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Wes Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist From: Inside THE BOX Insane since: May 2000	posted 10-17-2005 21:41 OK, I give up. I've been trying to determine with this sign on an abandoned building used to say, but I can't get it. It's "C & F [something] CO. INC." It's not that important, but now it's become a quest. Can anyone else figure it out?
kuckus Paranoid (IV) Mad Librarian From: G, B, D Insane since: Dec 2001	posted 10-17-2005 22:28 "SPECIALTIES" ?
Maruman Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: under your bed Insane since: Oct 2000	posted 10-17-2005 22:42 That in english? what country are you in ? C&F SPERIA?TIS CO. INC. maybe?
Danaan Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate From: Here, there and everywhere Insane since: May 2005	posted 10-17-2005 22:57 I think it's supposed to say "What Does This Say? As for your sign, Google and Wikipedia seem to have never heard of this company. It could be "Specialities", but the "P" looks more like an upside-down upside-down J (because the letter is upside down, but it looks like it was supposed to be an upside-down J when it was the right way up). I hope I am making some sort of sense.
Lord_Fukutoku Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: San Antonio Insane since: Jul 2002	posted 10-17-2005 23:02 Do we get anymore information than that? Like where it's at? Maybe a better angle shot (like straight on)? Is there any equipment or anything lying around the building (or inside it)? ... It's been a long day at work and I really just don't have anything better to do...
JKMabry Maniac (V) Inmate From: raht cheah Insane since: Aug 2000	posted 10-17-2005 23:11 kuckus got it I think C&F Specialties Co Inc .
Wes Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist From: Inside THE BOX Insane since: May 2000	posted 10-18-2005 21:23 Yeah, I think kuckus, got it. Thanks! It seems so obvious now. quote: I think it's supposed to say "What Does This Say? Nope, it's supposed to say exactly what I typed. quote: Do we get anymore information than that? Like where it's at? Maybe a better angle shot (like straight on)? Is there any equipment or anything lying around the building (or inside it)? Yes. Odessa, Texas. See below. One tire. For the curious, here are a few pictures of the building ... One Two Three Four (Edited by Wes on 10-18-2005 21:23)
warjournal Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: Insane since: Aug 2000	posted 10-19-2005 10:47 Dude, you need to go back and get some nice high-res shots of the rust, grime, and wear. I know I would love you for it.
kimson Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: age Insane since: Jan 2005	posted 10-19-2005 11:13 IMO there does not seem to be enough space between the "A" and the "T" for "LI", if you consideer the width and letter spacing of the other "I". Sorry about that...
Skaarjj Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: :morF Insane since: May 2000	posted 10-19-2005 11:28 yes, kimson, but there's "SPECIALITIES" and then there's "SPECIALTIES" One letter makes all the difference. Justice 4 Pat Richard
WebShaman Lunatic (VI) Mad Scientist From: Happy Hunting Grounds... Insane since: Mar 2001	posted 10-19-2005 11:51 And then there is "special tease", but that is a whole different subject. Entirely.
axleclarkeuk Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Swansea, Wales, UK Insane since: Aug 2001	posted 10-19-2005 12:38 C&F Special Ties If you do a search on google for it, there are a couple of references, well at least i think there is ? No Sig ?
Lord_Fukutoku Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: San Antonio Insane since: Jul 2002	posted 10-19-2005 16:30 quote: Yes. Odessa, Texas. Sweet. ... Ok, not really, it was likely to have sucked large, but still, I spent 20+ years out in Gardendale. What were you doing out in the middle of nowhere? There's got to be a few rusted, falling-down warehouses a little closer to the Dallas area...
Wes Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist From: Inside THE BOX Insane since: May 2000	posted 10-19-2005 18:09 What else does one do in Odessa? I was passing through. Actually, I was on my to Arizona for my first adventure for "Weird Arizona." You can read about the trip in the travelogue I wrote. I'm still working on adding pictures and integrating everything, but all the words are there. You just have to read them in reverse at the moment. By the way, here's an aerial view of the building.
Lord_Fukutoku Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: San Antonio Insane since: Jul 2002	posted 10-19-2005 19:14 quote: What else does one do in Odessa? I was passing through. Which is why I was curious Heh, can't tell you how many times I've drove by that building on the way to Moss Arena (couple streets to the west from there). Now I'll have to pay attention next time I'm out that way. Since you were so close, did you happen to stop and check out the meteor crater?

