Odd Signs & Symbols

We stayed at a brand new hotel in Buckeye, Arizona, the "My Place" on Watson Ave.  There were switched and buttons we could not figure out.  I did not order a special handicap-accessible room, but we seemed to be the only room on the 4th floor with a "hearing-impaired door alert" button. And I'm not sure everyone else got a "hearing-impaired master switch" either.  I think the desk guy confirmed that you turn on the switch inside the room to activate the "doorbell" outside the door. As for which category of "signs and symbols" this would be ... it would fall under "accessible." They also had this pleasantly snarky "Do Not Disturb" flapper on the doorknob.

We stayed at a brand new hotel in Buckeye, Arizona, the "My Place" on Watson Ave.  We were surprised to see a full, industrial-strength fire system in the stairwell.  Every floor had a place to hook up a fire hose, with all the heavy-duty valves and support systems. As for which category of "signs and symbols" this would be ... it would fall under "safety check."

Here's a sign I don't think you will find anywhere else in the world: "A gift shop is located inside the apatosaurus." We knew there was a collection of big dinosaur sculptures out in Cabazon, on the way to Palm Springs, so we stopped for a visit.  The wind was blasting a steady 35-45 mph the whole time.  You can get out and take picture under the big red apatosaurus ("Choose Love"), or in front of the 25-foot green and white T-Rex ("I Love You").  The visitors were blown away (ha ha) and having a blast (ha ha) striking silly poses and getting pictures taken as fast as they could. Sure enough, you enter at the tail and walk up stairs inside the tail to get to a roomy gift shop chock full of plastic animals, plush animals, shirts, books cards and more.  There was a collection of dinos about 3-4 feet long on the way in and out.  This was an amazing collection of art and nostalgia, by someone who obviously enjoys the lore behind the creatures on displ...