This is a picture of two men installing and setting solid steel pillars in concrete to stop vehicles from parking on the pavement outside a sports bar in downtown Norman, Oklahoma some yet-to-be identified place. They are cleaning up at the end of the day.
After I got done laughing at the photo (with them, not at them)…I was reminded of how often I’m so focused on my tasks that I forget to look up and around...evaluate my progress in the context of my surroundings.
Been there, done that little Oklahoma concrete guys. I feel your pain.
Thanks, Joel DeSelm, for the photo. When are you going to start blogging?
The good thing about the internet is you can just google part of the text you didn't bother to change and find a Snopes article: http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/bollards.asp
Bottom line: those pillars may be removable.
Of course, that doesn't explain why they didn't leave a few of them for installing after they left the vehicle elsewhere.
Posted by: Zecc | Mar 19, 2008 at 04:49 AM
HEHE! Using the pic in 2nites sermon! Valuable lesson!
Posted by: Ewald | Feb 10, 2008 at 07:34 AM
How great is that pic!
Posted by: Aaron DeWinter | Jan 19, 2008 at 10:32 AM
We do not have a policy. However, we would not approve of volunteers using church vehicles to promote their political candidate. If someone crossed the line we would have an individual conversation.
Tim had a recent article on his blog about the responsibility of Christians and voting, politics, you might find helpful-- http://www.leadingsmart.com/leadingsmart/2008/01/joel-hunter-on.html
Posted by: Kem Meyer | Jan 15, 2008 at 12:37 PM
You are not alone Michael!!!
LOL!!
Posted by: Dajanny | Jan 14, 2008 at 11:47 AM
hi kem-
was wondering if you had any advice for how to communicate with volunteers about (not) campaigning with elections coming up. do you have a policy in place or just deal with it on a case-by-case system?
Posted by: danielle | Jan 14, 2008 at 11:44 AM
Wow. Its definitely a Monday.
I looked at this photo for a good 2 minutes and couldn't find anything out of place. I had to read the comments just to figure out what was so funny.
I need coffee.
Posted by: Michael Gray | Jan 14, 2008 at 11:30 AM
I am from Norman and my family currently lives there. We have all seen this pic and can confidently say this pic was not taken in Norman Oklahoma.
Posted by: Valerie | Jan 11, 2008 at 07:52 PM
I'm from Norman and I don't this photo was taken in Norman, OK. The street signs are very european looking and nothing at all like the street sign in Norman. I'd like to have seen their reaction when they discovered it though!
Posted by: Derek Borders | Jan 11, 2008 at 05:32 PM
This is why I live in Edmond, Oklahoma! Please don't Norman my Edmond!
Posted by: Chris Forbes | Jan 11, 2008 at 03:16 PM
Hilarious. After looking and measuring carefully though, from this perspective it seems that they might have just enough space to squeeze out of their predicament.
Posted by: trevor | Jan 11, 2008 at 02:23 PM
Makes me proud to be an Okie...
Posted by: Patrick Sievert | Jan 11, 2008 at 02:03 PM
I'd love to see video of the moment they discovered they weren't going anywhere in that vehicle.
Posted by: Julie Smies | Jan 11, 2008 at 12:56 PM
Great - I think I work with those guys.
No, I don't. Just kidding. Really. :)
Posted by: Rick | Jan 11, 2008 at 12:52 PM