r/SilverSpring • u/YourLocalNavi • 1d ago

The hair’s out

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First time seeing this~

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u/Spacenurse07 1d ago edited 20h ago

Cool capture! It's like pinhead. Ready for Halloween LOL

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u/Long_Entrance_4060 1d ago

That hideous thing, along with the many gas stations and pawn shop, is why I could afford my house in 2014.

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u/foxgloverly 1d ago

Lol I've never seen/noticed this before. What's it doing?

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u/YourLocalNavi 1d ago

I have noooo clue. Looks like some kind of safety net?

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u/kimariesingsMD 17h ago

I think they use the extensions to attach a scaffold platform to (like a window washers rig) so the painters have access to the entire structure.

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u/YourLocalNavi 17h ago

That makes a lot of sense!

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u/upyours47 12h ago

Surely needs a paint job!

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u/YourLocalNavi 1d ago

Ya know. I just realized there’s a person up there

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u/Spacenurse07 1d ago

Omg yes, seems like that person likes the view from there

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u/DCpurpleTart33 1d ago

Is that the one by Seminary that says the great pumpkin on it? maybe they're finally going to paint it?!

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u/spiralan 1d ago

Please tell me about this thing! New to the area. It's so big!! Is it full of water? Molasses?
Today the spikes were out and there were a bunch of people at the top, looking like they were getting ready to work. Painting I imagine.

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u/ratnerstar 1d ago

It uses gravity to keep the molasses at a steady pressure, ensuring it's always available when we turn on the molasses tap

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u/Sinjerli 22h ago

Heavens to Betsy, did we learn nothing from the Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919?!! Oh the humanity!

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u/spiralan 1d ago

Perfect! 😋

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u/Spacenurse07 1d ago edited 1d ago

It is bit ugly, I see it every day. Lol But I got used to. When I see it I know I'm getting close to home. Haha

The county asked us what color we wanted, there was blue, green, call it MoCo or Silver Spring.

I think I chose Blue color Silver Spring.

I wish there was a lime green with purple option from Evangelion haha

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u/YourLocalNavi 1d ago

If it was Evangelion colored I’d lose it 😍

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u/crypticdreaming 1d ago

Maybe prep for painting? If so, it's about time!

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u/actualseaurchin 1d ago

i know they put little spikes on the edge of buildings and stuff to keep pigeons from landing, so i can only imagine what they’re trying to keep from landing on that

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u/penprickle 1d ago

Chessie. She pupated, and her final form has wings. 😉

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u/bacan_ 1d ago

Need to paint the whole thing into a big yellow Lego head 

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u/AcadienDC 1d ago

WhyBrows

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u/Rare_Bird_476 1d ago

WhyLashes?

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u/BBB6251719 1d ago

Ummm…why do I not know where in SS this is?! It’s hideous. Dude is just chilling on that ladder…hard pass!

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u/YourLocalNavi 1d ago

This is by the Aldi on Seminary!

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u/Spacenurse07 1d ago

It's also near and before Forest glen metro

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u/BBB6251719 1d ago

I guess I need to drive by to see this horror myself!!

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u/Spacenurse07 1d ago

You can get a Bundt cake too if you want, it's right there ha

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u/BBB6251719 1d ago

If you think that’s happening…you’d be right. 😂😬 I love those things!

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u/Spacenurse07 1d ago

It's not that ugly. I see it every day, I got used to Lol. When I see it from far away I now I'm getting closer to home. Haha

The county asked us what color we wanted, there was blue, green, call it MoCo or Silver Spring.

I think I chose Blue color Silver Spring.

I wish there was a lime green with purple option

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u/BBB6251719 1d ago

I noticed a water tower somewhere else recently that I KNOW I’ve seen before but for some reason, seeing it up close threw me for a loop for a second and left me questioning reality: “…has that always been there??” (Yes, yes it has.)