Drainspotting.com is a terrific collection of manhole covers – and a few other pieces of imagery embedded in sidewalks. The following images from DrainSpotting were taken by Edward MacGregor Since one of the most important things we can do in preparing our own communities is to know what’s underneath them, knowledge of what covers the openings seems a good starting point. At this writing, I’m several thousand feet away from an underground, unmarked

series of pipes which carry, among other things, jet fuel. (One backhoe miscalculation and one cigarette away from what we suspect would be a memorable incident).