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jimbob1603 · 01-05-2006, 04:36 PM

I went to a sign shop and had a 2 x 3 sign made w/aluminum back. It cost me $45. Its big, day-glo red on a white background; and obvious from 200' away. I bolted it, above the ice/snow line, to the end of my dock.

Never heard of registering a 'Thin Ice' sign. Sounds like another method of 'The Man' checking out your house/waterfront so he can increase your property assessment. What possible benefit is there to a property owner registering a 'Caution - Thin Ice' sign? (other than employing more government clerks to keep track of the signs) I think this is a situation where ignorance is the best policy. Same thing for an aquatherm/bubbler ..... what is the practical intent of registering them?

No lights .... I prefer to use Darwin's Theory and thin the herd. If some drunken/silly person is going to wander around the ice at night, he deserves whats coming to him. When I'm drunk/silly and wandering around the ice at night, I've never seen even one illuminated 'Thin Ice' sign (fortunately, I've not yet been culled out). For Pete's sake, lighting the sign would cost more than running the compressor; which is the reason for the sign in the first place.

01-05-2006, 04:36 PM	#26
jimbob1603 Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 71 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	'Sir, that sign is not properly registered' I went to a sign shop and had a 2 x 3 sign made w/aluminum back. It cost me $45. Its big, day-glo red on a white background; and obvious from 200' away. I bolted it, above the ice/snow line, to the end of my dock. Never heard of registering a 'Thin Ice' sign. Sounds like another method of 'The Man' checking out your house/waterfront so he can increase your property assessment. What possible benefit is there to a property owner registering a 'Caution - Thin Ice' sign? (other than employing more government clerks to keep track of the signs) I think this is a situation where ignorance is the best policy. Same thing for an aquatherm/bubbler ..... what is the practical intent of registering them? No lights .... I prefer to use Darwin's Theory and thin the herd. If some drunken/silly person is going to wander around the ice at night, he deserves whats coming to him. When I'm drunk/silly and wandering around the ice at night, I've never seen even one illuminated 'Thin Ice' sign (fortunately, I've not yet been culled out). For Pete's sake, lighting the sign would cost more than running the compressor; which is the reason for the sign in the first place. Last edited by jimbob1603; 01-06-2006 at 12:50 PM.