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[–] [email protected] 87 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I've only ever seen them at hiking trails, so yes. I'd rather be hiking than doing anything else

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Had them in some small towns I lived in growing up that were used for a public board. Yard sales, missing stuff, other events or official notices.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh I've never seen that, maybe it's regional

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

These are small towns. Like between 200-1000ish people. East Coast of Canada for me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Like you live in an open world RPG and the generated quests have a place to show up

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I am on an elementary school's parent advisory committee and we had one built for school notices and fundraisers etc.

It took for ever to get built though, and cost an arm and a leg.

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

There is this nature reserve I like to go to nearby. They have a whole row of these setup explaining stuff about the region, the plants, what they do to preserve it (which is a lot). There's also some along the walking route with relevant explanations about some of the plants and animals present at that location.

Until one day some fucking asshole during Covid got a lot of shitty anti-vax stickers and plastered them all over the place. All over all of the info signs, the walking route markers, basically anywhere they could. It must have been hundreds of stickers.

Next time I came there I reported it, but they said they were aware. People had tried to remove the stickers, but they were those really shitty paper stickers that just fell apart instead of coming off. They also weren't water proof, so withing two weeks they weren't even readable any more.

Some time later the people managing the place attempted to remove the stickers but it didn't work. In the end they used such a strong chemical it not only removed the sticker but also damaged the plastic underneath. Those things were constructed of a metal plate with the prints on them and sandwiched in between acrylic. The kind of thing that will hold up for years outside and is easy to clean. The acrylic was also treated with an anti-graffiti coating, but that didn't help against those shitty stickers I guess.

The signs were all but destroyed at that point and a forest manager told me they didn't have the funds to replace them all. Some of the sings have since been replaced, but there are still a lot left damaged.

It ruined my peaceful place and made me hate anti-vaxxers even more. I used to go there to escape from all the awful stuff in the world during Covid as it was one of the things one could still do to not be locked in place all the time. People suck.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Use goof off or goo gone. Adhesive removers. Gone real quick.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

But yeah fuck those idiots.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 month ago (6 children)

This thing means - "Beyond this point remains some collection of natural items that rednecks have yet to destroy, or that venture capitalism has failed to monetize, yet."

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They can also have pockets, sometimes. It's peak something or other

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

And dog poo bags, around here. And hopefully there's a trash bin near the trailhead.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

IRL wiki about the shit around me?! Fuck yes!

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

HOW THE FUCK CAN THEY POSSIBLY KNOW THAT

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Modern surveillance state.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago

I never gave these things a second thought, but yeah, they are pretty awesome actually.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is actually a so-called "insect hotel"! 😁

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (7 children)

I was mainly just beeing silly, but I had thought of making one of these, and it seems that there is a lot that actually goes into having a good one. Proper size holes and the correct materials and all that. I suppose local insects require a number of specific things. I think I may go pollinator garden instead, but even finding the right types of plants seems daunting.

My original joke of the take a bee, leave a bee seems to have some basis in reality though! I found this blog post as the result of a reddit post and some insects do come and take some of the nesting insects! In addition to some hibernating or laying eggs, parasitic insects also love them, as one would enjoy a nice new supermarket in town! Seems similar to hawks staking out unsheltered bird feeders.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ah yeah I wasn't sure, did make me smile though :)

Thanks for sharing the extra posts, very interesting!

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

As a trail maintenance volunteer, I am biased, but yeah, I like them too.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (9 children)

My only problem with these are that the plastic on them is always somehow smudge/frosted enough that you cant read a thing.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

I love bulletin boards! They're always a good spot to find local events

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

Announcement

There will be a meeting

Additionally, Council Member has

Here is a map of the area not to scale

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What is that? A sort of trellis for vines to grow on? Drying rack?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (5 children)

To put grass there to dry. Very common in Slovenia.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Kozolec supremacy.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why did my dumb ass think this was a cute lil baby guillotine at first

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

You're spending too much time on Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The ones put up by my region's park system usually have 4 sides and are even better.

Each side is typically like:

  • Trail map

  • Park/trail rules and contact info

  • Local flora and fauna info

  • Local ecology info and history

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I once cycled to a pub in the rain to meet friends. The pub had no where to lock a bike, apart from one of these roofed sign things. It was tricky but I managed to lock it to it. It was great, kept the rain off my bike.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

An information board, such as a noticeboard or interpretive sign.

You can find them with the there linked overpass-turbo tool.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Reminds me of visiting the Adirondacks as a kid for some reason...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They're common around designated nature trails in my country too. You're just remembering simpler, happier times probably.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Gives information and keeps me from getting wet. 10/10 excellent structure

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I only think of one thing: nostalgic park memories.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

A geoguessr player posted this

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

A "noticeboard with a roof"?

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