absolutely useless sign

I was in this mall parking area recently, part of which was semi-open to the outside. The sides were completely open, hence why I call it a parking area and not technically a garage since it's literally impossible to seal it off.

Then I see a sign, "IDLE FREE ZONE. TURN OFF ENGINES". And, sure enough, someone was parked a short distance away, sitting in their car, engine running. Actually, that's not entirely correct. There was someone else a few parking lanes away doing the exact same thing.

Was there any mall security around?

Nope. Not a rent-a-cop in sight.

Was I upset about this? Nope, because that sign is completely useless. It's purposely mounted high up, meaning nobody driving around would actually see it, even as large as it is. It's also facing away from the parking area.

That sign, which probably cost the mall a hundred bucks (remember, somebody had to install it and they got paid by the hour), is the mall saying, "This sign isn't for you. Just go in and please buy stuff."

Who is that sign for? Not for anyone that parks there. The purpose of the sign is to get someone else to stop harassing mall management about whatever it was about an idling car that put sand up their ass.

Did you know...

...that you can outright buy a metal sign that completely looks "official" with whatever text you want on it?

Oh, the fun you could have!

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