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Mile marker 420 becomes 419.99 to thwart thieves (on I-70 in Colorado)
Associated Press ^
| Jan 10, 2014 6:57 PM EST
Posted on 01/10/2014 4:05:01 PM PST by Olog-hai
Colorado officials think a difference of one-hundredth of a mile will be enough to stop thieves from stealing the mile marker 420 sign along Interstate 70.
Amy Ford of the Colorado Department of Transportation says the “MILE 420” sign near Stratton was stolen for the last time sometime in the last year, and officials replaced it with a sign that says “MILE 419.99.” …
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: druggies; interstate70; milemarker420; potheads
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posted on
01/10/2014 4:05:01 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
hilarious!
(especially when you read to the end...)
To: Olog-hai
I always wondered where that “420” designation came from. According to this article it’s origins are “murky”. How fitting?
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posted on
01/10/2014 4:09:28 PM PST
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: Olog-hai
Colorado is trying to overtake Florida as the most screwed up state in the nation.
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posted on
01/10/2014 4:09:51 PM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: Responsibility2nd
California is less screwed up than either of them? The phrase “California effect” came about for a reason, after all.
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posted on
01/10/2014 4:11:02 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
Even state officials are on drugs now
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posted on
01/10/2014 4:12:13 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
To: Olog-hai
I’m guessing the theft of Mile markers 357 are not an issue.
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posted on
01/10/2014 4:13:42 PM PST
by
MaxMax
(Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
To: Olog-hai
I find it interesting that before pot was legalized, there was not shortage. Once legalized and with government assistance, there is a shortage. Hmmmmmm.
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posted on
01/10/2014 4:14:32 PM PST
by
Sergio
(An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
To: Olog-hai
The intersection of Beaver and Cherry Streets in Flagstaff, AZ has a similar problem....
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posted on
01/10/2014 4:14:50 PM PST
by
S.O.S121.500
(Had Enough Yet ?....... Enforce the Bill of Rights................................ It's the LAW !!!)
To: gorush
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posted on
01/10/2014 4:19:54 PM PST
by
DJ Taylor
(Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
To: faithhopecharity
To: Olog-hai
Couldn’t they just spot weld those “thief magnet” signs to the poles?
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posted on
01/10/2014 4:21:46 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
To: Olog-hai
While travelling down Penny Lane during a tour of Liverpool the guide told us that so many of the signs had been stolen that the city decided to paint the street name on a couple of brick walls.
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posted on
01/10/2014 4:28:19 PM PST
by
Gay State Conservative
(Osama Obama Care: A Religion That Will Have You On Your Knees!)
To: DJ Taylor
I refuse to go to Wikipedia for anything involving politics, however, articles involving pot are probably pretty reliable.
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posted on
01/10/2014 4:28:43 PM PST
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: DJ Taylor
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posted on
01/10/2014 4:29:46 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
Dumb.
419A would have been better, and would have made more sense to motorists and map planners.
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posted on
01/10/2014 4:39:24 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: MaxMax
I live near MM 308 .....and it’s still there. Never stolen.
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posted on
01/10/2014 4:46:42 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("How Can People Ask Forgiveness If They Won't Forgive Others?")
To: Windflier
I dare you to ever find the “Luckenbach 1” sign on US290 in Texas.
To: MaxMax
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posted on
01/10/2014 4:55:25 PM PST
by
lightman
(O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, giving to Thy Church vict'ry o'er Her enemies.)
To: gorush
420, IIRC, was/is the police code for a drug bust.
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posted on
01/10/2014 4:57:58 PM PST
by
Axenolith
(Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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