On my commute along the A14 I've spotted trenches being dug i the
fields alongside. They run straight about thirty metres, about two
wide and slightly under one deep, assuming the bloke I saw standing in
one wasn't a giant or midget.

They are arranged in a sort of parquet pattern, though some seem to be
T-shaped. 

It's as if someone's trying for a full-scale recreation of the Somme.

I've seen these before, also along this stretch of the A14 and even on
Multimap's aerial views.

My guess is some sort of trial trenching, either for future
construction or archaeology, but does anyone really know?

-- 
-Pip

"Pip Luscher"  wrote in message 
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> On my commute along the A14 I've spotted trenches being dug i the
> fields alongside. They run straight about thirty metres, about two
> wide and slightly under one deep, assuming the bloke I saw standing in
> one wasn't a giant or midget.
>
> They are arranged in a sort of parquet pattern, though some seem to be
> T-shaped.
>
> It's as if someone's trying for a full-scale recreation of the Somme.
>
> I've seen these before, also along this stretch of the A14 and even on
> Multimap's aerial views.
>
> My guess is some sort of trial trenching, either for future
> construction or archaeology, but does anyone really know?
>
> -- 
> -Pip

Possibly land drainage, were there coils of pipe anywhere (usually blue)?

Danny

In message , Pip Luscher 
 writes
>parquet pattern, though some seem to be
>T-shaped.

That sounds like land drains to me.
-- 
Mark Roberts

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:24:15 -0000, "Blott"  wrote:

>
>"Pip Luscher"  wrote in message 
>news:puc2f59kdulqadcid0agsekbt9ou2g1139@4ax.com...
>> On my commute along the A14 I've spotted trenches being dug i the
>> fields alongside. They run straight about thirty metres, about two
>> wide and slightly under one deep, assuming the bloke I saw standing in
>> one wasn't a giant or midget.
>>
>> They are arranged in a sort of parquet pattern, though some seem to be
>> T-shaped.
>>
>> It's as if someone's trying for a full-scale recreation of the Somme.
>>
>> I've seen these before, also along this stretch of the A14 and even on
>> Multimap's aerial views.
>>
>> My guess is some sort of trial trenching, either for future
>> construction or archaeology, but does anyone really know?
>>
>> -- 
>> -Pip
>
>Possibly land drainage, were there coils of pipe anywhere (usually blue)?

I supposed with a posting name like yours, you'd be qualified to
comment on landscape issues.
-- 
d.

On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:33:38 +0000, darsy  wrote:

>On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:24:15 -0000, "Blott"  wrote:

>>> On my commute along the A14 I've spotted trenches being dug i the
>>> fields alongside. 

>>Possibly land drainage, were there coils of pipe anywhere (usually blue)?

>I supposed with a posting name like yours, you'd be qualified to
>comment on landscape issues.

Such humour makes me Wilt.

-- 
Champ
We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed.
ZX10R | Hayabusa  |  GPz750turbo 
neal at champ dot org dot uk

Champ  wrote:

> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:33:38 +0000, darsy  wrote:
> 
> >On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:24:15 -0000, "Blott"  wrote:
> 
> >>> On my commute along the A14 I've spotted trenches being dug i the
> >>> fields alongside. 
> 
> >>Possibly land drainage, were there coils of pipe anywhere (usually blue)?
> 
> >I supposed with a posting name like yours, you'd be qualified to
> >comment on landscape issues.
> 
> Such humour makes me Wilt.

At least that saves us from Indecent Exposure.

On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:20:42 +0000, Champ  wrote:

>On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:33:38 +0000, darsy  wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:24:15 -0000, "Blott"  wrote:
>
>>>> On my commute along the A14 I've spotted trenches being dug i the
>>>> fields alongside. 
>
>>>Possibly land drainage, were there coils of pipe anywhere (usually blue)?
>
>>I supposed with a posting name like yours, you'd be qualified to
>>comment on landscape issues.
>
>Such humour makes me Wilt.

heh. I haven't read a Tom Sharpe book in years.
-- 
d.

