Seeking answers

greencreeper · 22-06-2005, 22:30

I was sat in the car heading down the inner ring road, when I noticed the men with many cones squirting concrete out of a pipe. It got me wondering how they clean the pipe afterwards. A giant bottle brush maybe?

So...

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Raistlin · 22-06-2005, 22:32

From here:

http://regulation.healthandsafetycen...ReportID=18579

Quote:

20.51 Compressed air cleaning

(1) A concrete delivery pipe system other than an individual section of pipe may be cleaned out using compressed air, but the system must be securely anchored before such cleaning is done.

(2) Any flexible discharge hose must be removed before cleaning out concrete delivery pipes using compressed air.

(3) Only workers essential to the clean out process may be in the vicinity of concrete delivery pipes when they are pressurized with air.

(4) An air system being used to clean out concrete delivery pipes must have a shutoff valve.

(5) A trap basket must be attached to the discharge end of the concrete delivery pipe to receive the clean out ball or go-devil.

(6) A blowout cap must have a bleed valve to relieve air pressure in a delivery pipe being cleaned using compressed air.

(7) Delivery pipes must be depressurized before clamps and fittings are released.

nffc · 22-06-2005, 22:32

Probably chuck some organic solvent down it which attracts the wet concrete more than water does... if such exists...

Is this the A58M or the A64M? (Both exceedingly pathetic motorways)

purenuman · 22-06-2005, 22:33

Water

Lots of........

22-06-2005, 22:34

Why do some bridges have 'Gouranga' written on them?

Raistlin · 22-06-2005, 22:36

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Originally Posted by Diamond

Why do some bridges have 'Gouranga' written on them?

From Here:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gouranga

Quote:

3. gouranga
gouranga means golden limbs and refers to the last avartar of god who descended to earth 500 years ago.
This incarnation chaitanya mahaprabhu was golden in complection and so named golden limbs gauranga. he appeared in india and demonstrated how by chanting hare krishna mantra the soul is noticebly cleansed and perfection will be had through this process.

on the bridges the monks put this up they say it means be happy but the name itself is happiness.

purenuman · 22-06-2005, 22:37

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Originally Posted by Diamond

Why do some bridges have 'Gouranga' written on them?

gouranga
A word that appears on moterway bridges in north west UK. It's only purpose to annoy drivers who are left with a nagging curiosity for the rest of their day until the next day when it ceases to become important ever again.
for god sake why did they have to colour it in. Now it's more noticable and more annoying

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gouranga

kronas · 22-06-2005, 22:37

i knew people are wierd but this thread

Raistlin · 22-06-2005, 22:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diamond

Why do some bridges have 'Gouranga' written on them?

OR

From Here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gouranga

Quote:

A word that appears on motorway bridges in north west UK. Its only purpose to annoy drivers who are left with a nagging curiosity for the rest of their day until the next day when it ceases to become important ever again.

greencreeper · 23-06-2005, 00:08

So you blow down it and force the concrete out the other end. I should have known that anything pipe related involving men would end up pseudo-sexual

Lots of answers, few questions...

kronas · 23-06-2005, 00:16

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Originally Posted by greencreeper

So you blow down it and force the concrete out the other end. I should have known that anything pipe related involving men would end up pseudo-sexual

Lots of answers, few questions...

go on just 'spit it out'

nffc · 23-06-2005, 00:19

Is the speed limit on the A6144(M) 60 or 70?

bmxbandit · 23-06-2005, 00:36

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Originally Posted by nffc

Is the speed limit on the A6144(M) 60 or 70?

70 - the motorway limit overrides the single carriageway one

edit: google tells me it may already have been dropped to an A road, and the limit dropped accordingly. i haven't driven down there in a few years so i dont know for sure

nffc · 23-06-2005, 00:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmxbandit

Quote:

Originally Posted by nffc

Is the speed limit on the A6144(M) 60 or 70?

70 - the motorway limit overrides the single carriageway one

edit: google tells me it may already have been dropped to an A road, and the limit dropped accordingly. i haven't driven down there in a few years so i dont know for sure

It hasn't yet, not according to Pathetic Motorways anyway

Are you from "up there"?

bmxbandit · 23-06-2005, 00:54

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Originally Posted by nffc

Are you from "up there"?

my parents and grandparents live nearby, yeah. i'm pretty much a full-tme resident here in notts now though.