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Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 18, 2023 at 10:37am

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

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 17, 2023 at 7:56pm

Yay! Manhole Cover Day!

May Las Vegas fix its manhole covers by then?

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 17, 2023 at 4:49pm

MANHOLE COVERS CAN BE DANGEROUS....IF YOU ARE DRIVING A FORMULA 1 CAR AT THE US GP AT LAS VEGAS

"F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix: Practice sessions chaotic with track problems

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)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 15, 2023 at 7:24am

ANNOUNCING THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL MANHOLE COVER DAY -- 31 MAY' 2024

 

Bonjour,

This is to announce the launching of the first INTERNATIONAL MANH0LE COVER DAY which will take place on 31 May, 2024. *

On that day, I suggest we all post a photo of the MHC nearest to where we live (there is one just outside my front door) saying,  a) where it is, and b) how close it is to my house/appartment/ranch/palace, etc.

These photos are posted in a special section of the MHC Lovers Group page -- if I can work out how to set that up.

Other MHCs that you spot on that day will also be posted there.

I hope u will join in

Regards. 

Val

* THANKS! Heleen

Comment by Heleen de Vaan on November 14, 2023 at 6:31pm

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.

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on November 14, 2023 at 1:33pm

Prague/Praha, Czech Republic/Czechia

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 12, 2023 at 7:53pm

So sad, Val,...there is no official "International Manhole covers Day", is there?

I discovered news about this:

"Manhole Summit in Tokorozawa, japan,  on Nov. 19"

but that was last year , an exhibit of painted manhole covers.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 12, 2023 at 10:33am

Well, as not one of you replied to my suggestion for an International Manhole Covers' Day, I'll think of something else.

And so,  a Manhole Cover from Ceret in France

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 11, 2023 at 3:12pm

LIMERICK, IRELAND -- FROM BRIAN O'C

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on November 9, 2023 at 5:19pm

Prague/Praha, Czech Republic/Czechia

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