Thursday, April 18, 2013

Weights

Want to take a stab at what we've got here?
If you checked out the title of this post, you've got a pretty good clue.
I was sitting at a table at Crema, a local coffee shop on Commercial Street, the other morning, and this contraption was hanging near my feet. The shop is in an old warehouse along the water. I like it, because even on a Sunday morning, it's open early at 7 AM.  Ok, let's get the suspense over with right now. They're weights that allow a nearby, large metal door to open and close. 
If you listen carefully, can't you just hear the faint echoes of the Band's The Weight in the distance? 
"I pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin' about half past dead..."

20 comments:

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  2. The things you see . . . most people would probably overlook.
    Don't know that song . . .might have to google it . . .

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  3. Oh, I googled it and I DO know the song. Just never knew the lyrics. . . nor the title . . . nor the performer(s). Duh. Great song.

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  4. sounds as if you've taken a load off, birdman.

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  5. The importance is to keep connected!I like this exercise of imagination...and you have clever eyes!
    Léia

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  6. Now that's a song I haven't heard in ages.

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  7. Love that song. Also love how you find creative images in ordinary things.

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  8. I'll take your cool coffee shop over an uppity Starbucks any day Bird.
    V

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  9. I love those old mechanical ways of doing things! No electricity required!

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  10. I was guessing they had a nautical purpose. After you explained, I could perfectly picture their purpose for the door.

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  11. Looks like some kind of weight.

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  12. Oh, counterweights. I remember the song but, on the same topic, Teddy Roosevelt said the first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight. SOunds like a Republican, doesn't it?

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  13. Yes I like how you seem to find a story in everyday objects. At first I thought it was sliced pork sausage.

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