Arm Supply
Signage nearly always amuses me. Unless it’s got terrible errors, like using apostrophes to make something plural. Those signs just piss me off.
There used to be a pharmacy here in Lubbock that had interesting items listed on its marquee sign. The best one I ever saw had “Toilet Paper – 12/$3 – Listerine – $1 – Wheelchair – $399.” Because mouthwash and wheelchairs are both impulse purchases.
But I digress.
This place, from what I read, is where you’d want to go if you need livestock or perhaps another arm or two. That’s good to know. I guess.
Roswell, New Mexico
photographed 5.10.2014
Posted on October 16, 2014, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, industrial architecture, melinda green harvey, monochrome, new mexico, NIK Silver Efex Pro 2, one day one image, photo a day, photography, roswell, roswell new mexico. Bookmark the permalink. 18 Comments.
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I like all the different shades of grey in the sheet metal – plus the verticals – the signage is just a bonus. My wife is a copy editor and she is constantly worked up over misuse of words and punctuation in signs (and menus and posters and adverts and….)
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Tell your wife that I know how she feels – even though I am not a copy editor – as I get worked up over the same things.
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She has a sign over her desk (she works from home) that says:
“Grammar: the difference between knowing your shit and knowing you’re shit.”
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Excellent!
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I’ve been getting my arm supply from Amazon and have been totally satisfied. Plus, they have free shipping.
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But, what has this done to the mom-and-pop arm-sellers in Webster? Is life still worth living for them?
(I believe that “arm-sellers” and “arms dealers” are two different industries, but I could be wrong on that.)
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The last arm supply emporium in Webster was out of business long before I moved here. The next closest one is in Buffalo and that one is in a dicey neighborhood.
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So, I think you’ve made the right decision re. ordering your arm(s) from Amazon. Especially with the free shipping, since otherwise you’d have to drive all the way to Buffalo.
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Oh, how your pieces have little bits of David Plowden in them….
http://www.mocp.org/detail.php?type=related&kv=687&t=objects
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I wasn’t familiar with David Plowden until now; I’ve just spent some time looking at his work, which I like very much. I’m honored by your comparing my image to his! Thanks.
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BTW, too: Your use of shapes and subtleties are coming along nice. The informal balance is strong with this one.
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Thanks, Brett. I’m trying to push myself…
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*Nicely. RRRggggg.
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Ha! Ha! I’d already made the correction, in my head. (I can’t help it: there seems to be a copy editor in there somewhere, and she’s kind of strict.)
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There’s only one response. Who took the ‘F’ off! – not often you can use those two word together without being rude. I’m glad to see you are a member of the Apostrophe club, Melinda. Another thing we have in common. They drive me mad too. I saw a furniture shop selling Bed’s not long ago – one of those rare occasions when I didn’t have a camera with me.I could have kicked myself.
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Bed’s! I hope they also sold sheet’s. And pillow’s.
I think I may have been an English teacher in a previous life. Or am getting ready to be one in my next life. Not a kindly one, either, who encourages students to love poetry. I was/will be the opposite of that, I’m afraid.
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Arm supply in Roswell? Don’t those aliens ever give up trying to help us?
I’m flush with apostrophes at the moment. Here’s a’ few’ to’ save’ for’ a’ rainy’ day”’.
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Thank’s. Your very kind.
I will save them, and use them carefully. Be sure to let me know if you start to run short and I can send a few back.
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