Grids
Why don't the council call them what everybody calls them, which is 'Grids' as in "Grids blocked again, with water everywhere, call council to get it unblocked"
Gullies ....
Who calls them Gullies in Wigan, when they are grids, not gullies ....
www.wigan.gov.uk/News/Gully-vandalism-triggers-warning.aspx
Started: 31st Aug 2017 at 09:24
Council got it right for a change
When we were kids the m/c used to clean the storm drain out was called a GULLY SUCKER the grid sits on the top of the storm drain or gully
Replied: 31st Aug 2017 at 11:42
PeterP
Well yes the Grid sits on top of the Gully.
Replied: 31st Aug 2017 at 11:51
A Grid is definately not a Gully. One comes before the other.
If a Gully is blocked, the council would be wrong to say "t'grid's blocked again". Likewise, if a Grid is blocked, it would be unnecessary to send a Gully-Sucker!
This is a Grid
and
This is a Golly !
Replied: 31st Aug 2017 at 12:26
Exactly!
If a grid is blocked a stick or a hand can unblock it, if a Gully is blocked yoo need one of those big suckers to unblock it
Replied: 31st Aug 2017 at 13:50
a gully is a 'U' shaped trap, the Yoooo shape stops the smell coming from the sewer pipe, the grid is the iron cover which stops people falling in,
the cleaner cleans the gully of all deposits what fall in, the grid dos't need cleaning,
edyooocation is a wonderful thing
Replied: 31st Aug 2017 at 16:50
Last edited by tomplum: 31st Aug 2017 at 16:51:23
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