Lost Items from NYC
I have a few leftover images from last weekend's trip to New York City that I didn't include in the photo album because they were just too random to post there, but interesting enough to warrant mentioning. I'll start with the above photos of fire hydrants. These images are inspired by BC, since on our Whistler Ski Trip he kept pointing them out, and I even almost got detained by customs trying to take a picture of one at the border crossing. On the left, we have a nicely weathered, formerly red hydrant located in Central Park near Sheep's Meadow. It's location is curious because nearby flamable material was scarce. Just a few trees in the park. It also appears to be non-funtional. On the right, we have a criminally damaged black and silver model. How did this happen? It looks too carefully placed on top of the hole to have been hit by a car, and those things weigh a lot. Anybody have any thoughts?
Somewhere on 7th Avenue between 40th and 36th Streets, someone lost a Lee Press-on Nail. Was this part of a Halloween costume? It's not Halloween yet. Who lost this? A sassy drag queen? A trashy sorority girl? Maybe there was a brutal catfight on this very street corner. Poor lost little press-on nail.
Finally, this image presented itself to me on the LIRR as I was making my way home Sunday night. The train was pretty crowded and a bit messy. After most of the people had disembarked, I snapped this photo. Maybe it's just happenstance that these two little pieces of littered paper found each other, but it poses an interesting question as to what went on at Belmont that day, and whether or not Rossy will get a phone call. Did Mr. Belmont Guy string her along just to have some company at the track? Maybe he just put her number into his cell phone and dropped the paper along with his ticket. Or maybe they're making babies right now.
Comments
Those are the kind of random photos you should post on Flickr. Although, you might want to blur out Rossy's phone number before you share it with the world.
Posted by: Jerry | November 4, 2005 06:51 AM
Thanks for the fire hydrant shout out! I will answer your two questions regarding these hydrants, because, as you know, I am the fire hydrant guru. The red hydrant in the "middle of no where" may or may not be strategically placed for water main cleaning purposes, which keeps the water from being stagnant and removes deposits from the inside of the water main, which over time can reduce water pressure and capacity.
As for the black hydrant that has been so carefully placed, you'll notice the white collar on the outside, which has writing on it that likely say's "out of order", meaning that it was out of order. Now, I've gotta think that placing such a label on a knocked-over hydrant is a bit redundant, so my guess is that it was broken before being knocked over. The bolts on the bottom (aka, the 'break off') are not bent, so it probably wasn't hit by a car. My guess is that some public works guys were working to repair it, and didn't have the right parts or something to reinstall it. They left to get the parts, and you took the picture before they had the opportunity to come back.
I should be on CSI or something....
Posted by: BC | November 5, 2005 10:52 PM