Signage

fatlazyless · 06-10-2007, 08:02 AM

Golly-gee-willikers, Barlo Signs has a large pickup truck with a large moving electric sign board positioned at the Meredith Town Docks that does all sorts of moving graphics.....wow! It was touting Progressive Insurance when I drove past. Hopefully, the police will not shoo it away, and it stays there all week. It really looks out of place. Compared to this, the bank's sign, which has not been a mover-groover-shaker, is very tame and well mannered. For bike week, what the heck...

If you google 'Barlo signs free speech' you see that Barlo likes to litigate their business interests in regard to commercial free speech in New Hampshire.

DREAMS · 06-10-2007, 09:04 AM

That takes the cake! Since when have the minimal parking spaces for residents, visitors and vacationers dedicated to local commercial business using these spots to advertising their business for free on town property?
Many times the lack of spaces force people to move on and prevent their ability to stop and enjoy the lakeside area and support local businesses depending on these customers. Barlo Sign or any other company should not be taking put village parking spaces designated to "paying customers" who help support our tourism and recreational markets!

Lakegeezer · 06-10-2007, 11:27 AM

Rumor has it that sensors 100 yards from the signs can read your EZPass ID and tap into your Internet searching to pick an appropriate ad as you drive by.

SteveA · 06-11-2007, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Lakegeezer

Rumor has it that sensors 100 yards from the signs can read your EZPass ID and tap into your Internet searching to pick an appropriate ad as you drive by.

LG may have not be too way out with his attempt at humor... check this out

http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/10/g...ite-marketers/

SAMIAM · 06-11-2007, 08:55 AM

I'm surprised at the "outrage" over these signs.It is simply a matter of improving technology just as tv's phones ,computers,automobiles etc. improve over the years.I'm sure that the same people would have been horrified when electricity was invented and the first sign was lit up at night.Then came the dreaded internally lit signs back in the 1920's and sometime later neon signs came along to ruin our lives.
Relax everybody....take a deep breath....business' need signs.They are all in commercially zoned areas.If one shows up next to your lake house....you have a good reason to complain.
I know it would be nice if every business had a 12"X12" carved wood sign but they just don't seem to work very well in the highly competitive world of business.

06-10-2007, 08:02 AM	#1
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,753 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,010 Times in 736 Posts	Golly-gee-willikers, Barlo Signs has a large pickup truck with a large moving electric sign board positioned at the Meredith Town Docks that does all sorts of moving graphics.....wow! It was touting Progressive Insurance when I drove past. Hopefully, the police will not shoo it away, and it stays there all week. It really looks out of place. Compared to this, the bank's sign, which has not been a mover-groover-shaker, is very tame and well mannered. For bike week, what the heck... If you google 'Barlo signs free speech' you see that Barlo likes to litigate their business interests in regard to commercial free speech in New Hampshire. Last edited by fatlazyless; 06-10-2007 at 01:49 PM.

06-10-2007, 09:04 AM	#2
DREAMS Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Since when is Town Docks for business owners? That takes the cake! Since when have the minimal parking spaces for residents, visitors and vacationers dedicated to local commercial business using these spots to advertising their business for free on town property? Many times the lack of spaces force people to move on and prevent their ability to stop and enjoy the lakeside area and support local businesses depending on these customers. Barlo Sign or any other company should not be taking put village parking spaces designated to "paying customers" who help support our tourism and recreational markets!

06-10-2007, 11:27 AM	#3
Lakegeezer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 1,678 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 354 Thanked 639 Times in 290 Posts	EZPass ads Rumor has it that sensors 100 yards from the signs can read your EZPass ID and tap into your Internet searching to pick an appropriate ad as you drive by. __________________ -lg

06-11-2007, 08:55 AM	#5
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,896 Thanks: 334 Thanked 1,676 Times in 586 Posts	I'm surprised at the "outrage" over these signs.It is simply a matter of improving technology just as tv's phones ,computers,automobiles etc. improve over the years.I'm sure that the same people would have been horrified when electricity was invented and the first sign was lit up at night.Then came the dreaded internally lit signs back in the 1920's and sometime later neon signs came along to ruin our lives. Relax everybody....take a deep breath....business' need signs.They are all in commercially zoned areas.If one shows up next to your lake house....you have a good reason to complain. I know it would be nice if every business had a 12"X12" carved wood sign but they just don't seem to work very well in the highly competitive world of business.