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Greetings and Welcome to The 405 Coffee Break with O.K. Solberg
New episodes tend to air over the local KMMR radio station @ 5 minutes past 4PM each M-F. And have been doing so, nearly every week since Sept 2018.
I'm D.J. Rasmussen, O.K.s friend since junior high, possibly your neighbor & this websites maintainer, whom strives to get each episode's show notes written, the transcript proofed and the audio posted to the internet within a few hours of that days KMMR air time. NOTE: recently been publishing most new releases by 4:30PM.
Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy the time we can spend together.
I want to again welcome you to The 405 Coffee Break. Guys, it's warming up out there. Get your cup of coffee if you can drink it in the hot weather. Glass iced tea or bottle of water. Let's see what's happening.
OK Solberg:Spring wheat ain't nothing to brag about. I am telling you what. Did I ever tell you that in 1974, Spring wheat was at $5 a bushel, and it's today's price $5.43 a bushel. 534lb calf, 11 head of them, sold in Billings just last week. 534lb 11 head $5.25 a pound. And a 100lb fat lamb in Billings $3.25 all the way up to $3.35 depending on their quality. But, guys, there's more, much more.
OK Solberg:Okay. Okay. It's the 1st day of July. Summer is here. Oh, what a beautiful day. Here's a bible verse to set the stage. Today, again, we look at an Old Testament book, but it's not Joel today. It's Habakkuk. Habakkuk 2:2 Write the vision. Make it plain on tablets so he may run who reads it. Again, Habakkuk 2:2
OK Solberg:Now I selected that verse because it's perfect for this episode. Today, we're gonna be talking about signs. We see signs all around us like the verse stated, so he may run who reads it. Probably most of us have seen the sign that reads, nope, trespassing. Violators will be prosecuted.
OK Solberg:And guys, that always made me wonder. What sort of prosecution are we talking about here? Does my prosecution include persecution? I was wondering if a leisurely stroll through private pines promise mere paperwork or peer painful persecution. Perhaps the punitive process practically promotes petty paranoid proclamations pushing predators to pivot, back and permanently perish the thought of trespassing.
OK Solberg:I don't know, but it makes you think. Words are fun, aren't they? They're all kinds of signs. We've seen caution, wet floor, or caution. Enter at your own risk. You know, guys, I like that one. Caution. Enter at your own risk. It actually gives you permission to enter at your own risk, which is nice.
OK Solberg:We have danger, high voltage, and caution, sudden drop off. Those are all very normal, but mundane. I love the clever ones, the ones that read like this. This is a keeper, actually seen on a highway. Caution, water on road during rain. You think?
OK Solberg:Here's one that was actually seen in a big city zoo. Do not lean on glass. If glass breaks, you will fall and most likely get eaten by a bear. That's straight to the point. Now listen to this sign posted in the window of a local cafe.
OK Solberg:Come in and try the worst coffee that one guy on TripAdvisor ever had in his life. I like that. Whoever thought this one up needs a raise and and and a sign with their name proclaiming employee of the month. The sign in the children's park slash dog park read unattended children will be given an espresso and a free puppy.
OK Solberg:How about fun church signs posted in the front yard next to a busy 45 MPH street. The sign in front of the church said, honk if you love Jesus. Text while driving if you wanna meet him. This one too caught my attention posted in front of a church. Looking for a sign? This is it.
OK Solberg:You know how historical events get publicized. Well, in a small rural town in the Midwest, posted on the side of an old brick building, it read on this exact spot in the afternoon of 04/27/1968, a historical marker was not yet here.
OK Solberg:We didn't do nothing, but we have a sign to tell you and make us smile. I love the creativity there. Those kind of signs stick in your memory. They're fun. This sign was found in a garden park in Downtown Hickville. Words have weight. Lift people up. Don't weigh them down.
OK Solberg:Or what about this one in a dog park? And the sign reads, be the person your dog thinks you are. Oh, that's good. But back to true posted warning signs. This is one I rate very high on my list of favorites.
OK Solberg:Big orange color and then the words warning, all in capital letters. Then below it simply reads, you've been warned. That one's kinda ominous. Leaves room for imagination. You've been warned.
OK Solberg:Is it a double barrel shotgun or a 75 pound pit bull? Have you seen the sign on people's front yards that reads for sale by owner? I've saw that a dozen, if not a 100 times. For sale by owner. That one always got me to thinking.
OK Solberg:I wanna put a sign in my front lawn that reads for sale by thief. Now I'll close with my favorite, absolute favorite caution sign that I saw right here in Phillips County, Montana. You guys remember when New Holland came out with a chain round baler in the early nineteen eighties? The New Holland 855 I kid you not.
OK Solberg:Not right on the front of the baler, just above the PTO shaft, it read, And I quote, caution, bales made with this machine are large, heavy, and round. I don't know about you, but I'm really glad they told me.
OK Solberg:So until next time, as you go out there, remember now, don't be bitter.