The Cellar - July 15, 2010: Fatbergs

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xoxoxoBruce

07-14-2010 11:06 PM

July 15, 2010: Fatbergs

Fatbergs in the London sewers.

Quote:

Workers clad in overalls with masks and gloves shoveled out enough gunk to fill nine of London's iconic double-decker buses, utility Thames Water said in a statement.
"We're used to getting our hands dirty, but nothing on this scale," said Danny Brackley, a sewer flusher with Thames Water. "We couldn't even access the sewer as it was blocked by a 4-foot wall of solid fat."

http://cellar.org/2010/fatop.jpg

It's not just the grease, the other stuff being dumped down the drain hurts too.

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The flushers' 'lard' job is made even tougher by the wet wipes and sanitary products bunged down there too. There's only one group of Londoners who love this stinky stuff - the West End's rats - who 'dig' fat as a food source and dig into fatbergs for nightly warmth. In fact, you'll rarely see a rat in a fat free sewer.

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Sundae

07-15-2010 03:54 AM

[heave]

SPUCK

07-15-2010 05:29 AM

:mg::turd::bogroll::lobstah::sick::repuke:

spudcon

07-15-2010 06:41 AM

They couldn't pay me enough to go in there without a titanium spacesuit.

glatt

07-15-2010 07:44 AM

Seems like we had a discussion about this here not too long ago.

Don't dump grease down your drains. It doesn't magically disappear.

casimendocina

07-15-2010 08:17 AM

Did the guy in the photo remove his gas mask so they could take the shot?

classicman

07-15-2010 08:33 AM

snark/No it doesn't, but the nice men there, we keep them employed scoopin' it out /snark.

Srsly - that is SO nasty. Its a great reminder of what that crap does when you eat it too. You want that in YOUR body?

Sheldonrs

07-15-2010 08:42 AM

Is there, by any chance, a liposuction clinic nearby?

squirell nutkin

07-15-2010 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by casimendocina (Post 670742)

Did the guy in the photo remove his gas mask so they could take the shot?

He's a trained professional. My BIL is a plumber or "shit merchant" as he likes to say. He's been showered with "full" waste lines and had to keep working the rest of the day before he could shower. I think their noses are different. (I know their brains are.)

Undertoad

07-15-2010 11:53 AM

Yeah see that's why I would choose electrical as a trade.

(The only problem with that trade: the penalty for doing something wrong could be death.)

ToastyOhs

07-15-2010 12:24 PM

Low-fat sewer tunnels are like low-fat cream-cheese. I mean, really, what's the point of even eating it, if it does not taste good?

Gravdigr

07-15-2010 01:23 PM

Sounds like a bunch of shit to me.

spudcon

07-15-2010 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman (Post 670747)

I prefer to eat lowfat sanitary napkins, wet ones and fat free disposable diapers.:angel:

Happy Monkey

07-15-2010 05:05 PM

.http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image...ose_512bbc.jpg.

ZenGum

07-16-2010 06:49 AM

Mix eight shovelfuls of half-digested lard with 10 female sanitary products, four used nappies, two used condoms, and one used syringe in a large bowl. Sprinkle liberally with rodent droppings and hair, then spray with urine.
Serve luke-warm in long bowls made from ceramic drain pipes.

casimendocina

07-16-2010 07:17 AM

To quote Sundae and SPUCK:
[heave] in letters and emoticons.

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