A Badger in LaLa Land - Final Musings

A few last musings on our quick trip to Los Angeles.  It was very much a "Stranger in a Strange Land" experience.

Lets be honest lawyer billboards are always have a bit of "Better Call Saul" about them.  This is one you see often along the LA Freeways.  As he is entirely capable of suing the pants off anyone who defames him I shall for the record state that I consider him an absolute Paragon despite the scurrilous things being said by his soon to be ex wife (who is an actress on one of those Housewives shows).

You can find lots of things for sale on LA sidewalks.  Most are pretty conventional...crafts, tools, etc.  The stand on the corner selling fresh fruit was nice.  And then there was this guy.  Parked with Arizona plates and his wares leaning on trees and hedges.  Our local contacts said "Oh yeh, Mattress Guy.  He's always there".

Here's something I was not expecting.  Payphones are essentially extinct on streets here in Wisconsin.  In LA you still see them, often decked out in artistic fashion.

To some extent environment dictates architecture.  You see these little "boxes" in LA.  I guess if there is no need for insulation or a heating system, and if the dirt underfoot is worth a pile of cash you can function with just enough space for a desk.  

Am I longing to pack up and move to Los Angeles?  Not at all.  But it was a pleasant trip.  We left the Midwest during an April blizzard, and sheltering from 90 degree heat with an excellent lager does have its appeal.