Signs Gone WILD: Legal or NOT. YOU Decide

[tulsasignnazi]

quote:Originally posted by waterboy
Did you ever ride upstream with me?

I never go downstream.  Hate to get sold down the river and all that.  Upstream is where the action's at.

quote:
Hmmm. Very enigmatic. My deep breaths are about to force a loss of consciousness. Before I pass out from reality exposure, I should say I have no bubbles left to pop. Lets just say, I could have done better with my idea but just being me, got in the way.

I can't help you.  Maybe a long walk on a SHORT pier might help?  Naaaaaaah.  Forget it.

[cannon_fodder]

Where is the sign nazi!

Nazi, I'm pretty sure you live near Harvard and the BA (if you are who I suspect).  That area has been under attack by signers for a couple weeks.  The Tulsa Tree Trimmers have been getting the media good.  Now

Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
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signs litter the right-of-way between the road and the sidewalk along commercial property (not spamming, there are 16 signs in 1 block so 16 times).  Now, I think it might be an attempt to offset the Ron Paul graffiti on the other side of the road - but that's out of your domain.  

Anyway, signs, everywhere!  Not in people's yards either.  But within inches of the street between sidewalk and street (I stand by my - if outside the sidewalk leave them alone regardless of the actual easement).

You're slacking.

[tulsasignnazi]

Yep.  We see 'em!  Calling all Sign Nazis!!  Kick 'em while they down, guys![][]

New whack-a-mole from the world famous Oklahoma State Sausage Factory:

2nd Session of the 51st Legislature (2008)

HOUSE BILL 2921   By:   Trebilcock




AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending 21 O.S. 2001, Section 1761.1, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 268, O.S.L. 2006 (21 O.S. Supp. 2007, Section 1761.1), which relates to litter; modifying distribution of fines; providing for a portion of fines to go to a person who reports a violation; and providing an effective date.




BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     21 O.S. 2001, Section 1761.1, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 268, O.S.L. 2006 (21 O.S. Supp. 2007, Section 1761.1), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1761.1  A.  Any person who deliberately places, throws, drops, dumps, deposits, or discards any garbage, trash, waste, rubbish, refuse, debris, or other deleterious substance on any public property or on any private property of another without consent of the property owner shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
B.  Any person convicted of violating the provisions of subsection A of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C.  Any person convicted of violating the provisions of subsection A of this section with any flaming or glowing substance, or any substance which may cause a fire shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.  The penalties collected from the payment of the citations shall, after deduction of court costs, be paid to the fire department of the district in which the flaming or glowing substance was discarded.  Any person violating the provisions of this subsection shall be liable for all damages caused by the violation.  Damages shall be recoverable in any court of competent jurisdiction.
D.  During a burn ban declared by the Governor, any person convicted of violating the provisions of subsection A of this section with any flaming or glowing substances, or any substance which may cause a fire shall be punished by a fine of not less than Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one hundred twenty (120) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.  The penalties collected from the payment of the citations shall, after deduction of court costs, be paid to the fire department of the district in which the flaming or glowing substance was discarded.  Any person violating the provisions of this subsection shall be liable for all damages caused by the violation.  Damages shall be recoverable in any court of competent jurisdiction.
E.  In addition to the penalty prescribed by subsection B of this section, the court shall direct the person to make restitution to the property owner affected; to remove and properly dispose of the garbage, trash, waste, rubbish, refuse, or debris from the property; to pick up, remove, and properly dispose of garbage, trash, waste, rubbish, refuse, debris, and other nonhazardous deleterious substances from public property; or perform community service or any combination of the foregoing which the court, in its discretion, deems appropriate.  The dates, times, and locations of such activities shall be scheduled by the sheriff pursuant to the order of the court in such a manner as not to interfere with the employment or family responsibilities of the person.
F.  In addition to the penalty prescribed in subsection B of this section and the restitution prescribed in subsection E of this section, the court may order the defendant to pay into the reward fund as prescribed in Section 1334 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes an amount not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00).
G.  The discovery of two or more items which have been dropped, dumped, deposited, discarded, placed, or thrown at one location and which bear a common address in a form which tends to identify the latest owner of the items shall create a rebuttable presumption that any competent person residing at such address committed the unlawful act.  The discovery or use of such evidence shall not be sufficient to qualify for the reward provided in Section 1334 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
H.  Any person may report a violation of this section, if committed in their presence, to an officer of the State Highway Patrol, a county sheriff or deputy, a municipal law enforcement officer or any other peace officer in this state.  The peace officer shall then conduct an investigation into the allegations, if warranted.  If a violation of this section has in fact been committed, and the peace officer has reasonable cause to believe a particular person or persons have committed the violation, a report shall be filed with the District Attorney for prosecution.
I.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection H of this section, any peace officer of this state or of any political subdivision of this state may issue a state traffic citation to any person committing a violation of subsection A of this section.  Such state traffic citation shall be in an amount not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and the penalties collected from the payment of such citations shall, after deduction of court costs, be divided as follows:
1.  One-half (1/2) One-third (1/3) shall be paid into the reward fund created pursuant to Section 1334 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
2.  One-half (1/2) One-third (1/3) shall be paid into the sheriff's service fee account for that county to be used for enforcing provisions of this section; and
3.  One-third (1/3) shall be paid to the person who reported the violation.  The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to the peace officer issuing the citation.  If no person reported the violation, or if the identity of the person is unascertainable, then one-half (1/2) of the penalty shall be paid to the reward fund and one-half (1/2) shall be paid into the sheriff's service fee account, as provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection.
J.  The amount of bail for littering offenses specified in Section 1753.3 of this title and for trash dumping offenses specified in this section shall be the amount of fine specified in each statute plus costs including any penalty assessment, as well as costs incurred in Section 1313.3 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2008.

