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Old 07-14-2010, 11:06 PM   #1
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July 15, 2010: Fatbergs

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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Old 07-15-2010, 03:54 AM   #2
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Old 07-15-2010, 05:29 AM   #3
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Old 07-15-2010, 06:41 AM   #4
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They couldn't pay me enough to go in there without a titanium spacesuit.
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Old 07-15-2010, 07:44 AM   #5
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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.
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Old 07-15-2010, 08:17 AM   #6
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Did the guy in the photo remove his gas mask so they could take the shot?
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Old 07-15-2010, 08:33 AM   #7
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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?
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Old 07-15-2010, 08:42 AM   #8
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Is there, by any chance, a liposuction clinic nearby?
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Old 07-15-2010, 11:42 AM   #9
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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.)
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Old 07-15-2010, 11:53 AM   #10
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Yeah see that's why I would choose electrical as a trade.

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Old 07-15-2010, 12:24 PM   #11
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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?
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Old 07-15-2010, 01:23 PM   #12
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Sounds like a bunch of shit to me.
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Old 07-15-2010, 01:58 PM   #13
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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.
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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.
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