"Pip Luscher"  wrote in message 
news:puc2f59kdulqadcid0agsekbt9ou2g1139@4ax.com...
> On my commute along the A14 I've spotted trenches being dug i the
> fields alongside. They run straight about thirty metres, about two
> wide and slightly under one deep, assuming the bloke I saw standing in
> one wasn't a giant or midget.
>
> They are arranged in a sort of parquet pattern, though some seem to be
> T-shaped.
>
> It's as if someone's trying for a full-scale recreation of the Somme.
>
> I've seen these before, also along this stretch of the A14 and even on
> Multimap's aerial views.
>
> My guess is some sort of trial trenching, either for future
> construction or archaeology, but does anyone really know?

I think you can probably discount site investigation. The geological stuff 
usually consists of a few trial pits and boreholes, which are filled in / 
capped more or less straight away. Most Archaeological stuff starts with a 
desk survey, but I suppose it could lead to lots of holes being dug, but at 
2m they'd pretty much immediately fill with water.

I'm not too up on drainage - I thought most of it could be done using flash 
subsoil ploughs, but there may still be a need for digging holes and putting 
pipes in. Certainly around here you occasionally see bits of terracotta pipe 
on the land after ploughing (probably 500ft ASL), followed very shortly by a 
hell of a lot of water. The terracotta stuff was generally put in by 
dutchmen 50+ years ago...

On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:38:57 +0000, darsy  wrote:

>>>>> On my commute along the A14 I've spotted trenches being dug i the
>>>>> fields alongside. 
>>
>>>>Possibly land drainage, were there coils of pipe anywhere (usually blue)?
>>
>>>I supposed with a posting name like yours, you'd be qualified to
>>>comment on landscape issues.
>>
>>Such humour makes me Wilt.

>heh. I haven't read a Tom Sharpe book in years.

Me neither.

The two south african ones are easily the best, imo.
-- 
Champ
We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed.
ZX10R | Hayabusa  |  GPz750turbo 
neal at champ dot org dot uk

On 4 Nov, 09:47, Champ  wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:38:57 +0000, darsy  wrote:


> >heh. I haven't read a Tom Sharpe book in years.
>
> Me neither.
>
> The two south african ones are easily the best, imo.

Riotous Assembly and Indecent Exposure. Els and the elephant gun had
me crying laughing. That said, I reckon Porterhouse Blue is pretty
good.

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 01:51:42 -0800 (PST), "TOG@Toil"
 wrote:

>On 4 Nov, 09:47, Champ  wrote:
>> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:38:57 +0000, darsy  wrote:
>
>
>> >heh. I haven't read a Tom Sharpe book in years.
>>
>> Me neither.
>>
>> The two south african ones are easily the best, imo.
>
>Riotous Assembly and Indecent Exposure. Els and the elephant gun had
>me crying laughing. That said, I reckon Porterhouse Blue is pretty
>good.

it's a pity all the film/TV adaptations are so fucking shit.
-- 
d.

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 01:51:42 -0800 (PST), "TOG@Toil"
 wrote:

>> >heh. I haven't read a Tom Sharpe book in years.
>>
>> Me neither.
>>
>> The two south african ones are easily the best, imo.
>
>Riotous Assembly and Indecent Exposure. Els and the elephant gun had
>me crying laughing. 

With me it was the electric shock therapy to stop the coppers shagging
black women.  Which turned them all into poofters.

And the injections of novocaine into the penis of the old lady's black
gardener/lover, so that he'd last longer.

And and and...

