What the Hell Are They?

wolf · 09-01-2005, 01:36 PM

I was on the New Jersey Turnpike yesterday.

I usually try to avoid this, but circumstances were beyond my control.

Anyway ... sometimes on the center concrete median, you see these things.

Kind of like Blair Witch Effigies that seem to be made of wood slats, or perhaps metal. They all look the same. They do not vary. They are not regularly spaced. You might see one in a five mile stretch, then see 3 of them within a mile ... They do not hold up signs, they are not festooned with reflectors, they don't seem to be hooked up to anything, like they aren't camera mounts, or solar cell arrays, or even simple milemarkers. There are, in fact, simple milemarkers on the concrete median that have no apparent relationship to the things. If they were in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, I might (not likely, only might) be convinced that there was some Pennsylvania Dutch/Pow-Wow Medicine significance to them.

I asked one of my doctors, who is a New Jersey resident about them. He was been wondering about them for years.

jinx · 09-01-2005, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

I was on the New Jersey Turnpike yesterday.

I'm so sorry, wolf.

glatt · 09-01-2005, 01:51 PM

A picture would be nice.

wolf · 09-01-2005, 02:08 PM

1. I didn't have my camera.
2. At 70 mph, it's tough to get a good picture of anything, especially while driving.
3. I tried googling, but I have no idea what they are and what they are called, so I couldn't find any.

If you've been on the NJT, you know the thingies I mean.

glatt · 09-01-2005, 02:41 PM

Yeah, well, I avoid the New Jersey Turnpike. I only drive small portions of it, and haven't seen these things. I'm curious. But I don't often take pictures while driving either.

barefoot serpent · 09-01-2005, 02:56 PM

next time, take the train.

russotto · 09-02-2005, 08:28 PM

I think they can be used to hold signs, but aren't most of the time. I have no idea about their placement.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-02-2005, 09:05 PM

I think you're right. For hanging signs for work...when they're working.

Mary Jane and Me · 09-16-2005, 11:25 AM

ITS THE BLAIR WITCH!!LOL

09-16-2005, 12:07 PM

I avoid the New Jersey Turn Pike like the plague.

Elspode · 09-16-2005, 12:31 PM

Probably fairly simple to do so from Colorado, Mari...

09-16-2005, 01:41 PM

Oh, you have no idea what a struggle it is not to find myself drifting east on I-70, driving mesmerized thru Kansas, finding my self getting on the exit for the Pennsylvania Turn Pike, and suddenly I'm in downtown Newark! Hey! Do you suppose it has something to do with those poles?

09-01-2005, 01:36 PM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	What the Hell Are They? I was on the New Jersey Turnpike yesterday. I usually try to avoid this, but circumstances were beyond my control. Anyway ... sometimes on the center concrete median, you see these things. Kind of like Blair Witch Effigies that seem to be made of wood slats, or perhaps metal. They all look the same. They do not vary. They are not regularly spaced. You might see one in a five mile stretch, then see 3 of them within a mile ... They do not hold up signs, they are not festooned with reflectors, they don't seem to be hooked up to anything, like they aren't camera mounts, or solar cell arrays, or even simple milemarkers. There are, in fact, simple milemarkers on the concrete median that have no apparent relationship to the things. If they were in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, I might (not likely, only might) be convinced that there was some Pennsylvania Dutch/Pow-Wow Medicine significance to them. I asked one of my doctors, who is a New Jersey resident about them. He was been wondering about them for years. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-01-2005, 02:08 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	1. I didn't have my camera. 2. At 70 mph, it's tough to get a good picture of anything, especially while driving. 3. I tried googling, but I have no idea what they are and what they are called, so I couldn't find any. If you've been on the NJT, you know the thingies I mean. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-02-2005, 09:05 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I think you're right. For hanging signs for work...when they're working. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-16-2005, 12:31 PM	#11
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Probably fairly simple to do so from Colorado, Mari... __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-01-2005, 01:51 PM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	A picture would be nice.

09-01-2005, 02:41 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yeah, well, I avoid the New Jersey Turnpike. I only drive small portions of it, and haven't seen these things. I'm curious. But I don't often take pictures while driving either.

09-01-2005, 02:56 PM	#6
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	next time, take the train.

09-02-2005, 08:28 PM	#7
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	I think they can be used to hold signs, but aren't most of the time. I have no idea about their placement.

09-16-2005, 11:25 AM	#9
Mary Jane and Me IS IN HIDING.............CAN YOU FIND ME??? Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Clarksville, Ar Posts: 28	ITS THE BLAIR WITCH!!LOL

09-16-2005, 12:07 PM	#10
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	I avoid the New Jersey Turn Pike like the plague.

09-16-2005, 01:41 PM	#12
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	Oh, you have no idea what a struggle it is not to find myself drifting east on I-70, driving mesmerized thru Kansas, finding my self getting on the exit for the Pennsylvania Turn Pike, and suddenly I'm in downtown Newark! Hey! Do you suppose it has something to do with those poles?

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