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Discussion in 'Hull City' started by Dr.Stanley O'Google, HCFC, Nov 20, 2015.

  1. rovertiger

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    Did they have to tie their cat to the rope first and place an open tin of Whiskas at the other end of the pipe?
     
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    how do they get the rope through the drain first?
    I know it can be done but it is part of the operation
     
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    Apparently it's put there before the mud builds up, in anticipation of it needing dragging clean.

    I would have expected them to have tied the next rope to the tire, so it's sat in place ready at the end of the clean up.
     
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    Likely use a thin rigid rod or tube of iron/steel with a chain-link like looped end to tie the rope to ? Rod "conduit" would be a few feet longer than the length of the channel to be cleaned by the tire. Steel rod/conduit could be made up of sections that could have M/F end threads which would be screwed to next section. This would assume straight gutters. If curved/bent channels are under the surface, could use long semi-flexible gizmos similar to toilet bend unblockers to tie rope to.

    More humane than the pussy solution suggested above. :emoticon-0100-smile # 21361, which happens to be my patent number.:emoticon-0105-wink::emoticon-0105-wink:
     
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    Looks fun tbh
     
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    :emoticon-0145-shake:emoticon-0145-shake
     
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    Second word...OFF

    Actually that was the 9th minute of injury time.... hanging on, hanging on.... Oh heck!!!
     
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    Not sure if this is different or not but it came as a shock to hear that there are 200 Met police officers suspended on full pay. Don't know how many police there are in total but 200 sounds a lot presumably under investigation for wrong doing.
     
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    about 35,000
    200 is 0.57%
     
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    Mainly officers who are being reinvestigated for historic offences after the Wayne Couzens debacle.
     
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    You'll have seen these then and now videos... this is one from Top Gun 1986...

    Oh dear!!!

    top gun.png
     
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