So there I was, blatting down the M1 this morning, every sense finely honed to pick up those subliminal messages that keep us RoadGods safe and well... Well, OK then, I had a stinking hangover and was clinging onto the GTS hoping nothing too noisy would occur when suddenly I got a *huge* stink of diesel. **** me, that made me sit up and take notice. But the road was dry... Took a few seconds to realise I was passing Junction 8 and Hemel Hempstead. Christ, but there's still a hell of a niff in the air on that neck of the woods. -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a public toilet with the lid closed. WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41 SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner", Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big" Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000
After the derailment at Bradford-on-Tone, Somerset - when 14 (of 18) 100t wagons full of mixed fuel caught fire - you could still smell diesel and paraffin for months. The effects of the pollution will still be there nearly 16 years on.
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Gyp You did read the second paragraph, right? -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a public toilet with the lid closed. WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41 SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner", Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big" Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000
Don't let subsequent paragraphs get in the way of a good Fx: sits back and awaits "WUN down" post moment, OK? If I want to Fx: sits back and awaits "WUN down" post I bloody well will Fx: sits back and awaits "WUN down" post, whether you like it or not!
Once upon a time I was in a town (think it was Vancouver, but the details I remember also fit Adelaide) when an oil refinery to the south spilt a small cylinder of the gas (mercaptan?) that they use too make gas smell distinctive -- everyone thought there was a massive gas leak! -- Ivan Reid, Electronic & Computer Engineering, ___ CMS Collaboration, Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN GSX600F, RG250WD(MIA) "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005 WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon) KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".
Trust me - it can't be as bad as what I was smelling this afternoon: Eau De Domestic Main Soil Pipe With A Hint Of Washing Machine Effluent.
I've messed about with me drains a little this year. I was surprised at how clean the soil pipe was, I expected it to be shit-encrusted but it was clean and even more surprisingly dry (this was the vertical bit that the toilet waste pipe fitted into.) However when the pipe to my septic tank backs up... it's not nice when I've got to get the rods out to clear it.
