So...Many of you know already that I am a huge fan of hunting sapphires. I have written about it in the past....and spend a good portion of my summer at the mine doing nothing but washing gravel and finding treasure like these....
It is about a 75 mile drive from my house to Phillipsburg, home of The Sapphire Gallery. That is where I go to have all of my gems judged for quality, schedule all of the heat treating that I need and arrange to have all of the treated stones cut and mounted in jewlery.
But, that is all beside the point....On the way there, you have to travel through the thriving metropolis of Hall, MT. OK...so, its less of a metropolis and more like a ghost town with a couple stragglers. You have a better chance of seeing about 1,000 head of cattle for every person in Hall, MT. The entire town is comprised of a boarded up grain elevator, a rusted out train stop, a broken down garage turned into a house, and about 10 houses...most of which are boarded up.
However, despite the over-all shambles of the town...there is one house just north of the city center that is worth seeing. (Just north of the city center equals roughly about a 47 second walk stumble crawl from downtown....or, what was downtown...) Anyway, you get the point....
In the yard of this house is this sign...
Im not entirely sure exaxtly what this is supposed to be telling me...But, I had to venture a couple guesses...
- CAUTION -- CHILDREN PLAYING WITH LAWNMOWERS??
- CAUTION -- WOMEN MOWING AT HIGH SPEED??
- CAUTION -- LAWNMOWERS RUN AWAY FROM USER??
(Feel free to add a few of your own guesses. Im sure someone out there is more creative than I am...)
Anyway....Make sure when you are on your way to Phillipsburg to stop and take a picture of this sign and show it to your friends...While your at it, get pictures of the steel rhino, grizzly bear, and blue heron that are 5 miles north of this sign. (Im hiding the pictures of that from you....you have to go there yourself for those.)
**********UPDATE***********
I submitted this sign to the following site... http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CUTS/signs/
And, if you have a minute, click on that link and see some of the other hilarious signs that have been submitted...the one about whale watching is a riot! That one and the one that tells you to remove your dentures...LOL!
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That is the illusive lawnmowette.
Heath -- LOL! Whatever it means, it looks like its tiring...lol.
Jogging...and mowing. What a concept!
Heath~ Looks like the case of the runaway lawnmower! Too funny!
Dennis -- If you have a mower that can handle that pace, I guess it works!
Vickie -- That is what it reminded me of when I saw it...my wife and I saw this on our way through and had to stop on our way back and get a photo of it.
I think we need a website to upload all the STRANGE signs we see - We've seen some REALLY strange ones!
Bad artist. Is it supposed to be an old lady chasing a lawn mower or a child pushing a toy! We had an upstanding citizen on his riding mower and he turned quickly in front of a car and met his demise. He needed a sign. LOL
Clint,
This sign obviously commemorates the Christmas gift the husband gave to his wife!!! LOL, Thanks, Fran
Clint, I don't have a clue what it is suppose say but I have to agree it sure is funny.
Not sure what, but never seen it before!
Susan -- They have one already...Its called www.ilovebacon.com. I highly recommend it!!! :-)
Barbara -- Wow...thats one of the more horrifying stories I have heard regarding lawnmowers...Im not sure if I should laugh about that or not...lol.
Fran -- LOL!!!! Now THAT is an angle that I was afraid to explore....thanks for going there for me, Fran!!! :-)
Jimmy -- Yes, it is funny...really funny. In fact, funny enough to warrant a stop on the way home just to get this picture. And, the steel animals are a sight to behold...I will get pics of those again in a couple weeks.
William -- I think this is a true one-of-a-kind. Again, I have no idea what it is supposed to say, but what it does say is really funny...lol
By the way, if you make it down to Phillipsburg, go to The Sweet Palace. It's a must!!
Clint, LOL, speechless. To funny.
Duane -- Yeah, I pretty much had the same reaction when I saw it originally. :-)
Clint, it is funny, has a lasting effect.
Duane -- Im serious when I say that I almost ran into another car (broken down by the side of the road) when I saw this sign originally. I kinda forgot what I was doing at the time...lol
Clint, LOL, I'm glad (as well as I'm sure they are) that you didn't hit the car.
I was once staying on the east coast and when driving by i saw a sign that read "no pedestrians in crosswalk at any time"! Directly beside the sign was a crosswalk that was newly painted. Ever since, I have become convinced that they just put these signs out to confuse everyone.
I have no idea what that sign is supposed to mean. My best guess would be to agree with number 3- "CAUTION -- LAWNMOWERS RUN AWAY FROM USER??"
Cindy -- Actually, you have a very valid point! :-) I know this one sure confused me...lol.
Wait, I know this one. What the sign is trying to say is "Caution: Do Not Under Any Circumstances Operate Radio Controlled Vehicles in this Yard or I Will Impale Them with my Broomstick". Gramma put that one up for my cousin and me a long time ago. I thought she'd have taken it down by now. Gramma, I'm sorry for running over the beets, but it's been 19 years now. Take the darn sign down.
Marko -- Im beginning to wonder if we are related...my grandma used to threaten me and my toys with a mop handle...lol Course....she also used to yell at the plants with her apron wrapped around her face and steal drinking straws from the house guests because they were an element of the devil...........................yeah, she was nuts. LOL
Clint - I have actually been to Hall, for the life of me, I can't remember why!
Mike -- Have you really??? Why on earth would you go there??? LOL!! I only go there cause its on the way to Phillipsburg...lol
"Feral Grammys & Rogue Mowers - Proceed Cautiously"
"No mowing - Grammas Jogging"
My favorite...
"No moonshine & mowing!"
Jogger(but in a dress) chasing the lawn mower. Either way it's a bit strange.
Dawn -- LOL!! All good choices!
Robert -- Agreed. It is strange.