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We went by the Southeast sewage treatment plant and picked up six free
sacks of compost. They loaded them into the car for us, gave us their DVD "The Sewers of San Francisco", and a free mouse pad! They have real tours, too; we'll have to schedule one. I've done the Sewers of Paris tour, so it will be interesting to compare. John |
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"John Larkin" wrote in message ... We went by the Southeast sewage treatment plant and picked up six free sacks of compost. They loaded them into the car for us, gave us their DVD "The Sewers of San Francisco", and a free mouse pad! They have real tours, too; we'll have to schedule one. I've done the Sewers of Paris tour, so it will be interesting to compare. John LOL Yes, Public works dollars at work. Cheers |
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We went by the Southeast sewage treatment plant and picked up six free sacks of compost. They loaded them into the car for us, gave us their DVD "The Sewers of San Francisco", and a free mouse pad! They have real tours, too; we'll have to schedule one. I've done the Sewers of Paris tour, so it will be interesting to compare. John Why in the world would you subject yourself to a tour of a SEWER? *Baffled* |
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On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:23:47 -0700, PhattyMo
wrote: John Larkin wrote: We went by the Southeast sewage treatment plant and picked up six free sacks of compost. They loaded them into the car for us, gave us their DVD "The Sewers of San Francisco", and a free mouse pad! They have real tours, too; we'll have to schedule one. I've done the Sewers of Paris tour, so it will be interesting to compare. John Why in the world would you subject yourself to a tour of a SEWER? *Baffled* I've always thought it interesting that, under every city, there's another set of structures we never see: foundations, caissons, transformer vaults, pumping stations, subway tunnels, water and gas distribution, wire and fiberoptics communications, and one or often two separate wastewater systems, all sorts of things. I'm an electrical engineer, but civil engineering really impresses me. OK, some people don't think of stuff like this, and would rather watch reruns of "Gunsmoke" without thinking about the cable distribution system underneath the streets. John |
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On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:09:54 -0700, John Larkin
wrote: We went by the Southeast sewage treatment plant and picked up six free sacks of compost. They loaded them into the car for us, gave us their DVD "The Sewers of San Francisco", and a free mouse pad! They have real tours, too; we'll have to schedule one. I've done the Sewers of Paris tour, so it will be interesting to compare. John Cool! In the '80s, a student of mine got a job working there. She was doing all sorts of interesting instrumentation projects. I visited her at work once, and was very impressed. Sounds like, in the time since then and now, they've built themselves a PR department. DVD? That's a surprise! Be careful how you use that compost. I don't know how it is now, but there used to be a problem with heavy metal contamination of that stuff. Tom |
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On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:04:24 -0700, John Larkin wrote:
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:23:47 -0700, PhattyMo wrote: John Larkin wrote: We went by the Southeast sewage treatment plant and picked up six free sacks of compost. They loaded them into the car for us, gave us their DVD "The Sewers of San Francisco", and a free mouse pad! They have real tours, too; we'll have to schedule one. I've done the Sewers of Paris tour, so it will be interesting to compare. John Why in the world would you subject yourself to a tour of a SEWER? *Baffled* I've always thought it interesting that, under every city, there's another set of structures we never see: foundations, caissons, transformer vaults, pumping stations, subway tunnels, water and gas distribution, wire and fiberoptics communications, and one or often two separate wastewater systems, all sorts of things. I'm an electrical engineer, but civil engineering really impresses me. OK, some people don't think of stuff like this, and would rather watch reruns of "Gunsmoke" without thinking about the cable distribution system underneath the streets. John Check this out: http://www.geocities.com/thslone/sewer.html Just do a google on sewer tours. Al Al |
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... Not to mention all those Morlocks living down there... No, no, it's clearly... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087015/ |
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On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:23:47 -0700, PhattyMo
wrote: John Larkin wrote: We went by the Southeast sewage treatment plant and picked up six free sacks of compost. They loaded them into the car for us, gave us their DVD "The Sewers of San Francisco", and a free mouse pad! They have real tours, too; we'll have to schedule one. I've done the Sewers of Paris tour, so it will be interesting to compare. John Why in the world would you subject yourself to a tour of a SEWER? *Baffled* Why in the world would you pass up such an interesting tour unless you're the type that sits around watching Oprah for all your informational needs. Large industrial/civil processes are quite interesting. |
