Comments on: Construction Sign Again

By: Extra Caution | This. That. No Other.

Extra Caution | This. That. No Other. — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:24:00 +0000

[...] at the office rewarded my deep, abiding love for yellow CAUTION tape [...]

By: Tale of the Tape at bstewart23

Tale of the Tape at bstewart23 — Sun, 04 May 2008 12:30:56 +0000

[...] reported before on the endless, endless construction at the corner of Yonge and Bloor Streets in Downtown Toronto, and of the haphazard manner in which the construction has been undertaken. [...]

By: bstewart23

bstewart23 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:39:13 +0000

That’s awesome, Adam, thanks, man. And you’ve hit on my biggest issue with the unending construction: Not only is it superdangerous and ugly, but it’s simply not been given the urgency required of repairs to such a vital, Toronto intersection.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:51:43 +0000

David I love your interpretation. I know my reaction is damn near blind rage every time I have to navigate that nightmare of an intersection. Why is there never anyone actually doing any work there? What are they trying to accomplish?

b, this post needs some love. Can I have permission to use an image or two in a post on blogTO with linkbacks? Cheers.

By: eldon

eldon — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:35:21 +0000

LINDSAY LOHAN???

STOP IT, YOU’RE KILLING ME !!!

By: jgs

jgs — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:49:14 +0000

“Bwah!” But, we have You! You’ve been taken over by Yellow Tape Aliens (York Div) and are doing their work for ‘em…jesu, but I do love coming to this site of a mornin’ and watching your take on Toronto…plus all these muscles…j.

By: bstewart23

bstewart23 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:59:53 +0000

Bwah! I kept looking around for some rail-thin aesthete who might be shepherding the process — or for video cameras filming it — but, um, no.

By: David D.

David D. — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:35:49 +0000

I think the whole thing is a fabulous interactive outdoor art installation shrewdly commenting on the futility and frustration of urban living–one of the rare artworks in recent times to provoke vivid emotional reaction bordering on blind rage from both viewers and participants. An experiential meta-narrative, a quasi-theatrical setting that beckons the onlooker to attempt to engage with and negotiate its dangerous contradictions. A “de-construction,” if you will.

Demoralizing. Dehumanizing. Fantastic! Give these people a grant!

By: bstewart23

bstewart23 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:50:06 +0000

Y'know, tuckova, I've been using "Department of Redundancy Department" since my, um, "college" days and, since that ~~former-hippie~~ time, I can't recall anyone catching my casual shout-out to Firesign Theatre. Until now. You? Are a goddess. What a stab from the past! It's all rushing back to me like the hot kiss at the end of a wet fist!

By: tuckova

tuckova — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:42:50 +0000

Are you alluding to the Firesign Theatre just to make yourself even more amazing in my eyes, or is it just a coincidence? Also: “CAUTION ribbon motif” is delightful.