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Indigo Jill

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May 10, 2006
321
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Point Washington
www.sowalscene.com
Just stumbled upon this - an opinion from the other side of this debate which we have not hardly heard anything from. Full Post HERE

‘Blue’ over the wayfinding signs?
February 14th, 2008 ? Post a Comment ? posted by yucarenow

They’re large……they’re blue………they’re on 30A!
Oh my goodness! Please prepare for Armageddon. The end is most certainly near.

That’s the exact translation my brain makes when I hear people in South Walton complain about the new wayfinding and community locater signs. (”Blah, blah, blah”….which equates to “me, me, me” in realistic terms.)
I’ll go out on a limb here and say that I don’t like a whole lot of houses along 30A. Either they’re too gaudy or they’re just too cookie cutter for my taste. Gee whiz, I think t omorrow I’ll get out the ol’ phone book and make some calls to these trashy people and tell them they need to get their style in check pronto (all at their expense of course). Or better yet, I’ll just start digging up all of those for sale/lease signs that look like the bottom side of my shoe.

Brilliance!

I happen to live on 30A and I happen to think the signs are a bit over the top. So what? I didn’t pay for them and neither did you. I didn’t live here when the design was conjured up seven years ago and even if i did, I would have no merit to complain unless I attended the TDC meetings or contacted my local officials about what I wanted to see done.
For seven years these things have been drifted around county eyes and nobody made a peep until they were dug into the ground. Where were you SoWal? Why should the TDC suddenly be shelled for doing what they thought was right for the community? (by steering tourists into businesses and other money pits that are located in different beaches nobody in the world knows)

Yesterday at the TDC meeting in which the signs were addressed, I was hoping to see at least one person stand up and explain how they had fought against these otrasities. I just wanted one person I could quote saying “These were wrong and I told you so years ago.”
But it never happened.
Maybe more people should get out and volunteer or pick up a new hobby. Or better yet, attend a TDC meeting once in a while to safeguard your interests.

Just my .02
 
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Lisa Ruby

Beach Fanatic
Jul 12, 2005
1,332
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SoWal
www.rosemarybeachsales.com
Just stumbled upon this - an opinion from the other side of this debate which we have not hardly heard anything from. Full Post HERE

‘Blue’ over the wayfinding signs?
February 14th, 2008 ? Post a Comment ? posted by yucarenow

They’re large……they’re blue………they’re on 30A!
Oh my goodness! Please prepare for Armageddon. The end is most certainly near.

That’s the exact translation my brain makes when I hear people in South Walton complain about the new wayfinding and community locater signs. (”Blah, blah, blah”….which equates to “me, me, me” in realistic terms.)
I’ll go out on a limb here and say that I don’t like a whole lot of houses along 30A. Either they’re too gaudy or they’re just too cookie cutter for my taste. Gee whiz, I think t omorrow I’ll get out the ol’ phone book and make some calls to these trashy people and tell them they need to get their style in check pronto (all at their expense of course). Or better yet, I’ll just start digging up all of those for sale/lease signs that look like the bottom side of my shoe.

Brilliance!

I happen to live on 30A and I happen to think the signs are a bit over the top. So what? I didn’t pay for them and neither did you. I didn’t live here when the design was conjured up seven years ago and even if i did, I would have no merit to complain unless I attended the TDC meetings or contacted my local officials about what I wanted to see done.
For seven years these things have been drifted around county eyes and nobody made a peep until they were dug into the ground. Where were you SoWal? Why should the TDC suddenly be shelled for doing what they thought was right for the community? (by steering tourists into businesses and other money pits that are located in different beaches nobody in the world knows)

Yesterday at the TDC meeting in which the signs were addressed, I was hoping to see at least one person stand up and explain how they had fought against these otrasities. I just wanted one person I could quote saying “These were wrong and I told you so years ago.”
But it never happened.
Maybe more people should get out and volunteer or pick up a new hobby. Or better yet, attend a TDC meeting once in a while to safeguard your interests.

Just my .02

We must have been at different meetings. Ken Gifford, TDC board member from Rosemary Beach stated almost exactly this point. "These were wrong and I told you so years ago".....
 
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TooFarTampa

SoWal Insider
Actually I am wondering now if Sean Boone of the Walton Sun (yucarenow) reported on these many meetings about the signs for the readers of the Walton Sun. What did you write about these signs Sean? Did you include pictures? :wave:
 

Jdarg

SoWal Expert
Feb 15, 2005
18,038
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Obviously youcarenow chose only to listen to the TDC speakers, and not the people sitting around him.:shock:

Once again, there are plenty of involved people in this town, many to the point of watching things like hawks. This sign process flew under the radar in a big way- even Mrs. Bannerman was astounded at the amount of time spent working WITH the TDC on the 30A scenic corridor designation, and she had not seen the design.