51-2-9547   SAB   01/14/08

Don't NOBODY be planting signs!  And, WOE, major WOE, to the genius who gets DRUNK and throws a beer bottle onto the right-o'way!

[ARGUS]

I pulled some signs up last night; and it felt GOOOOOOOOOOOD!
Dew it TULSA! Go clean up OUR city...pull the signs! Dont vote for any IDIOT who cannot place a sign by legal means! Dont buy a house from an idiot who cannot plac e a sign by legal means. Dont get your trees trimmed by an idiot who cant place a sign by leagal means.
I am watching you! (and I stay up later than you do too)!

[tulsasignnazi]

quote:Originally posted by ARGUS

I pulled some signs up last night; and it felt GOOOOOOOOOOOD!
Dew it TULSA! Go clean up OUR city...pull the signs! Dont vote for any IDIOT who cannot place a sign by legal means! Dont buy a house from an idiot who cannot plac e a sign by legal means. Dont get your trees trimmed by an idiot who cant place a sign by leagal means.
I am watching you! (and I stay up later than you do too)!

Git 'em!  Git 'em!  Yeeaaaaaaaah[][]

[ARGUS]

I really like to pluck the illeagal signs placed by the litter on a stck vendors themselves! Ha Ha ha get 'em where it hurts!
CLEAN UP TULSA!
On our current path we will look like a Joplin if we are not carefull <bad thing; trust me>.

[waterboy]

quote:Originally posted by ARGUS

I really like to pluck the illeagal signs placed by the litter on a stck vendors themselves! Ha Ha ha get 'em where it hurts!
CLEAN UP TULSA!
On our current path we will look like a Joplin if we are not carefull <bad thing; trust me>.

I made a list the other day of the illegal signs on my south Tulsa route. They could be made public or used in some way to encourage them to follow the law. There weren't that many. Some non-profits, some politicians, some tree guys and of course the scams.

[tulsasignnazi]

quote:Originally posted by waterboy

I made a list the other day of the illegal signs on my south Tulsa route. They could be made public or used in some way to encourage them to follow the law. There weren't that many. Some non-profits, some politicians, some tree guys and of course the scams.

Shoot the signs, Sign Nazis!  They are EVERY WHERE.[!][!]  Suppose you guys also keep a camera handy too?  Hey, maybe even post them on Newson6.com?  Naaaaaaah.  []

EVERYBODY, all together now, SING it:

And the sign said long haired freaky people need not apply
So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why
He said you look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you'll do
So I took off my hat I said imagine that, huh, me working for you
woah!

