The Best Safety Cone Sightings

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Safety Cones are amazing things, both the "real" rubbery kind that protect us from harm and warn about new traffic patterns, and the miniature crochet version that others and I are obsessed with. Lately, I've been seeing Safety Cones do funny things, like stand on top of cars, adorn statues, play Limbo (at left) even have parties! What Safety Cone sightings have YOU had?

What else do you expect from Texas? A GIGANTIC cone!

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by seattle_c...  06/20/2009

This should be at Mardi Gras..

Houston is the largest city in the state of Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States. The city covers more than 600 square miles (1,600 km²) and is the county seat of Harris County—the third-most populous in the country. As of the 2004 U.S. Census estimate, Housto... more »

Houston is the largest city in the state of Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States. The city covers more than 600 square miles (1,600 km²) and is the county seat of Harris County—the third-most populous in the country. As of the 2004 U.S. Census estimate, Houston had a population of more than 2 million. The city is at the heart of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area, the largest cultural and economic center of the Gulf Coast region and the seventh-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with a population of 5.3 million in 10 counties.Houston is world-renowned for its energy (particularly oil) and aeronautics industries, and for its ship channel. The area is also the world's leading center for building oilfield equipment. The Port of Houston ranks first in the country in international commerce and is the sixth-largest port in the world. Second only to New York City in Fortune 500 headquarters, Houston is the seat of the internationally-renowned Texas Medical Center, which contains the world's largest concentration of research and healthcare institutions.Houston is ranked as one of 11 U.S. world-class cities by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network. The city has a vibrant visual and performing arts scene as Houston is one of the five U.S. cities that offer world-class, year-round resident companies in all major performing arts. In addition, the Houston Theater District is ranked second in the country for the number of theatre seats in a concentrated downtown area per capita. The city is within proximity to beaches on Galveston Island as well as one of the United States's largest concentrations of pleasure boats.

Inside a giant's ear!

Too much of a good thing?

I hesitate to make such a claim, but that may be too many Safety Cones. Doesn’t seem…er…safe!

On top of a car

I knew everyone was absolutely crazy and out of their minds on and near Wall Street (duh), but putting Safety Cones on top of cars?!

(This is quite common in New York and elsewhere apparently)

Crazy Land

WALL ST, NEW YORK, NY 10005

But how do Safety Cones travel?

By flying, of course. Obvy. And only the cool way that superheroes do it—with a cape!

Okay, sometimes they don't fly...

Just like cones, capes need naps too. So what do Safety Cones do then? They hop on an Amtrak train! FYI they are staunchly anti-Greyhound.

Snoozing on the job

Even Safety Cones get tired from working all day long. Here are two taking naps.

Boozing on the job

Snoozing on the job can get you in trouble, but boozing on the job? You’re asking for it, Safety Cone. Then again, my Safety Cone’s primary job these days is to “look cute,” and I think he’s succeeding at this.

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by chelsea  06/21/2009

This is my favorite.

Smashed.

See what happens when you’re boozing on the job!!!

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by elissa  06/19/2009

tragic!

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by aliciak  06/19/2009

So tragic I can’t even talk about it.

Sunbathing on a car

Sunbathing on...my sock

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by elissa  06/19/2009

dude, safety cone! this isn’t a nude beach! put some clothes on

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by aliciak  06/19/2009

He feels totally nudey w/o his hat on.

Leaning in for their version of high-fiving?

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by seattle_c...  06/20/2009

I think they’re more like doing a huddle-in.

Conus Canyonas

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Once flourishing along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona poachers have left these beauties virtually extinct. They tend to be found dangerously close to the canyon edge, where they enjoy updrafts rising from the canyon floor. An elderly Native American told me of her childhood when thousands of these wonderful cones lined the canyon edge. As the winds rose from the canyon floor an eerie howl was emitted. Now, sadly, barely a whisper due to the savage cone traffickers. Pity.

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by aliciak  06/21/2009

Oh hello there uncle! Wow, that IS a pity. I often feel like there should be safety cones FOR safety cones when they are hovering near a cliff, hole, busy street, etc.

A Yellow Safety Cone???

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Does anyone know the meaning behind yellow safety cone? Further down from this one there was a yellow safety cone party going on. I must investigate!

Safety Cone + Safety Barrel

Sometimes you see safety cones and safety barrels together. That’s double the safety, double the fun. Obviously.

In my apartment!

Heeeeeey, look who now has a computer with Photobooth! Pretty handy-dandy for taking photos of oneself + Safety Cone.

 

A Safety Cone party?!?

Who knew that when a bunch of Safety Cones are clumped together like this, that they are actually having a party?! Little crochet Safety Cone has a standing invitation to ALL Safety Cone parties happening, all over the world. Lucky cone.

Gowanus in the house!

7th Street and 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215

Cone on a leash

What a great idea. I’ve thought of doing the same for my little Safety Cone because he’s little and can get lost/into things and I flip if I can’t find him. A leash around his base and attached to my hand would be perfect.

In Paris...

They put Safety Cones on their heads…sur la tete, vous voyez! I think it has something to do with Sartre and existentialism.