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On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:23:47 -0700, PhattyMo wrote: John Larkin wrote: We went by the Southeast sewage treatment plant and picked up six free sacks of compost. They loaded them into the car for us, gave us their DVD "The Sewers of San Francisco", and a free mouse pad! They have real tours, too; we'll have to schedule one. I've done the Sewers of Paris tour, so it will be interesting to compare. John Why in the world would you subject yourself to a tour of a SEWER? *Baffled* Why in the world would you pass up such an interesting tour unless you're the type that sits around watching Oprah for all your informational needs. Large industrial/civil processes are quite interesting. Don't get me wrong,I find it interesting too...I'm fascinated by the local water system,it comes to town in giant pipes,and is collected in various tanks,some *in* a big hill behind my house.. Sewers and lift pumps,etc. are interesting too... But not interesting enough to crawl into them....EWW! |
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On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:07:27 +0000, qrk wrote:
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:23:47 -0700, PhattyMo John Larkin wrote: We went by the Southeast sewage treatment plant and picked up six free sacks of compost. They loaded them into the car for us, gave us their DVD "The Sewers of San Francisco", and a free mouse pad! They have real tours, too; we'll have to schedule one. I've done the Sewers of Paris tour, so it will be interesting to compare. Why in the world would you subject yourself to a tour of a SEWER? *Baffled* Why in the world would you pass up such an interesting tour unless you're the type that sits around watching Oprah for all your informational needs. Large industrial/civil processes are quite interesting. When I went skydiving in Baldwin, WI fifteen or twenty years ago, the drop zone had a big huge sewage treatment thing next to it, which they called the "turd swirl". They recommended that if your main chute and backup both malfunction, to aim for it, because it would be softer than the ground. =:-O Interestingly, there was no noticeable odor from it. Cheers! Rich |
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On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:09:54 -0700, John Larkin wrote:
We went by the Southeast sewage treatment plant and picked up six free sacks of compost. Did they call it "Milorganite?" My Dad used to buy that stuff for the garden. Thanks! Rich |
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On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:07:27 GMT, qrk wrote:
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:23:47 -0700, PhattyMo wrote: John Larkin wrote: We went by the Southeast sewage treatment plant and picked up six free sacks of compost. They loaded them into the car for us, gave us their DVD "The Sewers of San Francisco", and a free mouse pad! They have real tours, too; we'll have to schedule one. I've done the Sewers of Paris tour, so it will be interesting to compare. John Why in the world would you subject yourself to a tour of a SEWER? *Baffled* Why in the world would you pass up such an interesting tour unless you're the type that sits around watching Oprah for all your informational needs. Large industrial/civil processes are quite interesting. Yep. When I was scouting out universities while I was still in high school there was a demonstration at the University of Cincinnati of a sewer mechanism to handle low flow neighborhoods.... a cistern filled up with sewage and water until it reached a certain critical level, then flushed itself... no moving parts. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | America: Land of the Free, Because of the Brave |
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On 17/09/2007 John Larkin wrote:
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:23:47 -0700, PhattyMo wrote: John Larkin wrote: We went by the Southeast sewage treatment plant and picked up six free sacks of compost. They loaded them into the car for us, gave us their DVD "The Sewers of San Francisco", and a free mouse pad! They have real tours, too; we'll have to schedule one. I've done the Sewers of Paris tour, so it will be interesting to compare. John Why in the world would you subject yourself to a tour of a SEWER? *Baffled* I've always thought it interesting that, under every city, there's another set of structures we never see: foundations, caissons, transformer vaults, pumping stations, subway tunnels, water and gas distribution, wire and fiberoptics communications, and one or often two separate wastewater systems, all sorts of things. I'm an electrical engineer, but civil engineering really impresses me. OK, some people don't think of stuff like this, and would rather watch reruns of "Gunsmoke" without thinking about the cable distribution system underneath the streets. John Underneath parts of Edinburgh, there are complete streets which have been built over and are now open to tourists. http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet...o_Edinburgh/Ed inburgh%20facts/CEC_hidden_edinburgh -- John B |
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"John B" wrote in message
t... Underneath parts of Edinburgh, there are complete streets which have been built over and are now open to tourists. This is true in some U.S. cities as well, such as Seattle that was re-built at least once (I believe it's actually been rebuilt several times -- fire did it in once too) after severe flooding in the city's early days. The original "street level" is something like 10' below the current "street level." It is really cool to see all these old underground "ghost" towns. |
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On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:42:18 -0700, Tom2000
