Massive fat mounds removed from London's sewers
14-07-2010, 19:24
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Massive fat mounds removed from London's sewers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-10638280
Thames Water says it has removed enough fat to fill nine double decker buses from London's sewers.
That is really gross..and if you have a delicate stomach don't look.
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14-07-2010, 19:35
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Re: Massive fat mounds removed from London's sewers
Are they going to recycle it back to the chippies and kebab shops?
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14-07-2010, 19:46
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Re: Massive fat mounds removed from London's sewers
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Are they going to recycle it back to the chippies and kebab shops?
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Thanks, I haven't had my tea yet 
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14-07-2010, 19:47
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Re: Massive fat mounds removed from London's sewers
it looks like John Prescott with his shirt off 
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14-07-2010, 20:11
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Re: Massive fat mounds removed from London's sewers
This is why they should crack down on the fast food joints, the ammount of fat hitting the drains is ridiculous.
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14-07-2010, 21:06
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Re: Massive fat mounds removed from London's sewers
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This is why they should crack down on the fast food joints, the ammount of fat hitting the drains is ridiculous.
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A few years ago they actually closed down a chippy here in Lincoln after the guy had been warned a few times about tipping his used fat down the drain. It caused huge problems for other homes and businesses nearby with blockages and blowback.
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14-07-2010, 23:34
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Re: Massive fat mounds removed from London's sewers
We always put any excess fats into a old coffee jar and when it is full we dispose of it in the refuse.
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15-07-2010, 06:42
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Re: Massive fat mounds removed from London's sewers
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We always put any excess fats into a old coffee jar and when it is full we dispose of it in the refuse.
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Our local Booker 'Cash & Carry' now collects used oils. Apparently they can be recycled into biofuel.
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15-07-2010, 10:44
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Re: Massive fat mounds removed from London's sewers
Yummy. I feel like a nice greasy fry up now
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15-07-2010, 10:54
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Re: Massive fat mounds removed from London's sewers
Think about it another way. The fat is doing the same to your arteries and veins.
Just a thought. 
However it is a massive problem. There's somewhere in Huddersfield where they have to jet wash the sewars every month.
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15-07-2010, 10:59
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Re: Massive fat mounds removed from London's sewers
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Think about it another way. The fat is doing the same to your arteries and veins.
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True, with the exception of veins which don't have plaque, which is why we have HDL cholesterol to jet wash them for us
Thanks to my father's cardiac issues I regularly nosh this, this and this 
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15-07-2010, 15:09
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Re: Massive fat mounds removed from London's sewers
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Our local Booker 'Cash & Carry' now collects used oils. Apparently they can be recycled into biofuel.
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I don't think it would be worth the hassle to be honest. It takes us about a month to fill a coffee jar. We don't use a lot of fats in our cooking.
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True, with the exception of veins which don't have plaque, which is why we have HDL cholesterol to jet wash them for us
Thanks to my father's cardiac issues I regularly nosh this, this and this |
Being a diabetic my LDL count is naturally high. I eat lots of soluble fibre; porridge is excellent for this. As a vegetarian, I eat very little saturated fats, which is mainly the fats you find in meats. At my last check my LDL count was two point two and a total cholesterol count of three point nine.
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15-07-2010, 16:01
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Re: Massive fat mounds removed from London's sewers
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Thames Water says it has removed enough fat to fill nine double decker buses from London's sewers.
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That's the last time I'm travelling on a London bus. You never know what they've been used for.
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