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Connecticut

 

Stamford Brooks Cover

 

Stamford Brooks Fiber Communications cover

High Technology all the way.  I guess there are fiber optic cables under there?

 

Stamford Cover

 

Stamford Sewer Cover

Here is an example of a typical cover in a new development.

 

Stamford Water Cover

 

Stamford Water Cover

Water Covers always capture an atmosphere that the larger covers just don't seem to grasp.  This one says cold gray, stable water supply, always reliable and clean.

 

Stamford Mercede

 

Stamford Mercede

This has to be the most stoic and business minded city in the world.  There seems to be very little playfulness here and a lot of pomp.

 

Stamford Grid

 

Stamford Grid

Even the drain grids are stodgy...

 

Stamford Swirl Drains

 

Stamford Swirl

It's always good to see a bit of theatrics on the part of the drains.  Sometimes swirl drains actually cheer me up!

 

Stamford Cover with Painted Cow

 

Stamford Cover with Painted Cow

... what a beautifully painted cow to go with the well maintained cover and sidewalk.  It's probably due to the close proximity of the prosperous Fleet Bank in the background.

 

Highway 84 Rest Area

 

Highway 84 Rest Area

... and the stature of the trash cans are superior.  All of these visually semantic observations were made at the time of the construction of this web page, and not as a pre-conceived notion.

 

Hartford Water Bureau Cover

 

Hartford Water Bureau cover

... this one looks like it's seen quite a few storms and belongs in Florida.

 

Hartford Don't Dump

 

Hartford Don't Dump into this drain

... I'm glad they don't want to pollute the river here.  What happens when the paint wears off?  Is it OK to dump stuff then?

 

Hartford Wiggle Cover

 

Hartford Squiggle Cover

... oops, hit a bump in the road, gotta keep goin', can't stop now, the Red Sox are coming to town...

 

Hartford TCI Cover

 

TCI Cover

... Telecommunication Cable Incorporated? 

 

Hartford Water Cover

 

Hartford Water Cover

Brown on brown.

 

Hartford Brick Plaza

 

Hartford Brick Plaza

There were some good small places to eat on this plaza.  I think it was the first time I had Chai.

 

Hartford Storm Drain Cover

 

Hartford Storm Drain

... great shapes inside this one, almost like a celebration of the storm?

 

Stamford Sewer Cover

 

Hartford Sewer Cover

... and another that celebrates sewage.

 

Six Flags Drain

 

Six Flags Drain

Now there's a reason to celebrate, a fun amusement park for the kids.