Industrial Lubbock is on hold for a while, while I conduct experiments with a new camera. It is much more sophisticated than any I have used before, but it seems to take better pictures. It'll take some getting used to...
All of these pictures have been reduced in size greatly, to make it practical to post them here.
It is easy to change ISO values and you've got a wide range available. That's mostly what I've been working on, as well as telephoto.
Pretty soon we're going to get to the place that had all the ribbon wire and the elaborate fire protection and the security cameras and floodlights.
And here it is. I'd like to know what they've got behind all that security. I'd at least like to know whether anything in there poses a danger to the community. I have a RIGHT to know. YOU have a RIGHT to know such things.
I'll have a lot more pics of this "mystery" industrial site in future installments. I'm debating with myself about providing its location. It's within the city limits and not all that far from some major roads and the downtown area.
Lubbock always has strong employment and a diversified economy. If anything kills Lubbock it'll be aquifer depletion, and that looks to be unavoidable. We just don't know when that will be exactly. Sooner rather than later, I would think, because of the relentless building boom. The wells we depend on WILL go dry. And that will put a stop to Lubbock, as well as Lamesa, Tahoka, Spur, Brownfield, and many other towns in Texas.
Some of these warehouses appear to be abandoned, like many Lubbock homes.
At least, there are a lot of places here for people to work, unlike many of the very small towns around here, where you have to wonder how people survive.
I'm reminded of an old Lou Reed album...
Rest awhile. Set a spell.
Just make yourself at home.
Lubbock has many warehouses.
I'm not knocking this. People need jobs and only a very small number of jobs are ever going to be elite, ivory tower things, purely intellectual, and free from any taint of sweat or danger or compromise.We found this transformer farm a few weeks ago. Try to live without hardware like this. Try to sanitize the manufacturing process. Try to beautify a transformer. Good luck with that
Power for the people, yes.
