.
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July 27th, 2014 at 8:58:20 PM permalink
I'll take a look when I'm in Vegas may have to offer a cabbie a few hundred to snag it for me
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July 27th, 2014 at 9:36:08 PM permalink
I wonder why these prominent local businesses haven't invested in at least several miles of highway beautification:

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July 27th, 2014 at 10:17:15 PM permalink
Quote: DrawingDead

I wonder why these prominent local businesses haven't invested in at least several miles of highway beautification:

I have no doubt they have regulations in place. I'm sure there is a standard that must be meet in order to adopt one(A highway that is)
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July 28th, 2014 at 7:20:05 AM permalink
Congrats on your new baby road. ;)

But how long will it be until it starts to look like the tree lined road seen in the heart sign at the top???
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July 28th, 2014 at 9:04:02 AM permalink
Maybe the left coast is behind the times, but they use one-way bolts here in WNY. Can't get them off without an angle grinder.

Err... so I've been told.
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July 28th, 2014 at 9:21:47 AM permalink
Quote: Face

Maybe the left coast is behind the times, but they use one-way bolts here in WNY. Can't get them off without an angle grinder.

Err... so I've been told.

I'm gonna use a SawsAll and take the pole off around knee-level :-)
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July 28th, 2014 at 9:22:54 AM permalink
Quote: bw

Maybe a business called "Speed Limit 100" or "Stop"


Lots of jokes about signs recently. One high quality restaurant in Colorado has a speed limit fifty sign.. but is located on a road that if you do more than 20 you will need a new front end alignment. Or the "stop" sign that is spelled "Spot"... this tiny little police department gets a few letters every now and then about it, but it seems everyone simply stops at it whether they laugh or not.

"Tourist Crossing Ahead" is fun. Or the sign in Alaska depicting a complex multi-street intersection ahead on a road that for miles and miles has no intersections at all. Or the "watch for airplanes" sign in a national park area with no airports for hundreds of miles.

I'd hate to have motorists wandering around looking for Wizard of Odds so get that 'dot com" part up.
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July 28th, 2014 at 9:36:14 AM permalink
Quote: DrawingDead

I wonder why these prominent local businesses haven't invested in at least several miles of highway beautification.

The forms are in English.
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July 28th, 2014 at 10:04:05 AM permalink
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign

Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind

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July 28th, 2014 at 10:59:07 AM permalink
Quote: FleaStiff

The forms are in English.

In California?
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July 28th, 2014 at 12:40:47 PM permalink
If, "ahem", the sign were to go missing, do you have to pay for a replacement? Would you still be on the hook for the monthly fee?
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July 28th, 2014 at 12:48:51 PM permalink
Quote: Ayecarumba

If, "ahem", the sign were to go missing, do you have to pay for a replacement? Would you still be on the hook for the monthly fee?



I think I would be. As I recall, I had to pay a one-time fee for the current one.

So, I'm officially asking everyone to leave my sign alone.
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July 28th, 2014 at 1:13:42 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard

I think I would be. As I recall, I had to pay a one-time fee for the current one.

So, I'm officially asking everyone to leave my sign alone.



If you hammered on any exposed threads, the nuts would be hard to remove. (threads would be flattened) Of course, if the cops came by, they might be curious what was going on.
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July 28th, 2014 at 1:42:14 PM permalink
That's the million dollar question
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July 28th, 2014 at 4:46:58 PM permalink
Quote: rxwine

If you hammered on any exposed threads, the nuts would be hard to remove. (threads would be flattened) Of course, if the cops came by, they might be curious what was going on.



Take a chisel and split the exposed threads,
the nuts will never come off.
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July 28th, 2014 at 5:43:33 PM permalink
Quote: EvenBob

Take a chisel and split the exposed threads,
the nuts will never come off.

It looks like wood to me, a chain saw or something will work just fine. A .com sticker is a good idea.
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July 28th, 2014 at 5:50:57 PM permalink
Quote: AxelWolf

It looks like wood to me, a chain saw .



Start the saw in the back of the truck,
30sec later the sign is in the back and
you're gone. It should have a steel post.
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July 28th, 2014 at 6:28:55 PM permalink
Don't forget to tweet photos of your sign.
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July 28th, 2014 at 6:44:49 PM permalink
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July 28th, 2014 at 7:40:28 PM permalink
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... I also dressed this way when I climbed this rope at Santa Monica beach earlier that day, except I had a nice collared shirt on.



C'mon, Wiz, a fit young man like you is supposed to climb that rope without using his legs! I am certain that the last time I climbed a rope to that height I did it with hand-over-hand only.

Of course that was close to fifty years ago, and I was 100 pounds lighter than now, but I'm not some guy who does pushups, rides a unicycle, and climbs mountains. I had a friend back then who climbed a rope like that using his legs loosely around the rope just to keep himself vertical. Of course, he climbed the dang thing upside down, pushing the rope down to propel his body and feet toward the top. I was never in the kind of shape to even consider such a stunt.
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July 28th, 2014 at 8:27:10 PM permalink
This is what Mike needs to work towards. Just doing
this once would be good.

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July 28th, 2014 at 8:36:15 PM permalink
Quote: EvenBob

Start the saw in the back of the truck,
30sec later the sign is in the back and
you're gone. It should have a steel post.

