Black "dust" on the Underground

OCdude · 12 Dec 2008 at 10:39

Stev said:
I work on the cctv, so I spend most my time replacing camera's the stuff ruins, its mainly brake dust, dead skin, that sort of thing, its not the nicest thing in the world to be covered in (ive seen people come out black head to toe after opening a panel on the platforms).

Bakerloo is the worst for it (I swear theres a bloody coal factory at each end!)

3 lines which I've narrowed down as being the worst, are:

#1 Victoria
#2 Bakerloo
#3 Central

ThriceNightly · 12 Dec 2008 at 10:41

Megahurtz400 said:
Its definately the horses.

hehehe

gonda · 12 Dec 2008 at 10:44

OCdude said:
3 lines which I've narrowed down as being the worst, are:

#1 Victoria
#2 Bakerloo
#3 Central

Central line is grim

Even in the depths of mid-winter its somehow hotter than a reaaalllly hot oven on the central line tubes

Freefaller · 12 Dec 2008 at 10:56

I never get black snot in London :confused:

Then again I don't seem to have any snot

ThriceNightly · 12 Dec 2008 at 11:04

daz said:
Why have you posted a picture of my friend Anthony?

PS He also made the "Disintegrator" - a rubber band gatling gun

wow that gun is amazing

your friend is an interesting (if not eccentric) character

wannabedamned · 12 Dec 2008 at 11:06

Have you seen 'the day the earth stood still' yet? The new one.

It explains all

Cosimo · 12 Dec 2008 at 11:07

Freefaller said:
I never get black snot in London Then again I don't seem to have any snot

You’d have black snot if you went into our loft

Le_Petit_Lapin · 12 Dec 2008 at 11:21

Freefaller said:
I never get black snot in London Then again I don't seem to have any snot

Fantastic, you get the joys of it lodging in your lungs instead.

Freefaller · 12 Dec 2008 at 12:00

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
Fantastic, you get the joys of it lodging in your lungs instead.

I seldom use the tube but I fortunately don't suffer any respiratory issues after having spent time in the tube. I don't think it's that bad - but I'm pretty resilient fortunately.

Snograt · 12 Dec 2008 at 12:06

You know how bolshy us Tube workers are - we've had that damn dust tested countless times and have been assured that it is harmless. There have certainly been no reported instances of respiratory problems caused by it.

MooMoo444 · 12 Dec 2008 at 12:59

Used to get that a lot when working down in Winsford Rock Salt mine

Shower everyday did the job

platinum87 · 12 Dec 2008 at 13:35

ThriceNightly said:
http://homepages.tesco.net/houseofsteel/dustmask.htm

people will think your going to set of some poison gas or something

-Ad- · 12 Dec 2008 at 14:04

Noes noes noes.

It's 80% human skin, then the majority left is brake dust and a few other bits and bobs.

GingerNinja1989 · 12 Dec 2008 at 14:28

Dreadi said:
When i used to visit 'sk8 extreme', newports indoor skate park a lot back in the day, after a good few hours in there you'd get the same thing. Nice film of black dust all over you and black snot, lovely

Oh the good ol' days eh?