I think we're gonna need a bigger plunger: 'Fatberg' weighing 15 TONNES found blocking sewers under streets of London

A lump of fat the size of a double decker bus has been discovered clogging a London sewer.

The Fatberg, described as 15 tonnes of festering food mixed with wet wipes and a host of other disgusting ephemera, was found blocking pipes under Kingston in south London.

The revolting mass caused sewage flows through the pipes to be reduced to five per cent of normal capacity and was created by people pouring cooking oils down the drain and flushing sanitary products.

http://www.dailymail.co.u...ewers.html

[Edited 8/6/13 9:10am]

what the hell is that S-H-I-T ???

Genesia said:

created by people pouring cooking oils down the drain

My apartment managers have to periodically remind tenants not to do this.

The general populace should not be pouring cooking fat down the drain, however, you try getting people to do as you want without setting up a dictatorship.

There should be crews of people who check sewers for fat build-up, my guess is that with the economic cuts due to the recession the Kingston area of sewers has not been checked for a while.

Of course, this wouldn't happen in Mayfair, Knightsbridge or any other High Class area of London.

oh YUCK... i always save my bacon fat & toss it in the green bin.

pouring down the drain can be a habit that is hard to break....just remember how much plumbers charge per hr.

"disgusting ephemera"

Must think of a way to force that phrase into my conversations.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

Lammastide said:

"disgusting ephemera"

Must think of a way to force that phrase into my conversations.

Need to look up the meaning of ephemera first.

That's seriously disgusting.

Lammastide said: