Big Day on Cambridge Street

Down here on the south side of Somerset and Cambridge, a dead-end street, we sometimes get feeling a little sad about our sorry-ass barricade, which consists of a  couple of pylons and a rusty chain. And not only that, about once a week somebody drives through the damn chain, and then it turns out the only thing every motorist in Ottawa has ever wanted to do is to turn south off Somerset onto Cambridge. They like it so much they go around the block and do it again.

Across the way on the north side of Somerset and Cambridge, also a dead-end street, things are a little different. They have elegant planters and lush vegetation over there. Pretty nice:

You can imagine how excited we were when this crew from the city showed up in the rain and started tearing out the pylons. Our thoughts ran wild. Maybe we’re getting planters too!

Here’s one of those pylons dragging its rusty chain. Begone sorry-ass pylon!

I bet when they’re finished, our street will look like this! Happy people with umbrellas will pose framed by the gorgeous vegetation.

 

Now they’ve gone away. I bet they went to get the beautiful planters. For the moment it looks like this. I’ll let you know how it looks when it’s finished. If it’s as nice as i think it’s going to be, I’ll probably take down my Alex Munter sign and put up a Bob Chiarelli.

6:30 pm: Hmm… I guess they got held up down at the planter warehouse. Maybe they had a flat tire. But they might still come! If they come back tonight, I’ll go out and hold a flashlight so they can install the planters.

The next day: Looks like we’re getting new pylons. Here is a shot of a new pylon next to one of the old pylons. The new pylon is on the right. But I bet we get a shiny new chain!