There must be billions of them in the world. We pass them every day. We walk on them. We do not take any notice of them. They are heavy, and usually made of cast iron. They come in many different shapes, sizes and patterns. Look, and you will find them everywhere.
What are they? MANHOLE COVERS, that provide access to local service systems such as water, electricity, gas, and telecommunications.
Post photos of any interesting ones you find here.
Location: Sigean, France
Members: 28
Latest Activity: Dec 10
i noticed 2 on a short walk and wished I had brought my small art supply bag as it contains 2 bare crayons red and black to make "rubbings" of embossed , interesting surfaces. This is near home so…Continue
Started by Stephanie Lentz Morrison. Last reply by Stephanie Lentz Morrison Sep 2, 2023.
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ENVIROMENTAL AWARENESS -- DRAINS AND MANHOLE COVERS CAMPAIGNS IN FRANCE
Closely related – both functionally and spatially to Manhole Covers – are drain covers. Several towns in France (including 9 municipalities in Finistere, and Montpellier, Fitou and Collioure in the South of France) are currently running campaigns to raise civic awareness of the environmental dangers of dumping waste (chemicals, paint, detergents, etc; as well as cigagrette ends, paper, and so on) into drains and manholes. Attached to drains and manhole covers are metal plaques containing various messages. ‘NE RIEN JETER. NE RIEN VIDER. LA MER COMMENCE HIER.’ (‘Don’t throw anything away here. Don’t empty anything here. The sea begins here.’)
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Thanks Katerina. That's very good. If you don't mind, I will steal that idea -- the writing on a cOver, not the smiley -- and use it closer to The Day.
And yes LA seems to have soerted out the problem for the F1 GP.
Bestest, Val
MANHOLE COVERS CAN BE DANGEROUS....IF YOU ARE DRIVING A FORMULA 1 CAR AT THE US GP AT LAS VEGAS
The first day of the much-vaunted Las Vegas Grand Prix descended into chaos as practice was hit by problems with the new street track.
The first session was called off after just nine minutes of running when Carlos Sainz's Ferrari hit a loose manhole cover, badly damaging his car.
Esteban Ocon's Alpine was also damaged - like Sainz's Ferrari, losing a chassis - after he hit the same manhole as Sainz on his return to the pits after the red flag."
(From BBC News)
I just saw a message of Val in my email (not the IUOMA mailbox) about Manhole Cover day, and I think it a good idea!
However, I cannot find the message to reply to - the link in the message in the email leads to this website and not to a message-to-reply-to...
I would suggest 31 May as The MHC-day, because that is the day Val posted his first manhole cover photos in this group. And May is in spring (that is, here in the northern hemisphere), which is the perfect season to go out for manhole cover hunting spotting.
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