Signs of Our Times

There are times that a sign is worth a thousand words. I don’t know if you have found it that way or not? Recently while taking a day off we discovered some real winners. Signs that make you stop and think.

For instance the sign in Nairobi, Kenya that simply describes the Funeral Home in the photo shown here….

What more can you say? Wouldn’t you want to drop in to this Funeral company to check it out. I did and the visit was fascinating. There was a huge story behind this one – which I will tell this on Saturday night May 26, 2007.

But signs can be the best humour there is. For instance as you enter Brighton, Ontario from the North… where the sign proudly states… “Mount Hope Cemetery”. I am sorry, but that is just too funny… a Cemetery that offers Hope… hope for what may I ask? I know that there must be some deep theological explanation if you are a gifted theological person. But for the average “Joe” or “Jane” driving by… there aint no more hope for the dear folks that once entered here. I am sure that the original name for the rise of land that the you drive into was something to do with a churchy thing. What do you think?

Further east we came across another sign in Prince Edward county on our way down to the Sandbanks Provincial Park. The sign was one of the most honest signs I have ever read beside any road any where in my life. It describes perfectly everything they sold inside. The things inside had been carefully collected from generous folk that likely were not quite ready to give up there things. Have you guessed what the name of the company may be…. Well simply put it states, “Dead People’s Things Antique Shop”. Isn’t that cool… well maybe 'good' is a better word that cool.

Then as I began to look around many more signs with strange meanings and warnings started showing up… like…
“The area in front of this sign may occasionally flood up to 350 mm above the pit cover.”
“Little Pigs Genuine pit BBQ Sandwiches”
“The door is not to be used for entering or exiting the building.”
“Bargain Basement up stairs.”
“After tea break, staff should empty teapot and stand upside down on the draining board.”

How about your life and places that you have visited…? Love to hear from you. This is summer time.

~ Pastor Murray Lincoln ~