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Urban quiet
Mar. 7th, 2006 02:57 pmI had to work early yesterday, so I walked to work at 5:30 in the morning.
There's little traffic, even along the artery into the city centre, at that time of day. Even most of the birds were still asleep, though one crow could be heard scolding the dawn for blocks around.
The elderly Chinese people of my neighbourhood weren't up yet for their morning walks. The local coffee shop was still dark; it mostly serves artists and stay-at-home parents during the day, so it doesn't open as early as the business people's coffee stands.
None of the prostitutes were on the corners as I got close to my office. It must have been a shift change of sorts; the night shift is abed and the day shift comes out with the morning commuters. The junkies were all tucked away too. It was eerie to walk along such empty sidewalks.
A lone SVU was cruising. The driver was looking for an early fix with no one to provide it.
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walking_rambles.)
There's little traffic, even along the artery into the city centre, at that time of day. Even most of the birds were still asleep, though one crow could be heard scolding the dawn for blocks around.
The elderly Chinese people of my neighbourhood weren't up yet for their morning walks. The local coffee shop was still dark; it mostly serves artists and stay-at-home parents during the day, so it doesn't open as early as the business people's coffee stands.
None of the prostitutes were on the corners as I got close to my office. It must have been a shift change of sorts; the night shift is abed and the day shift comes out with the morning commuters. The junkies were all tucked away too. It was eerie to walk along such empty sidewalks.
A lone SVU was cruising. The driver was looking for an early fix with no one to provide it.
(Cross-posted to
walking_rambles.)
