The average age of our 1 million miles of sewer pipes is 50 years old.

[ddeclue]

[yodoobo]

1. Context is everything

Here's a sewer that is being serviced for the first time in 2,000 years.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6916691.ece


I doubt that ours is quite so robust, but some context over the point you want to make would helpful.

[Hekate]

3. Fascinating. The Romans built to last. nt

[undeterred]

2. Rush sewer mouth Limbaugh is 58 years old.

[BrklynLiberal]

5. Time to be dug up and replaced.

[1]

4. not for long. i pity the city people when that shit breaks down (heh! a pun!)

[live love laugh]

6. Sooooo...the shit's about to hit the fan? nt

[LaPera]

7. Republicans hate spending money on public infrastruture, despise union

workers who are neeeed to rebuild, the republicans rather have our infrastructure tax money spent on corporations subsidies, incentive programs, tax credits, weapons makers, military imperialism, anything but needs of the American people and is workers.

[MilesColtrane]

8. I guess we need The Shawshank Reconstruction?

[aikoaiko]

9. Interestingly enough, that is the average age of DUers.

;-)