We’ve been living with roadwork and construction nearby for what seems like a year. This video documents some of the work that happened one night. Watch for the road-striping truck.

To see what some of this roadwork has looked like during the day, go here, here or here. Some photos of the construction can be seen here.

Music in this video is by 3rd Man.

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There was no Photo Friday last week. As I posted, it was Halo’s fault. But Photo Friday is back (for now).

We recently stopped into Leon’s Bookstore here in SLO. I snapped a few photos of the place as it’s due to close forever at the end of the month. Like many of the older businesses downtown, Leon’s has to close while its building receives an earthquake retrofit. And like many businesses, it won’t be returning after the retrofit is completed.

Construction is omnipresent around here these days. This electronic sign states that our road will be closed from April 18th through May 2nd for construction. (Jen is very frustrated over this closure, as it’ll cause her to have to take an alternate route to work.)

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I had to go downtown this afternoon for an appointment. Just as I was about to reach my destination, I found a construction crew had blocked off the sidewalk. I had to double back around the block to go around the road/sidewalk work. I was only a few minutes late, so it wasn’t a big deal. Anyway, here’s some photos:

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