Friday, 13 July 2012

New Addington - Not Just A Human Sewer Then...

Parents kept children and pets inside this weekend after a main drain overflowed, leaving human excrement, sanitary products and dirty toilet paper on the streets.
Residents were greeted with the vile sight in Oakbank, Fieldway, during Saturday night after heavy rain caused flooding on the estate, something residents have claimed is a regular occurrence.
Jessica Squires could not be reached for comment....
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6 comments:

  1. James Higham13 July 2012 at 15:07

    Parents kept children and pets inside this weekend after a main drain overflowed, leaving human excrement, sanitary products and dirty toilet paper on the streets.

    Dining al fresco in French towns in summer?

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  2. Anonymous13 July 2012 at 15:19

    We have had several toilets explode sewage all over the rooms at my place of work.

    Turds hanging from the ceiling like stalagtites.

    And yes, somebody was sitting on one at the time.

    Oh how I laughed!

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  3. Tatty13 July 2012 at 17:12

    At least one fella got his out (oo-er missus). If they'd all joined in with hoses, jetwashers and a couple of buckets of bleach...even if they just did in front of their own house and helped the odd elderly/infrim neighbour....then the streets could easily have been cleaned in a day or two.

    What do these people do when the kids forget to flush the toilet a few times ? Call out a plumber ?

    Honestly....no Dunkirk Spirit anymore, is there.

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  4. JuliaM14 July 2012 at 08:23

    "What do these people do when the kids forget to flush the toilet a few times ? Call out a plumber ?"

    I wouldn't be a bit surprised...

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  5. Macheath14 July 2012 at 15:01

    Neither would I - remember the way inhabitants of a notorious Midlands estate reacted to a failure in water supply?

    Trucks sent in with bottles of drinking water were hijacked at their first stop by a group of residents, who, disregarding any attempt at fair distribution, seized the entire contents by force.

    One of the offenders later justified his actions by pointing out his family needed far more than the 26 litres they were officially allocated: "it takes six bottles every time just to flush the toilet".

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  6. JuliaM15 July 2012 at 17:58

    I do indeed remember that - I was eagerly awaiting an encore when the hosepipe ban was announced!

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