Eating a hot dog at Coney Island

You wouldn’t think a little Safety Cone could eat something bigger than itself, but they are superior to humans in many ways. They don’t even gain weight from such an achievement.

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by elissa  06/19/2009

he could take on champion hotdog eater, kobayashi!

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by aliciak  06/26/2009

Yeah, except I can’t watch those eating contests b/c they’re disgusting! And I don’t like taking my eye off Safety Cone, soooo? Yeah.

On the Atlantic City boardwalk

Just taking in the sights and smells. A lone cone. But my Safety Cone and I sat with him, don’t worry.

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by ethwiny  07/03/2009

I heard safety cones like to people watch.

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by aliciak  07/05/2009

Oh yeah they do. They’re lucky in being able to multi-task, doing their job all the while people-watching. Lucky ducks!

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Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 40,517. It is a resort community located on Absecon Island, off the Atlantic Ocean coast of New Jersey. Other municipalities on the island are Ventnor City, Margate City, and Longport. The main route onto the island containing Atlantic City is the Atlantic City Expressway.

In a cup holder, at a Yankees game

And you thought peanut heaven seats were bad—not if you’re Safety Cone! Because it turns out that all Cup Holder seats are alike. I mean, you can’t really see the game if you’re sitting in a cup holder like this, but Safety Cones are all about little nooks, more so than ball games.

Yankee Stadium

E 161st St & River Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

Home to the MLB's New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium is serving its last season in 2008. Beginning in 2009, the new field, which will go by the same name as the current field, will open its grounds for the baseball team. The current stadium is in the Bronx borough, next to Macombs Dam Park.
Home to the MLB's New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium is serving its last season in 2008. Beginning in 2009, the new field, which will go by the same name as the current field, will open its grounds for the baseball team. The current stadium is in the Bronx borough, next to Macombs Dam Park.

Worst. Safety. Cone. Sighting. Ever.

And thus it should not even be on this list, but I believe an atrocity like a NO-Safety Cone bumper sticker should be seen by all.

Look, they do it in Milwaukee too!

Milwaukee is the largest city within the state of Wisconsin and 22nd-largest in the United States. The city is the county seat of Milwaukee County, located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, and is about 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of Chicago. As of the 2004 U.S. Census es... more »

Milwaukee is the largest city within the state of Wisconsin and 22nd-largest in the United States. The city is the county seat of Milwaukee County, located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, and is about 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of Chicago. As of the 2004 U.S. Census estimate, Milwaukee had a population of 583,624. The city is the main cultural and economic center of the Milwaukee–Waukesha–West Allis metropolitan area with a population of 1.5 million.The first Europeans to pass through the area were French missionaries and traders. In 1818, Frenchman Solomon Juneau settled in the area, and in 1846 Juneau's town combined with two neighboring towns to incorporate as the City of Milwaukee. Large numbers of German and other immigrants helped increase the city's population during the 1840s and the following decades.Milwaukee is known as "The City of Festivals" for its great number of ethnic and musical festivals, the largest of which is Summerfest. It has also been called "the nation's watering hole," having more bars per capita than any other large city in the country. Milwaukee residents are known as Milwaukeeans. Milwaukeeans often comment that Milwaukee feels like "a big small town."

Gone swimmin'

Or taking a bath? Or just being silly.

Wait, is this a threeso...er...hmm.

Looks like a Safety Cone field trip to me

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by seattle_c...  06/20/2009

Who is the reject?

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by aliciak  06/20/2009

I think that’s the teacher! She’s looking ahead so they can all cross the street together. See the curb?

Naked Cone (no reflector)

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This specimen found on US Hwy 1 Big Sur, California. As you may notice the reflectors have been stripped from this cone leaving it totally defenseless. The locals (uh-hum Justin, Phil) use them in their meth labs to increase potency. Since CA is bankrupt, cones such as this are not being retreated. Please send monetary donations to the Naked Cone Fund

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King Cone

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It seems that some cones do get the royal treatment, at least in the Stanton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh. This cone was either protecting a car from passing traffic (hardly a kingly duty, I would think) or waiting to cross the street (safely, of course), perhaps on his way home from a costume party or a chess tournament. Note the “dog sweater” ascot, and the placemat protecting his royal base from the dirty street.

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by aliciak  06/22/2009

Whoa!!!! This is quite the sight, and I’m jealous I wasn’t there. I think I’ll go to Pittsburgh. Tomorrow. Perhaps it will still be there?! My Safety Cone needs a placemat, as his bottom get dirty too!

Cones at Dusk

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A safety cone’s work is never done. These tireless workers are preparing for an all-nighter.

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by aliciak  07/15/2009

Wow, totally spooky, but I like it. My Safety Cone seems to go to sleep at night, but then again, his eyes always ARE open. Hmm.

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I’m slightly dying right now that a guide was written on safety cones :-) especially since I’ve taken one for myself to use as a decorative piece in my friends dorm room…

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He is EVERYWHERE!!!!

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Amazing! I love it, love this guide. Who wouldn’t love Safety Cone after this guide!?

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