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    Default The Works Drain - Manchester - Oct 31st 2010

    Halloween fun in the drains! 7 of us went down in total, Myself and couple of mates from home, Ojay, two of his mates (forgot names!) and Woodburner

    7 people + 1 river to cross + 2 pairs of waders = Ultimate drain relay race!!

    Ojay trudged back and forwards across the River Irk with a spare pare of waders so we could all stay dry. But 70% of the group still had major wellie breach in there!!! Not me this time though

    We walked up to the main chamber, then back down to the outflow taking pics along the way

    THE WORKS DRAIN






























    ^^^ Ojay works his text book pose at the outfall!
    Fry me a liver



    And one more from dry land looking down towards the River Irk...



    Thanks for looking


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    Arrow The Works Drain, (Re-visited) Manchester - October 2010.



    Present: Ojay, Woodburner, MJS, Millhouse, Sho, Fox & Duff.




    Halloween, and what to do?

    We started the night by assembling in the Ghetto, soon joined by some wrong uns from Brapford in a plastic pig

    We cracked open the cid0r whilst we waited for Sho & Millhouse to arrive...FFS.

    It was always on the cards to re-visit this place, as for me it's one of the most interesting drains in Manchestaa.

    It's also one of the oldest, "built in the 1890's" with it's dressed stone Outfall & Red & Blue 2-tone brick pipe it's a fine example of Victorian engineering.

    It also appears to have had a good Flush since I was last here back in March. Having said that it was a bit grim in parts, and still a fine array of toilet peripherals hanging around (lovely).

    'Getting in' was Lulz, as only 2 out of the 7 of us had wad0rs, so we used my spare pair to relay the others accross the river. This wasted a good 30 minutes dicking around in the Irk.

    Once in, it was hilarity form start to finish, as we headed further in we got to the point where the wellies breached, unlucky for some, but shouts to Millhouse & Sho who were soaked in fresh by the time we reached the main chamber, and emptied a shit tonne of arse soup out of their wellies


    Fry me a liver....



    In we go - 10ft RBP



    that goes on



    and on, until it gets rocky, hence the 'works'



    Eventually we came to the main junction, I waited back to watch Sho & Millhouse man up through the arse soup! (LOL).

    The drain fairy is still watching over



    Eventually we made it to the staircase



    This section was quite turdtastic last time I was here, and when we reached the top, the water was crystal clear

    On the left, the smaller set of steps upto the overflow chamber



    Once up it was time for the unlucky few to empty the festering water out of their wellies - Sho warming his feet up



    P37 - Main overflow chamber



    Some of us jumped down into 'Inhospitable', here the Moston Brook, as well as all manner of fresh flows through, WB loved it down here!



    After all it was Halloween...



    We seemed to be down here an age, WB loved splashing around in the fresh, he just wouldn't come back up.....Brap



    We eventually climbed up the age old brick shaft for a quick look at the penstock controls above



    Before GTFO, and making our way back out to teh Outfall



    Despite the grimness & soaking it was a blast, shouts to everyone who turned up

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    Default Re: The Works Drain - Manchester - Oct 31st 2010


    Splashing around in the 'fresh'


    Millhouse & Sho, in your arse soup...

    > C L I K <


    LMAO, but seriously fair play for walking through that shit,

    > C L I K <

    Was a top nite, but I suggest y'all get some wad0rs for next time

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    Default Re: The Works Drain - Manchester - Oct 31st 2010

    Decided to re-edit a couple. I'd pushed the exposure far too much on the originals







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