November 24, 2008
A SMOKEY THANKSGIVING LEADS TO A PROTEST SIGN
November was a BAD month for anyone who breathes in our neighborhood. Day after day, night after night the OWB
spews out a pungent, acrid, metallic, wood burning smell. Even Thanksgiving was a smoke out, for the 2nd year
in a row. We decided it was time to remind our neighbors, and anyone else coming by for turkey, this is OUR
property, this is OUR neighborhood, and we refuse to live the emissions caused by such large volume wood incineration.

FYI, we made the sign using our outdoor patio table. It doesn't get much use as a table anymore, though, since it's
very difficult to sit outside in clouds of smoke like the smoke shown on the sign.



Our inspiration for the sign came from the photo below. The only reason our garage door doesn't look like the one
below is because the weather was too cold to get the spray paint to work. If the smoke continues to be this bad
in the spring, we are prepared to not only turn the garage door into a giant billboard, but also the sides of our home,
too. The bigger the better. Why not? My guess is since there's no ordinance that directly addresses the specific
use of protest signs, by name, they are legal and there is little the City could do. (to use their words).

GOD BLESS OUR VETERANS!