Daniel Schildt@autiomaa@mementomori.social
Most comical mistake in the UK:
"The workmen hauled in the chain, along with a large block of wood that was attached to the end of it, and knocked off for a tea-break."
"By the time they all returned, the canal had disappeared. It was then that realisation dawned. Jack and his men had pulled out the plug of the canal. One-and-a-half miles of waterway had gone down the drain."
https://issuu.com/madeinn/docs/made_julyaug_issue17_issuu/s/10719854
#UK #history
Daniel Schildt@autiomaa@mementomori.social
Sattuu sitä virheitä työmiehille muuallakin. Britit vahingossa vetivät tulpan pois kanavasta, jolloin pari kilometriä vettä katosi 1770-luvulla rakennettuun viemäriin. Josta ei ollut mitään tietoa kenelläkään.