You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
I know that now, but 8-year-old Avenue thought standing up there and looking down on the entire store would be the coolest thing ever.
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Hell, 21-year-old Avenue still thinks that would be kinda cool.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Also, I just had one of those "oh, wait a minute!" moments, in which I realized that the space where the greeting cards are in that last picture is what would have originally been the Kroger video rental store.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
For some reason the first thing I noticed was that the sign's original wording was "PARKING ONE HOUR" instead of "ONE HOUR PARKING".
(Maybe that's the standard wording in Oregon, though, I wouldn't know)
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
And not so much as a single traffic signal. I kinda wonder about the feasibility of a roundabout there, but a roundabout with 6 legs would probably require more right-of-way than is available here.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Here's one of the "Where is your God, now?" parts of Portland where you have to figure out what exit you need while driving at 45 mph.
Ah. Typical 1950s/early '60s road design--sharp gores, no deceleration lanes, etc.--made worse by inadequate advance signage. (There appears to be only one sign gantry prior to the one at the split itself, which is dumb.)
Also I keep forgetting that Oregon uses signs that say "SPEED 30" instead of "SPEED LIMIT 30"
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
Heh, I wonder if lots of tunnels and under bridges and stuff look like either the reckoning is going on outside our aliens are about to abduct everyone:
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You know what's cool? That seems to be a fairly tall tree, but the machine is clearly built to be able to reach almost twice as high.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Usually when I find ours leaning against the lid it's because it fell over that way when the garbage truck's grabby-claw-thing set it down.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
So we went out to the park today and I brought my camera along, but unfortunately it started raining right as we got there. But I at least got some pictures from the car on the way there! Generic Franklin County street blade. One of these days I'll figure out why the right side of my photos always ends up slightly out of focus.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
A few old button copy signs remain at OH 317 and I-270. I'm pleasantly surprised that these weren't replaced when the road was widened a year or two ago:
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
They're pre-1970 designs--for instance, the typeface for "THROUGH" and "PROHIBITED" is one that's long since been discontinued--and the level of wear (which, admittedly, isn't as readily noticeable in the pictures as in real life) suggests that they actually date to before 1970, rather than simply being newer signs made to old specs.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
The Target Cafe is nearly identical to the one at the Target nearest the house. It seems Target has the "homogeneity" thing down very well.
The motel signage reminds me of some of the seedy motels over on Main Street (oddly enough, US 40) over in Whitehall, though yours seems to be in better condition.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
This is kind of bland even by my standards, but...here, have a US Aldi store:
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
I always thought the "GUARANTEED" with the Aldi logo as the "A" was a bit cheesy.
And the Target here has Pizza Hut, I believe, as does the one near where I'm moving.
I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
Here are some pictures, usually of signs for various businesses, on a downtrodden part of Colfax Avenue; some I have more than one focusing on, some I don't:
This place was very interesting to visit (though I'm no stranger to it; dad used to drive through there on the way to get his paychecks). I'm used to a newer cushier suburb, and this place felt very raw and "real" in comparison. It's in proximity to the Fitzsimons hospitals, which along with some newer businesses provided Mother with some basis to say that the place will be gentrified. Makes me wonder what will happen to the area's poor as they get pushed out...
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Just a suggestion, AU: you might want to use ImageShack's resizing feature next time. 12-megapixel images certainly do show a lot of detail but at the same time they take a while to load.
That said, these really do remind me of some of the motels out on US 40 in Whitehall, though there aren't nearly that many of them. I might go out and shoot them sometime just so we can see how they compare.
I notice The Airway Motel has a pre-1979 "Master Charge" logo. I haven't seen one of those in the wild in at least 10 years.
This place was very interesting to visit (though I'm no stranger to it; dad used to drive through there on the way to get his paychecks). I'm used to a newer cushier suburb, and this place felt very raw and "real" in comparison.
It's very interesting, isn't it? One thing I've noticed is that such places tend to be within very short distances of wealthy or affluent neighbhorhoods, which sorta highlights the socioeconomic inequality in America...if I go down US 40, I can pass through some of my area's richest and poorest neighborhoods all within 15 minutes.