Cutting out my ransom letter from the news paper now.
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July 28th, 2014 at 11:27:15 PM permalink
Quote: Doc



C'mon, Wiz, a fit young man like you is supposed to climb that rope without using his legs!



When I first watched the vid, I was more concerned with his use of legs while coming down. I suspect there was some rope burn issues, he has not shared. Lol.
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July 29th, 2014 at 10:10:34 AM permalink
Quote: Wizard

Socks and sandals don't go together? Why hasn't anybody told me this before? At least they weren't black socks.

I also dressed this way when I climbed this rope at Santa Monica beach earlier that day, except I had a nice collared shirt on.



My apologies to those who already saw the video at DT.


WOW, I'm impressed! Despite Doc's admonition, there's no way I could do that at my current fitness level, leg use or not. Something to strive for, I suppose.
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July 29th, 2014 at 10:21:21 AM permalink
Quote: Doc

C'mon, Wiz, a fit young man like you is supposed to climb that rope without using his legs! I am certain that the last time I climbed a rope to that height I did it with hand-over-hand only.



I'm impressed you could climb a rope that long with you arms only at any age. Still, what percentage of 49-year-old men could climb it at all? I saw some other middle aged man try and he got about six inches off the ground.

I might add that as I recall in Full Metal Jacket the Marines were allowed to use their legs, and anything good enough for Sgt. Hartman is good enough for me.
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July 29th, 2014 at 10:52:35 AM permalink
Quote: Wizard

I'm impressed you could climb a rope that long with you arms only at any age. Still, what percentage of 49-year-old men could climb it at all?


When I was in college (first time), I was 5'10" and weighed 145 lbs. It doesn't take much in the way of arm strength to pull that kind of body up a rope. At age 49, I still played full-court basketball regularly with college kids, but I had gained enough weight that I definitely could not have climbed with hands only. No idea now whether I could have done it then with hands & legs. Of course, today I would need the assistance of a fork lift.

I assume you understand I was just joshing with you.
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July 30th, 2014 at 6:55:02 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard

I might add that as I recall in Full Metal Jacket the Marines were allowed to use their legs, and anything good enough for Sgt. Hartman is good enough for me.



I always wondered why when I see film of Army Rangers dropping out of Blackhawk helicopters, they use what appears to me to be, a very large diameter rope, like the kind of rope used to tie up a boat, not the kind used in mountain climbing. Any thoughts? Is it easier/safer to descend a big cable?


As for the sign... Is it legal/safe to stop there for the photo op?
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July 30th, 2014 at 8:25:44 PM permalink
Quote: Ayecarumba

I always wondered why when I see film of Army Rangers dropping out of Blackhawk helicopters, they use what appears to me to be, a very large diameter rope, like the kind of rope used to tie up a boat, not the kind used in mountain climbing. Any thoughts? Is it easier/safer to descend a big cable?

That seems about the same size as the ropes we had to climb in gym class.

Not necessarily the width of the rope, but the width of the of the strands. Typical rope is made of three strands. Each strand is made of strands of smaller ropes. The bigger the strands, the easier it is to grip and get a handhold. It can also provide something of a foothold when locking your feet around it.
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July 30th, 2014 at 9:32:26 PM permalink
Quote: Ayecarumba

Is it easier/safer to descend a big cable?



I'm not an expert on ropes, but I can say that the one in Santa Monica seemed ideal for climbing. It was much like that rope picture just posted.
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July 31st, 2014 at 3:42:47 AM permalink
I would assume it is dual purpose: personnel and equipment lifting by some machine. I would not trust it.
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July 31st, 2014 at 5:02:48 AM permalink
Quote: Wizard

I'm not an expert on ropes, but I can say that the one in Santa Monica seemed ideal for climbing. It was much like that rope picture just posted.



Climbing ropes and rappelling ropes are different. There are also different ropes for different types of rappelling. Helicopter repelling and mountain repelling may not use the same rope for example.
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August 5th, 2014 at 7:05:52 PM permalink
Looks like you got a steal - check out the ridiculas cost of a sign here
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November 17th, 2015 at 2:28:47 PM permalink


Well, Here I am on the way to Vegas. You can see State Line in the distance. The bridge that is visible is for southbound vehicles to exit the freeway to go to Nipton or Searchlight.
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November 17th, 2015 at 2:56:33 PM permalink
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Well, Here I am on the way to Vegas. You can see State Line in the distance. The bridge that is visible is for southbound vehicles to exit the freeway to go to Nipton or Searchlight.



Love the hat!!
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November 17th, 2015 at 5:36:11 PM permalink
Thanks. I'm going to Vegas and wanted to show that I'm a disciple.
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November 17th, 2015 at 5:46:18 PM permalink
I think it looks like a good spot to pull over for a Wiz.
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November 17th, 2015 at 5:52:02 PM permalink
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I think it looks like a good spot to pull over for a Wiz.


What about some wizzes?
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November 17th, 2015 at 6:13:23 PM permalink
The fading seems pretty noticeable. I wonder how often the state replaces these signs?
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November 17th, 2015 at 7:21:13 PM permalink
It's just reflection. The sign is bold.
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