> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Ann Sanfedele > > One of those small bent pipes is for gas... I know because the con ed > guy told me one had been cut my accident.. not sure about the other, > not very knowledgeable about this sort of thing. > > The problem with brick is, I image, it's ease of being eroded - > especially the mortar, I'd think. but it doesn't rust anyway :-) >
Many people over here still get water supplied through Victorian lead pipes. My house is on a shared pipe coming from the mains, and the stop cock is in my kitchen, so I effectively control my neighbour's water supply. I didn't fully realise this until earlier in the year when I was having work done in the house. The builders ripped out the old kitchen and revealed a lead pipe coming up through my kitchen floor, through my wall and into the neighbour's house. Her husband died of Alzheimer's a few years ago, and I wonder if it had anything to do with drinking water from lead pipes. Anyway, when I investigated further I was assured that the pipes are so old that they are furred inside with limescale - London water is notoriously hard - and quite safe. B > I'm not crazy about my photo, but I was intrigued by the subject.. > had to lighten the shadows up too much in elements so you could see the > thing. > > Odd thing, the area didn't smell - for which I was grateful.. > > ann > > On 7/7/2012 18:04, Mark C wrote: > > On 7/5/2012 11:34 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > >> > >> for those of you following the sinkhole saga I took this one > >> yesterday > >> > >> http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all- > that/21 > >> 847075_D88Ngw/1/1947975432_sbsx5wg/Large > >> > >> > >> If you have no idea what I'm talking about, backup a couple of shots > >> in that gallery of mine > >> > >> this, in the middle of a serious labor dispute between the utilities > >> company and the workers. The workers got locked out by the company > >> and the management is manning this work, it appears - but also have > >> hired outsiders. > >> > >> I was sort of fascinated by the decaying infrastructure and a bit > >> concerned, as well, as this is only about 100 yards down the street > >> from my building. > >> > >> ann > >> > > Never thought about brick pipes - but it lasted 100 years so it can't > > be all bad! Interesting image. The smaller bent pipes are what? Water > pipes? > > > > Mark > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
