DROP IT YA THIEVIN' VARMINTS!!!!

[Argabarga]

I hate vandals, I really do. So when I saw a gaggle of kids casually walking down the street at 1 in the morning with a Freshly-stolen street sign, I snapped.

I pulled the truck over in front of them and screamed "drop it!"

"Drop... it?" they asked.

DROP IT! NOW!

They did, and ran as I informed them the cops were just called.

Responding officer thanked me, but the poor cop had to drive the sign back to the station in a manner that made all passerby assume that he cannot drive..



https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...d9&oe=5A3E1A1F

[mjr]

When you said "street sign", I didn't realize you meant the pole and everything...geez...

[bainsidhe]

Yeah, this has always been a popular thing for college kids to do. Though I never did it myself, I'm ashamed to admit I used to find it amusing. Except for when someone took a flashing sign meant to alert drivers about a hole in the street. My fellow students didn't appreciate me questioning what was going to happen to some unsuspecting driver that hit the hole at night.

[Talon]

I couldn't help but think of this, the stolen signpost quest from the first Diablo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMf1-2CwoA0

[Terza]

My dad has several 'Road Flooded' signs in his garage. This is because the local council used to put them out on a particular road which always flooded, I'd clear the flood on my dog walking (mainly involved kicking away the grass/mud covering the drain, that's it, but the council employees weren't there to do that, just put out the signs), then I'd tell Dad when I got home, he'd go collect the signs, by which time the 'flood' had cleared, and store the signs. Every so often the council asks him if he's still got them, but since he puts them out around his village if needed, the council aren't that bothered that he's got them.
It does help that he used to work for the council, and was on the parish council of the next village over where I grew up, so most people in the road signs department knows him!

[Rosco the Iroc]

When you said "street sign", I didn't realize you meant the pole and everything...geez...

Florida- here hold my beer-
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nati...173095076.html

[Minflick]

Why on God's Green Earth would you take a street light???? The most likely reason I can think of is to try to sell it for scrap metal, but, maybe druggies don't think about buyers of scrap metal not buying same from druggies? WTF!

That's SOME drug haze to think that was a good idea!

[notalwaysright]

My parents have several signs from our street. I believe they were from when storms came through and limbs/trees destroyed the pole. I know for certain they didn't go and rip up a perfectly good sign, but I have no idea if they should have left the sign for the county to recover? Anyways, they're fun to have because the street I grew up on is named after my family, so it's my last name. Not sure why people want random signs though, especially not enough to risk tearing them down.

[dalesys]

Beaver, UT and Virgin, UT lose a lot of signs...

[Argabarga]

Why on God's Green Earth would you take a street light???? The most likely reason I can think of is to try to sell it for scrap metal, but, maybe druggies don't think about buyers of scrap metal not buying same from druggies? WTF!

That's SOME drug haze to think that was a good idea!

It was knocked down during the hurricanes, the two losers tried to run off with it to sell it for scrap. They..... didn't get far.

[Kittish]

Beaver, UT and Virgin, UT lose a lot of signs...

I'm sure Intercourse, PA and Climax, PA do as well.

[Mental_Mouse]

I gather that New York and Boston at least, have tried to sell versions of their most frequently stolen signs, but with little success at reducing thefts.

[protege]

I'm sure Intercourse, PA and Climax, PA do as well.

I'm sure that Blue Ball loses its fair share of signs

Then there's Tuckahoe, NJ. I don't remember seeing that sign get stolen. But, it does get vandalized on a regular basis--I've seen that T replaced with an F several times over the years

[Racket_Man]

I'm sure Intercourse, PA and Climax, PA do as well.

AND how many times have state and Federal highway depts. replaced mile marker 420 across the US??????

[MadMike]

I'm sure Intercourse, PA and Climax, PA do as well.

One of my friends used to live in 69th Street in a suburb of Harrisburg. I was always missing his street because the damn sign was missing. Eventually found out that one of our other friends was the one who took it, and he didn't do it just once. He had a whole collection of them.