Signs

I know that the landscape is flat in western Ohio, but sometimes signs are seemingly redundant. Hills are a matter of perspective: in Ohio a slight rise constitutes a hill; in Pennsylvania, hills rival mountains in size. I chuckled when, while driving on Shrine Road in Miami County, Ohio, I came across a sign that told drivers that the “hills blocks view.” It reminded me of one of my grandmother’s favorite sayings, often used while she was watching television, “You’re a pain, but I cannot see through you.” I appreciate the sentiment that the sign was placed to caution drivers about obstructed views, but could not resist thinking, “How could the hill be so mean?”