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Slathering the tops of yard signs with roofing tar....to prevent theft
nationalreview ^ | 10/22 08:08 PM | Chris Lilik

Posted on 10/23/2004 7:58:05 PM PDT by dennisw

PENNSYLVANIA: SIGN TRICKS [Chris Lilik 10/22 08:08 PM]

51-year old Chris Alker of Lower Providence Township in Montgomery County, Pa. has an interesting but effective way to deal with yard sign thefts: slathering the tops of his signs with roofing tar.

According to a Philadelphia Inquirer story on his novel ideal, Alker's signs haven't been stolen for the past three elections. "The last time anyone messed with me was the Gore election [of 2000]," Alker, a former construction worker, told the paper. "They got as far as the street with the sign and then they dumped it." Alker says not only will the black tar take three or four weeks to get off a perpetrator's body, but its the odor is not very pleasant.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: yardsigns
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1 posted on 10/23/2004 7:58:05 PM PDT by dennisw
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To: dennisw

I prefer urushiol oil.


2 posted on 10/23/2004 8:00:18 PM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: dennisw

What, he does't have a dog? The dog will produce a better substance for rubbing on signs, given a can of food.


3 posted on 10/23/2004 8:01:00 PM PDT by Blue Screen of Death (/i)
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To: dennisw

My Bush yard sign was stolen yesterday. (Downers Grove, IL) DuPage County.


4 posted on 10/23/2004 8:01:17 PM PDT by teletech (Friends don't let friends vote DemocRAT)
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To: dennisw

High voltage electric current.


5 posted on 10/23/2004 8:01:52 PM PDT by SteveMcKing
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To: dennisw

My Bush/Cheney sign is sitting out in my front yard with a light green X spray painted on both sides. It is hard to see the paint from the road so it isn't too big of a deal. I might try the roofing tar or some other type of substance.


6 posted on 10/23/2004 8:02:51 PM PDT by d0le
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To: quantim

Dermatologist?


7 posted on 10/23/2004 8:03:00 PM PDT by ArmoredCav (Kerry is the Jackie O. of males)
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To: quantim

That's very cruel - but a great idea nonetheless. You must be a poison Ivy Leaguer...


8 posted on 10/23/2004 8:03:01 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth (What can you expect from a political party full of master-debators?)
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To: dennisw

Improvised Explosive Device...... non-lethal, of course.


9 posted on 10/23/2004 8:03:17 PM PDT by SteveMcKing
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To: d0le

What's the X for?


10 posted on 10/23/2004 8:05:28 PM PDT by MarkeyD (<a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com>Maggot</a>)
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To: dennisw

This morning my yard signs were bent over, pulled part way out of the ground and torn. Others were missing on the block. Moved them closer to the house and added another Bush sign. Will get roofing tar tomorrow.


11 posted on 10/23/2004 8:06:29 PM PDT by barker (I have knocked on the door of this man's soul and found someone home, Zell Miller on GWBush)
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To: quantim

As I said in another thread, I want one of those plastic devices dept stores use that sprays dye if you don't take it off properly.


12 posted on 10/23/2004 8:07:22 PM PDT by vrwcagent0498 (Mark Levin and Ann Coulter are my patron saints.)
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To: dennisw

He didn't get to be 51 w/o learning a few things along the way!

Kudos to him!!!


13 posted on 10/23/2004 8:07:54 PM PDT by Fruitbat
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I'm still mourning the loss of one of mine last night! But tomorrow I replace it with 2 more!!


14 posted on 10/23/2004 8:09:00 PM PDT by lionstar (Kerry's goose will be cooked Nov. 2)
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To: barker

American ingenuity at its best. thanks.


15 posted on 10/23/2004 8:09:07 PM PDT by right way right
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To: d0le

Go to a hunting store and get a bottle of skunk essence. Pour this gunk into a re-sealable bag. Hook it to the sign in such a way as to allow it to come open upon lifting the sign. Sit back and enjoy the fun :)


16 posted on 10/23/2004 8:09:52 PM PDT by Starhopper ( For evil to conquer. Good men need to do nothing.)
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To: SteveMcKing
High voltage electric current.

You mean "ZOT?"

17 posted on 10/23/2004 8:10:02 PM PDT by Fester Chugabrew
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To: dennisw

I don't have a problem with people taking the signs that I put up on my lawn. It's the ones that I have placed in public places that have been stolen. They even tossed some of them into a local river. They are very environmentally concious thiefs I guess!!


18 posted on 10/23/2004 8:10:09 PM PDT by rcoli
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To: quantim

I prefer skunk oil from a skunk!


19 posted on 10/23/2004 8:11:54 PM PDT by Grassontop (One terrorist act on the oil fields can cause a world economic disaster! Then, the anti-christ comes)
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To: dennisw

LOL!!! good advice.


20 posted on 10/23/2004 8:12:15 PM PDT by harpo11 (Do Americans Need A Slick Debator or a Bold Leader?)
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