Salutory warning for those venturing underground

grumpytramp · Post by **grumpytramp** » Tue 22 Jul, 2008 8:35 am

A very experienced caver/mine explorer was killed in Edinburgh at the weekend exploring a mine shaft a mere 30' deep:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edi ... 3.stmThose of us with a mining background are all too familiar with the hazards of blackdamp and oxygen depletion .......... but this conditions can as equally prevail in basements, culverts and tunnels.

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Tue 22 Jul, 2008 12:54 pm

Well if you want to include dangers, don't forget the chance of catching Weils Disease from rat urine !You go a lovely shade of yellow before dying if untreated.

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 22 Jul, 2008 6:36 pm

Steve Jones wrote: Well if you want to include dangers, don't forget the chance of catching Weils Disease from rat urine !You go a lovely shade of yellow before dying if untreated. And recent statistics say you are never more than five feet away from a rat in the city centre. They probably mean the rodent type - but you never know