August 2011
2 posts
More signs, more cities, more codes
When this blog goes quiet, it is only because I am keeping busy. As I’ve mentioned in my About page, this is something I do in the crevices of my already busy life. Which is very ironic, considering a common detraction of sign sharking is “those people need to get a life”, as if we pull down illegal advertising because we have nothing better to do, and our idle hands are...
One Sign, Two Sign...
I’ve been radio silent for a week, but the sharking continues. Here’s some activity from snipedinner:
One sign, I’ll let you slide. Two signs, a few towns apart, and you’re definitely getting pulled up.
July 2011
6 posts
Snow Removal in July
snipedinner:
Sundance Construction thinks you need snow removed in July. Are you having trouble with your snow? If so, I apologize for taking down these signs.
Hot Summer Sign Cleanup
Again, I think I’ll let the photos speak for themselves, while I talk more about this whole sign sharking thing in general. Today’s trip takes us through South Minneapolis, since Nordeast looked pretty clean. I don’t have any set routes I take; I figure I should be just as unpredictable as the people sneaking their signs up in the first place.
I wear a hardhat when I pull...
Why I do what I do.
I’m not going to bore you with a step by step account of Sunday’s sharking run. It was a success, and I had a fellow sharker with me to lend a hand. You can look at the gallery and map and get an idea of the route we ran if you’d like. Let’s instead talk about sharking and why I do it, using my latest run as an illustration.
Have you ever been down Marshall St? I have,...
Hitting some stragglers.
I was trekking through Fridley today, and spotted a snipe sign on the frontage road. So, I zipped over, tagged and bagged it. Then, heading back into Nordeast, I saw a neon yellow corrugated plastic sign. I yanked this one down with my bare hands.
Pinball machines wanted, junk cars wanted… I guess we all want things. I want my neighborhood to be free of garbage illegal ads.
Every story has it's beginning.
It was the perfect evening to start sharking. I knew what I needed, and I knew where I was going. There was a sign on 37th and Polk that has been there for months. A “cheap homes” sign on a phone pole outside a church. Half a year ago I wouldn’t have even known that sign was illegal, it’s so subtle and ambiguous. But that’s how these illegal advertisers survive.
I...