Scaffolding
“Many times people worry about things that can kill them at eye level, but you're probably more likely to be destroyed by something above you. This is why the city has installed a sprawling network of temporary sidewalk shelters to protect pedestrians from falling objects.
This is called scaffolding.”
- John Wilson
Corner of 4th and Vine Streets, 8:57 PM—
Really wanted a cheesesteak and fries for dinner, but the posted hours were wrong. Went walking towards the gyro guy instead, but got distracted and went back for my camera. Recently watched that “Scaffolding” episode of “How To with John Wilson.”
I think I’ll have soup when I get home. Or order Chinese. After I make a few more photographs.
Otis was nice enough. Bought him a Dr. Pepper and a cheap cigar.
Would’ve brought the dog with me, but she’d be impatient and now it’s raining.
I can see the rain falling against the streetlights, but I can’t really hear it. Rather, I hear accumulated drops of precipitation forcing its way through the scaffolding’s wood planks, falling onto the sidewalk in intermittent smacks. Occasionally, I hear water get splashed up by passing cars, even the one going the wrong way down Vine while the driver glanced at their phone. I can hear the highway in the distance and a guy walking by, arguing on a call. He’s upset about something, sounds like a family member not taking their proper medication.
It’s only 40 degrees or so, but that feels better than yesterday’s 14. The only part of me that’s truly cold are my toes thanks to rainwater seeping in through the cracks in the bottoms of these old sneakers. The ones I wore cause this was supposes to be just a quick trip to get dinner.
But then I remembered John Wilson and scaffolding.
Ordered Chinese when I got home.
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