Roadside "trash" mixed with the foliage

This weekend I had friends come up from New York City. On Saturday I took them for a drive on Route 15 from Winooski thru to Cambridge and then over to Jeffersonville. As we were driving, I was noticing some very lovely colors, some not so good color, and...well, for want of a better word "trash". All along any green space were HUGE political signs. One of the worst offending spots was on Route 289...up against the ledges and mixed into the sumac was a giant Dubie for Governor sign. Then in various spaces, every 20 to 30 feet were the regular sized lawn signs for both Dubie and Scott. From what I could tell, these were not on anyone's actual lawn, but rights of way along the highway. I'm sure Mr. Shumlin has plenty of signs out, but the worst offenders along this route were Mr. Dubie and Mr. Scott.

My friends were quite quick to notice all this stuff. They found it so odd that a place with no billboards would allow such things.

I understand that you want to get your name out. I have no problem with people who want to cover their lawns with political signs. That is their choice. I do take issue with all these signs cluttering up our roadsides. I went to look at the beauty our state has to offer, not trash. Not to mention the amount of money that is spent on these things. Why signs EVERY 30 feet?

I just hope the tourists were able to get photos of the foliage without any of those signs ruining their shots. AND...I hope all of them will be picked up the day after the election. I'm pretty sure it will be a full time job for a few days to get all that trash picked up...