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[alfredofroylan]

Most people dispose cooking oil by pouring the thing on the kitchen sink, eventually it ended up in the sewers wich couses a lot of problems specially if the city is really old. I give you, the "Fatbarg"

It's a huge piece of fat, garbage and waste, it's the size of a Boeing 747

Thames Water, the company that keeps sewers flowing freely under London, has released a set of disgusting pictures of a "fatberg" that took a week to remove from a 262-foot stretch of Shepherd's Bush Road in West London. The water authority claims it was the size of a Boeing 747, if it was buried underground.

"A team of sewer experts from the company fought the ‘berg all last week (Tuesday, Aug. 26 to Friday, Aug. 29). The immense, solid blockage needed to be broken up and removed from the sewer to prevent sewer flooding to nearby homes and business," the company said in a press release.

Fatbergs are composed largely of cooking oil that has been poured down drains while hot and runny. Once in the cold water of the sewer system, however, the fat congeals. The solid mess then combines with "wet wipes." The wipes are frequently labeled as "disposable" but are turning out not to be.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/insane-photos-shows-sewer-workers-161632806.html

 

[unholyrevenger72]

Uhh, you're suppose to Recycle the oil by using it on the barbecue, either to aid starting it and or oiling your grill. And if you don't cook you throw it out in the trash...

 

[jwk94]

I thought people knew you aren't supposed to dispose of cooking oil down the drain?

 

[strafer]

would you take a dip in that?

 

[nateeasy]

People put wet wipes down the drain?

 

[ComputerMKII]

There's already a thread about that: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=645143

 

[Sage00]

Uhh, you're suppose to Recycle the oil by using it on the barbecue, either to aid starting it and or oiling your grill. And if you don't cook you throw it out in the trash...

Barbecues, a common sight in the tiny flats of rainy London.

 

[Philia]

I thought people knew you aren't supposed to dispose of cooking oil down the drain?

Once we had a fast food place nearby that literally did this. I believe the city had fined the restaurant for doing this.

Sometimes I wonder too, how the heck does people do not know about this.

 

[Winterfang]

I thought people knew you aren't supposed to dispose of cooking oil down the drain?

I didn't knew that, My God.

 

[GreatestHits]

There's already a thread about that: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=645143

I like this thread a lot better..

I have to admit... I did that with grease a couple times. Never again thanks to this wonderful thread. Also, wet wipes, I assume are getting used over a toilet, not the sink.

 

[speculawyer]

The only people that should be using wet wipes are babies . . . . and the wet wipe goes into the diaper pail.


And if you are an adult using wet wipes . . .you are a fucking baby. Get diaper pail, asshole.

 

[Philia]

The only people that should be using wet wipes are babies . . . . and the wet wipe goes into the diaper pail.


And if you are an adult using wet wipes . . .you are a fucking baby. Get diaper pail, asshole.

What if this is near a nursing home? I imagine some people use wet wipes when they're suffering from hemorrhoids. :\

 

[Funky Papa]

Uhh, you're suppose to Recycle the oil by using it on the barbecue, either to aid starting it and or oiling your grill. And if you don't cook you throw it out in the trash...

London.

But more people should dispose cooking oil at the proper places. I'd imagine that London has some programme to take care of that.

 

[elrechazado]

The only people that should be using wet wipes are babies . . . . and the wet wipe goes into the diaper pail.


And if you are an adult using wet wipes . . .you are a fucking baby. Get diaper pail, asshole.

At what point biologically dies human poop transform properties to become magically completely remove able with dry paper?

Is this some weird " they're called baby wipes and I'm a big boy now" reaction?

 

[agrajag]

I have always wondered why this happens. I mean, at room temperature, cooking oil is still liquid, and not an gelatinous blob. *

*I do not dispose of grease in the sink, nor do I approve of it. Just curious.

 

[unholyrevenger72]

There's only one product i can trust for a job that greasy

 

[catmincer]

Dry then wet for the freshest feeling yet.

 

[Funky Papa]

I feel like this is a good thread to make some bidet proselytism.

 

[Resilient]

Uhh, you're suppose to Recycle the oil by using it on the barbecue, either to aid starting it and or oiling your grill. And if you don't cook you throw it out in the trash...

What if I don't own a BBQ. And I don't have a trash can? No frying allowed then?

 

[Angry Grimace]

That's a thing we don't do in America much, its like a commonly known thing not to do.

 

[unholyrevenger72]

London.

But more people should dispose cooking oil at the proper places. I'd imagine that London has some programme to take care of that.

Probably but they aren't going to do it unless they get paid to do it.... or the government does curbside pick up like trash...

 

[Gordon Shumway]

So..gross..

 

[DarkFlow]

The only people that should be using wet wipes are babies . . . . and the wet wipe goes into the diaper pail.


And if you are an adult using wet wipes . . .you are a fucking baby. Get diaper pail, asshole.

