Recovery from the Bosley Avenue wipe out has been an incredibly frustrating period. Over a month without being on the saddle has taken its toll. No more stamina. On the other hand, Netflix rocks!
Aside from not being able to ride,the splint makes it difficult and frustrating to do, well, just about everything. But especially typing. So lack of adventures and difficulty typing lead to a quiet blog.
The new splint certainly makes me feel like I have Spider-man’s wrist webbing devices on.
[Speaking of Spider-man, we must pause to remember the greatness of Steve Ditko who passed away on June 29, 2018. Aside from co-creating the web head, Mr. Ditko also created one of my favorite characters: The Question. Ye shall be missed.]
Still, I did get a chance recently to take a lunch time stroll which led to an Odd Towson investigation. Having seen from a distance a long white stick rising above a regular old telephone/electrical cable support post, I had to investigate.
My suspicion was and remains that it is an antenna of some sort. Though I’ll be darned if I can figure out exactly for what. Here’s a shot of it on the post in the alley between Pennsylvania and Allegheny Avenues just west of Bosley. It’s easier to see when it isn’t cloudy, but it hasn’t been not cloudy long enough to get a better shot since I took the stroll.
The cable from the bottom of the antenna seems to lead to a large, non-descript box near the bottom of the post. No indication of what is in the box, but other cables lead into it as well. I’ve never seen anything similar anywhere else. Very odd.
As I continued my stroll, I started looking at all the support posts along my walk. How much weight can these posts support? Looking at this one it’s hard to imagine how it hasn’t collapsed under the strain!
Anyway, it’s a long slow slog to recovery. 🙁 Can’t wait to be back on the saddle. Meanwhile, I can live on vicariously through Henergy on Wheels™ and his new activity. But that’s a story for another time.
Pedal on!
