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NO SPITTING in front of my fence!

 For  SIGNS SIGNS  and GOOD FENCES –  two memes that I've been away from for too long.

 

Views of a pretty little yard in an 'off-the-beaten-track' Skagway neighborhood.  (We were looking for a place to walk that was away from the hordes of tourists — pretending we weren't part of them.) 

 

 

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 The people who live in the home are probably one or two of the 900 year-round Skagway residents.  The population of the town doubles in the summer because of the seasonal workers who are employed to help with the influx of tourists.  The town has over 900,000 summer visitors!  Those cruise ships bring a lot of people (this post).

I'm pretty sure the sign was meant to be funny.  Although who knows how much sense of humor those 900 residents can maintain during the summer season!

 

  Skagway

 

Thank you to Theresa at the RunARound Ranch for GOOD FENCES and to Lesley for SIGNS SIGNS.

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37 responses to “NO SPITTING in front of my fence!”

  1. orchid Miyako

    Oh, I LOVE the beautiful colorful little flowers in front of the fence♡♡♡ I think I’ve never seen sign about spitting but some dog wastes. Yes, fining is funny way to let people know p:)
    So sorry for me belated comment, Sallie. I am So behind for commenting as my new PC took much of my time(_)ﾟﾟ I gave up fixing the problem about the width of my page in Chrome…
    I DO hope you are having relaxed and restoring energy days.
    Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*

  2. Penny

    One of those less known village ordinances that the homeowners’ used, perhaps? I think it is not only funny, but, rather needed. I cringe when someone spits hereabouts, Sallie, especially out of a car window. Yuck.

  3. Gaelyn

    It’s kind of funny but could be needed too.

  4. VioletSky

    Spitting is such a disgusting habit, I don’t blame these people for having this sign!

  5. Carver

    Charming scene with the flowers and fence and great vintage sign.

  6. Debbie

    hehehe, what a find, pretty fence, beautiful flowers!!

  7. Carola Bartz

    When I lived in Taiwan spitting was a major annoyance. There are places where it is completely forbidden and I think fines are also enforced, like in Singapore. I hated the spitting – they did it even on the bus. Yuck!

  8. Hootin' Anni

    LOL on the sign. But I guess this is serious stuff. Can’t help but be reminded of Tom Sawyer with your fence photos tho.

  9. EG CameraGirl

    The fine for spitting needs to be MUCH higher! People in some places really do spit, I’m afraid, so it may be funny. Or not.

  10. ellen b

    Very nice fences with the lovely flowers. Great sign. I do hope people comply. That’s a lot of visitors in the summer!

  11. Ida P. Krause

    Now that was a funny sign on the fence. One never knows though as there are some obscure laws out there. Pretty little flowers too.

  12. Margaret Birding For Pleasure

    Love the pink flowers at the bottom of the fence

  13. Ruth - Utah

    LOL. I missed fences when I was in Skagway years ago.

  14. Marie

    I had to laugh…I like to pretend I’m not one of the tourists when I go somewhere too. 🙂 My camera though usually gives me away. 🙂 Nice fence, and interesting signs. Love the rest and be thankful sign!

  15. Penelope Postcards

    Wow … 900,000 visitors! That could lead to A LOT of spitting. :))

  16. Felicia

    beautiful fence and flowers. Even if it was meant to be funny it could lean toward reality too.

  17. Karen, Pixel Posts

    I love the little flourish of bachelor buttons in front of the fence!

  18. Lady Fi

    What pretty flowers by the fence.

  19. Hildred Finch

    Love the benches – think the signs are partly to entertain the tourists! There must have been lots of spitting in 1898, but doubt if it was ‘agin the law’!!!

  20. Rainfield M Penang

    I love humor.
    In fact, the people over there love this more than me.

  21. Sondra-SC

    My town experiences that phenomenon twice yearly, in Spring the Carolina Cup Horse Races, and in Fall the Colonial Cup Races, people come to the tune of 60,000 souls many arrive in tour buses from hundreds of miles away. They tailgate and drink and then leave… we locals stay home and avoid the routes and areas they will be in, amazingly its over and they are gone by nightfall! Most locals have not attended a race in years myself included.
    I love the no spitting it shows how quaint the town really is.

  22. Halcyon

    I certainly wouldn’t think of spitting on their fences! 🙂 But I would sit on the bench.

  23. diane

    That would be hard to hide from the tourists. I was one of those a few years ago.

  24. Andy

    Spitting is disgusting!

  25. hazel

    Not a good reflection on the (cruise ship) tourists!

  26. DeniseinVA

    Funny but with a point maybe. Great fence photos Sallie.

  27. Pat

    I wonder how much of a sense of humor they can have during the long winter! It must be odd living there. You have to survive the long long winter and when the weather becomes nice, there are so many tourists around, you can’t do much.
    Nice photos!

  28. Al

    An amusing sign. Living in a city which gets plenty of tourists, they’re certainly appreciated, but they can certainly get annoying at times.

  29. TexWisGirl

    too darn cute! and i think they’re holding back on what they’d really like to say. 😉
    those flowers took me back! i don’t know what they’re called, but the moment i saw them, i remembered my mother grew some! thank you!

  30. Gemma Wiseman

    Sad that a spitting sign – funny or not – is required at all. Love the sign on the bench – be thankful to sit or be thankful for the view (or both). Either/any way is good.

  31. Gail

    My boys (when they were younger, years ago) had a terrible habit of spitting. We had so many arguments about that. I haven’t seen them do it in years, so hopefully my nagging worked its magic. Ha! Sorry I am so behind. Good to see you again!!! I so enjoyed your Alaska posts.

  32. Photo Cache

    the penalty ranges from 5 to 100 dollars – does it depend on what comes out with the spit, LOL!

  33. Tom The Backroads Traveller

    Now I’m not one for spitting, but fines from $5 to $100 seems a bit strange. $100 that must be for a huge spit! Tom The Backroads Traveller

  34. Taken For Granted

    That looks like an antique sign from an era when spitting was more common.

  35. Lee Ann L.

    Spitting is actually a minor crime in many place. It’s just not enforced.

  36. RedPat

    I’ve missed seeing your posts, Sallie! This was a good one.

  37. Dianne

    Tourists…can’t live with them, or without them either. We are happy when the tourists go home every fall. But they’ll be back.

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