tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post5565731864871611639..comments2023-10-07T11:45:27.473-04:00Comments on Facing the Street: Signs of the timesLaura Byrne Paquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17936843947318780260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-44644760247128903782009-03-21T22:26:00.000-04:002009-03-21T22:26:00.000-04:00Love the church traffic sign, Julie! Reminds me of...Love the church traffic sign, Julie! Reminds me of a sign one of my sisters (or perhaps I was the one!) misread when we were kids. It really said "Watch out for pedestrians" but we thought it said "Watch out for Presbyterians."Laura Byrne Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936843947318780260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-42832489689448240242009-03-21T13:11:00.000-04:002009-03-21T13:11:00.000-04:00Hey Laura, my all-time favourite sign was in PEI:C...Hey Laura, my all-time favourite sign was in PEI:<BR/><BR/>Caution: Church Traffic<BR/><BR/>BTW: thanks for the plug about the HomeLink contest. Update: Intervac.ca wants to match the prize, so now people have TWO chances to win!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785953525585767034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-61650733064428920322009-03-21T07:59:00.000-04:002009-03-21T07:59:00.000-04:00I just found a blog about those funny Indian road ...I just found a blog about those funny Indian road signs by an author who has written a book about them: http://peeppeepdontsleep.com/Laura Byrne Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936843947318780260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-18338779536981767092009-03-21T07:43:00.000-04:002009-03-21T07:43:00.000-04:00Those Indian road signs are HILARIOUS, Vera Marie!...Those Indian road signs are HILARIOUS, Vera Marie! Thanks for sending the link. (I loved "This is highway, not a runway" and "Drive like hell and you'll be there.")<BR/><BR/>And I love the idea of a cat crossing sign, Teresa! We need one around here, as our cat Neville regularly shoots across the road like a demented bullet and makes me crazy.Laura Byrne Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936843947318780260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-21021490362351552182009-03-20T11:29:00.000-04:002009-03-20T11:29:00.000-04:00I should have taken you to see the Cat Crossing si...I should have taken you to see the Cat Crossing sign on School Road in Gibsons - it's outside the Happy Cat Haven (http://www.happycathaven.ca/).<BR/><BR/>Next time!!!Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15636189059910920978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692210832390544291.post-71062913638017482902009-03-19T09:47:00.000-04:002009-03-19T09:47:00.000-04:00Laura: There is a whole book of hilarious Indian s...Laura: There is a whole book of hilarious Indian signs along the road called Indian Highways Road Signs.<BR/>www.slideshare.net/debasish/indian-highways-road-signs<BR/><BR/>BTW, I'm with you on grocery stores. Besides the fact that I like to save money by picknicking along the way, I find it fascinating to learn what the products are that are featured in various countries' stores.Vera Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979932693725250068noreply@blogger.com