Drainpipes
Make you wonder what happens when it rains and whether Russians have really good wellies...
posted by qaminante @ 23:10
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Qaminante
Ramblings of a traveller in Brussels
Saturday, 26 August 2006
Make you wonder what happens when it rains and whether Russians have really good wellies...About Me
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4 Comments:
Dumb question: What are wellies?
Wellington boots, which are made of rubber - perhaps you would call them gumboots?
It's the size I was commenting on, imagining the amount of water they must spew all over the pavement! Maybe it isn't obvious but even the smaller one in this photo is twice the size of any I've seen in Belgium or the UK. I don't know whether the size prevents them from freezing in winter, or is merely necessary to cope with the volume of water produced by melting snow on rooftops. Will have to ask a Nordic person..
These are actually commonplace in Malta/Gozo... and no, the pavements are mostly not slanting the right way. Neither are the roads. When it rains it's best to stay at home!
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