04-27-2013, 06:12 AM
Although staple guns are easier than thumbtacks, there is a tendency to just tear off the sign and leave the staples. This creates many problems. In Pahoa, for example, when businesses wanted to paint their exteriors, they had to remove tons of staples and some were so tightly wedged that they had to be pried out, leaving pukas in the wood. Needless to say, the building owners/lessors were upset. Some of them will never say 'yes' again. It is illegal to post on utility poles, by the way. If workers have to climb the poles they can get cut by the staples. Tape or thumbtacks (bring a small hammer to tap them in)are more host-friendly.