A Wastewater Christmas Miracle

'Twas the night before Christmas, in the sewers below,

Not a creature was stirring in the gentle warm flow.

The manhole lids rested, all snug, water-tight,

In hopes that Saint Nicholas would inspect them tonight.

The people were nestled all snug in their beds,

While visions of sewers (didn't) dance in their heads.

And I in my workboots, with a map of the town,

Was still hard at work placing safety cones down.

When out of the alley there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from my truck to see what was the matter!

Away to the clamor I flew like a flash,

My steel-toes ka'thudding to make such a dash...

The moonlight above on the new-fallen snow,

Revealed such a sight as I heard a loud "Ho!"

When what to my wondering eyes did appear,

But a red-suited man and three elves were all here!

Such a jolly old soul, so lively and quick,

I knew in a moment he must be St. Nick!

More rapid than linemen his helpers raised covers,

And he whistled, and shouted, and called out the numbers:

"Pipe two is a twelve-inch with 10.2' depth!

The chamber is forty by sixty-inch breadth!

There's a crack in the chimney! Add grout to the wall!

Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"

... though I'm sure his intentions weren't safety defiance,

It was clear Santa struggled with OSHA compliance.

So I gave him my cones and a spare TREKK360,

And they vanished in glitter to inspect the whole city.

As I walked to my truck, smiling big, ear to ear,

I realized our industry could use such good cheer.

So to all of the crews who do manhole inspections,

May Santa bring joy to your wastewater collections!

Oh, and I heard in the distance, as their work filled the night...

"Happy Christmas to all, and may your sewers flow right!"

(For those of you who are outside of the manhole inspection industry, manholes have chimneys, and that's the wrong kind of chimney Santa shouldn't be coming down at Christmas. In fact all chimneys, manhole or not, are dangerous confined spaces that should only be explored by trained professionals, doing so remotely with wireless camera technology wherever possible. And, we at TREKK make a remote operated manhole inspection camera called TREKK360 to do just that, to keep people like Santa clearly informed before deciding to brave chimneys of the wrong kind... which brought this play on AI-created imagery to you today... helping to spread awareness and keep our industry safe and merry for the holidays ahead!)