Before the Obama – McCain debate at the University of Mississippi they welded all the manhole covers in the area. Some storm drains had bars welded on them.
Bevroren on
Is that a device that does something, or is it just a seal so that you know if somebody has opened it up?
Okay, so if you steal them and cross state lines, there’s a speaker that says “beep, beep, beep”?
How far have we sunk when you have to have alarm tags on the street lids?
Rex-0- on
Its a significant improvement over welding manhole covers closed.
I live in Ireland, my friend does water infrastructure maintenance and is still finding welded manhole covers from Biden’s visit last year. Pain in the hole.
countinfaces on
For every inauguration in DC, the power company has to go around and seal all the man hole covers weeks before the event for security reasons
Supergoose5000 on
Every drain in my home town of Chester has the same thing after the Duke of westminsters wedding.
I think there’s supposed to be a code on them too so the PD can keep track
BloodAndSand44 on
It is just a seal.
I live in a city in the UK that traditionally hosts a major political party gathering every year. Anything that can be opened within the security zone is opened, checked and then sealed with a tag. The tag is an easy way to see if it has been tampered with.
They are just like zip ties on supply cabinets, they don’t keep anyone out, just let you know if someone went in.
SignedTheMonolith on
I wonder who makes these devices
mkn1ght on
Tamper seals. They don’t stop movement, they just identify if movement has taken place.
SDS_PAGE on
This is better than welding imo. You don’t impede safety rescue if you need into the hole stat
dnwgl on
Basically every drain cover in Edinburgh had them for the festival as well, even the tiny little ones only like 15cm across.
Tbh half of them were applied so badly I’m not convinced they were of any use.
Occumsmachete on
Well, they didn’t want Edgar Friendly and his poor starving army coming to the event.
CommunityGlittering2 on
It’s just the powers at be trying to keep the sewer dweller down, typical.
MDM0724 on
I kinda want to mess with it, just to make the important people sweat a bit
beardsenford on
They should have a little circuit in them and tech so that they send out a signal to a “base” if broken/cut. The battery might last a few days, only activating the ping when the circuit is cut.
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Before the Obama – McCain debate at the University of Mississippi they welded all the manhole covers in the area. Some storm drains had bars welded on them.
Is that a device that does something, or is it just a seal so that you know if somebody has opened it up?
[https://news.jetpress.com/news-and-media/enhancing-security-safety-with-manhole-cover-and-drainage-seals](https://news.jetpress.com/news-and-media/enhancing-security-safety-with-manhole-cover-and-drainage-seals)
It’s for keeping them in
if you remove it it saids void
and you cant get your warranty
Okay, so if you steal them and cross state lines, there’s a speaker that says “beep, beep, beep”?
How far have we sunk when you have to have alarm tags on the street lids?
Its a significant improvement over welding manhole covers closed.
I live in Ireland, my friend does water infrastructure maintenance and is still finding welded manhole covers from Biden’s visit last year. Pain in the hole.
For every inauguration in DC, the power company has to go around and seal all the man hole covers weeks before the event for security reasons
Every drain in my home town of Chester has the same thing after the Duke of westminsters wedding.
Seen abroad as well. Easier than welding them shut and anyone can apply them. https://www.reddit.com/r/Chester/s/zp3KwDU83m
Can’t trust those ninja turtles
I think there’s supposed to be a code on them too so the PD can keep track
It is just a seal.
I live in a city in the UK that traditionally hosts a major political party gathering every year. Anything that can be opened within the security zone is opened, checked and then sealed with a tag. The tag is an easy way to see if it has been tampered with.
[Mistakes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_hotel_bombing) have been made in the past.
It voids the warranty of you remove it. ^/s
Wait, does Chicago have ultra orthodox Jews?
They are just like zip ties on supply cabinets, they don’t keep anyone out, just let you know if someone went in.
I wonder who makes these devices
Tamper seals. They don’t stop movement, they just identify if movement has taken place.
This is better than welding imo. You don’t impede safety rescue if you need into the hole stat
Basically every drain cover in Edinburgh had them for the festival as well, even the tiny little ones only like 15cm across.
Tbh half of them were applied so badly I’m not convinced they were of any use.
Well, they didn’t want Edgar Friendly and his poor starving army coming to the event.
It’s just the powers at be trying to keep the sewer dweller down, typical.
I kinda want to mess with it, just to make the important people sweat a bit
They should have a little circuit in them and tech so that they send out a signal to a “base” if broken/cut. The battery might last a few days, only activating the ping when the circuit is cut.
You have to keep the C.H.U.D.s out!
In NYC they just weld the covers.
Can we start calling them “people holes” yet