New big blue signs in SoWal

[Miss Kitty]

Re: Poll: What do you think of the new signs on 30-A?

Did anyone see the article in the Daily smooze today? They were hyping up the signs and at the end of the article they mentioned most people on Sowal Hated the signs.

...power to the people!

 

[Matt J]

Re: Poll: What do you think of the new signs on 30-A?

tsutcli
I was afraid to ask what they did in Seacrest due to the 'Alys Beach' development being located right in the middle of Seacrest. I have also asked if they were trying to privatize the public beach there on the board but no one answers back. Now the name of our town has changed on our blukky sign too? Let me just ask, did Alys get a blukky sign too?

If I remember correctly the Seacrest Beach development was never considered in Seacrest? Maybe one of the "old-timers" can help us out here.

I guess that all the Slowaler's are to lazy to read the paper!

Nope, just easier to come on here and have someone post a link directly to the article I'm looking for.

 

[Matt J]

Re: New signs on 30A designating communities

It's already up. So I guess the answer is yes. Despite all the landscaping I believe there is still right-of-way between the road and the property line, but you probably already knew that. ;-)

Okay, can't edit or delete it. Obviously one should pay better attention on the way BACK from Starbucks. I think I got it confruzed with the Seacrest sign.

 

[John R]

Re: Poll: What do you think of the new signs on 30-A?

thanks for the link GRS. I don't get the Daily News.

 

[SHELLY]

Re: Poll: What do you think of the new signs on 30-A?

Here's your link. http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/11301

Quote from the newspaper:

"Many people have posted their displeasure with the signs on the Beaches of South Walton Message Board at www.sowal. com. One post called the signs ?horrid? and others question why they are so big."

Correction:

"374 people called the signs 'horrid'."

<there, fixed>

 

[Smiling JOe]

Re: New signs on 30A designating communities

So are you saying that there is an Alys Beach hyper-blue County sign?

 

[Matt J]

Re: New signs on 30A designating communities

There is not an Alys Beach abomination.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Re: Poll: What do you think of the new signs on 30-A?

From the article in the NWFL Daily News: "...The second (type of signs) are directional and have arrows pointing visitors the right way; the third are larger welcome signs on the highways at the edges of the county...."


Question: what is the "right" way?

also from article:
"“Locals and visitors will now know where they are and where they are going,” Mares said. "

comment: if locals don't know where they are and where they are going, big directional signs won't help them. Laying off the pot smoking might be a better option.

From the article:
"They will also be safer. The new signs are designed to break away from their footing in case a car hits them, Mares said. If that happens, there will be less damage to the car."

comment: safer than what? hitting a wooden sign? Seems to me that a car would likely have knocked down the wooden sign, but now a car will be really ph'kd up when it hits two metal poles. I don't care if the bolts do break away the sign, those fittings will be ruined and have to be repaired.

from article:
"And the signs are more than just road markers; they will help with the county’s marketing, Mares said. Each sign has the TDC’s three red-and-white umbrellas on them."

comment: woopty doo.

 

[SHELLY]

Re: Poll: What do you think of the new signs on 30-A?

I'm not completely convinced that the new "politically correct" name--wayfinding signage :roll:--adequately describes the new signs on 30A. Maybe we need to come up with a term that more precisely captures the new signs' stylistic form.

I'm thinking: Big Blue Bombs


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[Smiling JOe]

Re: Poll: What do you think of the new signs on 30-A?

I've been wondering how much money was spent on coming up with the name, "wayfinding signs." I always thought they were called "directional signs."