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Citizen complaint of the day: We don't need public tic-tac-toe boards

By adamg on Fri, 11/23/2018 - 1:03pm
Upside-down manhole cover

A concerned citizen files a complaint about improper manhole-cover placement on K Street in South Boston:

After cleaning this catch basin they put the cover on upside down. Manhole cover needs to be flipped over. It's a tripping hazard the way it is.

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Comments

By anon on Fri, 11/23/2018 - 1:20pm.

Right side up I do the task
Upside down could cause a flat
Seems to be an easy task
Maybe not with a brain lapse
Glad someone call about this crap

By scooterdude on Fri, 11/23/2018 - 1:26pm.

"What a sensational idea!
Public interactive art!
Of course we need tic-tac-toe installations!

Just make them flat and safe to walk on and over.
Perhaps they could also be placed in heavily trafficked areas so that pedestrians can begin to reclaim the public thoroughfares in the center of the city!

I can see it now, "Boston 2024! First International Street Tic-Tac-Toe Competition"!

By jmeltzer on Fri, 11/23/2018 - 1:49pm.

Everyone knows why manhole cover sides don't match. Or should if you want those big programming bucks.

By Bob Leponge on Fri, 11/23/2018 - 4:52pm.

... the answer is "equilateral triangle"

By jmeltzer on Sat, 11/24/2018 - 7:35am.

you live in Nashua.

By anon on Tue, 11/27/2018 - 3:30pm.

Why's that? A plain flat disc couldn't fall into the hole since the hole has a "ledge" around the edge.

I think the reason for the parts sticking up is to provide structural stiffness.

By anon on Sat, 11/24/2018 - 7:14am.

Not a problem if you're driving 25 mph.

By anon on Sun, 11/25/2018 - 12:12am.

if you're driving on the sidewalk.

By anon on Sat, 11/24/2018 - 10:27am.

Hashtag as in #whoeverdidthisshouldbedisciplined