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I
don't want to be ranting on about them all the time and get a
reputation as a manhole crank, but there's a really slippery one outside
the heritage centre. I slipped on it on Friday when out running. I
wasn't running at the time, but just stepped in off the road after
stepping off the kerb to avoid some pedestrians and maybe turned too
quickly on the cover. My foot went from under me on the surface and I
wrenched my shoulder, throwing myself forwards to avoid falling
backwards. It had to be the bad shoulder I damaged eight months ago
after falling when sprinting. Anyway, I think the problem with these
galvanised manhole covers (Eir ones) is that the bumps/tread pattern
they put on them for grip is too rounded and shallow, unlike the square
bumps on the older cast iron covers. They're probably polished from foot
traffic also.
Edit: I think it's an Eir one, but maybe ESB Networks.