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Cool Japanese manhole covers
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:23 -0700
by Jet_Jaguar
Why the heck doesn't every country have decorative manhole covers?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/gallery ... o-camerota
Thanks to William Gibson (@GreatDismal) for linking to this on Twitter.
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 14:55 -0700
by estee
Hell, I'd steal them and put them in my home.
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 0:58 -0700
by Thomas Froehling
estee wrote:Hell, I'd steal them and put them in my home.
Tough luck; if they are made of cast iron (looks like they are) they weight about 25- 30 kg. Don't injure your back trying to lift one of those...
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 15:32 -0700
by estee
Pffff...I work for the city, I've removed dozens of them in my time.
But the big question is how to get 'em home after I get 'em.