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Flushed bra causes sewer collapse



The offending article
A bra and a pair of knickers have been blamed for a flood and road collapse in County Durham.
Northumbrian Water said the underwear was flushed down a toilet and caused a blockage in a sewage pipe in Middleton-St-George, near Darlington.

Heavy rain, together with a build up of grease and fat, caused the pipe to burst and the road above to collapse.

The road will remain closed for days and Northumbrian Water estimates repairs will cost more than £15,000.

The company has now urged residents to think carefully about what they flush away.

'Offending items'

A spokeswoman said: "If the underwear had not been flushed down the toilet, this would not have happened. It was very irresponsible behaviour.

These pipes are not designed to carry bras and knickers

Northumbrian Water spokeswoman

"When we dug down to inspect the damage, we found a bra and knickers had snagged itself across the nine-inch diameter of the pipe.

"There was also a heavy build-up of grease and fat, which contributed to the situation. We were forced to repair a 2m section of sewer and a 10m section of road was affected.

"These pipes are not designed to carry bras and knickers."

The spokeswoman said it was impossible to trace the owners of the underwear.

She added: "Unfortunately no-one wants to even touch the offending items. They will remain bagged for a time and then disposed of properly."




Lingerie terrorrism is a dangerous potential threat.:D

you have to wonder what the heck might have happened to possess someone to flush their unmentionables.

you have to wonder what the heck might have happened to possess someone to flush their unmentionables.

The squirts at work? I have seen more than one waistband in a bathroom trashcan. *nod*

But I would have thought that someone would have enough sense not to flush them. :p

The squirts at work? I have seen more than one waistband in a bathroom trashcan. *nod*

But I would have thought that someone would have enough sense not to flush them. :p

Sooo perhaps it is not the true cost of sexy undies, but the true cost of infadelity? This bloke had em in his pocket and was in the loo, and his wife was out side the door!

What would you have done?

Sooo perhaps it is not the true cost of sexy undies, but the true cost of infadelity? This bloke had em in his pocket and was in the loo, and his wife was out side the door!

What would you have done?

Put them on and relied on the wife's initial confusion to escape. *nod*

ate them?

feigned puking in the waste bucket and then rushing it outside to "clean up my mess"

not cheated in the first place?


Ahhh all exceptable answers, but I'm afraid the answer I was looking for was The adventures of Tom Sawyer, the adventures of Tom Sawyer!

Sooo perhaps it is not the true cost of sexy undies, but the true cost of infadelity? This bloke had em in his pocket and was in the loo, and his wife was out side the door!

What would you have done?

ate them?

feigned puking in the waste bucket and then rushing it outside to "clean up my mess"

not cheated in the first place?

[QUOTE=Smunkeeville;12799822]ate them?

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The Queen mother once choked on a fishbone. I am now picturing Charles trying to scoff down Camillas bra without choking on the wire with Diane knocking loudly on the toilet door asking him what he was doing

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Lingerie terrorrism is a dangerous potential threat.:D

look out she wearing A bra and knickers :p

They failed to mention, you do not put grease there either...

Lingerie and bacon fat... What they hell was going on there!?!

They failed to mention, you do not put grease there either...

Lingerie and bacon fat... What they hell was going on there!?!

if you have to ask, then you are a prude ;)

They failed to mention, you do not put grease there either...

Lingerie and bacon fat... What they hell was going on there!?!

Well... people ARE idiots. It's one of those facts of life. ;)

It's Darlington. Whoever did it probably got the toilet and the laundry hamper confused.

if you have to ask, then you are a prude ;)

Could I phatom a guess that a "Slip n Slide" was involved?

They failed to mention, you do not put grease there either...

Lingerie and bacon fat... What they hell was going on there!?!

thats pretty kinky...

:eek: how huge was that bra?! :p

Lingerie terrorrism is a dangerous potential threat.:D

Remember, ladies, if you wear lingerie, the terrorists win.

Remember, ladies, if you wear lingerie, the terrorists win.

But lingerie is is sexy and it doesn't cover all, so by wearing it, we make sure the terrorist lose! :p

But lingerie is is sexy and it doesn't cover all, so by wearing it, we make sure the terrorist lose! :p

Nothing is better.;)

who flushes underwear down the toilet?

who flushes underwear down the toilet?

I don't know but ask the Oracle (http://www.askoracle.net/) maybe it can give you the answer you seek.

But lingerie is is sexy and it doesn't cover all, so by wearing it, we make sure the terrorist lose! :p

"Ahh! My eyes!" Oddly enough, there's a guy I know who can't look at a woman in a sexy outfit or two people having fun in a movie without screaming and covering his eyes.

"Ahh! My eyes!" Oddly enough, there's a guy I know who can't look at a woman in a sexy outfit or two people having fun in a movie without screaming and covering his eyes.

Then what better to way to win the war on terror than to parachute in a platoon of scantly cladded Maxim girls into the heart of Taleban territory armed with AK-47s. ;)

Then what better to way to win the war on terror than to parachute in a platoon of scantly cladded Maxim girls into the heart of Taleban territory armed with AK-47s. ;)

You win the thread. But Playboy girls (the non-nudes if any) would be even better.

The squirts at work?

That only accounts for one item..

Sooo perhaps it is not the true cost of sexy undies, but the true cost of infadelity? This bloke had em in his pocket and was in the loo, and his wife was out side the door!

What would you have done?
Say I was a lumberjack?