I suspect that the recent winds loosened the nut, and it gradually
vibrated off. The city street dept. apparently never heard of lock
washers. If the sign rotated quickly, the bolt could have sailed 10
feet. It was too cold to spend a lot of time looking.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 2/13/2016 2:33 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
Too bad you didn't get there a little earlier to see how he removed
and (apparently) ate the bolt and nut.
Chuck Norcutt
On 2/13/2016 1:44 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
I looked out the window while exercising on my stationary bike, and saw
something was amiss. I walked out with a camera to see what had
happened, and found that the top bolt in the Stop Sign was missing,
allowing the sign cluster to flip upside down. There was no sign of the
bolt on the ground (?).
A Bluebird was sitting atop the post when I arrived.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/For+Want+of+a+Bolt____.TIFF.html
Olympus E-1 with Leica Macro-Elmarit-R 60mm
Comments and critiques welcomed.
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