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 miskingo
 |  | Re: Draining starter
<Reply # 40 on 2/8/2012 8:11 PM >
|  | | | All the drains I've been through thus far, I have entered through the outfall. Haven't gotten around to getting a tool yet to pop the manholes, but after reading this topic I am tempted to get one.
[last edit 2/8/2012 8:11 PM by miskingo - edited 1 times]
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shotgun mario
  
Location: MSP
Gender: Male
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| |  | Re: Draining starter
<Reply # 41 on 2/9/2012 12:01 AM >
| | | | Here's 11 steps that should break down the process most people use while opening a manhole. It's built around common sense really, mostly so that the person popping the manhole doesn't get a face full of tire and cast iron the moment they lift it open. It's nearly happened several times before in our community, so don't think it's a joke.
1. Go to the top of the manhole shaft. If you don't know where this shaft comes out, or you know the manhole is in a road, listen for cars. If you hear any at any time, try going out another way if you're new, or be extremely careful if you've done this before. Unless you have to exit in a road, it's usually not worth it.
2. Keep listening. Tell anyone else who's in the tunnel to STFU if you have to. It's your neck that's on the line if you're popping this.
3. Keep listening. Seriously, if a car is up there when you open the manhole you'll be seriously fucked up. You want to make sure it's clear.
4. If you haven't heard anything more, go up another rung so you're bent over at the top of the ladder, with your back to the manhole. Spread your weight around onto different rungs if you're can, and make sure you're holding onto at least one rung. Rungs occasionally break, and they're most likely to break when you're popping a manhole from underneath.
5. Listen some more. Yes, seriously, these steps are that important.
6. If you still haven't heard any cars, begin lifting the manhole with your back, using your legs for leverage. Open the manhole evenly around the collar enough only so that there's a stream of air and sound able to enter the shaft. Take a second or two to listen for oncoming traffic.
7. If you don't hear anything, turn your headlamp off, then get one side of the manhole high enough so it can clear the collar, and slide it over with an arm enough so your head can clear the collar and look outside.
8. Drop down another rung, and CAREFULLY stick your head up so you can see outside. You want to look for cars headed your way ASAP. If you're unlucky enough to be in a road and have one coming, just get down far enough so that your head will clear the manhole lid and tire if it flips around in the collar. If its round it won't fall in... if it's square, pray that it doesn't fall on you. Note: I suggest that if a car does hit the exposed manhole, you GTFO asap through whatever system you were in, cause the car is likely damaged now and the owner pissed to all hell. And yes, this does rarely happen.
9. If you're in the clear with cars, slide the manhole open all the way and quickly climb out. If you're in the middle of the road, I'd suggest someone stands near the manhole while others climb out so that no cars try to drive over it in the dark. If you're not in the middle of the road, I suggest people walk away a few feet so to not draw large amounts of unneeded suspicion from the group that's slowly growing around the open-air manhole. Being quiet is also a good idea.
10. Close the lid quietly, either push it with your feet or paris style rock/slide... don't be n00b and make lots of noise when you do this.
11. Walk away, and hope that no one saw you and calls the city to have the manhole sealed.
12. Live to explore another day.
[last edit 2/9/2012 12:02 AM by shotgun mario - edited 1 times]
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Whitemoon
Location: istanbul,Turkey
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| | Re: Draining starter
<Reply # 42 on 10/15/2013 5:05 AM >
| | | | Posted by metawaffle
That thing about not popping manholes from below...
So, a couple of days ago, I had gone a long way down a flooded tidal drain, to the point that I was swimming, unable to touch the bottom anymore, and was losing space above my head, too, and so had to turn back. Rather than face a long swim back upstream, I decided to climb a shaft, and test out a manhole that I figured had a good chance of being in a safe location.
The cover was light. I edged up one side, and saw a decorative wall, maybe an apartment building. I edged up the opposite side, and saw a similar wall close by. So, maybe a pedestrian laneway? I edged up another direction and there was a car about to hit the manhole. I dropped it, and the wheels hit and compressed it into the ground.
I was lucky that the cover dropped into place securely, and didn't pivot and take my head off...
So, yes, think very carefully about the whole unknown covers thing.
(I swam back up the drain, and used a safe exit).
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Very good story.I liked that
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