Longview Hills @ Newport Oregon

Numbers on the globes

Tonight I had a conversation with our resident volunteer fireman, Jim Rose. He had just responded to Charley Currie's home with the rest of the fire department. On his way he noted the complete lack of numbers on the post light globes on the lower level, 54th street. Fortunately, Charlie had his numbers on his light. But the rest don't. Jim also walks to the light house and back 3 times a week so he can stay in shape for his volunteer work. He said there were a large number of globes without numbers on them on Windmill dr.

There are 3 globes in the park that have just put the squares with numbers on their globes... Fine in the day time but your numbers look like 4 black squares at night and are unreadable. Thought you would like to know. Numbers must be cut out and placed on the globe.. Preferably with an exacto knife.

This is the number one complaint of Fire and Police agencies in rural areas that the numbers are not visible to first responders at night. Sure some have their large block numbers on their homes and think that's all that is needed.. Am I talking about you? Well, we have a surprise for you... Tonight go outside and try to find your numbers from the street.... You have the luxury of knowing where to look and it's not pouring down rain. Police and Fireman have to slow down and scan every nook and cranny for your number because none of us put them in the same standard place. Precious minutes are wasted... looking for an address. Time that could be better used helping a failing heart or catching a crook.

Say you have an unmarked globe and your neighbor has the same.. 2 doors down from you that person has theirs marked. The first responder has to slow down and search your home and your neighbor's home for an address and arrives a minute late at their destination because of it. In an emergency how precious is that minute? You could have stopped this lost minute by putting your numbers on your globe.

Jim Rose and I are available to put numbers on your globe for the next few days. You can do it yourself also. If Jim and I do it we want you to donate $5 to the Social Club by putting 5 buckarros in an envelope and depositing it with your name and number in the Social Club locked drop box at the club house where the gray pigeon hole mail boxes are. We cut the numbers and install them your cost $5.

If you buy the numbers at WALMART you pay $2.65 and then cut the numbers out yourself and mount them. Either way you win. Your neighbors win and the community wins. The police, fire, ambulance and the CERT team all win too. Please consider it.