FIVE PICTURE FRIDAY!!

Taken November 11, 2023

Every town has a section like this, perhaps several. The place where loud, hazardous, smelly, freight oriented businesses get lumped together away from most neighborhoods. Where chemical depots, train tracks, loading docks, and distribution centers intermix with countertop showrooms and vaguely ominous import/export franchises. A necessary slice of a city’s capitalist belly…in varying states of repair and utility.

About “Five Picture Friday”

Every other Friday, I produce a short photo-essay on an interesting location. I try to capture the essence of the place, distilled down into a few images. It’s a fun way to practice my photography, and I hope you enjoy a little armchair travel!

Idiotic Inventions

Innovations that set society back.

The moving walkway.

Why do these exist? What purpose do they actually serve? They don’t really speed you up. They don’t improve the efficiency or flow of pedestrians. They take up valuable space. They must cost a lot…

At least an escalator performs a sensible function - moving people vertically, keeping them from having to lift luggage up the stairs or wait for an elevator.

But moving walkways? They’re a useless pox on our public spaces.

Plus…THEY ARE ALWAYS BROKEN. Seriously, next time you walk through an airport, take note. At least one walkway will be under repair. I guarantee it.

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All content and opinions are solely those of the author (Jack), and not representative of my employer, former employers, clients, anyone in Congress, my family, former college roommates, Baptists, the good citizens of Oregon, or my dog Mabel.