True Tales

Foul Odor Released After a Monument Sign Is Unplugged

“The stench was awful,” a sign pro recalls.

Published

3 years ago

December 20, 2021

Signs of the Times Staff Signs of the Times December 2021 Issue

We had a national veterinary customer ask us to remove an existing monument sign (manufactured and installed many years ago by another sign company). The sign was no longer permitted. We disconnected power and removed the sign, then received a call several days later. Turned out, the power for the sign was also connected to the freezer where they stored deceased animals. We obviously returned immediately and hooked power back to the freezer. The stench was awful.

Mars Bravo: The Most Interesting Name in the Sign Industry

Mars Bravo is not the kind of name you hear very often in the sign industry — the kind of name more likely to follow, “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage…!” In this episode, Eric interviews Mars to find out about her start in the sign industry and her ideas for the future, first with how she got her name.