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Hypothetically, if someone were writing a fictional story about a Luigi type of hero in that situation, what would be the quickest and fastest way to destroy that stone plaque?
No idea. Crow bar and toss it in the lake?
So. As a Stone Mason .....I sorta feel obliged to point out that, sorry, that is a BRASS sign.
Good news is it's almost certainly been attached with 2 shortish pegs into the stone and some chemfix, epoxy or the like. Also a good chance there's no pegs at all and it's just epoxied straight to the stone...
Either way, crowbar will, hypothetically, take that right off with no issues.
As a metal worker, if I were to remove the message from this sign, I might use an 18-20v e angle grinder and flap disk grinding wheel so the brass doesn’t foul it too quickly.
Hypothetically, a cold chisel and hammer could work too, though it wouldn’t be as easy to leave a nice polished finish for marking the next message to visitors.
Or a belt sander. Just sand off "Private" and "on the steps." so it says, "Lake. Please stay"