-- 
Champ
We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed.
ZX10R | Hayabusa  |  GPz750turbo 
neal at champ dot org dot uk

Champ spoke:
> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 01:51:42 -0800 (PST), "TOG@Toil"
>  wrote:
> 
> >> >heh. I haven't read a Tom Sharpe book in years.
> >>
> >> Me neither.
> >>
> >> The two south african ones are easily the best, imo.
> >
> >Riotous Assembly and Indecent Exposure. Els and the elephant gun had
> >me crying laughing. 
> 
> With me it was the electric shock therapy to stop the coppers shagging
> black women.  Which turned them all into poofters.
> 
> And the injections of novocaine into the penis of the old lady's black
> gardener/lover, so that he'd last longer.
> 
> And and and...

I remember reading Wilt in the waiting room of a dental hospital waiting 
for a root canal operation and giggling like a loon at the bit where 
they puled the sex doll out of the concrete.

Got some very odd looks from other patients.

-- 
Rob_P
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Looks like Rab C Nesbit.

On Nov 4, 10:02 am, Champ  wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 01:51:42 -0800 (PST), "TOG@Toil"
>
>  wrote:
> >> >heh. I haven't read a Tom Sharpe book in years.
>
> >> Me neither.
>
> >> The two south african ones are easily the best, imo.
>
> >Riotous Assembly and Indecent Exposure. Els and the elephant gun had
> >me crying laughing.
>
> With me it was the electric shock therapy to stop the coppers shagging
> black women.  Which turned them all into poofters.
>
> And the injections of novocaine into the penis of the old lady's black
> gardener/lover, so that he'd last longer.
>
> And and and...

The dog on LSD was a highpoint...

Champ wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 01:51:42 -0800 (PST), "TOG@Toil"
>  wrote:
>
>>>> heh. I haven't read a Tom Sharpe book in years.
>>>
>>> Me neither.
>>>
>>> The two south african ones are easily the best, imo.
>>
>> Riotous Assembly and Indecent Exposure. Els and the elephant gun had
>> me crying laughing.
>
> With me it was the electric shock therapy to stop the coppers shagging
> black women.  Which turned them all into poofters.
>
> And the injections of novocaine into the penis of the old lady's black
> gardener/lover, so that he'd last longer.
>
> And and and...

I can still remember the pain in my sides!

-- 
'Hog
'06 ST4-S
'96 Bastard12  '89 R100RS  '81 XS650  '78 RD400
'81 R65 Outfit

On 4 Nov, 09:51, "TOG@Toil"  wrote:
> On 4 Nov, 09:47, Champ  wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:38:57 +0000, darsy  wrote:
> > >heh. I haven't read a Tom Sharpe book in years.
>
> > Me neither.
>
> > The two south african ones are easily the best, imo.
>
> Riotous Assembly and Indecent Exposure. Els and the elephant gun had
> me crying laughing. That said, I reckon Porterhouse Blue is pretty
> good.

Porterhouse Blue. The best, I have never found any media that has made
me laugh so much.

--
Speedgazebo

In article , Pip Luscher 
says...
> 
> On my commute along the A14 I've spotted trenches being dug i the
> fields alongside. They run straight about thirty metres, about two
> wide and slightly under one deep, assuming the bloke I saw standing in
> one wasn't a giant or midget.
> 
> They are arranged in a sort of parquet pattern, though some seem to be
> T-shaped. 

Herringbone drainage is the technical term - used to drain boggy land or 
to convey the outfall of septic tanks into the subsoil: the system takes 
a single or few inputs and spreads the water/effluent over a wide area 
where it soaks away or is treated by soil bacteria.

> My guess is some sort of trial trenching, either for future
> construction or archaeology, but does anyone really know?

They'll backfill the trenches witha  base of gravel and then lay land 
drainsd (these days plastic pipe with slits in to allow the water to 
trickle out over the whole length of the pipe) then cover the pipe in 
shingle or pea gravel before reinstating the topsoil.

