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UER Forum > Archived UE Tutorials, Lessons, and Useful Info > Strange manhole, need info... (Viewed 595 times) Capone  Location: London, Ontario Gender: Male UEL  |  |  Strange manhole, need info... < on 7/6/2004 4:47 AM >   Just noticed a strange manhole on the way to a friend's place the other day. Didn't have my cam so no pics yet. Basically, it's in a grassy area between an apartment building and the sidewalk. Has a round concrete lip sticking up about 4" from the ground, and a solid concrete cover on it with two iron handles in the middle. Same size as a regular manhole entrance. No signs or labels or anything on it though. I tried lifting the lid but it was either too heavy or stuck shut. Anyone have any idea what this could be for? So there I was, in this creepy old hallway... Joecat  Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario Gender: Male DRAINS  |  Re: Strange manhole, need info... <Reply # 1 on 7/6/2004 4:54 AM >   now that sounds familiar. Were the two iron handles on a square in the middle for the circle? I've seen those around town, none of witch have opened. Theres a river that has been diverted into a very large ditch and you can find these concrete boxes all along the ditch every 50 metres or so. [last edit 7/6/2004 4:55 AM by Joecat - edited 1 times] "Dane, what the hell is a 'sanitarium?'" "Don't know, why?" "We're in one." Capone  Location: London, Ontario Gender: Male UEL  |  |  Re: Strange manhole, need info... <Reply # 2 on 7/6/2004 4:56 AM >   Nope, they were just stuck right in the center, basically the same as rungs going down the inside of a manhole shaft. EDIT: There's a river (thames) only a few blocks away, but there's nothing diverted anywhere in the immediate area as far as I know. It's right at a small intersection in the middle of a residential area. [last edit 7/6/2004 4:58 AM by Capone - edited 1 times] So there I was, in this creepy old hallway... Joecat  Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario Gender: Male DRAINS  |  Re: Strange manhole, need info... <Reply # 3 on 7/6/2004 5:07 AM >   Well I know the rungs your talking about but I have no more to say unless we could see these concrete boxes. I'd try and get you a picture of the ones I found but I dont think ill get around to it before I leave on thrusday for ottawa, if the thread is still relevant when I get back I'll get on that [last edit 7/6/2004 5:09 AM by Joecat - edited 1 times] "Dane, what the hell is a 'sanitarium?'" "Don't know, why?" "We're in one." Sinister Crayon  Location: Colorado Gender: Male  |  Re: Strange manhole, need info... <Reply # 4 on 7/6/2004 5:08 AM >   we have one of those at school, i just don't kno how i am going to get it open SnArF   |  Re: Strange manhole, need info... <Reply # 5 on 7/6/2004 5:17 AM >   That could actually be a buried storage tank, look for nearby vents and such. Are you near a gas station? Steam Line? A picture is worth a thousand words. -SnArF MacGyver  Location: St Paul, Minnesota Gender: Male "Someone go find me a paperclip, a D-cell battery, and a cheese grater"  |  Re: Strange manhole, need info... <Reply # 6 on 7/6/2004 5:53 AM >   I've seen these before. It's most likely just a different type of manhole cover. Lids designed to be driven and walked on repeatedly have to be flat and strong, which is why they are made of cast iron. I imagine a cast concrete lid with hoops for handles could be cheaper to produce and can be used in places where a manhole cover doesn't need to support vehicles and the hoops won't trip someone. Like a fiend with his dope / a drunkard his wine / a man will have lust for the lure of the mine "If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent." Macsbug  Noble Donor Location: St. Paul, MN Gender: Male Safety First!  |  |  Re: Strange manhole, need info... <Reply # 7 on 7/6/2004 6:29 AM >   Are the handles fixed, or do they slide up and down in the cover? Just interested, because I ran into a manhole like that the other day that I had never noticed before. "Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it." Hogger  Location: NEW YORK CITY Gender: Male  |  |  |  |  Re: Strange manhole, need info... <Reply # 8 on 7/6/2004 9:31 AM >   Most likely a "private" manhole pull-box, located on a private owner's property where utility cables from the street, are joined to the ones feeding the building.. either electrical or telco. Manhole hooks or a truck mounted winch and two men are usually used to open those, with those handles. (They aren't meant to be grabbed by hand, even though it looks that way). Dropping the cover, when replacing it, straight into the hole is real possibility with any non-round cover. Jesus Jones  This member has been banned. See the banlist for more information. Location: back in Belleville Gender: Male 1973-2005  |  |  Re: Strange manhole, need info... <Reply # 9 on 7/7/2004 3:14 AM >   Its a well. There is a well under that cover. Some apartments have them, a few here in Belleville do. Out in the rural area's theyre where they dug for well's years ago. Its well covers you're talking about. [11:23:20] * nightbird looks at jj's crotch in amazement [19:48:06] <Freak> YOUR TOAD A SPLODE [22:04:21] <keti> in fact, im rather robotic Virginity does not collect intrest. -Andrea [15:44:19] <Kellogs> i'm part of a complete breakfast you know =P wait...that sounds so wrong Wabbit  Location: Twin cities, Minnesota Gender: Male Go Silly Rabbit!  |  |  Re: Strange manhole, need info... <Reply # 10 on 7/7/2004 3:48 AM >   might be septic, if it's rural. -wabs Capone  Location: London, Ontario Gender: Male UEL  |  |  Re: Strange manhole, need info... <Reply # 11 on 7/7/2004 6:08 PM >   It's not a rural area, but it is in one of the oldest areas of the city (Old South, for those of you who know London, Ont.) I'll snap a pic or two the next time I'm out thay way. So there I was, in this creepy old hallway... SnArF   |  Re: Strange manhole, need info... <Reply # 12 on 7/7/2004 10:59 PM >   Post by Silly Rabbit might be septic, if it's rural. Couldn't be septic if it was a whole apartment complex. Jesus Jones  This member has been banned. See the banlist for more information. Location: back in Belleville Gender: Male 1973-2005  |  |  Re: Strange manhole, need info... <Reply # 13 on 7/8/2004 2:13 PM >   Was the area rural at one time? My neighborhood was once rural area and there are a few near me. [11:23:20] * nightbird looks at jj's crotch in amazement [19:48:06] <Freak> YOUR TOAD A SPLODE [22:04:21] <keti> in fact, im rather robotic Virginity does not collect intrest. -Andrea [15:44:19] <Kellogs> i'm part of a complete breakfast you know =P wait...that sounds so wrong Kbasa  Location: Gunnison/Crested Butte, co Gender: Male High Hopes  |  |  Re: Strange manhole, need info... <Reply # 14 on 7/24/2004 7:54 AM >   ive seen things like these only mine was marked 'WATER' and had a iron bar locked accross the top. Shut the fuck up and ride that fucking Couchmobile! SPEK Photo  Location: Where you were not. "Chere cachère!"  |  |  Re: Strange manhole, need info... <Reply # 15 on 7/25/2004 4:08 PM >   around here outside of the big city, they are for sanitary tank. Pour fins d'archives. WWW.EXPLORATIONURBAINE.CA FatRat  Location: Oslo, Norway Gender: Male How to fix ANYTHING!  |  Re: Strange manhole, need info... <Reply # 16 on 8/26/2004 1:31 AM >   Soundsd like a septic tank to me. Or access to something nasty... And the road goes ever on... UER Forum > Archived UE Tutorials, Lessons, and Useful Info > Strange manhole, need info... (Viewed 595 times) All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 171 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 741557726 pages have been generated.