Hanging over the electric/phone lines in my neighborhood- Bush Lied.

[DURHAM D]

I just drove down the street in my neighborhood and at two intersections were "Bush Lied" signs hanging over the wires. It will take the city weeks, perhaps months, to get these down. What a great idea - no Bush lover can take them down unless they have a bucket truck and are willing to risk their lives.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

1. Wow!

Where's a camera when you need one? :)

[Richard Steele]

19. Found them! Pics here:

This one has a well-chosen location;
the intersection has a TRAFFIC CIRCLE,
so all traffic is slowing down right there,
no matter the direction of travel.


But THIS ONE really shows the GENIUS of this design!
It is not touching the lower wire in the photo.
It is hanging free, and the slightest breeze makes it SPIN
like crazy!(same text on both sides)
Real attention-grabber; no way you can miss it!


And they aren't paper;
They look like thin plastic (formica?), so they should last awhile.
As the OP said, Durham DPS isn't gonna be rushing out to
take them down anytime soon!

I say: Viva the Old West Durham Wire-Blogger!

[jsamuel]

21. nice exposure

[Richard Steele]

23. ISO 200; 1/2000 @ f8.2 eom

[Imagevision]

33. man I hope this starts a trend across country!

[lala_rawraw]

25. woo hoo, of course that person will be sent to Gitmo

but we will send care packages:D

[alfredo]

30. The top image is phone lines. I can't tell but the other looks

like power lines. Usually it is tennis shoes thrown over the lines.

[DURHAM D]

38. DIck - thank you for posting. I don't have a camera and no one

at the BBQ had one. Wish I could find out who thought of this, I would buy them a beer at the Green Room, Joe and Jo's or the James Joyce. Thanks again. I will go check to see if the one at the Cantina is still there. Think I will call the Independent tomorrow and tell them about these if they don't already know. Their office is in this neighborhood.

[Richard Steele]

2. Where are those at? I'd like to go take pics!

[DURHAM D]

4. Old West Durham . eom

[Richard Steele]

12. edit; self-delete

[madaboutharry]

3. How did they get there

in the first place. I would have liked to have seen that!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

5. maybe...

a rope thrown over, and the sign hauled up with it. Wouldn't be too difficult.

I hope we find the culprit so we can give them proper adoration and :applause:

[DURHAM D]

8. You just put a weight on one end - in this case the sign -

put about 20 or 30 feet of string or light rope attached to it and add a fishing weight or something to the second end. Throw over the sign end first and when you have it where you want it throw the second end up over the wires - the weight will make it go around and around the wires thus making it stay in place and hard to get down.

I assume that someone thought of this because we have had articles in the paper recently about gangs using tennis shoes thrown over the wires to mark their territories.

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. They use tennis balls here

and put Christmas lights over electrical wires.

[Generic Other]

34. Why does that sound like you'll ZAP yourself?

Reminds me of Ben Franklin!

I don't mess with electrical power lines.

[marions ghost]

6. got pix?

[neebob]

7. Why can't the City or some Bush lover take them down

as easily as they were put up? I don't understand.

[DURHAM D]

9. It will take the city some time to get around to it - no money.

Bush lovers can't reach them easily - way to high up.

Edit - Also, this is a highly Democratic town.

[elehhhhna]

10. 2nd Nom. Let's get this most excellent idea out there!

[catzies]

13. Know anyone w/a dig. cam? We'd love to see pix if you can post them

:)

[DURHAM D]

14. I am working on that - going to a BBQ in a little while and

perhaps someone there will have a camera.

[Richard Steele]

15. I'll be happy to go get pics if you can give more specific locations.

[Swamp Rat]

16. Looking forward to seeing some photos!

:hi:

[Richard Steele]

17. We found 'em....pics in 5-10 minutes.

[ray of light]

18. where are the pictures?

Actually, just trying to see what time this posts so I can see when YOU posted. The clock isn't right.

[Richard Steele]

20. Just posted near top 1 min ago; synchronize watches! n/m

[ray of light]

24. funny!

and what idiot said liberals don't have a sense of humor?

wish they would have had another sign, "Downing Street Minutes PROVE it!"

[lumpy]

22. Naughty little rebels !

z

[quaoar]

26. Reminds me of the freeway blogger

http://www.freewayblogger.com/

[CantGetFooledAgain]

27. I work in Durham, NC

Can someone give me an idea of where those signs are? I'd like to go see them.

[Richard Steele]

28. Along W Knox st, just off of Hillsborough:

http://mq-mapgend.websys.aol.com:80/?e=9&GetMapDirect=Gme5diw%2ca%3a9u12%3b%40%24xg%2d7nla72%26%3dtg%21fbnq67%3ag%2drxu48s%26w%40wu0ta0%408ala%24n9r7%7c9%4022u6%2a%3al6t5%26%40%24%3a%26az%26uublu6%24%2e0r%40w96b2u%40%24%3a9w72%210%2a%3agz7n%26%40

[CantGetFooledAgain]

29. Thanks! (nt)

[ms liberty]

31. A beautiful thing....

I love Durham. Hope the sign's still up on Aug 14 when I go for my checkup at Duke!

[pstans]

32. Those are awesome

"no bu$h lover can take them down unless they are willing to risk their lives." We know that isn't going to happen. The chicken hawks will get some poor working stiff to take them down.

[Richard Steele]

35. Update for monday: Found a 3rd one! (Iredell & Perry, near Cosmic Cantina)

Sadly, it hangs low enough to reach with a rake or broom,
so it probably won't be there long....

How many more are out there?
This is fun; it's like an Easter-egg hunt
across the whole city!

[joanski0]

36. The pictures are great!

Thank you so, so, so, so much. You rock!

[Bouncy Ball]

37. Heh heh, I love it!

[jazzjunkysue]

39. NY state thruway: 2 signs: Bring home troops now, and No Iraq War

Hanging over bridges. Wonderful!