Shallow Thoughts : : Feb

Fun on the White Rock Path

One of my regular routes to the grocery store and library takes me along the paved pedestrian/bike path that follows NM highway 4. I also take the southern section of the path at the end of most mountain bike rides on the DOE trails south of town.

A few days ago, a very clever art piece appeared on that southern section. Someone had noticed that some of the copious crack filling seams were shaped like a grand piano, and had added a keyboard and the words MAKE MUSIC.

But it turns out the piano was just the tip of the iceberg.

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Construction Sites Covered with Plastic

Periodically in Los Alamos county we try to pass an ordinance to make retailers charge for #plastic bags, so people use fewer of them and we don't end up with plastic bag litter floating around all over the county.

But plastic bags are a nonissue compared to the new practice of covering whole buildings with plastic wrap during construction.

I've noticed it before, late last year when there was some sort of construction going on on the guard tower that stands near the east edge of town on NM 502. The entire tower was covered with plastic for months.

But between wind and the fierce UV at over 6000' elevation, plastic doesn't last long outdoors. So on the guard tower, the plastic shredded in just a few days, and they had to replace it several times a week. I'm sure the same will be true of the new plastic wrap on Piñon school.

Surely there must be a better way?