tolbs17 in one thread

[Big John]

WTF is wrong with these signs?!

Nothing.

I was thinking the signs are too small or the text is too big and it looks kinda cartoonish looking.

The shields look too big.

[tolbs17]

These ones suck. No arrow and no spacing.

WTF IS THIS??!!

[1995hoo]

Petition to rename this thread to "The tolbs17 Thread".

Seconded!

[SkyPesos]

Petition to rename this thread to "The tolbs17 Thread".

Seconded!

Thirded!

[1995hoo]

I see what you did there.

[kphoger]

Should be called "tolbs17 gripes about a bunch of minor shit".

[SkyPesos]

Should be called "tolbs17 gripes about a bunch of minor shit".

Like this?

[Scott5114]

Should be called "tolbs17 gripes about a bunch of minor shit".

I'd like to see him take a trip through Oklahoma City sometime.

Hey, tolbs, hop on Street View at I-35 exit 106 in Goldsby OK and go north on I-35 and tell me what you find!

[hobsini2]

Should be called "tolbs17 gripes about a bunch of minor shit".

I'd like to see him take a trip through Oklahoma City sometime.

Hey, tolbs, hop on Street View at I-35 exit 106 in Goldsby OK and go north on I-35 and tell me what you find!

Oh I know. Here Tolbs, let me help you. LOL
Gantry 1: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1752561,-97.4941207,3a,75y,349.01h,92.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sUs1Fj7Utkg_yn8tvnMDPyw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Side Sign 1: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1844776,-97.4923155,3a,52y,34.48h,89.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sCkFDmHlWChoOO93DPZmffA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Side Sign 2: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1849617,-97.4919754,3a,19.6y,49.08h,87.01t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJlVmPMPRFD9gXeR6CEMiMQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Gantry 2: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1921916,-97.4860938,3a,75y,26.42h,97.36t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slRUdxQSWEVoT8EtR3YFLhQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Gantry 3: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.196329,-97.4827374,3a,75y,37.49h,100.09t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sGtc2zW4M4JtKx_h1iEb2yA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

[JoePCool14]

Should be called "tolbs17 gripes about a bunch of minor shit".

I'd like to see him take a trip through Oklahoma City sometime.

Hey, tolbs, hop on Street View at I-35 exit 106 in Goldsby OK and go north on I-35 and tell me what you find!

I was thinking the same thing. NCDOT is one of the nation's best DOTs. Imagine tolbs' reaction to a state like New Mexico, Pennsylvania or Indiana!

[hobsini2]

Should be called "tolbs17 gripes about a bunch of minor shit".

I'd like to see him take a trip through Oklahoma City sometime.

Hey, tolbs, hop on Street View at I-35 exit 106 in Goldsby OK and go north on I-35 and tell me what you find!

I was thinking the same thing. NCDOT is one of the nation's best DOTs. Imagine tolbs' reaction to a state like New Mexico, Pennsylvania or Indiana!

He would have kittens if he saw some of the gore exit signs in Illinois. "That's too small to read and the arrow is off".

[SkyPesos]

Have tolbs posted any example in this thread, and other threads he created, that's NOT in NC? I don't think so.

[Scott5114]

Should be called "tolbs17 gripes about a bunch of minor shit".

I'd like to see him take a trip through Oklahoma City sometime.

Hey, tolbs, hop on Street View at I-35 exit 106 in Goldsby OK and go north on I-35 and tell me what you find!

Oh I know. Here Tolbs, let me help you. LOL
Gantry 1: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1752561,-97.4941207,3a,75y,349.01h,92.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sUs1Fj7Utkg_yn8tvnMDPyw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Side Sign 1: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1844776,-97.4923155,3a,52y,34.48h,89.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sCkFDmHlWChoOO93DPZmffA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Side Sign 2: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1849617,-97.4919754,3a,19.6y,49.08h,87.01t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJlVmPMPRFD9gXeR6CEMiMQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Gantry 2: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1921916,-97.4860938,3a,75y,26.42h,97.36t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slRUdxQSWEVoT8EtR3YFLhQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Gantry 3: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.196329,-97.4827374,3a,75y,37.49h,100.09t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sGtc2zW4M4JtKx_h1iEb2yA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

You're gonna be a tease and stop right before the worst of that particular bunch? Stretched out Clearview and a Type D arrow, baby! We know how to make 'em here in Norman!

Oh, and I don't know if you caught it, but the Sam Noble Museum is a natural history museum, not a national one, which is what Natl usually abbreviates.

For real, though, if he starts there and just keeps going north he'll have material for this thread for the next few months.

[tolbs17]

Should be called "tolbs17 gripes about a bunch of minor shit".

I'd like to see him take a trip through Oklahoma City sometime.

Hey, tolbs, hop on Street View at I-35 exit 106 in Goldsby OK and go north on I-35 and tell me what you find!

When I get a car, hopefully! I plan to head to Mississippi to see my friends!

