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 -insertnamehere-
 
Location: CO
Gender: Male
"...We're taking photos" ... "PHOTAHOES?!?!?! ?!"
 |  | getting back into draining
< on 12/21/2009 7:16 PM >
|  | | | hello fellow explorers!
just thought I might share some pictures from the my most recent draining, and introduce myself. I just got back into draining after about a 3 year hiatus.
The photo below was taken with a camera that has no flash. I stuck it on the longest exposure possible and tried to keep it steady with a manhole ladder, but it's still a crap picture.
Also, I recently found a large drain with some interesting features. from the time stamps on all the sections of pipes, it looks like it was installed last year. After about a mile of walking along it, it dad ends into a large concrete wall. Every fifteen feet along the pipe there is water leaking into the pipe at a very worrying rate. Also, all of the tunnels off of the main one dead end into red metal rooms, like the ones you find in a mcdonald's playplace. I'm guessing the pipe is still under construction. has anyone else done a drain that isn't exactly finished yet?
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AnAppleSnail
  
Location: Charlotte, NC
Gender: Male
ALL the flashlights!
| |  |  | Re: getting back into draining
<Reply # 1 on 12/21/2009 8:20 PM >
|  | | | Posted by -insertnamehere-
hello fellow explorers! |
Hi! You ought to put your location in your profile. That helps people find you, and also UER.ca will notify you of nearby events. Draining is way more fun with more people. Where the heck are you?
Also, I recently found a large drain with some interesting features. from the time stamps on all the sections of pipes, it looks like it was installed last year. After about a mile of walking along it, it dad ends into a large concrete wall. Every fifteen feet along the pipe there is water leaking into the pipe at a very worrying rate. Also, all of the tunnels off of the main one dead end into red metal rooms, like the ones you find in a mcdonald's playplace. I'm guessing the pipe is still under construction. has anyone else done a drain that isn't exactly finished yet?
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I've been in a lot of drains but haven't seen red metal rooms. Were they painted or just rusty? The water coming in is normal - the water table is higher than the drain. That's solid photography for no tripod and no flash. Keep digging out more drains, and have fun.
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-insertnamehere-
Location: CO
Gender: Male
"...We're taking photos" ... "PHOTAHOES?!?!?! ?!"
| | Re: getting back into draining
<Reply # 2 on 12/21/2009 8:32 PM >
| | | | It was painted red I'm sure, because this whole drain structure was just built last year, according to the construction records I found later. I'm thinking they are just acting as temporary plugs until they get around to installing pillboxes. I'll see if I can get a few pictures of those if I can get down there again.
It's sort of sketchy without proper footwear, because you have to walk through a concrete collection pond full of water and god knows what else. I just decided to stick contractor bags around my feet and that seems to work, but they spring leaks every so often.
AS far as draining with people, I've got a small group of friend's that I go with, but it would be pretty awesome to find other people in the area. I just added my location.
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digital_me
   
Location: Colorado
Gender: Male
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
| | | Re: getting back into draining
<Reply # 3 on 1/1/2010 6:17 PM >
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Come on down to Denver, we've got some rad shit. I'd show you around but I'm heading back to Vancouver on Sunday. If you ask nicely someone might be willing to give you the tour.
You should make some photos of the red metal rooms if you can, I'm intrigued as I've never seen anything like that in a drain.
As far as footwear goes, you could get some wellies or knee boots but really hip waders are where it's at. You can pick up a pair at Walmart or Target for under $30. Be sure to get the ones with felt on the soles. Felt soles make slippery drains no problem.
Best of luck!
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-insertnamehere-
Location: CO
Gender: Male
"...We're taking photos" ... "PHOTAHOES?!?!?! ?!"
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<Reply # 4 on 1/2/2010 3:45 AM >
| | | | I'm definitely thinking about hitting up some of the drains down in the Denver area. I've heard they are pretty amazing.
Since my last post, I've been in quite a few more drains around my area. Namely the one that we named "Slip and Slide" due to the sheets of water at the end, the insanely slanted side pipes that you can actually slide down, and the strange plastic pipe that the drain goes into where we had almost all of the members in the group fall at least once. I discovered Slip and Slide using bing maps, and it was relatively virgin drain. WE only found one or two signatures at the end of the pipe. Other interesting features include a rope ladder leading up to another large sidepipe, and a large skylight room next to the local theater.
Below Are pictures of a previously discovered drain called the "Aorta".
[last edit 1/2/2010 7:45 AM by -insertnamehere- - edited 4 times]
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Louie Frisco
Location: Kingston
Gender: Male
| | Re: getting back into draining
<Reply # 5 on 1/2/2010 4:28 PM >
| | | | Cool pictures, I especially like the first one of the Slip and Slide drain I belive you called it...Happy exploring draining!
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a628
Location: Raleigh/Charlotte NC
Gender: Male
| | Re: getting back into draining
<Reply # 6 on 1/3/2010 3:19 PM >
| | | | I like the picture with the paw prints. It's hard to get an idea of their size from the picture though, any idea what they were from?
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-insertnamehere-
Location: CO
Gender: Male
"...We're taking photos" ... "PHOTAHOES?!?!?! ?!"
| | Re: getting back into draining
<Reply # 7 on 1/4/2010 3:58 AM >
| | | | it was a raccoon I suspect. at every junction we would shine our lights down the next straightaway and we always had two eyes staring back at us. it was slightly creepy. At the end (the outflow) it must have jumped into the water and swam across the collection pond, because we saw no sign of it
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robk700
Location: Los Angeles / D.C.
Gender: Male
| | Re: getting back into draining
<Reply # 8 on 1/4/2010 10:24 AM >
| | | | Get some water protection for your feet. If that's snow I see your feet must have been miserable. It was 17 degrees tonight and I was just fine in some cheap plastic shrimp boots. I would have been in pure agony without them.
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-insertnamehere-
Location: CO
Gender: Male
"...We're taking photos" ... "PHOTAHOES?!?!?! ?!"
| | Re: getting back into draining
<Reply # 9 on 1/5/2010 1:08 AM >
| | | | I have some boots that have a rubber bottom that work well for draining, as long as the water isn't more than about 6 inches deep. If it's any deeper, I usually just throw some trash bags around my feet to wade through the deeper parts. it works well, until one of them decides to spring a leak.
I go winter camping all the time, so I'm used to really cold and wet feet 
driving home is always a challenge with frozen feet though...
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