Manhole covers

[yadada]

May be old news to some, but it was news to me.

Evidently scumbags are stealing manhole covers now. I didn't hear the story on the news, but I would assume they are trying to recycle them for cash.

Whoohoo! One more thing to watch for!

[Hammerhead1st]

I typically try to go around em anyway. But thanks for the tip. I would agree that the drive for this particular ambition would be cash for scrap. Sucks that things in this country are going downhill so fast...

[randy]

Yeah, it's good practice to avoid them. If you make it part of your routine to avoid them, when you get caught in the rain, you'll have one less hazard to contend with. When they're wet, they'll knock you on your ass quick! DAMHIK!

They'res nothing slipperier than a wet man-hole. Well, maybe one other thing. Did I actually write that out loud?

[webbcraft2150]

I would not want to mess with the guy that picked it up and threw it in the backof his truck.

A nifty hazard here in Austin is they will dig up the road and then cover it with a 4x8 sheet of steel, or even two of them. Some of them will cover the whole lane. Add to that the 5-6 inch lip of asphalt they put around it and you have a good mix for a crash. I like watching the tuna cans with 3 inches of ground clearance bounce over them, always a good light show at night, but then you hafta dodge the bazooka exhaust as it comes flyin out from under the car.

[The Lorax]

I would think that a missing man hole cover could ruin one's day....REAL quick. have a nice day and ride SAFE

[DavesXS]

Originally posted by webbcraft2150

A nifty hazard here in Austin is they will dig up the road and then cover it with a 4x8 sheet of steel, or even two of them. Some of them will cover the whole lane. Add to that the 5-6 inch lip of asphalt they put around it and you have a good mix for a crash. I like watching the tuna cans with 3 inches of ground clearance bounce over them, always a good light show at night, but then you hafta dodge the bazooka exhaust as it comes flyin out from under the car.

lmao

We had the same big metal plates when I lived in Atlanta. But not 5-6" lip.

I only dodged man holes in the rain. Guess its full time now. thats gotta be one of the worst ways to go down.
Good info

[ccogswel]

I'm with webbcraft2150. Anyone who can pick that up shouldn't be stealing. They should be working in F-ball or a Cooler or a Body Guard. I mean they could put their talents to better use.
Just my 2 cents.

[79XS11F]

They likely need them to buy gas for the LARGE trucks they use to steel they with ... It will likely get worse before it gets better. Avoiding them even when they are still in place is a good habit to get in to ...
Rob

[Hammerhead1st]

Originally posted by randy
Yeah, it's good practice to avoid them. If you make it part of your routine to avoid them, when you get caught in the rain, you'll have one less hazard to contend with. When they're wet, they'll knock you on your ass quick! DAMHIK!

They'res nothing slipperier than a wet man-hole. Well, maybe one other thing. Did I actually write that out loud?

Was hauling manhole covers thru Kentucky one day. Stopped at a weigh station and the woman came out and asked what if I was loaded, how full, etc. Told her I was hauling manhole covers and I was full front to back. She looked at me crooked, asked for my paperwork, and stated her disbelief that I could be that light if I were front to back loaded with manhole covers.

She looked at my paperwork, thew it on the ground, and stomped back into the weigh station and motioned for me to move on. I got out, picked up my paperwork from Proctor and Gamble, and drove on.

Apparently her sense of humor wasnt the same as mine...

[81xsproject]

I heard that this morning and my first thought was scrap. Here on the coast you never know when things might be wet, so I alway try to dodge them.

[xsilerating]

This seems to be a problem with international implications. Some guy here in Ottawa was arrested yesterday for stealing 25 manhole covers in the southeast quadrant of the city. This appears, however, to be a small percentage of the problem as it has been reported that at least double that number have been stolen throughout the rest of the city.

Obviously this can have very serious and, in some cases, deadly consequences. As previously mentioned, it's good to get in the practice of avoiding these hazards on a routine basis (slippery when dry, hazardous when wet, deadly when missing).

[fvincent]

Big thing here

Here in Syracuse, people are stealing manhole covers and storm gratings. I think it was a small ring of low lifes. They caught two guys with a F-150 ford pickup, (1/2 ton) with 5500 pounds on it. "what you boys got in the truck!" Right! Hey Randy, you still flirting with the waitress from the Budget Inn.

Floyd & Janel
'80G

[ccogswel]

You know I was thinking. Shouldn't this throw up a red flag to the scarp yards? I mean how often does a city replace man hole covers? And besides that you'd think it be a city worker driving a goverment vehicle. I just thought this would be something they would notice. Here you have to show a picture ID when you bring in scarp. I just needed to rant a little I guess.

Go figure.

[Hammerhead1st]

Originally posted by ccogswel
You know I was thinking. Shouldn't this throw up a red flag to the scarp yards? I mean how often does a city replace man hole covers? And besides that you'd think it be a city worker driving a goverment vehicle. I just thought this would be something they would notice. Here you have to show a picture ID when you bring in scarp. I just needed to rant a little I guess.

Go figure.

Absolutely. Agree 100% with that sentiment. Its like when they were stealing the copper from the old telegraph wires along rr tracks. Guess they didnt realize two things:

1) Trains create a vortex that sucks ya under them and

2) The RR sometimes uses those old copper lines to carry small currents.

LOL I still laugh thinking about the fools who got nailed by the current. Was in the news back in NY. Bout 8 years ago. They oughta energize the manhole covers too. Just enough to feel it...LOL

The guys stealing copper got caught because the RR put out bulletins to every junkyard in the state. How stupid do you have to be....? Nevermind, I dont want to know.

[ccogswel]

LOL!

Could you just imagine what their mug-shots looked like.
Can any one say Don King hair-due.