We need those signs on the beach as well. Maybe big blue monster ones so people will notice them. Lots of loose dogs and you guessed it, doggie poops all over the place and I walk in bare feet. I hate to say this but our visitors don't respect our home or our beautiful beach. Disgusting!!!
Monster Blue Signs Are Now Black.
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It's not just visitors who let their dogs poop all over. I've seen many a local dog decorate the landscape. :roll:
The not-so-big brown signs are fine. Maybe next time someone with taste and common sense could review these things BEFORE we spend thousands of tax dollars on them?
The not-so-big brown signs are fine. Maybe next time someone with taste and common sense could review these things BEFORE we spend thousands of tax dollars on them?
I understand what you are saying Scooterbug. I have covered the same 6 mile stretch of beach in Seacrest for 10 years now, all year round. But the loose dogs I observed yesterday and their feces close by were not dogs belonging to locals. I can only imagine what the beach is like today with all that dog activity yesterday. Again I say disgusting!
Blue Signs
Hughes Ditch is a water shed drainage ditch dug after WWII by crews working in a federal program called the CC's. From what I have always heard this program was to give work to young men returning from the war. Today it is the Army Corps of Engineers.
There are two signs on hwy 81 that say "Hughes ditch". wtf?
Now we're naming ditches?
Hughes Ditch is a water shed drainage ditch dug after WWII by crews working in a federal program called the CC's. From what I have always heard this program was to give work to young men returning from the war. Today it is the Army Corps of Engineers.
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The Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) was created in the 1930s to provide employment for young men both civilian and veterans because of the extremely high unemployment. It put them to work at conservation and public works kinds of jobs.
The Army Corp of Engineers preceded them - not the same thing.
Here's an interesting article on the CCC. It certainly makes me think that something along those lines might be of benefit in today's economy.
The Manly History of the Civilian Conservation Corps | The Art of Manliness
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"By the late 1930?s, the CCC was reaching the end of its life. While it remained a tremendously popular program, the bettering economy and military draft were lowering the unemployment rate and number of men signing up. The need to prepare for war taxed the budget and the Army?s resources. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, the immediate needs of the war became apparent and militarization of the country would end the CCC.
The end of the Civilian Conservation Corp in 1941 would not be the end of its benefits to the nation. The 3 million men who participated would be among the most ready to join in the 16.1 million strong American force that would fight the Axis powers. Already versed in teamwork and discipline and inured to the strain of hard work, CCC men found the transition to military life to be an easy one.
The great legacy of the CCC was the men it left behind. In its day the program was popular for its role in society. Unlike today?s battles over stimulus and jobs programs, the CCC received support from both sides of the aisle and people who otherwise opposed the president; it was supported by 67% of Republicans."
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The question still remains - we're labeling DITCHES now?!?
Blue Signs are Black
Thanks for the info. I remember my father talking about the CCC being his first job.
Thanks for the info. I remember my father talking about the CCC being his first job.
Blue Signs are Black
If they have historical value. Com. Brannon is a history buff and was instrumental in getting identity signs for several historical sites in the county
If they have historical value. Com. Brannon is a history buff and was instrumental in getting identity signs for several historical sites in the county
Here is a newbie's perspective. I visited back when the blue signs were up. They honestly were terrible. Too big, too many and too tacky. That's just the humble opinion of little old me.
That said, I think the brown versions are a big improvement. They blend in and I believe they serve a purpose. This new local isn't bothered by them at all.
Dixie
That said, I think the brown versions are a big improvement. They blend in and I believe they serve a purpose. This new local isn't bothered by them at all.
Dixie