http://www.savethe76ball.com/taxonomy/term/142/0 en http://www.savethe76ball.com/graveyard <p>Intrepid 76 Ball Fan J. Eric Freedner has made a startling discovery near Fresno, CA, a discovery that bodes well for those of us who believe ConocoPhillips needs to REPLACE the 76 Balls that they've taken down from their poles. He reports:</p> <p> Well, I had a feeling I would find the &quot;missing&quot; 76 balls and... here they are! </p> <p><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/47/119375652_89badd6baf.jpg" /></p> <p>A whole bunch of orange balls is now in the yard of Nelson Sign Service on Golden State Highway (Old Route 99) in Fresno, California.</p> <p><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/45/119375653_b338c03311.jpg" /> These weren't here a few months ago!&nbsp;&nbsp; What do they plan to do with them?&nbsp;&nbsp; Spheres take up a whole lot more space than flat signs so I have a feeling Mr. Nelson won't keep them around forever...</p> <p><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/43/119375654_51b777b232.jpg" />&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div>There are also some flat 76 signs such as this old Fast Break one.&nbsp; I'm not sure if the &quot;Fast Break&quot; chain is still in business.&nbsp;&nbsp; Haven't seen any with the new red 76 logos, anyway.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Lots more &quot;petro-jumble&quot; at Nelson's but this sums it up as far as the Balls are concerned.&nbsp;&nbsp; I would think a similar yard exists for the Los Angeles area, at least for those balls the sign people don't clumsily drop to the ground!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</div> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.savethe76ball.com/graveyard#comment fresno graveyeard save the 76 ball signage storage Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:43:00 -0800 kim 61 at http://www.savethe76ball.com