Iâm not sure, but based on the shape, it could be some part of the water or sewage or flood control infrastructure that is maybe like an emergency backup overflow release? So, if something somewhere is backed up, it will divert some of the overflow to this seemingly sorta bowl shaped field. So long as whatever it is connected to has a higher elevation it wouldnât require a pump I guess. And so the opening faces down so rainwater wouldnât collect in there, or neâerdowells wouldnât be able to dump other liquids in there. But in general the overflow release would stay open so that it doesnât require operation in the event of a flood.
Update: Pissing is not that bad, the shoulder straps have pretty heavy hook and eye fasteners that stay secure even with just mild tension. I get in and out of them usually by unhooking one fastener and just taking one arm out.
The pair I bought still has a zippered fly, though that only helps if you wear that style of underwear that has a little fabricâd over opening from which to extract oneâs pissing implement.
However this irrelevant to me as peeing standing up is utter barbarity anyway, unlike the wild beasts of this world I sit down to pee
Well, shit, now I wanna know. You might have to email the city dude
Flood mitigation was my thought as well! However thereâs no opening on it. Itâs just capped off there at the bottom. Maybe its unfinished? Or the cap blasts off with pressure? I saw at least 5 of these and yeah they all would probably dump water on what are soccer fields to maybe remove it from the street which is prone to flooding.
I could try emailing the city, they are usually pretty responsive.
Which job on a NASCAR pit crew would you be most comfortable performing in a pinch?
Tire Carrier or Gas Man. I guess Gas sounds simplest but I think I would enjoy both the challenge of taking a tire as quickly as possible over there and also would probably not mess it up too bad.
fairly confident i could do meteorologist at least for a day
i feel like the driver is a part of the pit crew, because they partake in the pitting by pulling into and out of said pit, and their cooperation is essential to a smooth, functional pit crew (see cars (2006)), and so, uh, iâd feel least comfortable being the driver
Definitely the âextra man.â
- Utility. Often referred to as the âextra man,â this role is typically only utilized to clean the windshield, remove the windshield tear-off if necessary, and assist the driver. At NASCARâs discretion, the Utility man can only go over the wall during the raceâs second half.
Not only do you not have to do anything important, you also get to take the first half of the race off. I was worried for a second about falling asleep but then I remembered how ridiculously loud these cars are.
i can see that position equally going to the country bumpkin with a fishing line tied around his big toe or the ownerâs repugnant nephew
I briefly looked into the qualifications for being a member of the pit crew (before asking this question) and I was surprised to find that they mostly recruit athletes. I donât know why I was surprised that a sport recruits athletes, but yeah if you played college ball they might let you hold the big gas tank.
wait i misread the question
surely they have a person whose job is going out and getting the pit crewâs snacks and such
iâd be that person
âassistant to extra manâ
extra extra man
It sounds like a pit crew can be like 20 people but only 5 at a time are allowed over the wall. So there probably is some sort of gopher who might get snacks who stays out of harmâs way most of the time.
Snacks!
Is there a pit crew equivalent to a coxswain? Can I just be the person screaming at everyone to do it faster? So a coxswain without the hard parts, just the yelling.
If itâs not obvious, I just found out recently what a coxswain is
better yet, how many coxswains can be on a pitcrew at once?