a 13 mphlight valley wind and temp in the 30'sdidnt stop this sharkieThe short list:
11-paper pooper scoopers
3-carpet last four#5000 1st edition Monday night the 17th
4- James Landscape also new the 17th
4-Wholesale Banners
2-Junk Removal
2-Ugly Concrete
4- Computers Repair #3700
Total=45

wevl

5-carpet#1274/lg.redwhtblu
4-graphics
4-pooper paper
2-psychic
2-mattress#5577
2-junkcars#2636
Total=19

wevl

no days off
this spam was removed on Christmas

wevl

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>no days off
>this spam was removed on Christmas

This Pooper Scooper guy has been making a mess everywhere. I see his signs in Las Vegas, Henderson, residential areas, as well as industrial areas. His MO is to tape his signs to utility transformers.

Making a difference and keeping it clean

I had a great night Friday. I hit Eastern from Sun City to Sunset, Horizon from Seven Hills to Gibson and a bunch a streets in between.

I ran across some new spam "Discount Grooming". I bet his signs were up no longer than three hours. This guy thought he would take advantage of the shoppers at Wal-Mart by placing his signs on every pole in front of Wal-Mart (I-215 & Eastern), had to been about 30 signs, poor sap.

Went back out on Saturday, I hit Decatur north of Blue Diamond. All the usual spam. I didn’t get them all but I made a good dent. I moved on to LV Blvd, Blue Diamond to St Rose. I removed most and sharked a few. I don’t understand why these residents leaving their neighborhood, that have to go past a stop sign that has 8+ signs zip tied to it, would not clean this up themselves.

Total signs for the two days, 200+.

Making a difference and keeping it clean

Wow great work! I cruised Eastern near 215 saw only a few LVsingles at Serene, Silverrado and Horizon. Guess their gone now.

Saw the discount gromming too, new. Looking for a picture, somewhere on the westside. Eastside looks great.
Only take was:
10-carpet#5369, up/23rd
3-carpet#5000, up/17th
6-misc. welding,cash4cars,junkcars,islglasia,
3-bannershop#0365, up/23rd
forgot the pooper scooperx4

wevl

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1-800-GOT-JUNK is now placing vinyl banners that appear to be about 2 foot X 6 foot. At least they are easly removed.

Making a difference and keeping it clean

wish every day was Christmas...
some more totals..
10-junkcars#2636
8-carpet#1274-Lg.
7-carpet#1937
8-singles
4-csh4cars
9-littleague
4-save#878
2-carpet#4440
misc...
Total 92

wevl

Got about 100 more like these At Bd. Hwy

wevl

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pops,

I think Las Vegas may be the spam capital. It's remarkable how many different scams show up in your pictures and how many poles have multiple spam. Dallas was like this is some locations 7-10 years ago but not any more. I'd like to think the citizen sign sharks have changed things in Dallas area. Let's hope you can light a fire under more like-minded citizens in LV and get the same result.

Keep up the great work!!

Newbie (not)

>pops,
>
>I think Las Vegas may be the spam capital. It's remarkable
>how many different scams show up in your pictures and how many
>poles have multiple spam. Dallas was like this is some
>locations 7-10 years ago but not any more. I'd like to think
>the citizen sign sharks have changed things in Dallas area.
>Let's hope you can light a fire under more like-minded
>citizens in LV and get the same result.
>
>Keep up the great work!!

Just finnished a solid Week of shaarkin. We have about a 10 Sq. mile that I can say has been sign free for 5 days. Getting harder to find spam but it still poping up. We'll see who quits first. They (the spammers) are cordinated and out number us.

With code enforcements help soon they'll relize its not worth it.

wevl

weekend take ....301... give or take a couple...

With Clean Sweeps help and silent sharkies out there, were closing the year... well the week on a thousand removed ...

wevl

looks like carpet 1274 struck again ...getting smaller...

wevl

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A question about these poles with five or more signs vertically stacked. Do all the signs go up at one time? That would suggest the sign maker is hanging them for others. On the other hand, if the signs are put up more or less at random intervals, that suggests people are hanging their own.

Newbie (not)

I havnt connected all the dots(signs) but I see a pattern. One thing is for sure the carpet guy works the west side mainly and strikes almost imediatetly when his disapears.

wevl

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>A question about these poles with five or more signs
>vertically stacked. Do all the signs go up at one time? That
>would suggest the sign maker is hanging them for others. On
>the other hand, if the signs are put up more or less at random
>intervals, that suggests people are hanging their own.

