And here's something else unique that we ran into on our travels. An automated flagger.
We've all encountered the pair of flag persons at the road construction sites - holding traffic until it's all clear one way or the other. This is a traffic light that senses and stops all oncoming traffic and then waits for either a signal from the companion light at the far end that traffic is stopped there or that there is no traffic coming. from the other direction. It then turns green and signals its partner to turn red.
I have commented about Leslie before. Arguably Austin's most iconic citizen, he was found on the street with a traumatic head injury about a month ago. Doctors held little prospect for a complete recovery, but he surprised everyone and is back on the street (technically he lives in a Home Depot-type portable building - not the street) . Good to know that my tax dollars are helping keep Austin weird.
Rob was here for the weekend, participating in the LiveStrong Challange 5k run and bike ride, and hanging out with Lance and other famous celebrities. Check his blog for his take on the event. So, Saturday night they were showing the 5k start on the news; I said, "Hello Rob, wherever you are" and Mom said, "He's right there!.
He's a little fuzzy because I shot this off the TV, but we have proof that he was in the race.
And an article in the Statesman said that someone had lost their 6-foot monitor lizard in the neighborhood where Mom delivers Meals-on-Wheels. The article said the lizard was not aggressive or dangerous, but one should not try to handle it or corner it. Mom wants to know what about running over it?
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There was one of those automatic lights between here and Jacksboro for about a year but I think it counted about 10 cars waiting on a side before it changed - or at least it seemed that way.
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