And then there are the toll roads that always have plenty of funding. They start repairs/expansion at one end and work their way to the other, and then they come back. There’s always work going on SOMEWHERE.
Be slow and listenIf you’d be sparedTrains don’t whistleBecause they’re scaredBurma Shave
Dang, driving across the country many times in the ’50’s (before freeways) it was Burma Shave signs, summer asphalt “bumps” and billboards. Route 66: “Petrified Dinosaur Eggs, Take One Home To Your Mother In Law”
The province of Ontario did something like this a couple of years ago. For some reason they though accidents would decrease if drivers were educated by signs. Some examples of this very expensive project:Fatigue Kills – Take a RestIf You Can’t See – Don’t Passbut the all time winner in my books:Large Vehicles Need More Room. How did we ever survive on the roads without these ‘educational’ signs??
Very STIMULATING. We had a little different approach to the Recovery Act and highway work; the flagmAn became flagmEn with a specialization in jobs, one to hold the Slow/Stop sign, one to hold the radio, and one to communicate between those two. now the work of two became the work of SIX – (sorry, that wasn’t funny, but it was true)
Several years ago, a friend was going from Keokuk, Ia to the Black Hills in a motorcycle convoy. Before he left, I asked him to keep his eyes peeled and let me know if he happened to see any signs for Wall Drug Store.Who?Wall Drug Store.OK, I’ll look for them.
adubman over 12 years ago
“…..Signs, signs….everywhere signs…..Do this….do that….can’t you read the signs??”
Woody157 over 12 years ago
Railroad crossing Watch out for the cars,Can you spell that Without any r’s?
blunebottle over 12 years ago
A courteous driverWill not impedeThose who would driveAt the posted speedPlease move overBurma Shave
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 12 years ago
In this worldOf toil and sinYour head goes baldBut not your chin.Burma Shave.
Nebulous Premium Member over 12 years ago
And then there are the toll roads that always have plenty of funding. They start repairs/expansion at one end and work their way to the other, and then they come back. There’s always work going on SOMEWHERE.
revisages over 12 years ago
sign ahead. 3 miles
Jonni over 12 years ago
Ack! Visions of home movie of vacation in South Dakota looking for Wall Drug. Ack!
rshive over 12 years ago
They forgot the Burma Shave.
tagteam over 12 years ago
Once again, the comments outdid the strip. Way to go, folks!
FlatheadFord over 12 years ago
Say hello to the kinder, gentler highway department.
jklwaddle over 12 years ago
Around the cornerLickedy-splitBeautiful carWasn’t it?Burma Shave
hazelel over 12 years ago
Please keep the Burma Shave signs coming. I’ll be 71 tomorrow and have forgotten most of them.B.C. must have been my first boy-friend.
davidh48 over 12 years ago
Be slow and listenIf you’d be sparedTrains don’t whistleBecause they’re scaredBurma Shave
Dang, driving across the country many times in the ’50’s (before freeways) it was Burma Shave signs, summer asphalt “bumps” and billboards. Route 66: “Petrified Dinosaur Eggs, Take One Home To Your Mother In Law”
I STILL Like Ike!
The Life I Draw Upon over 12 years ago
Signs of the times.
Government spendthrifts during bankruptcy.
derlehrer over 12 years ago
The minutesSome folksSave through speedThey never evenLive to needBurma Shave
iced tea over 12 years ago
I wish the potholes here in PA will get fixed.
tigre1 over 12 years ago
Ours got used for real highways and highway work..hard to believe YOUR state is crookeder than ours…
zoidknight over 12 years ago
If they did that, it would put state employees out of work.
hendelca Premium Member over 12 years ago
The province of Ontario did something like this a couple of years ago. For some reason they though accidents would decrease if drivers were educated by signs. Some examples of this very expensive project:Fatigue Kills – Take a RestIf You Can’t See – Don’t Passbut the all time winner in my books:Large Vehicles Need More Room. How did we ever survive on the roads without these ‘educational’ signs??
garyhill over 12 years ago
Very STIMULATING. We had a little different approach to the Recovery Act and highway work; the flagmAn became flagmEn with a specialization in jobs, one to hold the Slow/Stop sign, one to hold the radio, and one to communicate between those two. now the work of two became the work of SIX – (sorry, that wasn’t funny, but it was true)
Pygar over 12 years ago
All the Burma Shave signs remind me of Fred Allen’s comment…
“I’ve read better poetry on Burma Shave signs with the last two posts missing!”
tuslog64 over 12 years ago
Several years ago, a friend was going from Keokuk, Ia to the Black Hills in a motorcycle convoy. Before he left, I asked him to keep his eyes peeled and let me know if he happened to see any signs for Wall Drug Store.Who?Wall Drug Store.OK, I’ll look for them.
mcapone over 12 years ago
My favorite:
If HarmonyIs What You CraveThen get a TubaBurma Shave.