[Mike Irwin]

Last Saturday I reported about the signs on I-270 outside of DC, the stupid wording that urged people to report "Suspicious Terrorist Activity."

Well, coming back into town last night I passed the same sign...

It now said "Report Suspected Terrorist Activity"!

I guess one of the drunken monkeys from the Maryland Highway Admin. in charge of the department of blinking messages on overhead signs reads this website! :D

[standingbear]

what constitutes "suspicous" activity?:scrutiny:

[QuarterBoreGunner]

'suspicious terrorist activity' as opposed to the garden variety terrorist activity?

[FPrice]

"what constitutes "suspicous" activity?"

With many liberals it's anything you don't like.

[Mike Irwin]

That was my point exactly, guys, in my first message on this.

If it's not suspicious terrorist activity, should you not report it?

I mean, if they're not skulking around, but planting bombs in broad daylight in public, that's not very suspicious now, is it?

[themic]

FPRice, the Republicans are just as dangerous nowadays.

Mike, i had noticed that too! i kept wondering where I was going to see suspected terrorist activity on 495. White vans?

maybe it's like a reminder. I walk by some terrorist activity on the way to my car, get in, listen to radio, blah, blah, oh RIGHT! I should call that in! thanks Mr. Lighted Traffic Sign!

[Mike Irwin]

Did anyone else thing about this?

If I see something that I suspect to be terrorist activity, I'm sure as hell not going to call an 800 number...

I'm going to call 911 and let them deal with it.

[moa]

I think it would be far more useful in the real world to post traffic conditions, something I can use trying to decide to get onto 495 or not, or whatever. That is the original function of those signs.

After a while folks will ignore those signs unless they have something really meaningful to tells us.

[MJRW]

I have one of those on my commute up and down 66. I want to call and ask exactly how many attacks this sign has stopped. It is one of the must laughable responses to the absolute flood of terrorism that has arrived....

[Monkeyleg]

That sort of reminds me of the highway signs I saw all the way through Oklahoma. They read, "hitchhikers may be escaped prisoners."

'scuse me, but is security at the prisons that lax? Is this a common problem?

[Mike Irwin]

I've seen those signs outside of Terre Haute, Indiana, as well, Monkey.

Doesn't matter to me, as I sure as hell am not going to pick up a hitch hiker no matter what.