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Re: Signs, Signs, everywhere a Sign
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Thu, 22 Mar 2001 20:24:50 GMT
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> James J. Trobaugh wrote:
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> 3 miles? Wow! In North Carolina I think it's one mile. Something like 3
> or 4 times a year.
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> Frank Filz
In North Carolina (at least around here) it is a one mile stretch AND, it is
hard to get one, particularly around Research Triangle Park. Every company
in the area has adopted a piece of highway. I looked into it for our office
a few years ago and I think there was a nominal fee involved (covered the
cost of the sign I think) in order to adopt a highway.
Mike
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| (...) It's such a blindingly obvious fake! Even at first glance, why is there compression fringing around the 'Adopt a Highway' text, but absolutely none around the NGLTC? Not only that but the NGLTC text has perfect regular anti-aliasing, which you (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) The sign was probably re-painted. There is some amount of turnover of these (groups get all charged up to do the work, and then the dedicated folks leave the group or whatever), so in all likelyhood, the sign has been repainted. The lighting (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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