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Old 10-29-2013, 07:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
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So I've been seeing these 4x8 election signs everywhere recently and I've actually gone as far as saving the locations into my GPS so that the night of the 5th I'd go back and grab as many as I can... well my concience got the better of me and I decided to scrap the theft idea. Don't want to take any risks...

However, I contacted the local election office and got 2 4x8 signs for FREE!! I'm going back tomorrow for more. I promised that I would post one in my front yard until the 5th. So, guess what I'm going to be doing on the 6th...!

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Old 10-29-2013, 07:45 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Sweet! All the signs around me are the stupid small ones that are ~18x24" and good for just about nothing... Wish I could find some big ones around here.
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Old 10-30-2013, 07:51 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Free corroplast! Never thought to ask, but it's a great idea that I'll have to try. Going out later to look for the large signs.
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Old 10-30-2013, 10:47 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Become non-partisan: offer to post signs for all the candidates!
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Old 10-30-2013, 11:07 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Just take the losing side's signs. The winner's going to want to recycle them himself next time.
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Old 10-30-2013, 03:43 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Become non-partisan: offer to post signs for all the candidates!
I certainly had that thought, but the other candidates don't have signs this big!! Now I just need to figure out the mounting points under the car. I took a peak this morning and wasn't too happy with how complicated the area around the rear wheels looks. I'm not too confident about this project because I don't really want to drill a lot of holes into my car. We will see...
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Old 10-30-2013, 04:15 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I think its cheaper for them to buy new signs as opposed to 4 years of storage.

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