Sunday, October 14, 2012

Signs From The Road

One of the great things about driving instead of flying is getting to see interesting things along the road. I managed to capture several fun ones since leaving Seattle.


OK, first a little explanation. Super Duper was the convenience store portion of the gas station we stopped at, and Sumas is the Northernmost city in the US, right on the Canadian border.  Apparently SD (Super Duper) is pretty proud of Sumas, and wants you to “Shop, hangout, and party!”.  The problem with this is the only places to shop are gas station convenience stores, the only places to hangout were the parking lots, and if we were partying, it would have to be in the parking lot after buying a case of Bud Light. But hey, city pride, good for them. Also, are butter, cheese, wine, yogurt, and energy drinks illegal in Canada? Why do they need to cross border shop?



We stopped at one of the many dams in the Cascade mountains and were greeted with this sign.  Whoever wrote the sign did a fine job, because the last thing I wanted to do was go exploring downriver of the dam and have a torrent of water wash me away.



My new favorite bumper sticker we saw today in Montana.  Of all the states I’ve been to (47), Montana might have the most independent streak of them all judging purely from billboards and yard signs.  There are a couple possible interpretations of “We Don’t Dial 911” with a revolver next to it.  The most obvious is probably if you break into their house or threaten them, they probably already have a .357 or higher caliber weapon on their person and won’t hesitate to serve you a lead salad.  But how far do they stretch it? If you get in a car crash and get a head laceration will they walk up and put you down like a horse with a broken leg?  When grandpa has a heart attack in his rocking chair do they break out the Smith & Wesson with a “Sorry pops, you know the rules” and send him packing to see St. Peter? I guess it would be tough to fit “We Don’t Dial 911 except in situations where it would be inappropriate to use lethal force as a solution” on a bumper sticker.

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