wrote: On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:09:54 -0700, John Larkin wrote: We went by the Southeast sewage treatment plant and picked up six free sacks of compost. They loaded them into the car for us, gave us their DVD "The Sewers of San Francisco", and a free mouse pad! They have real tours, too; we'll have to schedule one. I've done the Sewers of Paris tour, so it will be interesting to compare. John Cool! In the '80s, a student of mine got a job working there. She was doing all sorts of interesting instrumentation projects. I visited her at work once, and was very impressed. Sounds like, in the time since then and now, they've built themselves a PR department. DVD? That's a surprise! Be careful how you use that compost. I don't know how it is now, but there used to be a problem with heavy metal contamination of that stuff. Tom |
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"Jim Thompson" wrote
in message Yep. When I was scouting out universities while I was still in high school there was a demonstration at the University of Cincinnati of a sewer mechanism to handle low flow neighborhoods.... a cistern filled up with sewage and water until it reached a certain critical level, then flushed itself... no moving parts. How did it retain and release the sewage with no moving parts? -- Reply in group, but if emailing add another zero, and remove the last word. |
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On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:42:18 -0700, Tom2000 wrote: On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:09:54 -0700, John Larkin wrote: We went by the Southeast sewage treatment plant and picked up six free sacks of compost. They loaded them into the car for us, gave us their DVD "The Sewers of San Francisco", and a free mouse pad! They have real tours, too; we'll have to schedule one. I've done the Sewers of Paris tour, so it will be interesting to compare. John Cool! In the '80s, a student of mine got a job working there. She was doing all sorts of interesting instrumentation projects. I visited her at work once, and was very impressed. Sounds like, in the time since then and now, they've built themselves a PR department. DVD? That's a surprise! Be careful how you use that compost. I don't know how it is now, but there used to be a problem with heavy metal contamination of that stuff. Tom As long as you dont eat what you grow, there is no problem..... |
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On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:15:13 -0400, "Tom Del Rosso"
wrote: "Jim Thompson" wrote in message Yep. When I was scouting out universities while I was still in high school there was a demonstration at the University of Cincinnati of a sewer mechanism to handle low flow neighborhoods.... a cistern filled up with sewage and water until it reached a certain critical level, then flushed itself... no moving parts. How did it retain and release the sewage with no moving parts? Just like a toilet does when you exceed a certain water level in the bowl. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | America: Land of the Free, Because of the Brave |
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"Jim Thompson" wrote
in message On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:15:13 -0400, "Tom Del Rosso" wrote: "Jim Thompson" wrote in message Yep. When I was scouting out universities while I was still in high school there was a demonstration at the University of Cincinnati of a sewer mechanism to handle low flow neighborhoods.... a cistern filled up with sewage and water until it reached a certain critical level, then flushed itself... no moving parts. How did it retain and release the sewage with no moving parts? Just like a toilet does when you exceed a certain water level in the bowl. Ok, but a toilet only works if the level increases rapidly. If you let water trickle into it slowly, then it just flows over the bend without creating suction. -- Reply in group, but if emailing add another zero, and remove the last word. |
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Tom Del Rosso wrote:
"Jim Thompson" wrote in message Yep. When I was scouting out universities while I was still in high school there was a demonstration at the University of Cincinnati of a sewer mechanism to handle low flow neighborhoods.... a cistern filled up with sewage and water until it reached a certain critical level, then flushed itself... no moving parts. How did it retain and release the sewage with no moving parts? This is a common technique used in some septic tanks to give the drainage field a break. The tank is broken into two chambers. The first chamber holds the nasty stuff, and overflows into the second chamber. The second chamber has a pipe that comes up from its bottom, and performs an upside down "U" bend that goes back to the bottom (inlet). When the tank fills enough to make the water fall over the top of the "U" bend, it forms a siphon which draws all of the water out of the chamber. In the case of a septic tank, the pipe that forms the "U" bend has to be sized small enough that a toilet flush will cause it to fill completely and start the siphon. This is not a problem, because the second chamber has nothing but water in it. For a municipal sewage system, the bend would have to be sized based on the usual usual flow surges that occur in the sewer lines. -Chuck |
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On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:13:34 -0400, "Tom Del Rosso"
wrote: "Jim Thompson" wrote in message On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:15:13 -0400, "Tom Del Rosso" wrote: "Jim Thompson" wrote in message Yep. When I was scouting out universities while I was still in high school there was a demonstration at the University of Cincinnati of a sewer mechanism to handle low flow neighborhoods.... a cistern filled up with sewage and water until it reached a certain critical level, then flushed itself... no moving parts. How did it retain and release the sewage with no moving parts? Just like a toilet does when you exceed a certain water level in the bowl. Ok, but a toilet only works if the level increases rapidly. If you let water trickle into it slowly, then it just flows over the bend without creating suction. I've been scratching my head all night trying to remember... this was the Fall of 1957 ;-) I do remember a rather significant siphon, and watching the trickle stream entering and then who-o-o-osh! ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | America: Land of the Free, Because of the Brave |