Regarding SoWallers- if someone on SoWal had seen and fully realized the size, shape, and ugliness of these signs, they would have posted about it. Really- like anything gets by this group.:roll:

Oh, BTW- when this project started in 2002, SoWal.com did not exist, so there was no real way of notifying people about the signs or gauging public reaction. At the meeting yesterday, Youcarenow said "You SoWallers always have a cause." Well, Youcarenow, we care about our community, and SoWal is how we stay organized and get the word out. Got a problem with that? You shouldn't, since it gives you plenty of story leads. I am proud to be part of a group that actually gives a dam* about their community and I'm also thankful to know have friends that don't sit back and let everyone else do the work.

Thanks Grayton Girl- looking forward to the Beach Breeze info. Honestly, I have only read the Breeze twice- I never knew it was our "official" paper, and it is not really visible around here and requires a bit of a hunt to find it. Apparently annual subscriptions are about $30- may be money well spent to make sure goofy stuff like the signs doesn't slide by the community again.
 

Dave Rauschkolb

Beach Fanatic
Jul 13, 2005
1,004
791
Santa Rosa Beach
jitcrunch.aspx


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Tee shirts and handbags available >>>here<<<. Some shirts have front and back designs.

If you are on a budget, feel free to print out the logos onto an iron-on transfer and make your own shirt. One logo is attached below, and the larger one I posted as an attachment a few days ago. :wave:


Let's perhaps add the work "please" in front of the word "remove". Just my
.02
 
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5thGenFlo

Beach Lover
Dec 18, 2007
77
25
Nashville, TN
Just stumbled upon this - an opinion from the other side of this debate which we have not hardly heard anything from. Full Post HERE

‘Blue’ over the wayfinding signs?
February 14th, 2008 ? Post a Comment ? posted by yucarenow

They’re large……they’re blue………they’re on 30A!
Oh my goodness! Please prepare for Armageddon. The end is most certainly near.

That’s the exact translation my brain makes when I hear people in South Walton complain about the new wayfinding and community locater signs. (”Blah, blah, blah”….which equates to “me, me, me” in realistic terms.)
I’ll go out on a limb here and say that I don’t like a whole lot of houses along 30A. Either they’re too gaudy or they’re just too cookie cutter for my taste. Gee whiz, I think t omorrow I’ll get out the ol’ phone book and make some calls to these trashy people and tell them they need to get their style in check pronto (all at their expense of course). Or better yet, I’ll just start digging up all of those for sale/lease signs that look like the bottom side of my shoe.

Brilliance!

I happen to live on 30A and I happen to think the signs are a bit over the top. So what? I didn’t pay for them and neither did you. I didn’t live here when the design was conjured up seven years ago and even if i did, I would have no merit to complain unless I attended the TDC meetings or contacted my local officials about what I wanted to see done.
For seven years these things have been drifted around county eyes and nobody made a peep until they were dug into the ground. Where were you SoWal? Why should the TDC suddenly be shelled for doing what they thought was right for the community? (by steering tourists into businesses and other money pits that are located in different beaches nobody in the world knows)

Yesterday at the TDC meeting in which the signs were addressed, I was hoping to see at least one person stand up and explain how they had fought against these otrasities. I just wanted one person I could quote saying “These were wrong and I told you so years ago.”
But it never happened.
Maybe more people should get out and volunteer or pick up a new hobby. Or better yet, attend a TDC meeting once in a while to safeguard your interests.

Just my .02
OMG!! Is this the kind of obstinence we are up against? I am too incensed to give comment, but could somebody please shoot the rabid horse this man is riding. Did he just now pull his head out of the sand or is it still in there and he's just talking out his...?
 

5thGenFlo

Beach Lover
Dec 18, 2007
77
25
Nashville, TN
Next Board of County Commissioner's Mtg (BCC) is February 26, 2008 4:00 pm in Defuniak Springs at the Courthouse.
February 26th is a Tuesday. I need atleast 8 hrs drive time from Nashville. Is anyone rallying people to come to this meeting and impress the BCC with the number of people against the big blue monsters? Pardon me if it has been addressed already, but I've only just begun to read todays posts.
 

5thGenFlo

Beach Lover
Dec 18, 2007
77
25
Nashville, TN
jitcrunch.aspx


clear.gif

clear.gif

Tee shirts and handbags available >>>here<<<. Some shirts have front and back designs.

If you are on a budget, feel free to print out the logos onto an iron-on transfer and make your own shirt. One logo is attached below, and the larger one I posted as an attachment a few days ago. :wave:
I've ordered my shirt and bag. Thanks for the link SJ.
 

Dave Rauschkolb

Beach Fanatic
Jul 13, 2005
1,004
791
Santa Rosa Beach
February 26th is a Tuesday. I need atleast 8 hrs drive time from Nashville. Is anyone rallying people to come to this meeting and impress the BCC with the number of people against the big blue monsters? Pardon me if it has been addressed already, but I've only just begun to read todays posts.

Absolutely, I am creating informational website for this issue; will be up early next week. In the mean time please send letters to the BCC. Thanks all!

Dave
 
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