One Hundred and Sixty Nine

Bugnell, Sewer, Manchester

Fat. It's well talked about in modern health culture today. Don't eat this, don't eat that, It'll block up your arteries. Blocked arteries and high cholesterol can invariably lead to myocardial infarctions, angina and strokes to note a few, but what the fuck has this got anything to do with sewers?

mysel' riding the surf of fat - photo by littlemike

Well, sewers are like arteries and capillaries of the city. Most cities tend to have an area dedicated to fast food joints. Oh you know them?! Those luscious places that sell deep fried chicken and donner kebabs so mouthwatering, it's practically criminal to walk away from at those rock bottom prices. Manchester for one has many areas dedicated to cheap fatty foods. This is where the problem starts.

userscott finds somewhere to sit that isn't covered with poo at the plughole - photo by snappel

The leftover fatty oils used to cook your Friday night shitheap of kebab end up plonked down the drains and eventually end up in the arteries of the city. Just like the body, these too get blocked. Now imagine trying to walk through one of these, 6 deep in a 2ft wide 6ft high horrible ass sewer. To give you a better idea, it's like walking on brittle polystyrene (this is ofcourse, old fat collected and compacted). You'd think poo was the worst thing sewers could hold? Fat can only be described as pure concentrated uncensored hatred for the world.

Shouts to Userscott, Siologen, Snappel, Littlemike and Curlybean.

Ends, paix.