I last saw a master charge logo in the wild....back in Manassas, I think. It's certain been a while.
Also, something I only learned relatively recently: MasterCard and VISA started out as cross-town rivals. VISA was affiliated with Bank of America, and back in the master charge days, MasterCard was affiliated with Wells Fargo (they even still use Wells Fargo's colors).
Oh, and Wells Fargo itself has historical connections to American Express. Nice. XD
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Yep. And they specifically switched to the name "VISA" because other banks were hesitant to issue cards with its original name--BankAmericard.
I actually found out about the BankAmericard thing completely by accident -- the old Dart Drug in Charlottesville had a "Your BankAmericard Welcome Here!" sign out, and I thought "Hey, that looks like a VISA sign!" I was able to put two and two together because I'd heard the name BankAmerica in the news; apparently they'd gotten into some sort of trouble in the early 1980s.
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i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
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Hell, 21-year-old Avenue still thinks that would be kinda cool.
I worked at a grocery store but we didn't have anything that nifty.
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
(Maybe that's the standard wording in Oregon, though, I wouldn't know)
And not so much as a single traffic signal. I kinda wonder about the feasibility of a roundabout there, but a roundabout with 6 legs would probably require more right-of-way than is available here.
Ahem, that's a crazy intersection. Not so much as a traffic signal, right-of-way for a roundabout, blah blah
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
Why? 'Cuz the name reminded me of SBLOUNSKCHED! from that one Strong Bad Email.
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
Also I keep forgetting that Oregon uses signs that say "SPEED 30" instead of "SPEED LIMIT 30"
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
Figure 1.1 Robot poking a tree (Source: My friend's daughter's Facebook album)
^Indeed. I wonder if that lift has ever actually been fully extended to trim a tree.
I wonder if they like... keep score or something.
"How many trashcans did you tip today?"
"Twenty-five. U JELLY?"
"Hehehe... I got twenty-six."
*intense gaze*
Generic Franklin County street blade. One of these days I'll figure out why the right side of my photos always ends up slightly out of focus.
Franklin County has a bizarre practice of using both a ClearviewHwy sign and a Highway Gothic sign at the same intersection, as seen here. At first I assumed it just meant one of the signs had been replaced, but it turns up often enough that I can only think it's intentional.
The two-lane road in the foreground is old OH 161. The freeway behind that is the current OH 161 New Albany bypass, built in the 1990s and reconstucted around 2006.
A sign assembly points drivers along old OH 161 toward current OH 161.
An intersection that's under construction. Note the covered-up left turn light assembly, and the covered up lane arrow on the white sign.
A few old button copy signs remain at OH 317 and I-270. I'm pleasantly surprised that these weren't replaced when the road was widened a year or two ago:
Advance sign. Note the faded milemarker on the post.
The second gantry, complete with faded Interstate shields and an OH 317 pull-through sign.
Third gantry, with an attached streetlight. Note also the old-fashioned tapered arrow on the yellow sign.
A bag purchased from Kroger bearing the logos of their various chains.
Also hee hee, King Soopers/City Market.
April 27:
April 29:
May 5:
May 11:
The writing on the boxes in the sixth picture looks like "cocks." /immature
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
And my Target does not have Pizza Hut. It does serve pizza, though.
This place was very interesting to visit (though I'm no stranger to it; dad used to drive through there on the way to get his paychecks). I'm used to a newer cushier suburb, and this place felt very raw and "real" in comparison. It's in proximity to the Fitzsimons hospitals, which along with some newer businesses provided Mother with some basis to say that the place will be gentrified. Makes me wonder what will happen to the area's poor as they get pushed out...
That said, these really do remind me of some of the motels out on US 40 in Whitehall, though there aren't nearly that many of them. I might go out and shoot them sometime just so we can see how they compare.
I notice The Airway Motel has a pre-1979 "Master Charge" logo. I haven't seen one of those in the wild in at least 10 years. It's very interesting, isn't it? One thing I've noticed is that such places tend to be within very short distances of wealthy or affluent neighbhorhoods, which sorta highlights the socioeconomic inequality in America...if I go down US 40, I can pass through some of my area's richest and poorest neighborhoods all within 15 minutes.
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis