For those of you that followed my posts on the Firemen’s Memorial here and here, I hope you liked the design I suggested. (See the picture to the right.) Unfortunately, I have to report that the firemen have apparently chosen to go a different direction. At least I assume that’s what’s happening at the northeast corner of Lake Shore Drive and Slate Street… I found out about this the same way you did, i.e. I didn’t know they were going a different route until I saw it under construction.
I wish them the best as always, but it’s unfortunate they have chosen to build a less than permanent structure skinned with faux cut stone rather than following the guidance of the Culver Community Charrette as I suggested. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and time will tell as to whether this becomes the cherished landmark I intended with my design.
I’m Prescient! <sigh> As I posted here and here a mandate has been claimed for a win by a scant few percentage points, thus setting us up for more partisan rancor. If the above referenced article (found here) is to be believed, it’s stated even worse as a “broad” mandate in the first line, “President Barack Obama claimed a broad mandate for his vision on taxes at his first news conference since being re-elected, demanding that his negotiations with Congress yield a specific plan that results in a higher tax burden for the wealthiest Americans.”
So we went from “calling both sides together to arrive at a solution” to “demanding” in a matter of a week. So much for healing…
Random Thought: Subway’s slogan is “Eat Fresh” and they constantly promote healthy lifestyle through Jared and Olympic Athletes in their commercials… Why then do they only give me a deal when I buy a bigger sandwich or when I add a soda, chips or a cookie?
Jared’s picture borrowed from the Subway Restaurant site here.
I find it hard to believe that climatologists can accurately predict what the weather will be like in 50 years when their professional cousins, the meteorologists, are still using phrases like “there’s a 40% chance of rain” when they’re telling me what they think the weather will be tomorrow.