July 15, 2010: Fatbergs

xoxoxoBruce · 07-14-2010, 11:06 PM

Fatbergs in the London sewers.

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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."

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

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?

squirell nutkin · 07-15-2010, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by casimendocina

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.)

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?

spudcon · 07-15-2010, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by classicman

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?

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

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.

Happy Monkey · 07-15-2010, 05:05 PM

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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.

07-15-2010, 06:41 AM	#4
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07-15-2010, 08:33 AM	#8
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	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? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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07-15-2010, 03:54 AM	#2
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07-15-2010, 07:44 AM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	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.

07-15-2010, 08:17 AM	#6
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	Did the guy in the photo remove his gas mask so they could take the shot?

07-15-2010, 11:53 AM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	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.)

07-15-2010, 12:24 PM	#12
ToastyOhs Discontinued Breakfast Food Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Coastal Maine, USA Posts: 58	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?

07-16-2010, 06:49 AM	#15
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	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. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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