So glad you all got your way. As always the cry babies get their way regardless of the cost to the community. Personally I hope that every tourist who visits this summer stops at your home or business and ask directions and which community they are in, just need directions they don't want to buy anything or eat in your restaurants. I really hate that I have a job and have to work during these meetings, but I'm sure I would have been tarred and feathered if I had voiced my opinion. I will make it a point to be at the next meeting just to see the sad collection of people who live in this beautiful area that have no life.
New big blue signs in SoWal
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You know they could have saved themselves a whole lot of trouble and allowed me and my merry band of thieves dressed as Georgia Beach Tourists, tear them down.... you try to do some folks a favor !
Dave: Many thanks for your hard work. Personally I was hoping for you top represent all of us in your "Borat" persona. But... you did fine nonetheless.
You know they could have saved themselves a whole lot of trouble and allowed me and my merry band of thieves dressed as Georgia Beach Tourists, tear them down.... you try to do some folks a favor !
Dave: Many thanks for your hard work. Personally I was hoping for you top represent all of us in your "Borat" persona. But... you did fine nonetheless.
Dave: Many thanks for your hard work. Personally I was hoping for you top represent all of us in your "Borat" persona. But... you did fine nonetheless.
I agree!
I don't know how in the world the tourists are supposed to find their way through the labyrinth that is 30A. South: Gulf of Mexico. North: Not the beach. East: Panama City. West: Sandestin. Everything else is within sight of 30A, or it's a residential area. It's not like those are big blue Hospital signs.
(Those look like this, by the way
Even in my early days as a tourist there, I was able to find what I needed without any giant theme-park looking signs.
(Those look like this, by the way
Even in my early days as a tourist there, I was able to find what I needed without any giant theme-park looking signs.
Rapunzel is absolutely right. Personally, I sense a smoke screen here. I firmly believe the part of the TDC board wanting to remove only the community signs hopes this will all be figured to be settled by the community and no one will make any further protest. Be aware!
Funny- I thought you WERE there! After reading your post, I assumed that you were the plant that stood up and talked passionately about our new international airport and the throngs of foreign visitors that are going to flood our area when they get a closer airport- and how they need signs to follow when they get here.
Oh yeah- for those of you that couldn't be here- when he mentioned the huge number of European vacationers that will be flocking here, the whole room was belly laughing and snickering, including all but 2 of the TDC board members.
Also, it sounds like you don't need to live in a tourist town. We are all more than happy to give directions to visitors, and if a business owner has a problem with that, then they should open up shop somewhere off 30-A.
How in the hail we ever found our way around 30A without signs, I'll never know. :roll:
To the dawgs... I don't believe most people are against a modicum of signs, it was the unfortunate design and color that was disturbing.
To the dawgs... I don't believe most people are against a modicum of signs, it was the unfortunate design and color that was disturbing.
Fear not. We won't rest until the last of the wayfinding(directional) signs are down later in the season. This issue will not go away until they are replaced with with more suitable designs that are in harmony with the Scenic route and feeder roads.
There is a need for directional signs and it won't hurt to endure them for a handful of months longer. We will be working right away (next week) with the TDC on creating a joint task force to reach consensus on signage for the bike path, town designation and wayfinding signs. The important thing right now is the TDC agreed to take all of them down within the year and believe me, we won't let this issue die; how could we? We have to look at the damn things every day we ride down the road.
Dave Rauschkolb
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