Official A1A Sign source?

[Perry and Sarah]

A while back somewhere on the forums I found a thread that included the place you could get an official A1A Sign made by the same folks that make them for the Florida D.O.T., now I cannot find the thread I've searched a dozen different ways and zilch.

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks.

[gunthermoose]

some on ebay...

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_from=R40&_ ... Categories

[IndianaPH]

I have ordered signs from these guys before. They can make about anything.

http://www.hallsigns.com/

Since they are in Indiana, I doubt they make them for Florida DOT, but the can make the same spec, as long as you can provide the artwork. I have used their products on county and state road projects.

[RinglingRingling]

A while back somewhere on the forums I found a thread that included the place you could get an official A1A Sign made by the same folks that make them for the Florida D.O.T., now I cannot find the thread I've searched a dozen different ways and zilch.

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks.

End of Roosevelt Ave, a couple 9/16" ratchets, and a steady "base guy" for the support while you are "up the pole".....

[Left Field ParrotHead]

A while back somewhere on the forums I found a thread that included the place you could get an official A1A Sign made by the same folks that make them for the Florida D.O.T., now I cannot find the thread I've searched a dozen different ways and zilch.

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks.

End of Roosevelt Ave, a couple 9/16" ratchets, and a steady "base guy" for the support while you are "up the pole".....

Speaking from experience...?

[palmettopirate]

Start stealing them and the state might start selling them. That actually happened up the road a ways from Charleston. There's a little community up there named Harleyville. As bikers came thru they just helped themselves to the signs. So some wise citizen came up with the idea to sell the things. Now the bikers stop and buy them.

[NYCPORT]

One late night drunkin expedition...One pick up truck...One good tow rope...One nice genuine A1A sign.
Don't go the ratchet direction; they use special bolts and poles that make it very difficult quick operation.
And yes I do speak from experience!
I've got one hung up behind my bar, thanks to Delray Beach not patrolling very often.

[chippewa]

A while back somewhere on the forums I found a thread that included the place you could get an official A1A Sign made by the same folks that make them for the Florida D.O.T., now I cannot find the thread I've searched a dozen different ways and zilch.

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks.

End of Roosevelt Ave, a couple 9/16" ratchets, and a steady "base guy" for the support while you are "up the pole".....

Speaking from experience...?

The thread is asking about "official" signs....that's really the only way to know you're not getting a knockoff.

[Left Field ParrotHead]

A while back somewhere on the forums I found a thread that included the place you could get an official A1A Sign made by the same folks that make them for the Florida D.O.T., now I cannot find the thread I've searched a dozen different ways and zilch.

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks.

End of Roosevelt Ave, a couple 9/16" ratchets, and a steady "base guy" for the support while you are "up the pole".....

Speaking from experience...?

The thread is asking about "official" signs....that's really the only way to know you're not getting a knockoff.

Exactly!! I thought about the Mile 0 sign when I was in KW, but every time I got close, there was always some law enforcement close by so I didn't even go have a look.

[looking4OPH]

Exactly!! I thought about the Mile 0 sign when I was in KW, but every time I got close, there was always some law enforcement close by so I didn't even go have a look.

Anyone look to see if that one particular sign has any "extra" fastening devices? Gotta think it does or it would go AWOL on a frequent basis. Even with law enforcement around, there are 24 hours in a day and there tends to be more activity in Key West around the clock.

[B.I.G. DAWG]

Doing one of the tours once in Key West they said the mile marker 0 sign in Key West is the most stolen sign in America.

[RinglingRingling]

One late night drunkin expedition...One pick up truck...One good tow rope...One nice genuine A1A sign.
Don't go the ratchet direction; they use special bolts and poles that make it very difficult quick operation.
And yes I do speak from experience!
I've got one hung up behind my bar, thanks to Delray Beach not patrolling very often.

in that case:

http://www.milwaukeeconnect.com/webapp/ ... 248_192137
and
http://www.milwaukeeconnect.com/webapp/ ... 8_192137_Y

[Bfan53again]

Doing one of the tours once in Key West they said the mile marker 0 sign in Key West is the most stolen sign in America.

Why doesn't that surprise me??????

[RinglingRingling]

Exactly!! I thought about the Mile 0 sign when I was in KW, but every time I got close, there was always some law enforcement close by so I didn't even go have a look.

Anyone look to see if that one particular sign has any "extra" fastening devices? Gotta think it does or it would go AWOL on a frequent basis. Even with law enforcement around, there are 24 hours in a day and there tends to be more activity in Key West around the clock.

you know, over time, every time you pass by, you give it a loosening twist... then, Sunday night...

[PetalMel]

Exactly!! I thought about the Mile 0 sign when I was in KW, but every time I got close, there was always some law enforcement close by so I didn't even go have a look.

Anyone look to see if that one particular sign has any "extra" fastening devices? Gotta think it does or it would go AWOL on a frequent basis. Even with law enforcement around, there are 24 hours in a day and there tends to be more activity in Key West around the clock.

you know, over time, every time you pass by, you give it a loosening twist... then, Sunday night...

my problem is that I usually run out of money and am escorted to the city limits by the time the sign is loose enough to take.....(however, if anyone else gets escorted out of KW this summer, try the sign at the city limits...I had some time to waste while I waited for my cab....)

[springparrot]

Ya'll do remember one of the BNers is a KWPD???

[Left Field ParrotHead]

Ya'll do remember one of the BNers is a KWPD???

Like I said, I never touched the sign!!!

[springparrot]

Ya'll do remember one of the BNers is a KWPD???

Like I said, I never touched the sign!!!

good save!

[RinglingRingling]

Ya'll do remember one of the BNers is a KWPD???

so hopefully he'll serve as a character witness

[NYCPORT]

One late night drunkin expedition...One pick up truck...One good tow rope...One nice genuine A1A sign.
Don't go the ratchet direction; they use special bolts and poles that make it very difficult quick operation.
And yes I do speak from experience!
I've got one hung up behind my bar, thanks to Delray Beach not patrolling very often.

in that case:

http://www.milwaukeeconnect.com/webapp/ ... 248_192137
and
http://www.milwaukeeconnect.com/webapp/ ... 8_192137_Y

You'd have to cordless and I don't know if that would have enough for those hardened poles.
I'm telling you just rip the sucker, pole and all, right out of the ground throw it in the back and deal with it in the garage.