PSA: If you must unblock drains at 1:30 am, please don't use a 100 dB

Mark R

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Last Sunday night I was woken up at about 1:30 am by a tremendous noise from the street below.

A clattering, rumbbing noise of a heavy duty engine penetrated the walls and windows. The double glazing on the windows, and the heavy curtains were doing nothing.

Unable to see the problem from my balcony, I get dressed and wander across the street where I see the group of 'engineers' from the local tram operator unblocking drains with a flat-bed mounted pressure washer. The washer itself, looked about 20 years old, and sounded like it was powered by a Harley Davidson engine. It was loud - amazingly so. From across the street, it was at least as loud as a jackhammer.

They faffed around for about half-an-hour before finally moving on.
 

mrSHEiK124

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Originally posted by: Mark R
Last Sunday night I was woken up at about 1:30 am by a tremendous noise from the street below.

A clattering, rumbbing noise of a heavy duty engine penetrated the walls and windows. The double glazing on the windows, and the heavy curtains were doing nothing.

Unable to see the problem from my balcony, I get dressed and wander across the street where I see the group of 'engineers' from the local tram operator unblocking drains with a flat-bed mounted pressure washer. The washer itself, looked about 20 years old, and sounded like it was powered by a Harley Davidson engine. It was loud - amazingly so. From across the street, it was at least as loud as a jackhammer.

They fapped around for about half-an-hour before finally moving on.

:Q
 

wazzledoozle

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Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
Originally posted by: Mark R
Last Sunday night I was woken up at about 1:30 am by a tremendous noise from the street below.

A clattering, rumbbing noise of a heavy duty engine penetrated the walls and windows. The double glazing on the windows, and the heavy curtains were doing nothing.

Unable to see the problem from my balcony, I get dressed and wander across the street where I see the group of 'engineers' from the local tram operator unblocking drains with a flat-bed mounted pressure washer. The washer itself, looked about 20 years old, and sounded like it was powered by a Harley Davidson engine. It was loud - amazingly so. From across the street, it was at least as loud as a jackhammer.

They fapped around for about half-an-hour before finally moving on.

:Q


LMAO!
 

BooGiMaN

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Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
Originally posted by: Mark R
Last Sunday night I was woken up at about 1:30 am by a tremendous noise from the street below.

A clattering, rumbbing noise of a heavy duty engine penetrated the walls and windows. The double glazing on the windows, and the heavy curtains were doing nothing.

Unable to see the problem from my balcony, I get dressed and wander across the street where I see the group of 'engineers' from the local tram operator unblocking drains with a flat-bed mounted pressure washer. The washer itself, looked about 20 years old, and sounded like it was powered by a Harley Davidson engine. It was loud - amazingly so. From across the street, it was at least as loud as a jackhammer.

They fapped around for about half-an-hour before finally moving on.

:Q

fapped? what the hell kind of 'drains' were they unblocking?
 

JohnAn2112

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Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
Originally posted by: Mark R
Last Sunday night I was woken up at about 1:30 am by a tremendous noise from the street below.

A clattering, rumbbing noise of a heavy duty engine penetrated the walls and windows. The double glazing on the windows, and the heavy curtains were doing nothing.

Unable to see the problem from my balcony, I get dressed and wander across the street where I see the group of 'engineers' from the local tram operator unblocking drains with a flat-bed mounted pressure washer. The washer itself, looked about 20 years old, and sounded like it was powered by a Harley Davidson engine. It was loud - amazingly so. From across the street, it was at least as loud as a jackhammer.

They fapped around for about half-an-hour before finally moving on.

:Q

:laugh:
 

altonb1

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Today is Friday..."last Sunday" was a work-week ago. Why are you just now posting about it?
 

Mark R

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Originally posted by: altonb1
Today is Friday..."last Sunday" was a work-week ago. Why are you just now posting about it?


Because during the work week I have to work, and am usually too tired to spend time neffing on ATOT.

Tonight, however, I'm bored.
 

waitman

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Originally posted by: Mark R
Originally posted by: altonb1
Today is Friday..."last Sunday" was a work-week ago. Why are you just now posting about it?


Because during the work week I have to work, and am usually too tired to spend time neffing on ATOT.

Tonight, however, I'm bored.



Yeah, but now its too late to take pics. I call shens!
 

mrSHEiK124

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Originally posted by: KMurphy
What part of world do you live in where water pressure is measured in dB?

Uh, 100 dB pressure washer probably means a pressure washer that's 100 dB loud, don't be a grammar Nazi.
 

Howard

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Originally posted by: KMurphy
That's not grammar, it's dimensional units.
What are dimensional units? Moreover, is it improper to describe a pressure washer by its power output or its flow rate?
 

madeupfacts

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Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: KMurphy
That's not grammar, it's dimensional units.
What are dimensional units? Moreover, is it improper to describe a pressure washer by its power output or its flow rate?


it means u fail at math

100dB is relative to 20 uPal
 

Howard

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Originally posted by: madeupfacts
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: KMurphy
That's not grammar, it's dimensional units.
What are dimensional units? Moreover, is it improper to describe a pressure washer by its power output or its flow rate?


it means u fail at math

100dB is relative to 20 uPal
?
 

madeupfacts

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Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: madeupfacts
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: KMurphy
That's not grammar, it's dimensional units.
What are dimensional units? Moreover, is it improper to describe a pressure washer by its power output or its flow rate?


it means u fail at math

100dB is relative to 20 uPal
?

dB is dimensionless