Fontanaman
Robin Trower
Twisp Washington is at the east side of the North Cascades Hwy about 8 miles east of Winthrop. Winthrop is known for being a Western themed tourist town and major tourist attraction year around. Anymore other than the ice cream shop I try to avoid it. I should be avoiding the ice cream too but that is for another story.
Twisp is where many of locals live and do their commerce and business.
Today dzane report's on the North Cascade Hwy re-opening around May 1st included this little sentence, "A huge D-8 caterpillar we contract for, arrived from Lloyd Logging Co. in Twisp on Tuesday."
Hurray! :yahoo:
The mention of Lloyd's Logging also caused a huge flash black from Sunday September 19, 2000. It was on this day I took a picture of the Lloyd's Logging road side sign all fixed up by the local kids the night before. Apparently the letter bucket and letter hanger were left loose around the sign. The kids at least could spell and are very creative! We should celebrate for in the year 2000 the school system was working.
Here is what I saw on that fateful day! This picture from Sept 2000 is not photo shopped. It is the real thing. This sign is right on the main highway in plain view for all!
Scroll down please and making a drum roll noise in your head.
At first I road by the sign. About 3/4 of a mile down the road I turned around to take a photo. As I was enjoying the moment with my camera when a couple in a mini-van drove by. The lady sitting in the passenger seat had a wide eyed look of utter disbeleif and could not help but looking at the sign.
I wasn't sure what I would do with the photo at the time. As I continue my ride inspiration struck me to send the photo to the State Hwy Department expressing my extreme concern for such an tasteless display filled with contempt for the fairer sex. So I did - of course I am just dying with laughter inside.
A few days later I got a email back from the WSDOT with an explanation. My photo made it's way thought State Government inter-department emails with varying degrees interest, some amused and other in horror, finally landing on a supervisor's desk. The supervisor explained there is no law against this but called Lloyd's Logging. The owner's of Lloyd's Logging are very religious were completely mortified when they found out the local kids had a field day with their sign.
Today the sign is gone, replaced by something else. Today I learned Lloyd's Logging is still in business and now I get to share this photo with you.
Twisp is where many of locals live and do their commerce and business.
Today dzane report's on the North Cascade Hwy re-opening around May 1st included this little sentence, "A huge D-8 caterpillar we contract for, arrived from Lloyd Logging Co. in Twisp on Tuesday."
Hurray! :yahoo:
The mention of Lloyd's Logging also caused a huge flash black from Sunday September 19, 2000. It was on this day I took a picture of the Lloyd's Logging road side sign all fixed up by the local kids the night before. Apparently the letter bucket and letter hanger were left loose around the sign. The kids at least could spell and are very creative! We should celebrate for in the year 2000 the school system was working.
Here is what I saw on that fateful day! This picture from Sept 2000 is not photo shopped. It is the real thing. This sign is right on the main highway in plain view for all!
Scroll down please and making a drum roll noise in your head.
At first I road by the sign. About 3/4 of a mile down the road I turned around to take a photo. As I was enjoying the moment with my camera when a couple in a mini-van drove by. The lady sitting in the passenger seat had a wide eyed look of utter disbeleif and could not help but looking at the sign.
I wasn't sure what I would do with the photo at the time. As I continue my ride inspiration struck me to send the photo to the State Hwy Department expressing my extreme concern for such an tasteless display filled with contempt for the fairer sex. So I did - of course I am just dying with laughter inside.
A few days later I got a email back from the WSDOT with an explanation. My photo made it's way thought State Government inter-department emails with varying degrees interest, some amused and other in horror, finally landing on a supervisor's desk. The supervisor explained there is no law against this but called Lloyd's Logging. The owner's of Lloyd's Logging are very religious were completely mortified when they found out the local kids had a field day with their sign.
Today the sign is gone, replaced by something else. Today I learned Lloyd's Logging is still in business and now I get to share this photo with you.
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