'NO ENTRY" & OTHER UNHELPFUL SIGNS

 



There’s absolutely no entry here including trying to go back the way you came!

But the sign says . . . 

Er . . . 

Um . . .

Eh?

So what now?

Okay, I give up!

At least somebody had a sense of humor.

Exactly!

¯ First yau put your car in 2nd gear.

And close all your windows while you’re drivin’ here.

You look to the left and you look to the right

And then you twist around and twist around with all of your might. ¯


Getting to the Penbina Hwy looks like fun.

Speaking of fun, it looks like those going left will have more fun than the rest of us.

Why I don’t drive on freeways!

If you're headed for Reno, no sweat.  If you need to get to the other places shown, it’s a whole other ballgame and good luck with that!

How much time would I have to absorb this information and choose which way I need to go?

Signs in the city are just as confusing.

So “ALL OTHER TIMES” would be from 9:30 pm to 6:30 am – right?  Or would that be left?

Apparently you can’t find or do anything here?

Sort of like Burma Shave signs but you have to read fast as these signs don't appear to be spaced 100 feet apart?  Drivers would be slowing to a stop at the stop sign, however, so that might help.

But we still see it and have to read it!

Say what?

Hallelujah!  Except with no signs, it might be challenging if you need to turn off somewhere?

Reminds me of the time my youngest daughter gave me directions to the new place she’d just moved into.  “Take the first left off the highway.” she said.  “Then take the first right from there. After you go around a bend take the second left and then the first right--“  “Wait” I stopped her.  “What are the names of these streets?”  “I don’t know.” she answered blithely.  I was nonplussed. “What do you mean you don’t know?!!”  “Oh Mom!” she sighed.  “It’s easy.  You’ll be fine.  Just don’t go left at the fork in the road.”  I felt like I was going blindly where no man has gone before.  It was all open country with no houses or even a barn anywhere.  I got there all right, but geez Louise!

Okie-dokie.

Yikes!

I knew I shouldn't trust MapQuest.

Break out the insect repellant!  Luckily, mosquitoes don’t like me & pretty much leave me alone.  Maybe not here, though? I’m guessing this is Alaska.  I think I remember seeing similar signs when we were there.  Never saw any mosquitoes though.  Must have been the wrong time of year.  Mosquitoes are generally a problem in Alaska from late May to late July or early August.  We began our tour of Alaska on the 18th of August so must have just missed the mosquitoes.  What a shame – not!

:->

La Nightingail

P.S. Adding a personal touch – this is my eldest daughter coming back to California during the summer of 2000 after working and going to school back east for a few years.  A good friend flew back to help her move.  They rented a small van, loaded it up with all her worldly goods including two cats, and drove across the country from Boston taking pictures of themselves at the welcoming signs of each state they crossed.

Oh, and by the way, HAPPY FATHR'S DAY to you fathers out there!

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