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| Lisboa, 1997; pict. A. Guët | ||
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Traffic sign in politics? It happens in Lisboa.
This sign is placed near an old house.
A. Guët wrote me:
'There is a local movement to save the building, and posters to criticize the town hall people who think they protect citizens by putting a sign like this.'From a collector's viewpoint it's much better to place a warning sign, than to tackle the problem. Sorry for the people, but in this case I am on the side of the politicians. They are often best when doing nothing. |
| Sesimbra, IV.1999; pict. A. Guët | Lisboa, 1997; pict. A. Guët | ||
| Our next finds are several refreshing panels
made by an artist knowing how to put a personal touch.
This is exactly the kind of sign I had in mind when
I wrote that Road signs can bring you the happiest
hours in your life. (see Suggestions)
The sad thing with modern road signs is that they leave nothing to the imagination. (A common belief is that the world will stall if not everything is regulated to the last bolt.) But this finds are really vitamins for your brain. Notice the speed-stripes: we don't see them very often. Visit other countries such as France, Norway, Turkey or Pakistan for other implementations of this feature. |
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| Observe the boulder already landed.
A German boulder would stay rock-solid but
this one is ready for the
impact of his fellows and has metamorphosed
to form a cushion. Or is it a medusa preparing to
gobble down meat balls?
Do you see the ash-tray with pipe? From the rare countries with grounded rocks, only Spain (sign found in Pont de Suert) shows a similar deformation. And I almost forgot to mention the buste. |
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| Lisboa, 1997; pict. A. Guët | Lisboa, 1997; pict. A. Guët |
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| Lisboa, 2003; pict. Coghe & Coghe | Iceland | Lisboa, 2003; pict. Coghe & Coghe | |
| The rocks give the impression to be carried away by a strong air current, a behaviour also mentioned from Iceland. To our surprise we have a twin sign from that country. Number and shape of the boulders, even the profile of the cliff is identical. | A most interesting sign with stones jumping like mountain goats. | ||
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| Portagem, IV.2005; pict. B. Hoeyberghs | Spain | ||
| And another roadsign probably influenced by another country. Notice the similarities with a sign found in Spain (Plan, 1995). | |||
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| Serra da Estrela (1991) | Peneda Gerês (1991) | Foz do Arelho (1997) |
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| More signs from Portugal: Men at work - Children crossing | ||
| Roadsigns from the Azores: Men at work - Falling rocks - Children's crossing | ||
| Roadsigns from Madeira: Men at work - Falling rocks - Children's crossing |