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June 20th, 2008
Is it a water drain from the roof?
June 20th, 2008
That’s what my first thought was too - a drain spout.
June 21st, 2008
A gargola…
June 21st, 2008
Possibly a smokestack or something similar that has fallen over?
June 21st, 2008
I guess everybody is familiar with colonial drain spouts, then.
Here’s what B.Kennedy sent to me:
July 10th, 2008
[...] season, you have be careful with the colonial house drains; both, the ground level drains and the roof drains spouts and Spanish-tile roofs which drain the rainfall right in the middle of the narrow sidewalks. Did I [...]
November 22nd, 2008
[...] town to stroll with the family, with friends or alone, still, one must be careful with the colonial drain spouts or the colonial houses that drain onto the sidewalks, the unevenness of the sidewalks, the [...]