BACK IN MY DAY--Russell West gets some advice from a pedestrian as he does survey work on the high-rise addition to the Fifth Third Bank Building, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1997.

THE BIG YELLOW THING--Anthony Estanich (left) and Vu Tran test inflate a large rubber device, called a plug, on Broad St., in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1997. The plug will be used to block off portions of the underground storm sewer while other sections are repaired.