The entire concept of 'interesting pipe finds' reminds me of a friend of mine at the first real job I held after college. One of his favorite phrases regarding the contents of the sewer (we both lived in New Orleans where the sewer can back up even with heavy thunderstorms--forget a levee broken by a hurricane--) was: "Get that shit and corruption outta here!"

I've never forgotten that phrase. It seems to cover so many bases, doesn't it?

This reminds me of the big case in Winter Haven, Florida back in the early 1990s. A man pumping out a septic tank discovered the skeleton of a 3-year-old boy who went missing in the 1950s. Police opened the case, saying the boy's body was probably dumped there by a suspect whose name was never revealed.

I remember that case. I still firmly belive the kid was curious and fell in wanting to see what was there.

Speaking of Roto-rooter, at the school where I work, in the theatre, I noticed that the drain in the sink in the workroom didnt seem to, well, drain. So I immediatley put in a work order, and what do you know, the county actually got there in under a week. They stuck their Roto-rooter electric pipe snake in the drake and started it up.

It got stuck. Yep, an electric snake stuck up. It turns out someone poured paint down that drain and it all clogged up. The only way to fix it will be to jackhammer up the concrete floor. (I have had a work order on that since October) Dont expect it to ever get fixed.

I belive that this is the First Post of 2006.

Merry New Year, or Happy Kwanzza or whatever.

"Happy Christma-hanna-kwanzza-ca to you"

TSV, your comment about the skeleton in the septic tank brought a case (coincidentally from the early 90's, 1991 to be exact)of a woman who went missing in 1973.

From what I recall of the case, a psychic predicted that her body was buried in the city landfill (which closed in 1985, and reopened this year). Needless to say, her body has (to my knowledge) never been found.

A few years ago, at our sewage plant, someone found a bunch of fifty dollar bills that someone flushed down the toilet.
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"-55F, a new record low? Nope, thermometer went bad. Looks like -50F still stands"

No telling what may still be in store for crews cleaning out the sewers of the New Orleans area even more than one year out from Katrina. No doubt some horror stories await us!

Pulling My Pants Down For Peace, Plop and Posterity!