PHOTO OF THE DAY: A monster in Laudat?

Photo depicts water pipe in Laudat by Kaspar Coward

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32 Comments

  1. 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. 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. Gary
    June 26, 2012

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

    • 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. B J Laronde
    June 26, 2012

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

  5. T
    June 26, 2012

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

  6. 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

    • angel
      June 26, 2012

      and we say white people not easy

  7. edoz
    June 26, 2012

    look like a giant Millipedes.

  8. concern
    June 26, 2012

    i really took that for a snake

  9. LUCIA
    June 26, 2012

    THATS WHERE DOMINICAN MEN GET IT FROM

  10. 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. Anonymous
    June 26, 2012

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

    • Tiger
      June 26, 2012

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

  12. 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.

    • 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

      • 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”

      • 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.

      • Dimitri
        June 27, 2012

        That correct Pedro…5 Vertical thumbs up for you!

    • PHILLIS
      June 26, 2012

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

  13. De-Unexpected
    June 26, 2012

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

    • Tiger
      June 26, 2012

      A snack? You must be really hungry.

      • De-Unexpected
        June 26, 2012

        Snake*

  14. brandt
    June 26, 2012

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

  15. :O
    June 26, 2012

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

  16. bigmack
    June 26, 2012

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

  17. Anonymous
    June 26, 2012

    Looks soo much like a snake..

  18. yessa
    June 26, 2012

    boy that looking like an anaconda snake. :lol:

  19. THE TRUTH
    June 26, 2012

    Frightening!

  20. Ezio Auditore
    June 26, 2012

    KRAKEN!@

  21. :D
    June 26, 2012

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

  22. 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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