It is not a sewage vent, they are much taller, the top rotates easily in the wind and the vane keeps the hole facing into the wind so I presume it is to supply fresh air to something underground, the only thing I could think of was a storm water pipe but otherwise I have no clue. Any ideas?
Nice walk this morning with intermittent sunshine afterwards I watered a few plants showing signs of distress, it has not rained since before Christmas so the ground is really dry. It has looked like rain for days but not a drop has fallen.
I have been thinking how sad and upsetting is this. Having used a very essentual used household item, such as a toilet paper, you watch it vanish down the toilet bowl,never to be seen by you again. it is enough to bring tears to your eyes.
Good morning!
Bright, clear, sunny, and cold. There was a frost earlier but it’s slowly melting
Who’s been a good boy then?
I’ve just about finished the Christmas goodies and started to use my large amount of fruit & veg
Last night I had a sort of stir fry with the usual stuff - peppers, onions, garlic, diced beef
Thought about having a can of beer while I was cooking it, and opening a bottle of wine to drink with it, but just had water all day
So far today I’ve done some tai chi, which I must admit had slipped for a while
And as it’s a nice day I’ll go for a walk.
I notice that a couple of Forum Members go on regular morning walks or jogs (apologies but I can’t remember who they are at the moment) and I should do something like that … but you’ve heard it all before.
One of my neighbours goes for a walk every morning , even in bad weather as long as it’s not icy
She’s 94 and puts me and the rest of our neighbours to shame.
White and frosty start to the day here by the seaside, just come back from my daily walk and swan feeding. Not sure what’s happening today, wife wants to do some shopping and collect some parcels. May go for a drive out to the forest later with my trusty camera, or go somewhere else to take a pic. Beyond that, I’m in the hands of my daily coffee. At least my flu is almost gone with just the dregs of it left.
Hello Everyone, Foxy reporting for duty…
Returned home from Scarborough yesterday after visiting the local Tesco for essentials.
It was colder than a witches bosom, and the wind was cruel, it was like a thousand needles hitting your face so we cranked up the heater and made a run for it. I have no idea how those EV’s can supply the same heat as a 1.5 Litre turbo charged diesel engine…
The sea was so rough and pounding over the promenade but it didn’t deter the surfers or the brave souls who took the New Years Day dip for charity…
It hasn’t gone much above freezing here, but fortunately no snow yet. Haven’t been out for my walk/jog yet as it’s a rest day, but having missed the last couple of days I might go later.
Judging by the manhole next to it Bruce, I would think that Swimfeeders is right, some sort of aerobic digesting tank. (aerobic, with oxygen, anaerobic, without oxygen) A sprinter runs anaerobically because the amount of oxygen he would need travelling at that sort of speed would be impossible for his lungs and heart to supply his muscles continuously. I also run anaerobically, although not nearly as fast, because my heart and lungs can’t supply my muscles to run any longer than just a few minutes, even at jogging pace.
I don’t think so @swimfeeders the area is sewered and is on a flood plain, Sewer covers in this area are over a metre above the ground (if I remember next time I am walking that way I will take a pic).
Almost opposite in the park is a sewer vent 10 metres high (ish)
I found a pic of nearby sewer cover, See how it is raised - they don’t want storm water getting into the sewers, the two have always been kept separate here.
Having said all that you are just as likely to be right as I am.
Thanks for that, you most certainly do things differently in Aussie.
We have a much older infrastructure here in the UK, most of our sewers are the older combined sewers, both foul and rainwater going into the same pipe.
Separate foul and rainwater systems are compulsory now here in the UK, they make much more sense, but are relatively new in construction.
The much older combined system relied on dilution with storm water overflows going straight into a watercourse.
Hence your rivers being much more pristine than ours.
We don’t have the tall vent pipes you do, each house has it’s own combined soil and vent stack, discharging into the air at just above eaves level.
These work due to having a much higher housing density than in Aussie.
We are playing catch up with you, a phenomenally expensive thing to do.
The first part of the London Sewer has just cost 5 ÂŁbillion
I presume they still do it but if Sydney Water suspects someone has connected their stormwater to the sewer they put smoke into the sewers then drive along looking for houses with smoke coming out of their guttering. Big fine!
It is not that long ago no grey or black water in Australia was treated or at best it was only primarily treated it was just pumped out to sea via ever longer outflows but then the good folk of Bondi woke up to find turds on their beach so the government was forced to insist upon Tertiary treatment which all sewage is subject to now. the solids are composted and sold to farmers the liquid sold to big companies like BHP for cooling water. Some newer areas have recycled water for flushing toilets or watering the garden. I think this started in the late 60s and 70s
No treated/recycled water is drunk here, they have tried with referendums, especially in drought prone areas but the YUK factor is far too strong.
BTW apparently the Sydney sewage system predates the Victorian London one
I’m up for a bit of skinny dipping, but it would have to be in the summer.
Having said that, I would find it exhilarating, exciting and Liberating…That’s if it didn’t kill me of course…
Concerning the mysterious vent…
I suppose it could be an underground bunker of some kind Bruce.
I am going to email Sydney Water and ask them what it’s for. Of course it might be nothing to do with them but they were working in the area for ages.
