Drive-Out Banking

Here's another good sign for business..."Don't come in here!"

You can bank on it!

A nice play on a popular cliche', but really...a home equity loan? That's putting your house where the money is, isn't it?

ConocoPhilips would have never merged...

I faintly remember this logo, but doubt the reversed "N" is authentic. Sorry, the collector value of this piece just went through the floor! It is currently posted in Anderson, MO along with many other nostalgic fuel signs.

Pay your respects, then move along...

Yeah, those residents get really upset if anyone lingers too long. Pumpkin Creek Cemetery is just east of Coffeyville, KS on 166. I don't recall ever seeing this in the list of cemetery etiquette.

Dosage Confusion Causes Tylenol Recall

This is career related, so I will share it with you who may have small children. All Tylenol Meltaway and Jr. Meltaway have been recalled. If you have any in your home, the product is fine, but please do NOT follow dosage instructions on the package.
"Each children's Tylenol Meltaway and children's Tylenol SoftChew tablet contains 80 milligrams of the active ingredient, acetaminophen. However, McNeil says concerns have been raised that some people may mistakenly think that the two-tablet blister may total 80 milligrams of acetaminophen. Actually, two tablets would add up to 160 milligrams.
Some Children's Tylenol Meltaways come in bottles packaged in cartons. Some information on carton fronts may also confuse consumers about proper dosage, says McNeil."
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/106/108359?src=rss_rxlist
I'm not sure how this got past research, development, production and quality control, but the way I read the chart....if my child weighs 75 lbs. the proper dosage is 6 (SIX) tablets. The line above the chart says "do not use more than 5 times in 24 hours." Five times - six tablets....that's the whole BOX!! No wonder they say it may cause confusion.

It's All or None..........

Dictionary.com defines "all" in it's pronoun form as "1. The entire or total number, amount, or quantity; totality. 2. Everything, everyone.".... I don't know what you think, but this sounds like a great deal. "Yes, I'd like some pepperoni, beef, sausage, ham, chicken, and some pineapple, and extra cheese, olives, onions and maybe some anchovies. Go ahead and top that with bacon, some veggies and then some more cheese." (Of course, if the pizza is priced to cover all toppings you select, then a cheese only pizza is kind of a rip off.) Ok, they are so proud of this phrase that they trademarked it (below logo). You know me, I had to call their office and ask just what they were trying to say. They told me they wanted to portray the idea that there is only ONE price regardless of your topping choice. Myself, I think it would be better to say "Any Topping, No Extra Charge" or "Choose from All Toppings,..." This brand is usually located in many convenience stores or travel centers. Incidently, they recently changed the company name to Hunt Brothers Pizza, formerly Buffet Style Pizza. It seems that none of their outlets actually had a buffet.

Dug these up at the cemetery....

A drive through the Big Cabin Cemetery unearthed these items.
Photo A. Looks a little like a putt-putt mini-golf obstacle.
Photo B. The "fireplace" tombstone. Stacked and ready to light.
Photo C. Never plant a tree to honor your loved one, you may displace their headstone, or THEM!.
Photo D. Instead, get a tree headstone! (Actually, this is a 'Woodmen of the World' memorial.

NOT case-sensitive.

This county line sign in OK is made from an assortment of fonts. Let's see...the r,a,o,n and t all match. The c, i, g, the other c and the u may be a match. Not sure abuot the y. Might as well save county funds wherever they can, right?

Tannercise???

A few months ago you may have seen the 'Smoke Shop and Sporting Goods' store that I posted. Here, in Forest Lake, MN is a novel idea....(Look closely above the sign now)...Working out and tanning at the same time! This was a cloudy day, and I didn't see many people out on the roof, but it WAS about the noon hour.

Sanitation Station

This would have been much funnier if I hadn't deleted the full photo. On a recent trip to Minnesota, a new form of toilet sanitizer (replacing the paper seat cover) is a dispenser of alcohol-based sanitizer with "Easy as 1-2-3 instructions: Dispense, Wipe Seat, Flush away germs. What I thought was funny is the little picture on the dispenser button showing the liquid cleanser dispensing on.......................YOUR HAND!!!!???? Sorry about losing the other half of the photo, but I had to tell the story anyway..

KFC---This Can't Be Good For Business!

Isn't there another way to say this a little more positively? "Exit Only" perhaps? It always amazes me how many signs get posted that are worded in a negative way. Some that I remember seeing:

No Out of Town checks.............. could be.... Local Checks Welcomed
No Children unsupervised.... could be..... Parents, stay with your children
No Shirt, no shoes, no service... could be.. Entry requires clothing & shoes
No $100 bills.... could be... If paying w/cash, use $20's or smaller
Out of Order.... could be.... Make another selection
Or my personal favorite one:
No Public Restroom... (who cares if they have a private one?)
just... NO RESTROOM!

I'm sure they didn't realize how a "Do Not Enter" sign would look this close to the main entrance.
"Please Go To McDonald's"

A Nice Arrangement

While in Big Cabin, OK to visit the "Tall Chief" (see post below), be sure to notice these signs. It's a nice arrangement that the Big Cabin Police have with the folks who provided the trailers, (Franks&Sons, I believe), to allow them to announce the constant speed trap that exists in the Big Cabin area. There is at least two trailer "billboards" to the north and two to the south, plus one double-sided one right in town at the old train depot. The speed limit goes from 65 to 55 to 45 pretty quickly, so be prepared! I guess both parties ultimately accomplish the same thing....getting the traffic to slow down near the interchange with I-44 and Highway 69.

Another Indian Story....

(Disclaimer: I may not have all of the facts exactly right, but this is the way I recall the story.)
This huge Indian Chief was erected a few years ago at a cost of around $50,000 on the property of the 'Tall Chief Smoke Shop' near Big Cabin, OK. He was standing atop a large round drum that lays on it's side near the smoke shop still today. Here is the funny part. Apparently, tribal activists not wanting to damage the reputation of Indians and Indian chiefs, insisted on having the "tall chief" moved farther away from the smoke shop so as not to associate indians with smoking. So now, he is a quarter mile down the road at the entrance to the truck plaza.
Excuse me, but didn't smoking originate with the indian peace pipes ???

Indian Smoke Signals...???

I've been seeing this sign for years, on both sides of Pryor, OK. In fact, one is west of Joplin on I-44 just before you leave Missouri. What is the message in the "filter" area of the cigarette? Who is it for?
E.L.D.I.L.Y. --- I've always imagined something like "Evelyn Leah Davis I Love You", but perhaps the message is for serious smoke shop customers:
Every Lit Drag Is Lost Years
Even Losers Don't Inhale Like You
Each Lost Dollar Is Less Youth
Escape Life - Disease Introduced Last Years
Maybe someone knows the real meaning and will leave a comment for us, but in the mean time, my friends....Every Living Day I Love Y'all !!!

Perspective Doesn't Lie!

I knew it all along! Every time I've driven by this house since the day it was moved into, there has been something about it that drew my eyes to it. In perspective, as you drive down the road, the bay window roofline looked like it was sagging, or at least was NOT level. So today, I took a photo as perpendicular as possible to the bay window. Then with Adobe Photoshop I filled in the lower window with a brick rectangle (to show how square-on the photo is.) At the roofline, I created another brick rectangle, the darker one, showing at the red arrow how far off the roofline is from level. The builder owes these folks, between Miami and Fairland, OK a visit and a FREE repair!!! Click on photo to enlarge it!