Many of you know that we took a trip to San Diego last month and while I haven’t told you much about our trip yet (mainly because I haven’t had the time to sit down and write about it yet), but this just couldn’t wait. Chris & I found ourselves scratching our heads on more than one occasion while we were in the Golden State and I couldn’t wait to share them.
A couple of times, as were were driving around from one place to another, we noticed a bit of a backup getting on to the highway (or freeway as they call it out there). Both of us were baffled because the traffic on the highway appeared to be moving, but as we got closer we saw that it was because of these traffic lights that were letting cars enter onto the highway one or two at a time. I don’t know if other parts of the country have them, but here in New England, we know how to get on the highway without any help, so we were kind of taken aback when we saw them. They definitley slowed traffic down on the side roads/on-ramps.
Next I have a really good one.
We were driving by a little farm stand one of the days when a sign caught Chris’s attention. It said “Ostrich eggs” and being curious, he pulled in to see what they meant by that.
This is what they meant by that:
I Instagramed the picture and when I checked in, the first location that popped up was “Weird little farm stand” and a weird little farm stand it was.
I’m not really sure what people do with them, though. Any thoughts?
Last, but not least, we were stalking celebrities driving down the sunset strip while we were in Hollywood one of the days and ended up behind this:
Way to make use of that Duct Tape, huh?
That car could have been Adam Savages and another duct tape episode
Just don’t know what to say about the duct tape… and the empty eggs ummm … must be something really special cause I sure would not pay that much for one egg with something in it… let alone empty.
I could have brought you emu eggs from Oz if you really wanted one.. lol.
Did you spot any celebs?
What the hell? I think I’m going to go google what someone would use those eggs for. That is strange!!
No words and made me happy that deep down I am still an East Coast girl!! 🙂
So that’s where you get empty ostrich eggs! $30 is a great price! lol Love the last photo. I mean at least be creative with your duct tape, there are so many patterns and colors these days! 😉
I live in a small town so I definitely think I would experience culture shock if I ever visited a huge city 🙂 I think those empty eggshells are used for crafts. If I remember correctly I saw a tutorial once where they were painted and used as decoration. But for $30 a piece… Yikes! That’s crazy!
CA traffic is horrendous – I’ll take good old NY traffic any day!
Atlanta just added those stupid lights too! They are meant to pace the merging traffic. It kinda works- sometimes. It is always weird waiting for the light to change- you gotta go 0-75 in what feels like 100 feet!
lights to get onto the highway? That’s just odd! Eggs – maybe for decorative purposes? Seems a bit steep though! And hey! We’ve got lots of cars like that here in NW PA 🙂
Duct tape fixes everything……but that car bumper. That is too funny! I have been seeing a lot of WTF moments lately too!
That’s weird that they have a light going on to the highway. I’ve seen strange car repairs before and that one fits right in. 🙂
Ha ha ha that is so funny! gotta love California!!
what do you do with empty eggs? Wow that car seriously needs some help!!
Come to Indiana. You’ll see lots of Duct tape on cars. They are very redneck here. Maybe the eggs are used for art? I think I saw somewhere that people paint them or bejewel them, or some crazy stuff?
Ya know, if my bumper was that busted, I’d just LET IT GO. I’d rather ride around with no bumper than a crazy duct taped one!
We visited CA once and I will say it is beautiful but I would never want to live there. We drove my some small houses… almost shack like and my husband explained how much those houses cost and I was amazed! Like they cost more than a nice house in TX… It is a different world.
The lights to get on the expressway are for traffic control. It makes it less of bottleneck and less accidents when they have them.
I wonder if the “duct tape car” instructions comes in a crafting book? Oh, and maybe the merge lanes aren’t need in California, but in some states where the driver’s stink & are unfriendly (you know, where they speed up if you are trying to merge in?!), it makes merging possible.
Definitely some WTF moments, and those empty eggs sure are expensive! Haha.
Duct tape to the rescue! I’ve actually seen those traffic lights before. (I also saw them when I was in LA a few years ago.) They can be helpful on occasion. otherwise, they are just annoying.
I am both fascinated and a little scared to know what people in La La Land do with empty egg shells. I am hoping it’s something simple like paint them and turn them into art.
The only thing I can think of with the on ramp lights, is that the freeways are so so busy with traffic, they are trying to regulate it. But honestly, if everyone knows how to drive properly, it shouldn’t be a problem.
My pet peeve is when you get on the on ramp — which you are supposed to use to get up to speed required to merge with highway traffic – and the person in front is still going like 50 km//hr and then tries to punch it last minute to catch up with the rest of traffic. The usually end up cutting someone off, or I’ve actually had to slow down because they couldn’t merge. Gggrrr. It’s called a speed ramp for a reason idiot.
Excellent use of duct tape. They could have bought some of the prettier stuff though. ha.
I’m with the others, my first thought is some weird egg craft. Maybe for Easter, since you were traveling then.
The traffic lights aren’t weird to me, but we have them up in WA too. They help spread out the cars getting on the freeway, and usually the lights only run certain times a day. As for the eggs…why on earth would you want an empty egg??
Always something so chaotic going on there at all times.
LOL maybe people use the eggs for some sort of art project? I have no idea though!
We have those interstate ramp lights on some of the busier exits (Atlanta) but they aren’t standard.
Those emu and ostrich eggs – EMPTY?! You mean people pay that much money and don’t end up with a pet or breakfast?
Some politicians here love them and people say that they relieve the congestion on the highways by breaking up platoons of cars.
I hate them.
Wow those are all very strange. I’m from the South and we don’t need any assistance getting on and off roads of any kind. Crazy what alot of duct tape can do!
