Coaster related things you see everyday!

[ansley]

I've been wanting to post something about this for years. Do you ever see signs, symbols or names that remind you of parks or coasters? I have a few examples:

B&M - right near where I used to live, wow...about 10 years ago now, there was a place with a big B&M painted right on the door. Was a small business called B&M Auto Glass, they just had the big B&M on the glass window on the door!

KI - Okay used to live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland near Kent Island. There were "KI" stickers everywhere on cars, reminded me of Kings Island.

H. Calder - Walked by an office at work, even saw it today, that has "H Calder" on the outside of the door! Makes me definitely think of George Segal!

I know there have been many others, but at the moment can't think of any....

Ted

[Bill Steele]

Post by ansley
I've been wanting to post something about this for years. Do you ever see
signs, symbols or names that remind you of parks or coasters? I have a few
B&M - right near where I used to live, wow...about 10 years ago now, there
was a place with a big B&M painted right on the door. Was a small business
called B&M Auto Glass, they just had the big B&M on the glass window on the
door!
KI - Okay used to live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland near Kent Island.
There were "KI" stickers everywhere on cars, reminded me of Kings Island.
H. Calder - Walked by an office at work, even saw it today, that has "H
Calder" on the outside of the door! Makes me definitely think of George
Segal!
I know there have been many others, but at the moment can't think of any....
Ted

Not really coasters,l but whenever I see something called "Playland"...

[Surf Dance Chris]

Post by Bill Steele

I've been wanting to post something about this for years.  Do you ever see
signs, symbols or names that remind you of parks or coasters?  I have a few
B&M - right near where I used to live, wow...about 10 years ago now, there
was a place with a big B&M painted right on the door.  Was a small business
called B&M Auto Glass, they just had the big B&M on the glass window on the
door!
KI - Okay used to live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland near Kent Island.
There were "KI" stickers everywhere on cars, reminded me of Kings Island.
H. Calder - Walked by an office at work, even saw it today, that has "H
Calder" on the outside of the door!  Makes me definitely think of George
Segal!
I know there have been many others, but at the moment can't think of any....
Ted

Not really coasters,l but whenever I see something called "Playland"...

Sometimes I see t shirts of the Beast from Beauty & The Beast but f
course I think of the Beast coaster.

[s***@aol.com]

I saw a man with a big "RRC" on the back of his shirt the other day. It stood for something something Construction.

[s***@aol.com]

Just yesterday I passed a restaurant called "Fujiyama" near Weeki Wachee in Florida. Of course, I thought of the roller coaster in Japan!

[t***@gmail.com]

B&M baked beans.

[skiguy777]

Post by ansley
B&M - right near where I used to live, wow...about 10 years ago now, there was a place with a big B&M painted right on the door. Was a small business called B&M Auto Glass, they just had the big B&M on the glass window on the door!
KI - Okay used to live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland near Kent Island. There were "KI" stickers everywhere on cars, reminded me of Kings Island.
H. Calder - Walked by an office at work, even saw it today, that has "H Calder" on the outside of the door! Makes me definitely think of George Segal!
I know there have been many others, but at the moment can't think of any....
Ted

Not every day... but

At Alta Ski Resort in Utah, there's a trail called "Rollercoaster" and it has a bunch of hills and turns like a rollercoaster. I'm like Daymn, why can't they build a coaster on a ski mountain. They've done it, but it's those terrain coasters that only hold 1 or 2 people. I want something that starts at the very top of the mountain, and goes to the bottom.

Think about it. If Boulder Dash does all that crazy stuff on the side of a mountain, then imagine what they could do if the coaster went all the way to the top.

[dr. m]

Post by ansley
B&M - right near where I used to live, wow...about 10 years ago now, there was a place with a big B&M painted right on the door. Was a small business called B&M Auto Glass, they just had the big B&M on the glass window on the door!
KI - Okay used to live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland near Kent Island. There were "KI" stickers everywhere on cars, reminded me of Kings Island.
H. Calder - Walked by an office at work, even saw it today, that has "H Calder" on the outside of the door! Makes me definitely think of George Segal!
I know there have been many others, but at the moment can't think of any....
Ted

I just got moved to a new building at the candy factory where I work, and I shit you not, there is a machine there called the "Knoebel". Every other day I hear "Maintenance to the Knoebel" over the intercom.

[s***@aol.com]

I think of Powertrip coaster at Fun Spot in Kissimmee when I see a Powertrip drink can.

