I walk through this intersection almost every week day. It’s on the first leg of the daily walk. It is right where the first part of the climb of Madison ends. This stretch embarks on the heart of the hospital area. Scrubs and walkers populate the area around the bartell’s and the various quick lunch spots. The McDonalds is on one of the corners. A wild assortment of humanity gathers here for some of their daily nourishment and other interaction with members of this planet.
I spot the same Real Change vendor day after day. I get mine at a different location, so not much interaction with this wild haired distributor of the underground news. A few juggalos can be seen from time to time trying to get money for the next gathering of the juggalos. I spy the same old lady walking west towards the freeway with her walker and bag of groceries.
Also, without fail, the light allowing the madison traffic to continue forward will change from green to red when I approach. Directing me to cross from south to north and wait for another light to pass so I can continue my journey to the east. I don;t need to cross to the north at this intersection but I do if the light is going my way (which is general always). This confounds me to no end. Why is the light traffic direction signal always being activated when I arrive?
Answers? I have no answers. Yet I still continue on this path and obey when it changes without fail.
