PHOTO OF THE DAY: A monster in Laudat?

Dominica News Online - Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 at 9:23 AM
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Photo depicts water pipe in Laudat by Kaspar Coward

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32 Comments

  1. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 pipleine July 3, 2012

    people think b4 u guys talk…this aint a monster this so called monster is called douglas wood…used for water passage from the ti tou gorge.

  2. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 2 Thumb down 0 Zicack Girl June 27, 2012

    omg, omg, my heart skipped a bit, I was wonderding where that snake was caught. Guess I will go look for it on my way to the Boiling Lake on my next trip.

  3. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 1 Thumb down 1 Gary June 26, 2012

    Interesting Photo. The Photographer over did it with the sharpening tool(Photoshop).

    • Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 cmon now August 2, 2012

      you do know that there are cameras that ae advanced enough to change modes before taking a pic right? Just cause u don’t kow of them deos not mean that photoshop is the only option. just saying

  4. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 2 Thumb down 0 B J Laronde June 26, 2012

    O M G we have anaconda in Da.that sure look like one

  5. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 2 Thumb down 0 T June 26, 2012

    Looks like a Tete Chien! and like a Bet Ani Pies!

  6. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 5 Thumb down 1 ABROAD CITIZEN June 26, 2012

    papa mete!! all you know how to shake somebody , i see monster , i just like white people i still open it hahah,and you should know my heart jump…omg they will see danger and still go

  7. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 4 Thumb down 0 edoz June 26, 2012

    look like a giant Millipedes.

  8. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 7 Thumb down 0 concern June 26, 2012

    i really took that for a snake

  9. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 9 Thumb down 1 LUCIA June 26, 2012

    THATS WHERE DOMINICAN MEN GET IT FROM

  10. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 21 Thumb down 0 virgo June 26, 2012

    I Love, all photo of the day but really i almost take this one for a big anaconda snake, that scare the hell out of me.

  11. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 4 Thumb down 0 Anonymous June 26, 2012

    you know as a child… my older siblings used to tease me becaus ei was afraid of it … hahah..

    • Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 4 Thumb down 0 Tiger June 26, 2012

      But now that you have become an adult, you love the anaconda?

  12. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 1 Thumb down 0 Fairplay June 26, 2012

    This water pipe is made of wood.This giant wooden pipe is part of the system wich brings water to the hydro-electric power plant at Padu.

    • Like or Dislike: Thumb up 2 Thumb down 0 namich2008 June 26, 2012

      Fairplay

      correction…it is not made of wood…the wood was carefully and professionally wrapped around the metal pipes for a number of reasons such as to let it blend in with the surroundings, to protect the pipes from direct impact such as rolling stones and rocks…

      I walked on these pipes countless number of times in the Laudat area when I worked as an engineering Technician for Marpin Telecoms servicing microwave repeaters on mount Micotin.

      Memorable days

      • Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 kakarat June 26, 2012

        Namich 2008..
        You sound so confident as a Marpin Engineering Technician and I think is a representation of the the people who comment here. Make statements like they are facts but are completely wrong.

        Let me correct your correction!

        This information was given to me by a DOMLEC employee whom I think knows what he was talking about:
        This pipeline is actually made of wood and kept in place by the steel bands around them on the outside and the water on the inside. There is no metal on the inside. This nothing new to the Laudat people as they have become used to this type of pipeline since the 1950′s.
        The only correct part of your statement is:”it was professionally done”

      • Like or Dislike: Thumb up 2 Thumb down 0 Pedro June 26, 2012

        correction Fairplay: The pipleine is indeed made of wood, specially treated but wood nonetheless. There are some areas with metal inserts, for example at the anchors, and the pipe bands that keep the timber together are steel rings, but the pipe through which the water runs is wooden “Woodstave” and lasts for decades.

      • Like or Dislike: Thumb up 1 Thumb down 0 Dimitri June 27, 2012

        That correct Pedro…5 Vertical thumbs up for you!

    • Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 PHILLIS June 26, 2012

      thank you for clearing that up, cause i realy thought that was a very big snake

  13. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 14 Thumb down 0 De-Unexpected June 26, 2012

    Before I opened the photo I would swear say I saw a snack… Nice pic!

    • Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 18 Thumb down 1 Tiger June 26, 2012

      A snack? You must be really hungry.

      • Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 4 Thumb down 0 De-Unexpected June 26, 2012

        Snake*

  14. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 6 Thumb down 0 brandt June 26, 2012

    Lol lol I used to ride that monster on my way to titou gorge!

  15. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 19 Thumb down 0 :O June 26, 2012

    HEAD FOR THE HILLS!!!!
    …wait those are the hills 8-O

  16. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 3 Thumb down 0 bigmack June 26, 2012

    Lovely! remnds me so much of back in the days under the canefield cliff.

  17. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 15 Thumb down 0 Anonymous June 26, 2012

    Looks soo much like a snake..

  18. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 14 Thumb down 0 yessa June 26, 2012

    boy that looking like an anaconda snake. :lol:

  19. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 9 Thumb down 0 THE TRUTH June 26, 2012

    Frightening!

  20. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 6 Thumb down 0 Ezio Auditore June 26, 2012

    KRAKEN!@

  21. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 5 Thumb down 0 :D June 26, 2012

    Sure looks like a monster!!!!!!! Nice picture
    :-o :-D :lol:

  22. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 18 Thumb down 0 Kamchatka June 26, 2012

    At first glance, my heart jumped a bit dere as I thought the picture was that of a massive Anaconda….. :-D

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