As I was driving out of town Sunday, I noticed a sign on the sidewalk on Carlisle Avenue, between Philadelphia Street and Linden Avenue.
"Please fix this road," the sign pleaded, pointing to the nearby bumpy street. I drove by again today to take a photo, but the sign was down.
Anyway, it made me think. This isn't the first time someone has put up a sign to vent frustration or ask for something to be done. (I'm thinking about the "deer crack dealer" sign on North Penn Street.) And today, another frustrated resident said "I'm about to stick a sign in my yard ..."
So why does everyone turn to signs? Is it because the traditional means of seeking help aren't working? Or does it just help to vent via sign?
"Please fix this road," the sign pleaded, pointing to the nearby bumpy street. I drove by again today to take a photo, but the sign was down.
Anyway, it made me think. This isn't the first time someone has put up a sign to vent frustration or ask for something to be done. (I'm thinking about the "deer crack dealer" sign on North Penn Street.) And today, another frustrated resident said "I'm about to stick a sign in my yard ..."
So why does everyone turn to signs? Is it because the traditional means of seeking help aren't working? Or does it just help to vent via sign?
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