Anodyne
Sunday, July 11, 2004
 
Lunch with Ken Lum at Ho Tak Kee on Friday.

The downpour that had been threatening all morning finally burst, loud enough to overwhelm the usual kitchen noise. At some point, lightning hit the electrical substation opposite the Western Front. A colossal BANG, then silence.

The lights at Broadway and Kingsway went out. Traffic, barely visible through the foggy window behind the bar-b-q ducks and the heat lamp, backed up, then, when I next checked, was flowing fine again. Had the lights returned?

Not quite.

Out into the storm's aftermath. A civilian stood in the middle of the road, directing traffic: the local nut usually found on the traffic island opposite Kingsgate Mall, pretending he's a traffic cop. Ken and I watched for a while. He was doing a terrific job.
- posted by cjb @ 10:02 AM


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