Chorus:

Sign Sign everywhere a sign
Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign

V2
And the sign said anybody caught trespassing would be shot on sight
So I jumped on the fence and yelled at the house, Hey! what gives you the right
To put up a fence to keep me out or to keep mother nature in
If God was here, he'd tell you to your face, man you're some kinda sinner

Repeat Chorus:

Bridge:

Now, hey you Mister! can't you read, you got to have a shirt and tie to get a seat
You can't even watch, no you can't eat, you ain't suppose to be here
Sign said you got to have a membership card to get inside Uh!

V3
And the sign said everybody welcome, come in, kneel down and pray
But when they passed around the plate at the end of it all,
I didn't have a penny to pay, so I got me a pen and a paper and I made up my own little sign
I said thank you Lord for thinking about me, I'm alive and doing fine

Repeat Chorus
Repeat Chorus

[waterboy]

First one I saw was an expensive sign on the ROW at 102nd & Yale..."Nature Works Art Show and Sale". Probably a worthy non profit fund raiser. Best go get your paint gun guys and splatter their investment. Then there was this one...Lost Dog....Pathetic lawbreakers trying to tug at our hearstrings.

Love that song.

[tulsasignnazi]

quote:Originally posted by waterboy

First one I saw was an expensive sign on the ROW at 102nd & Yale..."Nature Works Art Show and Sale". Probably a worthy non profit fund raiser. Best go get your paint gun guys and splatter their investment. Then there was this one...Lost Dog....Pathetic lawbreakers trying to tug at our hearstrings.

Love that song.

Oh boy.  Oh boy!  A sign for a worthy non-profit fund raiser?  PERFECT![]  Enough of worthy non-profit fund raisers in this crappy town.  

Gary Trennepohl is way too OVEREXPOSED!  Just once, I'd like to punch out his pearly whites.

I'd probably go for a NON-worthy shamelessly for-profit panhandling run through Brady for the benefit of Tulsa Young PROCRASTINATORS.[]

[safetyguy]

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So what about all the bright *** LED signs at the casinos and Sonic?  Those signs are much more distracting then any "tree trimming" or "work from home" sign on the side of the road.  Most people have gotten accustomed to them and ignore them.  The Casino and Sonic signs are blinding at times especially in areas where there arent street lights.  I would much rather put up with a few street signs or "20% off going out of business" sign from COMPUSA vs those stupid LED signs.  Speaking of COMPUSA, does it make it legal if its a person standing on the side of the road holding up the sign for the public? like for instance, quiznos and the COMPUSA signs mentioned above??
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Has anyone seen the new LED sign for Al's Bistro?? That's the one om 71st where Tony Roma's and Bourbon Street have been? I saw it the other night and was blinded and it made me think of this thread....

[tulsasignnazi]

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[tulsasignnazi]

Vote Green

[tulsasignnazi]

Operation Clean Sweep begins April 1 in Tulsa. The month-long effort will officially begin Saturday, April 5 with Mayor Kathy Taylor's kick-off cleanup.

Come join us Saturday, April 5 at Nathan Hale High School, 6960 East 21st  from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Check in for Mayor Taylor's Operation Clean Sweep event will be in the circle drive off 21st at the high school.

Volunteers will clean up the campus and parking area at Hale, and then work west along both sides of 21st street. Bags and gloves for volunteers, as well as water and recycling bins, will be provided by the Metropolitan Environmental Trust (M.e.t.)

The M.e.t. will also provide supplies throughout the month so that Tulsa residents can follow the example of Hale High School students and pick up their neighborhoods (or any trashy spot). Community Centers where supplies are available include:

Lacy Park, 2134 N. Madison Pl.
Reed Park, 4233 S. Yukon
McClure Park, 7440 E. 7th St.
Hicks Park, 3443 S. Mingo Rd.
Whiteside Park, 4009 S. Pittsburg Ave.

[tulsasignnazi]

Bixby Sign Nazis on Patrol!