Roadside memorials
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sockgirl77
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Oh the memories...
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kwillia
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My favorite floral memorial arrangement ever was at a funeral I went to in the hills of dear ole Virginia... it was a large floral wreath with golden ribbon spread across the center.... a plastic golden phone glued to the top... in green glitter it read "Jesus Called and Lois Answered".... how sweet is that...RoseRed said:Elaine and I saw a really cool one up by faire last fall. There was a checkered flag where he met his/her finish line.
kwillia said:My favorite floral memorial arrangement ever was at a funeral I went to in the hills of dear ole Virginia... it was a large floral wreath with golden ribbon spread across the center.... a plastic golden phone glued to the top... in green glitter it read "Jesus Called and Lois Answered".... how sweet is that...
Hysterical!
rack'm
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kwillia said:My favorite floral memorial arrangement ever was at a funeral I went to in the hills of dear ole Virginia... it was a large floral wreath with golden ribbon spread across the center.... a plastic golden phone glued to the top... in green glitter it read "Jesus Called and Lois Answered".... how sweet is that...
He should have let it roll to voicemail...
huntr1
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Article on these eyesores in today's Washington ComPost.
Prompted by the dispute between the Stewarts and the Annapolis man who took it upon himself to dismantle their memorial, the Maryland State Highway Administration is, somewhat reluctantly, writing rules to differentiate between roadside tributes that are merely illegal and those that must come down.
Unauthorized crosses, signs and banners are never permitted along Maryland's state-maintained shoulders and medians, and those deemed safety hazards have been taken down. Until now, highway officials have only loosely enforced the law against people who erect unobtrusive memorials to loved ones who died on the roadway. But a handful of tributes, particularly in the Annapolis area, have grown so large and so distracting that they pose a safety risk to motorists, state officials say.
"It's going to come to this now, a very formal policy," said David Buck, spokesman for the highway administration. "Because we wanted to give folks an inch, and they've taken well more than a mile."
Prompted by the dispute between the Stewarts and the Annapolis man who took it upon himself to dismantle their memorial, the Maryland State Highway Administration is, somewhat reluctantly, writing rules to differentiate between roadside tributes that are merely illegal and those that must come down.
Unauthorized crosses, signs and banners are never permitted along Maryland's state-maintained shoulders and medians, and those deemed safety hazards have been taken down. Until now, highway officials have only loosely enforced the law against people who erect unobtrusive memorials to loved ones who died on the roadway. But a handful of tributes, particularly in the Annapolis area, have grown so large and so distracting that they pose a safety risk to motorists, state officials say.
"It's going to come to this now, a very formal policy," said David Buck, spokesman for the highway administration. "Because we wanted to give folks an inch, and they've taken well more than a mile."
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Hi all!
Hope you don't mind that I join in....I'm spanking new here
This is a touchy subject for me. I have lived here for 10 years now. When I first came here, I couldn't believe all of the memorials on the roads...I find them most depressing and they make my stomach drop. I have not gotten used to them.... (I have lived in PA and MO. No, I haven't seen anything like this.)
What gets me, is that people complain about prayers in schools, etc. But this is a public display--out in the open with huge crosses. Why don't I hear more on this?
I know of two memorials, where the families of the deceased have moved and left the area. But their memorials are still here...I don't want to be depressed when I am driving. I find them to be distracting, and they take my eyes OFF of the road. Wish we could stop it!!!!
Wasn't a motion (law?) passed that after 3 years a memorial may be taken down? I am tempted to take one down on my street....wonder how people would react seeing me do it, or if they would care?
Have a great day everyone!!!
Hope you don't mind that I join in....I'm spanking new here
This is a touchy subject for me. I have lived here for 10 years now. When I first came here, I couldn't believe all of the memorials on the roads...I find them most depressing and they make my stomach drop. I have not gotten used to them.... (I have lived in PA and MO. No, I haven't seen anything like this.)
What gets me, is that people complain about prayers in schools, etc. But this is a public display--out in the open with huge crosses. Why don't I hear more on this?
I know of two memorials, where the families of the deceased have moved and left the area. But their memorials are still here...I don't want to be depressed when I am driving. I find them to be distracting, and they take my eyes OFF of the road. Wish we could stop it!!!!
Wasn't a motion (law?) passed that after 3 years a memorial may be taken down? I am tempted to take one down on my street....wonder how people would react seeing me do it, or if they would care?
Have a great day everyone!!!
CMC122
Go Braves!
:snort:kwillia said:My favorite floral memorial arrangement ever was at a funeral I went to in the hills of dear ole Virginia... it was a large floral wreath with golden ribbon spread across the center.... a plastic golden phone glued to the top... in green glitter it read "Jesus Called and Lois Answered".... how sweet is that...
baileydog
I wanna be a SMIB
If the guy at Chaney who hit that Karlie? girl still works there, how do you think he feels coming to work everyday and being reminded of that horrible day. Im sure he will never forget it but he (and me) should not have to see that stupid looking graveyard on 235 and Wildewood everyday. I wish someone would take it down, it seems like its been there forever.