I'm sure if I'd ridden the Pepsi Max Big One, I'd think of that when I saw Pepsi.

[DJ Wiza]

Post by ansley
B&M - right near where I used to live, wow...about 10 years ago now, there was a place with a big B&M painted right on the door. Was a small business called B&M Auto Glass, they just had the big B&M on the glass window on the door!
KI - Okay used to live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland near Kent Island. There were "KI" stickers everywhere on cars, reminded me of Kings Island.
H. Calder - Walked by an office at work, even saw it today, that has "H Calder" on the outside of the door! Makes me definitely think of George Segal!
I know there have been many others, but at the moment can't think of any....
Ted

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Knott's Berry Farm jelly. Though maybe that one is too obvious.

How about hearing the words "intimate" or "intimacy" and thinking of Intamin?

At my work, we have a product that has a code name that is the same as a well-known roller coaster. I can't say much more than that without possibly violating a non-disclosure agreement.

On part of my daily commute, there's a section of highway going to an off-ramp where the road starts to bank slightly left, turns slightly right, before turning left. The feeling of driving it feels like an Arrow or other roller coaster where the banking begins before the turn, so you get some slight lateral G's before the turn begins, at which point the banking matches the speed just fine and there's no lateral acceleration felt.

[s***@aol.com]

Sometimes songs I hear remind me of coasters, like some of the options for Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, or other songs that are played or I remember being played in queues for some rides. Also, some Aerosmith songs from Rock N Rollercoaster.

Also, at times M&Ms remind me of the Six Flags queue signs that feature the M&M characters.

[William December Starr]

Post by ansley
I've been wanting to post something about this for years. Do
you ever see signs, symbols or names that remind you of parks
or coasters?

News-story headlines about a "Roller Coaster" economy, or some
person or group having been on a "roller coaster" of emotions.

-- wds

[Dave Althoff, Jr.]

William December Starr <***@panix.com> wrote:
: On Monday, May 20, 2013 at 1:03:44 PM UTC-7, ansley wrote:
:
: > I've been wanting to post something about this for years. Do
: > you ever see signs, symbols or names that remind you of parks
: > or coasters?
:
: News-story headlines about a "Roller Coaster" economy, or some
: person or group having been on a "roller coaster" of emotions.

Back when CNN Headline News was really Headline News, built as two
self-contained 30-minute newscasts, there was a finance segment called
"Dollars and Sense" which had an opening graphic animation which included a
quick drawing of a roller coaster. VERY quick, and very subtle, but it was
there. Circa 1996.

Ever notice the roller coaster on the Sunkist orange pop packaging?

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On the way home today, I saw a fuel truck with the name Jet Star on the side and in the wheel flaps. Never seen or heard of that brand before, but made me think of this post!

[Ansley]

Post by s***@aol.com
On the way home today, I saw a fuel truck with the name Jet Star on the side and in the wheel flaps. Never seen or heard of that brand before, but made me think of this post!

Sorta cool you revived this thread I started in 2013! I too still see some things that remind me of coasters. I've seen some recently, but can't recall them right now.

Ted

[DJ Wiza]

Post by ansley
B&M - right near where I used to live, wow...about 10 years ago now, there was a place with a big B&M painted right on the door. Was a small business called B&M Auto Glass, they just had the big B&M on the glass window on the door!
KI - Okay used to live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland near Kent Island. There were "KI" stickers everywhere on cars, reminded me of Kings Island.
H. Calder - Walked by an office at work, even saw it today, that has "H Calder" on the outside of the door! Makes me definitely think of George Segal!
I know there have been many others, but at the moment can't think of any....
Ted

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This handrail.

[ansley]

Post by DJ Wiza

Post by ansley
B&M - right near where I used to live, wow...about 10 years ago now, there was a place with a big B&M painted right on the door. Was a small business called B&M Auto Glass, they just had the big B&M on the glass window on the door!
KI - Okay used to live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland near Kent Island. There were "KI" stickers everywhere on cars, reminded me of Kings Island.
H. Calder - Walked by an office at work, even saw it today, that has "H Calder" on the outside of the door! Makes me definitely think of George Segal!
I know there have been many others, but at the moment can't think of any....
Ted

http://i.imgur.com/CUYbdsHl.jpg
This handrail.

I've got a few more..
There's farm, off a main road near where I live called "Knabb's Grove", nice white sign with big letters. Make me think of Knoebels every time I drive by!

