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Cape Spear – The Easternmost Point on North America

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Quick, get out a map. Can you find the easternmost point in North America? Go ahead, stop reading and find it.

Back?

Were you able to locate it?

On my trip to St. John’s, Newfoundland in Canada I was told that Cape Spear is the easternmost point on the continent of North America. It was about a 20 minute drive from my hotel and I didn’t have a rental car! It would have been a shame to come this far and not make a trip out there. Fortunately, my host graciously offered to drive us to the cape. Watch this YouTube video to see what I found…

Sign Spotting in New Orleans

Parking Garage Sign

I’ve never been in a parking garage that has a bathroom. But that’s not what this sign means. Allow me to translate for you… “Don’t pee in this garage!”

WHAT?

Why would you need a sign for this?

The City of New Orleans has a very liberal open container law. And when ya drink a lot, ya gotta pee a lot. Yet despite the tolerance towards drinking, there is little tolerance toward public urination – and with good reason I might add. Many merchants post signs that say restrooms are for customer only. Or even worse, there are no public restrooms at all. So what’s a person who’s doing the tinkle dance to do? Enter the parking garage…

Sign Spotting Sunday: Gold Reef City Warning Sign

Gold Reef City

Essentially this sign reads, “we tried our best to make this safe. We’re not responsible if we didn’t do a good enough job”. Gold Reef City is an amusement park in South Africa. I took this photo 2 years ago on a trip and thought that it was funny. I’ll share more from Gold Reef City later. Until then, be safe – at least to the best of your ability!

Sign Spotting Sunday: Bob’s Store Seekonk, MA

I found this sign posted on the side of Bob’s Store in Seekonk, MA and it made me laugh.

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I was just going to solicit for that too!

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