I have Crohn's Disease, So sometimes I have to take a lot of shits in a day. When it's really going bad, I'm going once every hour maybe more. You try using TP every hour on your ass and it's going to start to hurt, A lot. So I'll use wet wipes all I want.

 

[Timedog]

Somebody should let loose some adolescent reptiles into that ooze and see what happens.

 

[CornBurrito]

Once we had a fast food place nearby that literally did this. I believe the city had fined the restaurant for doing this.

Sometimes I wonder too, how the heck does people do not know about this.

Because people aren't born with the knowledge of how the sewer system works or the properties of oil that would cause problems to sewer systems? And it isn't taught in school?

 

[Rapstah]

At what point biologically dies human poop transform properties to become magically completely remove able with dry paper?

Is this some weird " they're called baby wipes and I'm a big boy now" reaction?

If your poop is dryer than dry sand, consider not eating as much sand as you have to be eating.

 

[mjc]

I thought everyone knew not to dump oil down sinks?

 

[smokeandmirrors]

The only people that should be using wet wipes are babies . . . . and the wet wipe goes into the diaper pail.


And if you are an adult using wet wipes . . .you are a fucking baby. Get diaper pail, asshole.

one of the worst posts ive seen in a while

i expected better from you.

 

[MetalDeer]

What if I don't own a BBQ. And I don't have a trash can? No frying allowed then?

You... you don't have a trash can?

 

[CornBurrito]

I thought everyone knew not to dump oil down sinks?

Why would you think that exactly?

 

[elrechazado]

If your poop is dryer than dry sand, consider not eating as much sand as you have to be eating.

Yeah I don't think you read that carefully there doctor.

 

[Dabanton]

What if I don't own a BBQ. And I don't have a trash can? No frying allowed then?

I usually keep jars that we've finished with and washed out and use those to collect oil in when I've finished cooking. Once those are full screw the top on and throw it out with the garbage.

 

[GreatestHits]

Somebody should let loose some adolescent reptiles into that ooze and see what happens.

Before wet wipes were cool, I would just douse my TP with some sink water. Still do. *polishes fingernails on chest*

 

[Funky Papa]

*polishes fingernails on chest*

Yeah, you may want to do that.

 

[Cipherr]

I thought people knew you aren't supposed to dispose of cooking oil down the drain?

Same, I suppose we never tested it, and never will, but I always thought it would clog and screw up the pipes in your house leading to you having foundation/yard dug up to fix it if snaking the drains didnt work.

In either case, you throw it away... anywhere but down a drain, jesus.

 

[Skeyser]

Before wet wipes were cool, I would just douse my TP with some sink water. Still do.

I do the same, works great as long as it's not cheap TP.

 

[Raist]

I'd imagine that London has some programme to take care of that.

Haha, good one.

 

[Norns]

I have Crohn's Disease, So sometimes I have to take a lot of shits in a day. When it's really going bad, I'm going once every hour maybe more. You try using TP every hour on your ass and it's going to start to hurt, A lot. So I'll use wet wipes all I want.

Cool. Throw them in the trash instead of flushing them.

 

[elrechazado]

Cool. Throw them in the trash instead of flushing them.

Nobody in this thread has said they should be flushed.

 

[DarkFlow]

Cool. Throw them in the trash instead of flushing them.

No. I don't use baby wipes, I use the Cottonelle Flushable Wipes.

 

[Norns]

No.

Then enjoy the demons this "fatberg" spawns.

 

[Zombine]

I use wet wipes every time. It's the cleanest clean you'll ever get. I also dispose of them in the garbage.

 

[alfredofroylan]

London.

But more people should dispose cooking oil at the proper places. I'd imagine that London has some programme to take care of that.

Well they have this
http://www.properoils.co.uk/services/used-waste-cooking-oil-collection/

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

You can get flushable wet wipes, everybody wins.

 

[slit]

The only people that should be using wet wipes are babies . . . . and the wet wipe goes into the diaper pail.


And if you are an adult using wet wipes . . .you are a fucking baby. Get diaper pail, asshole.

Well at least our assholes aren't covered in dried shit.

 

[catmincer]

No. I don't use baby wipes, I use the Cottonelle Flushable Wipes.

It says they're flushable on the packet. Says they break down in sewerage or a septic tank.

 

[TheBryanJZX90]

You can buy a powder to congeal your cooking oil while it's still in the pot or pan. Turns it solid, you can throw it out in the trash. Popular in Japan.

 

[UFRA]

Most wet wipes say "flushable" these days. They are designed to break down in the sewers.

Relax.

 

[slit]

It says they're flushable on the packet. Says they break down in sewerage or a septic tank.

Well, you have people that complain that it's not really true.

 

[Abstruse Moose]

Looks like your mom's

Spoiler

been disposing of cooking oil improperly.