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Orangedrink
      
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Phobiaphile
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< on 9/26/2010 9:49 PM >
|  | | | I sniffed at the vent on the top and it doesn't smell like sewage or anything for that matter. Is there something cool underground here?
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relik
location:
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Gender: Male
There is no truth, Only a perspective.
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<Reply # 1 on 9/26/2010 10:03 PM >
| | | | perhaps a large well?
"When it rains, just find bigger drains." |
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vov35
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Maryland
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 2 on 9/26/2010 10:23 PM >
| | | | Only one way to find out... **hands you bolt cutters**
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ImpulseVariable
location:
USA
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 3 on 9/26/2010 11:49 PM >
| | | | Cool big door with a padlock on top of a weird looking concrete thing. I think the odds are pretty good.
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Gutter Monkey
location:
Melbourne, Australia
Gender: Male
Tell me if this tickles
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<Reply # 4 on 9/27/2010 12:42 AM >
| | | | I saw something similar years ago when I was exploring the storm drain system in a new housing estate. If it's anything like that then it'll be a junction for a whole bunch of drains.
Since there's a ventilation outlet on top you should be aware of fumes if you do go in there. If you're inside and you feel lightheaded or nauseous then gtfo.
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Loki
location:
Melbourne, Australia
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 5 on 9/27/2010 12:51 AM >
| | | | What's the cable for in #2?
Wank | Wank | Wank | Wank | Wank | Wank |
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<Reply # 6 on 9/27/2010 12:55 AM >
| | | | Posted by relik
perhaps a large well?
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Bingo. It looks like someone buried a water tower.
"No risk, no reward, no fun."
"Go all the way or walk away"
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Orangedrink
Gender: Male
Phobiaphile
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<Reply # 7 on 9/27/2010 1:21 AM >
| | | | Posted by ExplorerLoki
What's the cable for in #2?
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I'm not sure. I didn't notice it until I looked at the pic later. It looks like a rj12 (phone cord)
Posted by TheVicariousVadder
Bingo. It looks like someone buried a water tower.
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Then I climbed my first water tower. Fuckinsweet!
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relik
location:
44.26126°,-88.41502° (Appleton, WI)
Gender: Male
There is no truth, Only a perspective.
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<Reply # 8 on 9/27/2010 2:18 AM >
| | | | Posted by Orangedrink
I'm not sure. I didn't notice it until I looked at the pic later. It looks like a rj12 (phone cord)
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then it is definitely an underground bunker of some sort. how else are they going to order pizza? cell phones probably don't work down there! =D
"When it rains, just find bigger drains." |
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Durdan
location:
Ybor City, FL
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 9 on 9/27/2010 3:08 AM >
| | | | if you go in, bring a canary.
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\/adder
location:
DunkarooLand
Gender: Male
I'm the worst of the best but I'm in this race.
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<Reply # 10 on 9/27/2010 3:28 AM >
| | | | Posted by Durdan
if you go in, bring a canary scuba gear as it's probably filled with water.
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fixed.
"No risk, no reward, no fun."
"Go all the way or walk away"
escensi omnis... |
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\/adder
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DunkarooLand
Gender: Male
I'm the worst of the best but I'm in this race.
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<Reply # 11 on 9/27/2010 3:29 AM >
| | | | Posted by Orangedrink
I'm not sure. I didn't notice it until I looked at the pic later. It looks like a rj12 (phone cord)
Then I climbed my first water tower. Fuckinsweet!
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I meant water tank ... same difference.
"No risk, no reward, no fun."
"Go all the way or walk away"
escensi omnis... |
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Crumpet
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Brisbane, AUS
Gender: Male
You know you're in Brisbane when...
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<Reply # 12 on 9/27/2010 7:19 AM >
| | | | Posted by Orangedrink
I'm not sure. I didn't notice it until I looked at the pic later. It looks like a rj12 (phone cord)
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Maybe an alarm? There's a very similar padlocked steel door setup on sewage pumping stations on the Gold Coast (no, I haven't been in them, so take this advice as you see fit). Those ones are alarmed and their status seems to be routinely monitored, given the yagi antenna and the rather obvious red "caution" light. If/when you decide to go in, it may be an idea to open it, close it, then lay in wait outside the facility to see if anyone rocks up.
(edit: guess you guys got out without anyone rocking up. nevermind  )
[last edit 9/27/2010 7:21 AM by Crumpet - edited 1 times]
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Vectored Approach
location:
Morgan Hill, CA
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 13 on 9/27/2010 5:51 PM >
| | | | Note that the access hatch is very obviously weather sealed to keep surface water and debris out. Door covers over the frame, and is caulked at the interface to the concrete. The wire is likely to a contact for security. It is likely that it would be a local type alarm and/or indicator, not something remotely monitored, but it would give indication of tampering. The concrete structure itself is a potable water cistern of unknown depth. Unlikely to be interesting, likely filled 80% or better with water, and messing around with entering it would bring some stiff charges. The presence of the electrical boxes means likely a small booster pump (2" to 6" discharge line) to help feed pressure in the local area. Nothing exotic, nothing large. This is the same idea as a water tower, but smaller and pumped instead of gravity feed.
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xGROMx
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OBX, NC
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 14 on 9/27/2010 10:41 PM >
| | | | It could be a water tank, but to be a useful underground water tank it would need to be on a hill or attached to pumps for a near by building for fire suppression. But more than likely its a Lift Station, they are sewage pumping stations, pumps from another lift station a ways away pumps into it and then its pumps again further down the line. I bet there is a back board and power meter some were close by.
All men are created equal, then a few become firefighters. |
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\/adder
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DunkarooLand
Gender: Male
I'm the worst of the best but I'm in this race.
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<Reply # 15 on 9/28/2010 2:25 AM >
| | | | Interesting to note is the lack of fencing. Generally reservoir tanks have some sort of perimeter restrictions.
"No risk, no reward, no fun."
"Go all the way or walk away"
escensi omnis... |
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badgerbadger
location:
Rhode Island
Gender: Male
Hey look, a ______! I wanna climb it!
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<Reply # 16 on 9/28/2010 8:56 AM >
| | | | Posted by vov35
Only one way to find out... **hands you bolt cutters**
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Do it.
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Crumpet
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Brisbane, AUS
Gender: Male
You know you're in Brisbane when...
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<Reply # 17 on 10/6/2010 10:40 AM >
| | | | So, uh, did you ever find out what it was? (Since the OP never replied...I'm curious)
- Crumpet (http://www.urbanillusions.org)
[from micro's "drainer rules"] 3rd RULE: If someone says "rain" or "thunderstorm", the draining is over. |
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Orangedrink
Gender: Male
Phobiaphile
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<Reply # 18 on 10/6/2010 12:33 PM >
| | | | Posted by Crumpet
So, uh, did you ever find out what it was? (Since the OP never replied...I'm curious)
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No but what vectored approach said makes a lot of sense. Doesn't seem worth it.
[last edit 10/6/2010 12:34 PM by Orangedrink - edited 1 times]
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Mr_Fiend
location:
Tulsa, OK
Gender: Male
Infiltration Expert...
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<Reply # 19 on 10/6/2010 2:03 PM >
| | | | Its gotta be a water reservoir. I've seen many like it, and they are always locked. You sure that white thing is a vent? Kind of looks like a vertical motor for a pump.
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