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"Chuck Harris" wrote in message
This is a common technique used in some septic tanks to give the drainage field a break. The tank is broken into two chambers. The first chamber holds the nasty stuff, and overflows into the second chamber. The second chamber has a pipe that comes up from its bottom, and performs an upside down "U" bend that goes back to the bottom (inlet). When the tank fills enough to make the water fall over the top of the "U" bend, it forms a siphon which draws all of the water out of the chamber. In the case of a septic tank, the pipe that forms the "U" bend has to be sized small enough that a toilet flush will cause it to fill completely and start the siphon. So those low-flush toilets that people are forced to use might make their tanks obsolete. This is not a problem, because the second chamber has nothing but water in it. For a municipal sewage system, the bend would have to be sized based on the usual usual flow surges that occur in the sewer lines. -Chuck Tanks. (The pun was accidental but I decided to leave it.) -- Reply in group, but if emailing add another zero, and remove the last word. |
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Jim Thompson wrote: On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:13:34 -0400, "Tom Del Rosso" wrote: Ok, but a toilet only works if the level increases rapidly. If you let water trickle into it slowly, then it just flows over the bend without creating suction. I've been scratching my head all night trying to remember... this was the Fall of 1957 ;-) I do remember a rather significant siphon, and watching the trickle stream entering and then who-o-o-osh! Google is overwhelmed with beer and wine autosiphons, but the type in question is a common septic device - pulsing effluent into a drain field is much better than trickling it in. They work by using an "air bell" of an engineered size which prevents the start of siphoning until enough water has built up for a good run, and then makes for a strong flow - but explaining without refreshing my memory and having a good diagram is not working too well. Here's a site with a pretty good diagram and explanation: http://www.siphons.com/operation.html -- Cats, coffee, chocolate...vices to live by |
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On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:09:33 GMT, Ecnerwal
wrote: In article , Jim Thompson wrote: On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:13:34 -0400, "Tom Del Rosso" wrote: Ok, but a toilet only works if the level increases rapidly. If you let water trickle into it slowly, then it just flows over the bend without creating suction. I've been scratching my head all night trying to remember... this was the Fall of 1957 ;-) I do remember a rather significant siphon, and watching the trickle stream entering and then who-o-o-osh! Google is overwhelmed with beer and wine autosiphons, but the type in question is a common septic device - pulsing effluent into a drain field is much better than trickling it in. They work by using an "air bell" of an engineered size which prevents the start of siphoning until enough water has built up for a good run, and then makes for a strong flow - but explaining without refreshing my memory and having a good diagram is not working too well. Here's a site with a pretty good diagram and explanation: http://www.siphons.com/operation.html Thanks! That's a good link! ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | America: Land of the Free, Because of the Brave |
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On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:03:03 -0400, "Tom Del Rosso"
wrote: "Chuck Harris" wrote in message This is a common technique used in some septic tanks to give the drainage field a break. The tank is broken into two chambers. The first chamber holds the nasty stuff, and overflows into the second chamber. The second chamber has a pipe that comes up from its bottom, and performs an upside down "U" bend that goes back to the bottom (inlet). When the tank fills enough to make the water fall over the top of the "U" bend, it forms a siphon which draws all of the water out of the chamber. In the case of a septic tank, the pipe that forms the "U" bend has to be sized small enough that a toilet flush will cause it to fill completely and start the siphon. So those low-flush toilets that people are forced to use might make their tanks obsolete. This is not a problem, because the second chamber has nothing but water in it. For a municipal sewage system, the bend would have to be sized based on the usual usual flow surges that occur in the sewer lines. -Chuck Tanks. (The pun was accidental but I decided to leave it.) Sno-o-o-ort! I'm like the felon in Massachusetts, I flush twice ;-) I'm about to install "air-flush" units... a bit noisy, but never stop up. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | America: Land of the Free, Because of the Brave |
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On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:35:03 -0700, BobW wrote:
"John Larkin" wrote in message On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:23:47 -0700, PhattyMo John Larkin wrote: We went by the Southeast sewage treatment plant and picked up six free sacks of compost. They loaded them into the car for us, gave us their DVD "The Sewers of San Francisco", and a free mouse pad! They have real tours, too; we'll have to schedule one. I've done the Sewers of Paris tour, so it will be interesting to compare. Why in the world would you subject yourself to a tour of a SEWER? *Baffled* I've always thought it interesting that, under every city, there's another set of structures we never see: foundations, caissons, transformer vaults, pumping stations, subway tunnels, water and gas distribution, wire and fiberoptics communications, and one or often two separate wastewater systems, all sorts of things. I'm an electrical engineer, but civil engineering really impresses me. OK, some people don't think of stuff like this, and would rather watch reruns of "Gunsmoke" without thinking about the cable distribution system underneath the streets. Not to mention all those Morlocks living down there... http://www.imdb.com/gallery/mptv/136...hint=tt0054387 Heck, with all those giant alligators, who needs Morlocks? ;-) http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...lligator+sewer Cheers! Rich |
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On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:23:08 -0700, Joel Kolstad wrote:
"John B" wrote in message t... Underneath parts of Edinburgh, there are complete streets which have been built over and are now open to tourists. This is true in some U.S. cities as well, such as Seattle that was re-built at least once (I believe it's actually been rebuilt several times -- fire did it in once too) after severe flooding in the city's early days. The original "street level" is something like 10' below the current "street level." It is really cool to see all these old underground "ghost" towns. Back at the Univ. of Minn., there was a legend that there were "steam tunnels", and supposedly, you could get to them through the dorm basement, and follow them to the basements of the girls' dorms, and go on panty raids and stuff. I never actually saw one, however. )-; (or a panty raid! D-; ) Thanks! Rich |
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On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:03:03 -0400, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
"Chuck Harris" wrote in message This is a common technique used in some septic tanks to give the drainage field a break. The tank is broken into two chambers. The first chamber holds the nasty stuff, and overflows into the second chamber. The second chamber has a pipe that comes up from its bottom, and performs an upside down "U" bend that goes back to the bottom (inlet). When the tank fills enough to make the water fall over the top of the "U" bend, it forms a siphon which draws all of the water out of the chamber. In the case of a septic tank, the pipe that forms the "U" bend has to be sized small enough that a toilet flush will cause it to fill completely and start the siphon. So those low-flush toilets that people are forced to use might make their tanks obsolete. "Low-flush" toilets are a joke. They never flush properly, so you have to flush them two or three times, so the net result is that they waste _more_ water! I had an apartment in San Pedro, where they had modified the ball valve/flapper valve, such that it would sink when the tank got about half-empty. It didn't flush completely, so I got into the habit of holding down the flush lever until it finished, which of course defeated the purpose of the "water-saving" feature. Cheers! Rich |
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"Rich Grise" wrote in message
... Back at the Univ. of Minn., there was a legend that there were "steam tunnels", and supposedly, you could get to them through the dorm basement, and follow them to the basements of the girls' dorms, and go on panty raids and stuff. The Univ. of Wisconsin has steam tunnels as well, but by the time I was there the rumor was they were pretty well-monitored security-wise with door switches and motion detectors... and that you could get into some pretty serious trouble if you were caught. Apparently people still went anyway, but just kept the durations particular short. (And supposedly a lot of the security was due to there being a fair amount of danger down there if you didn't know what you were doing or were inebriated... I have a former co-worker who'd been a submariner and had various chilling tales about what high-pressure steam could do to you...) UW article: http://www.news.wisc.edu/3486 -- I'm not sure I believe the part that, "there's only one way into the tunnels." I would believe, "there's only one way you're *supposed* to enter the tunnels..." |
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On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:17:16 -0700, "Joel Kolstad"
wrote: "Rich Grise" wrote in message .. . Back at the Univ. of Minn., there was a legend that there were "steam tunnels", and supposedly, you could get to them through the dorm basement, and follow them to the basements of the girls' dorms, and go on panty raids and stuff. The Univ. of Wisconsin has steam tunnels as well, but by the time I was there the rumor was they were pretty well-monitored security-wise with door switches and motion detectors... and that you could get into some pretty serious trouble if you were caught. Apparently people still went anyway, but just kept the durations particular short. (And supposedly a lot of the security was due to there being a fair amount of danger down there if you didn't know what you were doing or were inebriated... I have a former co-worker who'd been a submariner and had various chilling tales about what high-pressure steam could do to you...) UW article: http://www.news.wisc.edu/3486 -- I'm not sure I believe the part that, "there's only one way into the tunnels." I would believe, "there's only one way you're *supposed* to enter the tunnels..." At MIT we used to go from building to building thru the steam tunnels during bad snow storms. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | America: Land of the Free, Because of the Brave |
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