Do Not Enter!

Sometimes I think people do things just to mess with you. Some guy was probably sitting next to his window watching people walk by in the alley and scratch their head over this little number.

The sign says, "Danger! Do Not Enter!" and is dated. Wouldn't you agree that it is unusual to date a sign? There doesn't appear to be any actual danger. No holes in the ground. No wires hanging from the building. No dead bodies. No strange odors. So what's all the fuss about?

Found in the alley behind 9th Street in South Beach.

No Dumping

Remember how I love juxtapositions? And I especially love finding posted signs right next to people ignoring the sign.

Here we have a sign saying please clean up after your dog. Just below the sign is a little green box filled with doggie bags. To the left, a nice, convenient garbage can.  And on the ground...

...an array of dog turds not in a doggie bag and not in the garbage can.

So typical!

Found on the Boardwalk in South Beach.

Trespassers Will Be Persecuted

You know they mean business when they start persecuting people.

I like to make fun of the graffiti artists with poor spelling and grammar but at least they have an excuse: they're high school dropouts.

But this sign? No excuse. Found on the boardwalk in front of a large, well known hotel in South Beach. They pride themselves on being the best of best.

And yet, they paid for this:

Not only did they pay for it, but they posted it. And none of their staff noticed.

Found on the Boardwalk in South Beach.

Be Tre 2 U

Look, I understand. It's easy to forget a letter now and then. You got a lot going on when you're on the city bus. It's not easy to keep one eye on your graffiti and one eye on the passangers.

From time to time you're going to lose your place and forget a letter. Just shove it right back on in there.

You own that shit.

Be True 2 U
Found on the city bus in Miami Beach.

Lincoln Road Bus Stop

Calm and serene. Waiting for the bus at 3:00 a.m. on Lincoln Road.

Lincoln Road bus stop in South Beach.

No Machete Juggling

Remember when I said you can see anything in South Beach? Yeah, even machete juggling. Just not at this bbq restaurant.

Absolutely NO machete juggling allowed.

Found on Washington Avenue in South Beach.

We Where Here

You see a lot of stuff on the bus, but one thing you won't see is proper grammar and spelling. Compliments of the Miami-Dade educational system:

We where here. Where were you?

Found while riding the Quarter Bus in South Beach.

No Parking

I love juxtapositions. Luckily, Miami is full of them.

I especially love finding signs saying don't do something and then finding that thing right next to the sign.

Like this: a No Parking sign on a street filled with parked cars.

No Parking, Miami Beach

9th St and Lurkers Ave

Tricksters like to rename street signs to something more descriptive of the area.

9th Street and Lurkers Avenue in South Beach

Weird Load Van

I love walking around South Beach. You see some of the most bizarre things.

Weird Load
Van found on 9th Street in South Beach

Restroom $3.00

More pay to pee signs in South Beach.

You see these a lot during busy holiday weekends, especially Memorial Day weekend.

Restroom $3.00 for non-costumer. People wearing costumes: free.

Found on Washington Avenue in Miami Beach.

Espanola Way

Early morning in South Beach about an hour before sunrise.

It's hard to believe sometimes that the city can be so quiet. And peaceful.

Espanola Way, Miami Beach, Florida

Pay To Pee

South Beach is not a pee friendly neighborhood. An inconvenient fact when you remember that a large part of the city's income comes from heavy drinking.

You have to pay here to pee here.

Found on Washington Avenue in Miami Beach.

Word One Way

Sometimes people will add words or messages to signs. Usually it makes an obvious statement. Other times it just leaves me scratching my head.

 Word One Way
Found on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach.

Open

Yes We're Open

Just technically not right now.

Found on Alton Road in Miami Beach at 3:00 a.m.

They were closed.

Claim

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Help Wanted

Truth in advertising. A first for Miami.

The sign reads: "Help Wanted: Experienced, motivated people who don't mind going home with that distinctive 'fajita smell.'"

Not only are they telling you what to expect up front, but they did it using proper English and grammar.

Was I dreaming? I had to pinch myself.

Found at Lime Mexican Grill on Alton Road in Miami Beach.

Fresh Wax Please Keep Off Floor

Please, come in. Just don't walk on the floor.

Thank you. Come again.

Found on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach.

Welcome

Hello, welcome and warning...

If you are looking for the original SobeStreets site, it is no more.

I am moving some content from http://sobestreets.wordpress.com over here to Blogger. The main website http://www.sobestreets.com is down. Perhaps permanently. I cancelled my account with the web host and I haven't decided if I want to put the site up on a new host.

I no longer live in South Beach so there won't be any new pictures of events being posted, although I may put up some galleries of the old parties, especially for you Aqua Girls! I still get more hits for Aqua Girl pictures than for any other subjects combined!

I might still blog about events in South Beach. That always seemed popular with the readers. We'll see...