Greg Hartnett

I came into this weekend really inspired by the work done by the freeway blogger in California, and by the call to action at the Daily Kos for tomorrow. So Saturday morning, I took my son to get his hair cut, stopped by the ice skating rink to watch my daughter for a while, and then headed off to Home Depot to begin my day of preparations.

With some paint and rollers from HD, I made my way to Staples to pick up the last of my supplies. I was even able to score a huge cardboard box from the kid warking at Staples, which will definitely come in handy at a later date. Time to head home and get to work.

Though JR was more interested in playing with his pirates, Téa happily joined in. She was happy making a Peace sign, and was very curious what “Impeach” meant, and why I cared that Bush liead. It provided a fantastic opportunity to have a conversation with her, and I was happy to share this moment with ther.

We completed a total of 11 signs - 4 of which I posted today. Two on overpasses (the westbound LIE and eastbound Northern State), one by an exit, and one at a merge. I will definitely need some bigger signs for the overpasses - I don’t think the five inch letters will be very visible to the passing cars. After seeing how the first two looked on the overpasses, I opted to place the next two in areas that were closer to the ground, and would have cars passing by at a lower rate of speed.

Some people driving by looked at me a little disapprovingly, and I know that I scared one dude. While I was hanging one of the signs on an overpass, an elederly man walking his dog approached me, saw me doing something, and stopped in his tracks. He paused, gazing at me with a mixture of suspicion and fear, and then literally sprinted past me. Ha! My wife later asked me how that made me feel, and I haven’t really decided yet, though I do know my feelings are somewhat mixed.

I am curious to see how long the signs make it in this Republican laden area. The messages are pretty tame, so I remain hopeful that they will make it a handful of days. I don’t know how many people will see these boards, or if anybody who does see will take anything away from it. One thing is for sure though - Long Islanders can plan on more signs in the days ahead.

See all the pics here.