I've also seen several things called Phoenix, a restaurant, and other things as well. I think I saw a building in a town that was re-habbed and was called the Phoenix project. The best part is in both of these cases they had a great Phoenix symbol!

Ted

[William December Starr]

Post by DJ Wiza
http://i.imgur.com/CUYbdsHl.jpg
This handrail.

Huh. My first reaction to that photo was that it looked just
right for some idiot to wipe out on his skateboard and faceplant
the cement while his friends laugh at him.

-- wds

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Post by William December Starr

Post by DJ Wiza
http://i.imgur.com/CUYbdsHl.jpg
This handrail.

Huh. My first reaction to that photo was that it looked just
right for some idiot to wipe out on his skateboard and faceplant
the cement while his friends laugh at him.
-- wds

Or at least slide down!

In Cambridge, MA, outside of Harvard, there is a subway station called
Porter Sq that has one of the world's longest escalators. They have an art
installation of sculptures of gloves all along the metal between the two
handrails, presumably to prevent people from sliding down. (I'm not sure
if they're actual gloves covered with metal, or just sculptures of them.)

Still, some people do try to slide down the rubber handrail on the
escalator. I did it once nearly 30 years ago and literally burned a hole
in my nice dress pants from the friction!



"With the first link, a chain is forged. The first speech censured,
the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us
all irrevocably." -Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
"The Drumhead", _Star Trek: The Next Generation_

[William December Starr]

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Or at least slide down!
In Cambridge, MA, outside of Harvard, there is a subway station
called Porter Sq that has one of the world's longest escalators.

I used to live in Davis Square, so although I used the Davis stop
most of the time I still got on or off at Porter now and then, so
I'm familiar with the station. I even once, long ago, timed the
super-long escalator and then measured one of the staircase steps
and counted them all, and used all that to figure out the
escalator's vertical speed. I of course have no memory at all today
of what number I came up with.

Post by David H.--REMOVE "STOPSPAM" to reply
They have an art installation of sculptures of gloves all along
the metal between the two handrails, presumably to prevent people
from sliding down. (I'm not sure if they're actual gloves covered
with metal, or just sculptures of them.)

I _think_ they're real bronzed items, from the T's collection of
lost-and-found-and-never-claimed stuff, but like you I'm not sure.

Post by David H.--REMOVE "STOPSPAM" to reply
Still, some people do try to slide down the rubber handrail on the
escalator. I did it once nearly 30 years ago and literally burned
a hole in my nice dress pants from the friction!

Hey if you're going to do something like that, you should definitely
wear your best pants for it.

-- wds

[David H.--REMOVE "STOPSPAM" to reply]

Post by William December Starr

Post by David H.--REMOVE "STOPSPAM" to reply
Or at least slide down!
In Cambridge, MA, outside of Harvard, there is a subway station
called Porter Sq that has one of the world's longest escalators.

I used to live in Davis Square, so although I used the Davis stop
most of the time I still got on or off at Porter now and then, so
I'm familiar with the station. I even once, long ago, timed the
super-long escalator and then measured one of the staircase steps
and counted them all, and used all that to figure out the
escalator's vertical speed. I of course have no memory at all today
of what number I came up with.

Post by David H.--REMOVE "STOPSPAM" to reply
They have an art installation of sculptures of gloves all along
the metal between the two handrails, presumably to prevent people
from sliding down. (I'm not sure if they're actual gloves covered
with metal, or just sculptures of them.)

I _think_ they're real bronzed items, from the T's collection of
lost-and-found-and-never-claimed stuff, but like you I'm not sure.

Post by David H.--REMOVE "STOPSPAM" to reply
Still, some people do try to slide down the rubber handrail on the
escalator. I did it once nearly 30 years ago and literally burned
a hole in my nice dress pants from the friction!

Hey if you're going to do something like that, you should definitely
wear your best pants for it.
-- wds

The funny thing is that I was wearing the suit I wore for the first scenes
in Rocky Horror. I was Brad in the Harvard Square cast and was heading to
the theater. I had to perform in pants with holes in the back. Luckily,
they were small. Then again, it was Rocky Horror, so no one would have
likely cared. Especially since I'd soon be in nothing but underpants and
socks and shoes in front of the crowd!



"With the first link, a chain is forged. The first speech censured,
the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us
all irrevocably." -Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
"The Drumhead", _Star Trek: The Next Generation_