It's becoming a bit of a tourist attraction and I really really wish it just wouldn't..... it's annoying.... that parking lot gets packed enough as it is..... can I help drive people away? Remember there was a shooting there within the last couple years?

I did bump one of those at a gas station while backing out of a spot by the door. It was shorter and narrower than my tailgate. I couldn't see it behind me at all. I thought I had an extra 6 inches, which I would have, if the post wasn't there.... but, at the end of the day, it didn't damage my truck or the post so who cares? Lol

No! That parking lot is fucking packed enough. God....

I thought about that as well, but at this point, insurance can't be covering these accidents..... and your right, in this economy, with the price of parts/cars... fuck that.

I honestly wish I could. I have no idea why those particular posts are such magnets for cars. There doesn't seem to be any constant that I can think of other than those poles. It baffles me to this day.

Definitely nothing wrong with it! Just as someone who sees that pole slmost weekly, it's lost its attraction for me! Come on up and visit the pole!

That's why they put the barriers there. More surface area for signatures!

I live in the area and frequent that walmart, have even witnessed a couple of the collisions these piles have been in. It almost feels strange to me that some people actually would set out to come see it...

Grant's Bakery in Lewiston is great! I'd be willing to bet they'd make them.

During the day time too.... like what?????

I hope it snows soon.... I'm getting really fucking hungry. I honestly thought I'd have better income by now.

This is precisely why I want to live in the hills. With some effort and knowing what's what, I'll have everything I need right there. Plus high ground to keep my feet from getting wet.

She's blowin' like a bast-ed out theyah dood! The ol' lady and I are all shacked up inside sick with the flu. I took the trash out earlier and the wind prit-near carried me to Hollis!

Yeah.... I try not to read them anymore. In fact, I try not to drive down that road anymore. I will not hire them for their services and won't interact with anyone involved with them if I can help it.

They have such bad PR and business skills. My parents live nearby and I pass their place of business on occasion. I used to deliver chinese food for extra money and was given shit for driving a hybrid. Like.... sorry, I happen to have a car that's particularly good on gas, which makes it perfect for a job where I have to drive a lot....

Art, pictures of Maine new and old, all that stuff!

Ah, even still, I won and had the ticket waived, so in this instance, it didn't really matter. Thanks for your input, though. I'll try to remember that for next time.

I mean, that's their business, not mine. What mattered to me in that courtroom was being treated fairly for what happened. I guess I'm not really sure what you're getting at here.

I'm honestly not sure it matters. They're free to not show up, even if you tell them you're going to contest, right? I mean, definitely correct me if I'm wrong.

Westbrook cops are tough but in the right places. It's not always their fault you're getting a ticket. I took a cop to court to contest a ticket for blowing through a crosswalk with someone in it. Turns out it was a cop in street clothes with the cop that pulled me over, sitting in a driveway a few feet further down. I contested it because I had no way of seeing the pedestrian in the crosswalk because he just suddenly appeared in front of me from behind a parked car. I had to choose between running him over and going around him. So I went around.

The cop that pulled me over pulled me aside a few days after the case (I was living locally at the time) and actually commended me for using the courts to fight it out rather than trying to argue with him during the stop. I simply informed him that I would be contesting the ticket and immediately filed for a date.

Hey, you do you, it just bothers me that the founding fathers gave us this really important warning because they literally lived through this shit and here we are ignoring that warning.

It's a bit of a slippery slope thing for me. Today, it's a Menorah at Portland Town Hall. Tomorrow we elect a pastor as our state governor for no reason other than that person is a religious leader. It doesn't work, there's no political merit there.

Alright... I'll say the same thing here that I said about the Nativity Scene in Bucksport that got taken down.

A Menorah is a religious symbol. There's a reason we have separation of church and state.

Religion is like a penis. It's fine to have one. It's great to be proud of it, but DO NOT go around cramming it down others' throats. Keep it off of city/state/federal government property like town halls, court houses, etc. If you people want to be festive, hang your lights and your neutral holiday decorations, and then decorate as per your preferred religion in your own home/property.

Yeah.... partly because politics in the US have become a fucking meme at this point.... everything is so fuckin ridiculous, this just wouldn't surprise me.

Understood! Lol