Only two bullet dings– no holes at all

If you look closely, you will see two – just two - bullet dings in this sign. Not so long ago, there was a much larger sign on the posts above it, completely riddled with bullet holes and dings. Small caliber ones, large caliber. It's on my blog somewhere. I wonder if the borough is attempting to completely redo and repair or I should say, replace, these signs? If they do, it won't be that long until they are completely shot up again. This is Wasilla, after all. I am at the bridge right now, having ridden my bicycle down here. Taking a long morning bike ride worked out so good for me yesterday, increased my productivity by so much, that I thought I would try it again – but not quite as long a ride today.

Comments

[slipstream]

By Alaska law, any road sign -- speed limit, parking regulations, anything -- which does not have bullet holes is not legally enforceable.

[Michelle]

"So Wasilla"

[orrie]

I have lived on "this side of the Little Su" for many years, and feel privileged to know and participate in some of the history of the area. Manvil Olson, for whom the bridge is named, built the original bridges that allowed his family, and neighbors to cross. Some of the effort was herculean, in that he would fall cottonwoods for the long supports, and spruce for the cross sectionals. His old dozer that was used for such things, is ensconced in the Transportation Museum.
Manvil had served in the US Navy during WW11, and so believed in the citizens , and the values of the country he served. His father was a Norwegian immigrant to the US, settling in Minnesota.
I reflect on such information when I cross the bridge, sometimes a couple times a day. I think about those who believe it is their divine right to own guns and shoot up anything that impels them. For years, people have seemed ignorant of the fact that others: children and animals live around here.
I hope that we can continue to forgive these poor souls who are driven to shoot up the memories of those who have gone before us.