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Newsday has devoted a ton of ink to discussing high salaries/pensions found in the police departments, teachers unions, sewer districts, sanitation districts, and various town/county workers. In other words, there is no shortage of people with little love for Newsday.
I guess that explains it.
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Originally Posted by kayfouroh
I don't like the fact that if you're not an Optimum customer you can't read their site for free, but I'm not about to stand on an overpass complaining.
Now it all makes sense!! I'm glad someone found an article about it. At least now we know his story and what his sign means, and that there is a reason for him standing in that particular spot.
Even though i complained about him in the begining, I've gotten used to him now!
In October of 1994 Bob says he had his personal life turned upside down when his home was repeatedly broken into. He refers to these events as intrusions into his home, as nothing was stolen. ... After the first few intrusions he tried changing his locks however over the course of a few years the intrusions continued.
I am sure the police initially investigated and determined that there were no intrusions except in Bob's head.
how is he creating a safety hazard any more than people hanging "WELCOME HOME (soldier)" signs on overpasses? Just because you don't agree with it doesn't make it illegal.
The issue is that at 65, 55 or 10 MPH, he is creating a distraction that can cause drivers to loose concentration on the road by attempting to read his sign. That is the safety hazard. What is on his sign is not the issue. Not sure why you and others are not grasping this concept.
I didn't say I agree or disagree with his message, just that he is creating a safety hazard by putting the sign up and standing there which is a distraction to drivers. The choice of drivers of looking or not is not the question. You are blaming people for the crime of giving into the human nature characteristic of curiosity. Neither is his right to rail against Newsday or anyone else. The point is that this right is not absolute. It is the same as yelling fire in a crowded theater. Doing so puts lives at risk.
And the people hanging the welcome home signs are as almost as bad - their saving grace is that they aren't sticking around on the overpass after they hang their sign. By this token, it is OK to hang signs stating “Welcome home from prison Uncle Louie” or “My kid passed his 3rd grade spelling test”. Why would I care or want to see any spray painted bed sheets or card board signs creating this blight on the highway?
he is creating a distraction that can cause drivers to loose concentration on the road by attempting to read his sign.
Do you lose total concentration when you drive past a highway sign telling you what roads are on the next exit, or do you eventually tune them out?
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