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Wes
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Inside THE BOX
Insane since: May 2000

posted 10-17-2005 21:41

OK, I give up. I've been trying to determine with this sign on an abandoned building used to say, but I can't get it. It's "C & F [something] CO. INC." It's not that important, but now it's become a quest.

Can anyone else figure it out?

kuckus
Paranoid (IV) Mad Librarian

From: G, B, D
Insane since: Dec 2001

posted 10-17-2005 22:28

"SPECIALTIES" ?

Maruman
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: under your bed
Insane since: Oct 2000

posted 10-17-2005 22:42

That in english?
what country are you in ?

C&F SPERIA?TIS CO. INC. maybe?

Danaan
Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate

From: Here, there and everywhere
Insane since: May 2005

posted 10-17-2005 22:57

I think it's supposed to say "What Does This Say?

As for your sign, Google and Wikipedia seem to have never heard of this company. It could be "Specialities", but the "P" looks more like an upside-down upside-down J (because the letter is upside down, but it looks like it was supposed to be an upside-down J when it was the right way up). I hope I am making some sort of sense.

Lord_Fukutoku
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: San Antonio
Insane since: Jul 2002

posted 10-17-2005 23:02

Do we get anymore information than that? Like where it's at? Maybe a better angle shot (like straight on)? Is there any equipment or anything lying around the building (or inside it)?

... It's been a long day at work and I really just don't have anything better to do...

JKMabry
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: raht cheah
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted 10-17-2005 23:11

kuckus got it I think C&F Specialties Co Inc

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Wes
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Inside THE BOX
Insane since: May 2000

posted 10-18-2005 21:23

Yeah, I think kuckus, got it. Thanks! It seems so obvious now.

quote:
I think it's supposed to say "What Does This Say?

Nope, it's supposed to say exactly what I typed.

quote:
Do we get anymore information than that? Like where it's at? Maybe a better angle shot (like straight on)? Is there any equipment or anything lying around the building (or inside it)?

Yes. Odessa, Texas. See below. One tire.

For the curious, here are a few pictures of the building ...

One
Two
Three
Four

(Edited by Wes on 10-18-2005 21:23)

warjournal
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From:
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted 10-19-2005 10:47

Dude, you need to go back and get some nice high-res shots of the rust, grime, and wear. I know I would love you for it.

kimson
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: age
Insane since: Jan 2005

posted 10-19-2005 11:13

IMO there does not seem to be enough space between the "A" and the "T" for "LI", if you consideer the width and letter spacing of the other "I".
Sorry about that...

Skaarjj
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: :morF
Insane since: May 2000

posted 10-19-2005 11:28

yes, kimson, but there's "SPECIALITIES" and then there's "SPECIALTIES"

One letter makes all the difference.

Justice 4 Pat Richard

WebShaman
Lunatic (VI) Mad Scientist

From: Happy Hunting Grounds...
Insane since: Mar 2001

posted 10-19-2005 11:51

And then there is "special tease", but that is a whole different subject.

Entirely.

axleclarkeuk
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Swansea, Wales, UK
Insane since: Aug 2001

posted 10-19-2005 12:38

C&F Special Ties

If you do a search on google for it, there are a couple of references, well at least i think there is ?

No Sig ?

Lord_Fukutoku
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: San Antonio
Insane since: Jul 2002

posted 10-19-2005 16:30

quote:
Yes. Odessa, Texas.

Sweet. ... Ok, not really, it was likely to have sucked large, but still, I spent 20+ years out in Gardendale. What were you doing out in the middle of nowhere? There's got to be a few rusted, falling-down warehouses a little closer to the Dallas area...

Wes
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Inside THE BOX
Insane since: May 2000

posted 10-19-2005 18:09

What else does one do in Odessa? I was passing through.

Actually, I was on my to Arizona for my first adventure for "Weird Arizona." You can read about the trip in the travelogue I wrote. I'm still working on adding pictures and integrating everything, but all the words are there. You just have to read them in reverse at the moment.

By the way, here's an aerial view of the building.

Lord_Fukutoku
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: San Antonio
Insane since: Jul 2002

posted 10-19-2005 19:14

quote:
What else does one do in Odessa? I was passing through.

Which is why I was curious

Heh, can't tell you how many times I've drove by that building on the way to Moss Arena (couple streets to the west from there). Now I'll have to pay attention next time I'm out that way.

Since you were so close, did you happen to stop and check out the meteor crater?