In past articles in which your participation was not only requested but also helpful and humorous, I did not give the answers to questions which I have posed to you; so this article contains the answers to past articles — Part 38 — along with links to the aforementioned articles…
Answers to Past Articles — Part 38: Lopsided Quest Erodes Cancellation Signs
…and the links are embedded in the titles of each section as well as within the sections themselves; so please click on the links in each section to take you to the original article.
The Favorite Answer will usually be the correct answer by a reader of The Gate With Brian Cohen — along with a Favorite Comment from the same article which I found to be funny or informative.
What is Wrong With This Photograph? Part 186
After I parked my rental car on the street across from a restaurant in downtown Vicksburg in Mississippi where I was going to have dinner, I was passing by a parking deck and found this lopsided speed limit sign, which was attached to a rusted pole and anchored by an old wheel well.
Was the sign sideways because of the signs on the wall behind it; because the rusted pole was too short; or because motorists in Mississippi drive with their heads turned sideways?
Favorite answer by Jim F.: “Ya gotta wonder what the erector of the sign inside an old wheel was thinking…. After all, there was enough space to mount it vertically. Doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in the security of this parking garage, does it? I guess the “new angle in limiting speed in parking decks” is a 90 degree angle….”
Favorite comment by derek: “This is an Orlando or Las Vegas type trick. The cars are mounted on the wall. The sign is upright. Everything else is at a 90 degree angle.”
What is Wrong With This Photograph? Part 187
I never particularly cared for winter storms in the United States being named — primarily because it is not universally accepted in the world of meteorology — but if an entity is going to use names for winter storms, at least get them straight?
In this case, JetBlue Airways issued a fee waiver for airports that were being adversely affected by a winter tribe — er…storm — called Quest when it was supposed to be for the winter storm called Piper. Laurie, can you hear them?
Favorite answer and comment by derek: “The biggest problem is that the winter storm names are mixed up. The press release mentions storm Piper but the headlines refers to storm Quest.
“A minor problem is the city is White Plains, NY though the airport is Westchester County.”
What is Wrong With This Photograph? Part 188
While enjoying a nice walk along a road on a beautiful and warm mid-winter day in southern Mississippi, I took the following photograph in Red Bluff, which is a geological formation that is created by the natural erosion of the west bank of the Pearl River. It is also known as the Little Grand Canyon of Mississippi, which is otherwise mostly flat in terms of topography. Because the natural erosion process continues to this day, nearby Mississippi State Highway 587 was forced to be moved at least two times. The photograph above shows the reason why, as that pavement was formerly Mississippi State Highway 587.
Favorite answer by rmah: “nothing is wrong! it promotes cycling and what could be more right?!”
Favorite comment by Jim F.: “Hurricane Ida?”
What is Wrong With This Photograph? Part 189
I really do not remember where I found the cancellation policy on the Internet; so I cannot cite the actual source — but it was from a hotel property at which I never stayed. I scratched my head and wondered what was the cancellation policy between Monday, September 5, 2022 and Wednesday, September 6, 2023.
I suppose we will never know.
Favorite answer by Steve: “There’s a whole year without a cancellation policy, September 6, 2022 – September 6, 2023”
Favorite comment by derek: “For stays between September 6, 2022 and September 6, 2023, if you don’t cancel, they hotel will pay YOU $1 million!”
What is Wrong With This Photograph? Part 190
This scene is of Interstate 285 — which is also locally known as The Perimeter — in the northern part of Atlanta as I drove in that area recently. The area has been under significant construction for years — but the photograph of the temporarily blanked green overhead signs was no less interesting, in my opinion.
I am sure some motorists were confused nevertheless.
Favorite answer by NB_ga: “So fitting for Atlanta roadways – especially The Perimeter!
“This exit is… or maybe it is… oh, what the heck, it goes somewhere, figure it out.”
Favorite comment by CS: “The new exits were moved several miles before the old exits 26-27, rendering the signs you’ve pictured moot. They just haven’t been removed yet.”
Access to Past Articles in the What is Wrong With This Photograph? Series
You can refer to this definitive list of past articles of the What is Wrong With This Photograph? series of articles — which also includes articles which reveal the answers — and that list will be continuously updated as additional articles are written and posted here at The Gate With Brian Cohen. This is to ensure that future articles in this series are not encumbered with a long list of links — especially when viewing and reading them from a portable electronic device.
Your constructive input as a reader of The Gate With Brian Cohen is always appreciated.
Final Boarding Call
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