FloorJack
09-30-2008, 03:34 PM
I got an email from the neighborhood watch telling us to look out for "yard sign" theft. If we see anyone stealing a yard sign we should call the police and report all "yard sign" theft to the police.
Then I see this at WSJ (world greatest and most honest news organization).
In Sign of the Times, Global Village
Gathers to Watch a Sign
Viewers Monitor a Front Yard in Oregon; Squirrels and Other Thrills (http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB122264086842483853.html?mod=blog)
Preston Fosback and his mother, Kristine, were shocked when their Obama sign was stolen one night in April from the front yard of their Portland, Ore., home.
When they put up another one nine days ago, that, too, was swiped within hours. Undeterred, they made their own sign and put it up the next day.
But this time, 16-year-old Preston had a plan: He set up a video camera inside the house and trained it on the sign from behind a window. He figured he would catch the thief on film, should he return. He hooked up the camera to a Web site that provides live streaming. He wrote a few words on the site explaining its purpose.
And then, the handmade sign with red, uneven letters went global.
A few people started watching the video, which shows the sign next to another sign endorsing a local candidate, beside a flowerbed. The only reliable action consists of the occasional car passing in the background.
Still, by that first evening, more than 100 people were watching. The next day, when Preston checked the site during lunch at school, more than 450 were there, not only from around the U.S. but as far away as Australia, Sri Lanka and Japan.
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Considering no matter who you're voting for the yard signs are priced at a level to be a political contribution I would think that replacing stolen signs would help the candidate even more. It's an honor to have your yard sign stolen so you can buy another one.
Anyway I hope no one where I live calls the cops over a yard sign napping. We have actual nappings going on where I live. Can you imagine the cops eye rolling when a "yard sign" call comes in. Oooofa!
Then I see this at WSJ (world greatest and most honest news organization).
In Sign of the Times, Global Village
Gathers to Watch a Sign
Viewers Monitor a Front Yard in Oregon; Squirrels and Other Thrills (http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB122264086842483853.html?mod=blog)
Preston Fosback and his mother, Kristine, were shocked when their Obama sign was stolen one night in April from the front yard of their Portland, Ore., home.
When they put up another one nine days ago, that, too, was swiped within hours. Undeterred, they made their own sign and put it up the next day.
But this time, 16-year-old Preston had a plan: He set up a video camera inside the house and trained it on the sign from behind a window. He figured he would catch the thief on film, should he return. He hooked up the camera to a Web site that provides live streaming. He wrote a few words on the site explaining its purpose.
And then, the handmade sign with red, uneven letters went global.
A few people started watching the video, which shows the sign next to another sign endorsing a local candidate, beside a flowerbed. The only reliable action consists of the occasional car passing in the background.
Still, by that first evening, more than 100 people were watching. The next day, when Preston checked the site during lunch at school, more than 450 were there, not only from around the U.S. but as far away as Australia, Sri Lanka and Japan.
...
Considering no matter who you're voting for the yard signs are priced at a level to be a political contribution I would think that replacing stolen signs would help the candidate even more. It's an honor to have your yard sign stolen so you can buy another one.
Anyway I hope no one where I live calls the cops over a yard sign napping. We have actual nappings going on where I live. Can you imagine the cops eye rolling when a "yard sign" call comes in. Oooofa!