Another thing...

Another entry into the file "Things The Alleghetor Wishes He Could Have Seen"...

I was walking through PPG the other day around 130 between meetings, and I noticed that the fountains that an hour before had children running through them had been turned off.

A half hour later, when i walked back through after seeing the the new Dunkin Donuts at Market Square, the fountain was back on... and here is the kicker: I saw a Pigeon who was soaking wet.

After a moment's thought, the conclusion was clear... let me paint the picture for you:

The fountain turns off, and the children leave so the pigeons come back, looking for little morsels of food that the children probably left behind when they left. The pigeons waddle here and there for a while, not finding much...

Then there is a rushing sound... a sound from underneath...

Mr. Pigeon cocks his head to side and coos... what is that?

Then it happens... Thejet of water shots up, and the pigeon is flying... but not by his own doing...

He is startled and starts flapping his wings in fright, but he is upside down so he crashes right into the ground.

So, five minutes later, i come walking by and he is still waddling around in a skiddish manner... soaking wet and frightened...

I WISH i could have seen that in person.