It's a #graffiti mystery: Several days back, I noticed a graffito "wet concrete." You might assume I saw it written in sidewalk concrete, but it was actually written in chalk on a gray (cement-colored?) plastic traffic barrier.
It seemed like something meta- was happening, but I wasn't sure exactly what.
- Maybe this graffiti enthusiast likes writing the names of graffiti-relevant surfaces onto other surfaces. Maybe I should keep an eye out for "billboard frame" written in concrete and/or "big blank wall" written on a billboard frame, etc.
- Shiny gray plastic looks kinda like wet concrete. Maybe I should keep an eye out for "wet concrete" written on other shiny gray things.
- I saw this graffiti at the Waller Street Skate Park. Maybe some skateboarders say "wet concrete" to express enthusiasm for skating on wet concrete? (The internet tells me that skateboarding on wet concrete is a bad idea (apparently water isn't great for ball bearings?), so probably not this.)
Since then, I've kept my eyes peeled during my exercise walks. But I haven't spotted any graffiti that shed light on this mystery.
Today, I went past the skate park again, wondering if the barrier would yield any clues—but the barrier was gone. It was drizzling; a "wet concrete" sign would have been sort of appropriate.
Instead of narrowing down the mystery's solution, I had a new theory:
- Maybe some nearby construction project had poured concrete for a sidewalk and placed a barrier there and written "wet concrete" on it to warn passers-by; then some jackass dragged the barrier to the skate park. And the barrier, essentially a large piece of litter, had since been removed.
Now I will reconcile myself to the fact that I will probably never solve this mystery.
