Centerfield Old-Timey Member Posted November 24, 2008 Posted November 24, 2008 ="seawolf17":260hgn7h]Jealous.="Benjamin Grimm":260hgn7h]My daughter has already told me that she wants to get the sign after I die. I told her to marry a Mets fan so that her future husband can appreciate it too, and she said she'd try, but that she wouldn't marry a Yankee or Phillie fan. And that she'll move to New York if she has to do that to find a Mets fan.[/quote:260hgn7h]Note to self: Arrange marriage between MiniWolf and MiniGrimm.[/quote:260hgn7h]Damnit. I'm always a step slow.Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 07:05 AMHere are the photos. People tell me I look like Tim Allen's neighbor on Home Improvement. Edgy DC Nov 25 2008 07:12 AMNever realized that the neon characters on those signs are selected to coorespond with the gate you're being directed to. Good show.John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 25 2008 07:16 AMB for "catcher." Duh.Gate C was a baseball.metirish Nov 25 2008 07:19 AMCool signs , are they really long or are you short?Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 07:21 AMThe sign (it's just one; I'm showing both sides of it) is 64 inches. I'm 70 inches. (That's 5'10")soupcan Nov 25 2008 07:40 AM="Benjamin Grimm":v68jv14a][/quote:v68jv14a]What is 'R B4'?Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 07:43 AMMy guess is that it has something to do with the positioning of the sign.R for Ramp.B for Gate B.And 4 as a sequential number. Maybe it was the fourth sign along the ramp leading to Gate B.Willets Point Nov 25 2008 07:43 AMI think that's the name for the ramp.Ramp {Gate}B #4.DocTee Nov 25 2008 07:53 AMWhish side will you display? Or will it hang suspended, to crash in the wind and drive your neighbors crazy? (Mebbe you can lend it to Soupy during a Nor'easter for an outdoor noisemaker)Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 08:01 AM="DocTee":1jzhd02a]Whish side will you display? Or will it hang suspended, to crash in the wind and drive your neighbors crazy? (Mebbe you can lend it to Soupy during a Nor'easter for an outdoor noisemaker)[/quote:1jzhd02a]We're going to hang it above the stairs so that both sides can be seen. From the upstairs hallway you'll see a sign directing you down to Gate B. And from below, you'll be able to look up and see the "Loge Level."DocTee Nov 25 2008 08:13 AMCool. We could never do that here in Earthquake country, lest it be turned into a guillotine.G-Fafif Nov 25 2008 10:05 AMBeautiful signage. May you and yours enjoy it.themetfairy Nov 25 2008 10:10 AM="Benjamin Grimm":154pd8q2]="DocTee":154pd8q2]Whish side will you display? Or will it hang suspended, to crash in the wind and drive your neighbors crazy? (Mebbe you can lend it to Soupy during a Nor'easter for an outdoor noisemaker)[/quote:154pd8q2]We're going to hang it above the stairs so that both sides can be seen. From the upstairs hallway you'll see a sign directing you down to Gate B. And from below, you'll be able to look up and see the "Loge Level."[/quote:154pd8q2]Very cool soupcan Nov 25 2008 12:02 PMYour wife is actually going to allow you to hang that inside the house?Wow. She's a keeper.Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 12:06 PMYes, I'm very fortunate!Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 03:08 PMMy boss just sent me a photo that he found online of my Shea Stadium sign in its original location. I can't seem to upload it at the moment, but once I do I'll share it here. It's a great photo that really shows a lot of the interior of Shea.Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 03:34 PMAnd here it is:
Benjamin Grimm Old-Timey Member Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 Here are the photos. People tell me I look like Tim Allen's neighbor on Home Improvement.
Guest Edgy DC Guests Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 Never realized that the neon characters on those signs are selected to coorespond with the gate you're being directed to. Good show.
Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket Guests Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 B for "catcher." Duh.Gate C was a baseball.
metirish Old-Timey Member Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 Cool signs , are they really long or are you short?
