Stepping Over, Not On

Ok. So these grates are right off the Blue Line, Clark/Lake stop. They’re on the east side of Wells, if you head north from the Blue Line entrance. Over the past two plus years, I’ve noticed that the concrete lining the sides of these grates has started to crack.

At some point, I’ve started to step either completely over them, or to the side. In my head (and I know I have a problem with heights), they look like they’re on the verge of giving at any moment.

A long while ago, my friend Jim asked me about my fear of heights. His question to me was – was it a matter of trusting others? That is, trusting in engineers or scientists or construction workers?

I thought for a while on this and even now, years later, I like my answer. I told him that while I did trust scientists and engineers and construction workers… I trusted gravity more.

C’mon. Look at these things! It’s going to happen – any day now.