Cherskiy
Joined: 08 Dec 2006
Posts: 3701
Location: near Amble, Northumberland
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 Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:15 pm Post subject: Famous Orkney Road Sign keeps being stolen! |
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Orkney Islands Council counting the cost of road sign thefts
"Visitors to Orkney are always on the look-out for an unusual souvenir to take home with them.
But the latest craze is becoming something of a nuisance for the OIC, with tourists, armed with screwdrivers, stealing Twatt road signs.
A council spokesman said three of the £600 4ft by 5ft signs have been stolen in the last 18 months - unscrewed from their supporting poles.
He added: "The council can only assume that people have become interested in Orkney genealogy and local history before these signs have been going missing." "
The photo is mine - no I didn't steal the sign, but I was in Orkney on holiday back in September this year! 
Cherskiy
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gfloyd
Joined: 07 Dec 2006
Posts: 4861
Location: Here, There, Everywhere.
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Why dont they just make extra roadsigns and sell them in the gift shops for all those Twatt lovers.
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