This seriously made me laugh, what the heck people are funny.
Our freeway entrances are like that at rush hour as well!
I’ve seen those lights to get onto the highway before! They always annoy me when I’m in a city with them. It just seems to slow everything down even more.
I agree. I wonder what people do with empty emu and ostrich eggs.
My understanding is the lights are because they get heavy and insane fast traffic at different times of the day.
Oh California! Such a fun and interesting state. Sounds like you had a great time!
Yeah, those traffic lights are odd, we don’t have them here in NJ either! That last photo really made me LOL!
Plus “emu” is spelled wrong. Ya got me!
Yeah those are all really weird. Im scratching my head too.
Wow the things you could do for Easter with those eggs, LOL
Wow, what do you do with those eggs? Although they would be amazing decorated Faberge style!
We have those lights here in Minnesota too. They’re supposed to help control the flow of traffic.
That’s interesting about the lights..around here doesn’t it seem like people just close their eyes when getting on the highway? No yielding whatsoever.
Wow Emu and ostrich eggs are so expensive! What a great post, neat to see the craziness on other parts of the USA!
Hahaha! Those people in Cali sure have a different culture than the rest of the US!
So weird, ha! There is no way I could handle the traffic there!
traveling is just amazing, it gets us to wonder one way or another! that duck tape takes the cake! I am going to start paying more attention because we get a lot of that around here, but those, sadly, dont stand out to us anymore
Aw, you were in my town…..we should have gotten together!!!
That highway light doesn’t sound very efficient. I’d be soooooo cranky waiting for my turn!
What does one do with a $30 empty ostrich egg?
I will admit to duct taping a fallen hem on my pants because I’m too lazy to sew it.
I am currently studying to take my drivers test in our new star and was shocked when I had to learn about the stoplights to enter the freeway/highways.We did not have them down South so maybe it is a Western thing?
Maybe people use the eggs for some sort of craft projects, I would not pay that much for them nor would I have a clue what to do with them.
Duct tape makes many great things, lol. I bet it was the cheapest car repair ever!
Duct tape is cheaper 🙂 What an interesting day in Cali!
People probably use the empty eggs for decorations of some sort. I don’t know who would want them in their house though.
Well, that was a weird little farm stand. Wonder if they color them? Giant Easter eggs…
I daresay I bet that isn’t the “300 mph” version they use on racecars! I’d just take the bumper off.
Seems like you had an awesome trip Robin! Haha, I love that car! LOL.
The traffic lights are to control the traffic flow. They were all over the place on the on ramps in Seattle growing up. We don’t have them here though 🙂
Hey! You are poking fun at my stomping grounds, LOL. Yes the lights are to control the traffic. Otherwise, those of here in Southern California would all enter the freeway at the same time pushing and shoving and create chaos. Well that already happens anyway.
I think the duct tape makes quite a fashion statement myself.
Creative use of duct tape! I have no idea why anyone would want one of those eggs!
I have never seen lights like that but my guess would be because of so much traffic it is harder to merge on like a regular highway/interstate. I don’t know! I have seen people turn ostrich eggs into art pieces but a little to ornate for my taste. The car with the duct tape, ha! He should have used gorilla tape apparently. lol
These are so good! But I must know did you see any celebrities!
That duct-taped bumper is something else! Might as well pull the darn thing off!
Lol. Now, that duct tape on the bumper is something you don’t see everyday. Lol!
Oh my gosh what odd incidents. I can kinda understand the ostrich eggs (food!) but the duct tape car? No way. LOL
Haha the duct tape car is hilarious! Those stop lights actually help traffic stay moving on the freeway. I don’t live in california and we don’t have them where I do live. When I visited another state I had to ask someone what they were for!
I love travelling for this reason. You see so many things that make you go, “huh?”.
This post had me cracking up! I really enjoyed reading it.
What an awesome post! That car!! Oh my goodness! I wonder how many rolls they used to keep it up! Also, a stop light to enter the freeway? That’s just idiotic! I imagine they have a good reason, but I suppose I’ll not understand it.
So resourceful of the car owner to actually use a duct tape on it, lol! It’s really funny and crazy though, haha!
You can definitely use duct tape for anything, so I am learning.
were does one order ostarage eggs. ? I live in Michigan I’ve seen lot’s of duct tape cars
I’m definitely curious about the eggs … why on earth would anyone want to purchase them LoL
I am not sure why anyone would an egg like that but ok.
I’m curious about the eggs… Now, as a crafter, I could see some cool things that you could do with the eggs, but not for $20/$30. No way. And I love the duct tape. LOL
We have those metered lights in Atlanta. They are great during rush hour at keeping traffic moving a little bit….but there are other times when they seem to be on for no good reason….very annoying.
That poor car! LOL
My Dad grinds up egg shells, soaks them in water and drinks the water for extra calcium. I have no clue if it works. He claims it does. How would he really know? I’ve used egg shells in paintings before. I’m not really sure. They sure are pricy for an empty shell.
That is so strange they use traffic lights to get onto the highway.. what is up with that!?
I’d love to agree that everyone knows how to merge, but driving in Cincinnati over the past 18 years I can understand why they use a light, lol. But that would drive me CRAZY!
Very interesting experiences! LOL Must have been a different type of trip for sure!
Those lights we would annoy me too. I also live on the east coast and feel the same way.
those lights just sounds strange! and, haha, great duct tape job!
I am curious about those empty eggs as well. If you ever find out what people do with the, please share!
i snorted at your driving comment. we in new england do know how to get on the highway without help!!
California is a whole other planet. When we lived there someone tried to sell me “steak” from the back of a pickup truck in the Walmart parking lot.