Friday, January 21, 2005

dear freeway sign writer,

I am writing because I am worried about you. I think you need a vacation. A couple weeks ago the sign read, between traffic updates, something about the People Mover being in full service. I didn't care. Nobody cares. Was it a joke? This week the sign reads "Low fuel? Fill up!" and this is what makes me write to you. Maybe it is time to take a break. Take some time to regroup and come up with some useful things to write on your signs. You won't have to try hard, not hard at all. Anything would be better than People Mover updates and tips on what to do if your fuel is low.

Your job is a stressful one. I do not pretend to understand what you go through on a daily basis. This is why I would like to try to help you. Here is a list of some things you might want to try:
- you could write a riddle in the morning, and the answer in the evening.
- little facts about the city.
- perhaps you would like to dabble in writing some haiku for us to read.
- trivia question in the morning, answer in the evening.
- reality tv updates, for example, who got voted off Survivor, American Idol, Amazing Race, etc.
- tell us something about you. Most of us don't know much about sign writing. What are your credentials? Are you from Detroit? Do you like cheese?

Well, all I can do is make suggestions and hope that they will help you out.

Happy writing,
A Concerned Citizen

1 comment:

buddhageek said...

There must be a conspiracy, or a union. We saw the same message on our way to Furniture Redeux yesterday. Maybe it was a plea from the oil companies in response to "Not one Damn Dime Day" on Thursday. But seriously, what the hell kind of wisdom is that anyway? What is next? "Dark? Turn on Lights."? I guess we know where MOTO got a job.