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Re: WHat are those holes for?

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From: Richard Rosenthal
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1988 12:49
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Re: Man Hole Covers

Triangular (3 sided) covers cannot fall through the hole.

Nashua, New Hampshire has such covers.  They are placed in the
street such that one of the points of the cover points down hill.
Maintenance crews at the surface always know which way the system flows.
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From: richr@ai.etl.army.mil (Richard Rosenthal)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: WHat are those holes for?
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Date: 20 Jul 88 12:49:31 GMT
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