Benjamin Grimm Old-Timey Member Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 The sign (it's just one; I'm showing both sides of it) is 64 inches. I'm 70 inches. (That's 5'10")
soupcan Old-Timey Member Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 ="Benjamin Grimm":v68jv14a][/quote:v68jv14a]What is 'R B4'?Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 07:43 AMMy guess is that it has something to do with the positioning of the sign.R for Ramp.B for Gate B.And 4 as a sequential number. Maybe it was the fourth sign along the ramp leading to Gate B.Willets Point Nov 25 2008 07:43 AMI think that's the name for the ramp.Ramp {Gate}B #4.DocTee Nov 25 2008 07:53 AMWhish side will you display? Or will it hang suspended, to crash in the wind and drive your neighbors crazy? (Mebbe you can lend it to Soupy during a Nor'easter for an outdoor noisemaker)Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 08:01 AM="DocTee":1jzhd02a]Whish side will you display? Or will it hang suspended, to crash in the wind and drive your neighbors crazy? (Mebbe you can lend it to Soupy during a Nor'easter for an outdoor noisemaker)[/quote:1jzhd02a]We're going to hang it above the stairs so that both sides can be seen. From the upstairs hallway you'll see a sign directing you down to Gate B. And from below, you'll be able to look up and see the "Loge Level."DocTee Nov 25 2008 08:13 AMCool. We could never do that here in Earthquake country, lest it be turned into a guillotine.G-Fafif Nov 25 2008 10:05 AMBeautiful signage. May you and yours enjoy it.themetfairy Nov 25 2008 10:10 AM="Benjamin Grimm":154pd8q2]="DocTee":154pd8q2]Whish side will you display? Or will it hang suspended, to crash in the wind and drive your neighbors crazy? (Mebbe you can lend it to Soupy during a Nor'easter for an outdoor noisemaker)[/quote:154pd8q2]We're going to hang it above the stairs so that both sides can be seen. From the upstairs hallway you'll see a sign directing you down to Gate B. And from below, you'll be able to look up and see the "Loge Level."[/quote:154pd8q2]Very cool soupcan Nov 25 2008 12:02 PMYour wife is actually going to allow you to hang that inside the house?Wow. She's a keeper.Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 12:06 PMYes, I'm very fortunate!Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 03:08 PMMy boss just sent me a photo that he found online of my Shea Stadium sign in its original location. I can't seem to upload it at the moment, but once I do I'll share it here. It's a great photo that really shows a lot of the interior of Shea.Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 03:34 PMAnd here it is:
Benjamin Grimm Old-Timey Member Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 My guess is that it has something to do with the positioning of the sign.R for Ramp.B for Gate B.And 4 as a sequential number. Maybe it was the fourth sign along the ramp leading to Gate B.
Willets Point Old-Timey Member Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 I think that's the name for the ramp.Ramp {Gate}B #4.
DocTee Old-Timey Member Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 Whish side will you display? Or will it hang suspended, to crash in the wind and drive your neighbors crazy? (Mebbe you can lend it to Soupy during a Nor'easter for an outdoor noisemaker)
Benjamin Grimm Old-Timey Member Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 ="DocTee":1jzhd02a]Whish side will you display? Or will it hang suspended, to crash in the wind and drive your neighbors crazy? (Mebbe you can lend it to Soupy during a Nor'easter for an outdoor noisemaker)[/quote:1jzhd02a]We're going to hang it above the stairs so that both sides can be seen. From the upstairs hallway you'll see a sign directing you down to Gate B. And from below, you'll be able to look up and see the "Loge Level."DocTee Nov 25 2008 08:13 AMCool. We could never do that here in Earthquake country, lest it be turned into a guillotine.G-Fafif Nov 25 2008 10:05 AMBeautiful signage. May you and yours enjoy it.themetfairy Nov 25 2008 10:10 AM="Benjamin Grimm":154pd8q2]="DocTee":154pd8q2]Whish side will you display? Or will it hang suspended, to crash in the wind and drive your neighbors crazy? (Mebbe you can lend it to Soupy during a Nor'easter for an outdoor noisemaker)[/quote:154pd8q2]We're going to hang it above the stairs so that both sides can be seen. From the upstairs hallway you'll see a sign directing you down to Gate B. And from below, you'll be able to look up and see the "Loge Level."[/quote:154pd8q2]Very cool soupcan Nov 25 2008 12:02 PMYour wife is actually going to allow you to hang that inside the house?Wow. She's a keeper.Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 12:06 PMYes, I'm very fortunate!Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 03:08 PMMy boss just sent me a photo that he found online of my Shea Stadium sign in its original location. I can't seem to upload it at the moment, but once I do I'll share it here. It's a great photo that really shows a lot of the interior of Shea.Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 03:34 PMAnd here it is:
DocTee Old-Timey Member Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 Cool. We could never do that here in Earthquake country, lest it be turned into a guillotine.
G-Fafif Old-Timey Member Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 Beautiful signage. May you and yours enjoy it.
Guest themetfairy Guests Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 ="Benjamin Grimm":154pd8q2]="DocTee":154pd8q2]Whish side will you display? Or will it hang suspended, to crash in the wind and drive your neighbors crazy? (Mebbe you can lend it to Soupy during a Nor'easter for an outdoor noisemaker)[/quote:154pd8q2]We're going to hang it above the stairs so that both sides can be seen. From the upstairs hallway you'll see a sign directing you down to Gate B. And from below, you'll be able to look up and see the "Loge Level."[/quote:154pd8q2]Very cool soupcan Nov 25 2008 12:02 PMYour wife is actually going to allow you to hang that inside the house?Wow. She's a keeper.Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 12:06 PMYes, I'm very fortunate!Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 03:08 PMMy boss just sent me a photo that he found online of my Shea Stadium sign in its original location. I can't seem to upload it at the moment, but once I do I'll share it here. It's a great photo that really shows a lot of the interior of Shea.Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2008 03:34 PMAnd here it is:
soupcan Old-Timey Member Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 Your wife is actually going to allow you to hang that inside the house?Wow. She's a keeper.
Benjamin Grimm Old-Timey Member Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 Yes, I'm very fortunate!
Benjamin Grimm Old-Timey Member Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 My boss just sent me a photo that he found online of my Shea Stadium sign in its original location. I can't seem to upload it at the moment, but once I do I'll share it here. It's a great photo that really shows a lot of the interior of Shea.
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