[tolbs17]

Should be called "tolbs17 gripes about a bunch of minor shit".

I'd like to see him take a trip through Oklahoma City sometime.

Hey, tolbs, hop on Street View at I-35 exit 106 in Goldsby OK and go north on I-35 and tell me what you find!

Oh I know. Here Tolbs, let me help you. LOL
Gantry 1: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1752561,-97.4941207,3a,75y,349.01h,92.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sUs1Fj7Utkg_yn8tvnMDPyw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Side Sign 1: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1844776,-97.4923155,3a,52y,34.48h,89.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sCkFDmHlWChoOO93DPZmffA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Side Sign 2: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1849617,-97.4919754,3a,19.6y,49.08h,87.01t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJlVmPMPRFD9gXeR6CEMiMQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Gantry 2: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1921916,-97.4860938,3a,75y,26.42h,97.36t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slRUdxQSWEVoT8EtR3YFLhQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Gantry 3: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.196329,-97.4827374,3a,75y,37.49h,100.09t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sGtc2zW4M4JtKx_h1iEb2yA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Thanks, man. So I guess there's no need for me to head that way.

[tolbs17]

On the new concrete 8-lane stretch of I-85 between Charlotte and Greensboro I noticed that a lot of upcoming exit signs are raised pedestals on the shoulder instead of the norm for I-85 which is extreme cantilevers lunging out from the shoulder.

i wonder if this was a cost-cutting measure for that particular project or if it's the new norm.

I used to hate the raised pedestals on the shoulder because they're not as readable as being directly over the roadway, but I'm not against them anymore after Georgia cluttered up all its interstates by mounting single signs to full gantries supported on both sides of the highway which is the most ludicrous waste of money and blight on any aesthetic qualities an interstate can have.

I hope the raised pedestals aren't new cheaper standard for NC though.

I hate those ew.

And, where do you see such signs? Cause I know that this isn't one of them.

Although there's one here!

And another one here.

Was discussed in the North Carolina thread, but I figured I would put them here as well. What is NCDOT's obsession with these tall signs to the side that are not directly over the highway.

[SkyPesos]

^ They're nothing new. Georgia does it all the time, much more than the 2 puny examples you have.

Ohio have one placed in the exit gore, for something that stands out a bit more than the others.

[tolbs17]

Candler Rd Oecator?!

I'm also glad that I don't live in Georgia.

[tolbs17]

^ They're nothing new. Georgia does it all the time, much more than the 2 puny examples you have.

Ohio have one placed in the exit gore, for something that stands out a bit more than the others.

I'm not sure if you like it, and when comparing the signs, do you like the white arrow or the black arrow in the "EXIT ONLY" plaque?

[SkyPesos]

^ They're nothing new. Georgia does it all the time, much more than the 2 puny examples you have.

Ohio have one placed in the exit gore, for something that stands out a bit more than the others.

I'm not sure if you like it, and when comparing the signs, do you like the white arrow or the black arrow in the "EXIT ONLY" plaque?

I've never seen a white arrow in an EXIT ONLY plaque before, and hopefully never see it, as white on yellow is a recipe for visibility issues.

[tolbs17]

^ They're nothing new. Georgia does it all the time, much more than the 2 puny examples you have.

Ohio have one placed in the exit gore, for something that stands out a bit more than the others.

I'm not sure if you like it, and when comparing the signs, do you like the white arrow or the black arrow in the "EXIT ONLY" plaque?

I've never seen a white arrow in an EXIT ONLY plaque before, and hopefully never see it, as white on yellow is a recipe for visibility issues.

I'm saying do you like the old or new sign better.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.8345739,-78.3207721,3a,68.4y,278.12h,89.09t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1scTc0xDtOcto-M5cPZQUWVQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

This is an example if you scroll the timelines.

[Scott5114]

Thanks, man. So I guess there's no need for me to head that way.

I personally would have fun reading your reactions to signs in the Oklahoma City area, if you want to look around on Street View.

[tolbs17]

Thanks, man. So I guess there's no need for me to head that way.

I personally would have fun reading your reactions to signs in the Oklahoma City area, if you want to look around on Street View.

Great idea. I REALLY want to travel there to see what it's like

[kphoger]

^ They're nothing new. Georgia does it all the time, much more than the 2 puny examples you have.

Ohio have one placed in the exit gore, for something that stands out a bit more than the others.

I'm not sure if you like it, and when comparing the signs, do you like the white arrow or the black arrow in the "EXIT ONLY" plaque?

I've never seen a white arrow in an EXIT ONLY plaque before, and hopefully never see it, as white on yellow is a recipe for visibility issues.

That's the way I read his question too, but that's not how he meant it.  This is what he meant:

... when comparing the signs, do you like {the white arrow} or {the black arrow in the "EXIT ONLY" plaque}?

[kphoger]

My related question for all of you:

Which is better for the exit plaque border?  white or black?