In most cases, I see only one sign going up at a time. There have been times where I seen two signs appear, however its clear that its the same person. The signs the same material, size color, font etc. Example: "We fix computers" and "We fix Credit" usuialy go up at the same time.

Making a difference and keeping it clean

only 39 tonight ..stalking 6 sq miles.. getting harder to find good shark bait..

wevl

computer repair3700...WarmSprs/Eastern S.B
Serene/Spencer W.B.
up Saturday morning

wevl

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carpet#2265 x8 new
carpet#1274 x3
computer#3700 x7
ron x3
pooper x2
800junk x3
total=34
5 sq miles

wevl

>1-800-GOT-JUNK is now placing vinyl banners that appear to be
>about 2 foot X 6 foot. At least they are easly removed.
>
>Making a difference and keeping it clean

Easy like the wind ...
He only uses a Staple Gun...

wevl

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>Easy like the wind ...He only uses a Staple Gun...

Great catch! I hope you send that picture along with a complaint to your CE.

Illegal Signs in Austin

>>Easy like the wind ...He only uses a Staple Gun...
>
>Great catch! I hope you send that picture along with a
>complaint to your CE.
>
A Christmas present for them.
There signs usually blow away with the wind.

wevl

I can just hear their attorney in court now -- "We value the good name of 1-800-GOT-JUNK and these illegal signs give the company a bad name. All drivers are instructed to stop their truck and remove any signs they see. The stapler is just for the protection of our drivers."

Newbie (not)

...and if we were really serious spammers, we wouldn't use a staple gun our spam would blow away in the wind and causs even more litter..

wevl

....I present Runik, prolific spammer, who can't stand to see litter in our city streets,

Causs Forum ;Spammer slammer Nov. 2007

wevl

You should email that photo of the Got Junk guy nailing up the sign to their corporate HQ in Vancouver, BC. It puts lie to their claims they don't do it. And the license plate is visible too!

Thanks to an old 800junk topic we all know who and where...now we know when.

Thanks Newbie,(not)

wevl

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>I ran across some new spam "Discount Grooming". I
>bet his signs were up no longer than three hours

>Went back out on Saturday, I hit Decatur north of Blue
>Diamond. All the usual spam
>
>Total signs for the two days, 200+.
>
>Making a difference and keeping it clean
Saw pooper scooper all over their Decatur/Robindale, Jones/BlueDia.

wevl

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Notice the "50 Signs for $89" sign in the background? I've removed about 300 to 400 over the past few years in Southern California. They are very erratic about when they place them, but they really carpet bomb a street and community when they do. They could care less about the litter and blight they produce, and they don't care whose property the violate with their junk.

Their website is:

http://www.speakenterprises.com

The signs have an 800 number, so if you see their trash, feel free to make sure to let them know when their signs have been removed. In fact, it's good to let them know over and over again

"It's 10 p.m. Do you know what Dumpster your street spam is sleeping in?"

>Notice the "50 Signs for $89" sign in the
>background? I've removed about 300 to 400 over the pas

Thought they were local. Harder to put a finger on them. We see them for a awhile but I think the landscape guys throw them away. Still annoying spammers at the root.

wevl

Looks like the 50 signs company is running a national campaign. This company out of Houston needs to be stopped.

See attachment for example.

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hey you took my sign at Trop/Pecos ...give it back, how did you do that? Dont you live in Texas? Vegas.

wevl

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Nice picture on the sign. This is the same style of sign placement. It never appears on a corner or pole, but placed along the road in groups of 4-5. You guys in other states could file a complaint with the Texas AG.

>You guys in other states
>could file a complaint with the Texas AG.

Huh? Wouldn't the Texas AG only be concerned about crimes within Texas?

Illegal Signs in Austin

another one in the ground..

wevl

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I remember that Houston company now. They have paper sheet that is shrinkwrapped over piece of white coroplast. They had a lot of signs in the Dallas area, especially for some of the singles scams about two years ago. I always thought they were a two bit operation because of the labor-intense shrink wrapping "technology" they use. It's surprising to learn they are in Vegas and California. I still find it hard to believe that this is cost competitive for a high volume sign maker. If I remember right, this operator was also a part-time piano tuner but don't quote me on that.

Newbie (not)