-- 

Pip, the "Mechanical Nightmare" (tm Bonwick Major)

On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:47:31 +0000, Champ  wrote:

>On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:38:57 +0000, darsy  wrote:
>
>>>>>> On my commute along the A14 I've spotted trenches being dug i the
>>>>>> fields alongside. 
>>>
>>>>>Possibly land drainage, were there coils of pipe anywhere (usually blue)?
>>>
>>>>I supposed with a posting name like yours, you'd be qualified to
>>>>comment on landscape issues.
>>>
>>>Such humour makes me Wilt.
>
>>heh. I haven't read a Tom Sharpe book in years.
>
>Me neither.
>
>The two south african ones are easily the best, imo.

I went through a Tom Sharpe phase, but never managed to get through
Riotous Assembly; I just didn't find it funny.

Wilt and The Throwback, on the other hand...

-- 
-Pip

"darsy"  escribió en el mensaje de noticias 
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> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:24:15 -0000, "Blott"  wrote:

> I supposed with a posting name like yours, you'd be qualified to
> comment on landscape issues.

Heh!

Is Sharpe's latest novel any good?

On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:54:56 +0000, Pip Luscher
 wrote:

>>The two south african ones are easily the best, imo.

>I went through a Tom Sharpe phase, but never managed to get through
>Riotous Assembly; I just didn't find it funny.

I guess the Guzzi obsession should have given me a clue, but there's
definitely Something Wrong With You.

-- 
Champ
We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed.
ZX10R | Hayabusa  |  GPz750turbo 
neal at champ dot org dot uk

On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:02:18 GMT, Champ wrote:

> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 01:51:42 -0800 (PST), "TOG@Toil"
>  wrote:
> 
>>> >heh. I haven't read a Tom Sharpe book in years.
>>>
>>> Me neither.
>>>
>>> The two south african ones are easily the best, imo.
>>
>>Riotous Assembly and Indecent Exposure. Els and the elephant gun had
>>me crying laughing. 

Agreed

> With me it was the electric shock therapy to stop the coppers shagging
> black women.  Which turned them all into poofters.

Yes

> And the injections of novocaine into the penis of the old lady's black
> gardener/lover, so that he'd last longer.

And that.

> And and and...

The cheese grater incident had me laughing so hard it hurt.

On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:00:56 GMT, darsy wrote:

> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 01:51:42 -0800 (PST), "TOG@Toil"
>  wrote:
> 
>>On 4 Nov, 09:47, Champ  wrote:
>>> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:38:57 +0000, darsy  wrote:
>>
>>
>>> >heh. I haven't read a Tom Sharpe book in years.
>>>
>>> Me neither.
>>>
>>> The two south african ones are easily the best, imo.
>>
>>Riotous Assembly and Indecent Exposure. Els and the elephant gun had
>>me crying laughing. That said, I reckon Porterhouse Blue is pretty
>>good.
> 
> it's a pity all the film/TV adaptations are so fucking shit.

I thought David Jason was great as Scullion.  I watched it on a re-run the 
other month and still enjoyed it.  Not a patch on the book but not quite 
fucking shit neither.

In article , Switters 
says...

> > And and and...
> 
> The cheese grater incident had me laughing so hard it hurt.

The tHrowback.  That whole scenario, when he finally exacts revenge, had 
me in pain.  Had to read it again in case I missed something the first 
time through - and it hurt even more.

-- 

Pip, the "Mechanical Nightmare" (tm Bonwick Major)

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Pip Luscher
 saying something like:

>They are arranged in a sort of parquet pattern, though some seem to be
>T-shaped. 

Drainage.
Probably turning marginal land into useful sod, or perhaps preparing for
the mass burial of cunts.

On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:03:23 +0000, Champ  wrote:

>On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:54:56 +0000, Pip Luscher
> wrote:
>
>>>The two south african ones are easily the best, imo.
>
>>I went through a Tom Sharpe phase, but never managed to get through
>>Riotous Assembly; I just didn't find it funny.
>
>I guess the Guzzi obsession should have given me a clue, but there's
>definitely Something Wrong With You.

It's taken this long?

-- 
-Pip