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If you formally adopt a drain in SF you get to name it and there are some good ones at adoptadrain.sfwater.org

6:18 PM · Jan 4, 2023

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Jan 6

More drains for your enjoyment - keeping em flowing between the next storm.

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Jan 6

And a few more. I’ll probably find some more once the rain picks up again and I’m inside a lot. Feel free to let me know if you’ve adopted and named fun new ones!

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Jan 6

More fun drains: Stormy Drainels, Drain Gretzky, Pinky and the Drain, and some shade for "Kyle? Why am I so Dirty?"

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Jan 6

That last one was next to Kyle's "Planes, Drains, and Automobiles", and Grate Expectation, Insane in the Storm Drain / Insane in the Rain, and a tophat were all not too far.

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Jan 6

Some local businesses give themselves a shout out (We see you Excelsior Coffee), but others Go Against the Drain, there's Brain Drain, and Drain the Swamp

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Jan 6

Steve adopted three so he could have Larry, Curley, and Moe!

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Jan 6

Stormy Drainels actually appears in multiple parts of SF, not too far from a Gaping Hole, where A Hard Drain's Gonna Fall, and people Drain't Misbehavin'

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Jan 6

Some classic ways to clean drains? Drain-O. In the Castro you can go somewhere Over the Drainbow where It's Draining Men, and there must be queens because Her Majesty's Drain is also nearby

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Jan 6

Much more rain-themed drains that I'm guessing are all students (yay learning to be good neighbors at a young age!) Thanks Katy of the Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy!

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Jan 6

Drains are also clearly Thirst Traps and the almost classic Draining McDrainface (classic to me would be Drainy not Draining), But you can catch a Midnight Drain to Georgia if You're So Drain.

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Jan 6

I'm sure other neighborhoods are fun but that's all the drains I'm sharing tonight. Feel free to adopt a local drain and let me know what fun name you've come up with before this next batch of storms hits! We keep each other safe and entertained!

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Jan 8

It’s been raining today so back with some more drains- some names and puns are clearly popular as I’ve seen Stormy Drainels, Brain Drain, and Drainy McDrainFace in multiple parts of the city

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Jan 8

The musical themes are popular 🎶I’m only happy when it drains🎵, singin’ in the drain🎶, oops I drained it again🎵🎶, and the popular artist Shania Drain are all out there

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Jan 8

Mean Girls gets a reference with “she doesn’t even drain here!” (I hope she does), Kevin McCarthy’s Political Career Drain seems to be flowing, watch out for snakes in the Chamber of Secrets, and there’s a Drainiac on the loose!

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Jan 9

Used todays break in the storm before the next one to clean out a local drain. Hope you’re taking care of any adopted drains and staying safe!

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Jan 9

Downtown time! For those of you fans of talking heads “Drain As It Ever Was” may remind you this is not my beautiful wife, Drain Goodall is in the house! We want late fees down the drain and also care about political scandals like Watergate

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Jan 9

Welcome to the Drain Show, Nintendo fans can drive down Drainbow Road, Disney fans can check out Drainyland, and Harry Potter fans can feud with Drainco Malfoy

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Jan 9

Some of these names like Rafael and Michelangelo and the Drain King may speak to fans of some teenage mutant ninja turtles whereas Drainy McDraino #2 has me wondering where the first Drainy McDraino is

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Jan 9

And I’m only Happy When it Drains, and Purple Drain go back to our musical theme and Ima Drain sounds like a drag queen with her mind in the gutter. Hope you’re staying safe this storm and remember turn around don’t drown if you see flooded areas!

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Jan 9

Did you see this? twitter.com/MySFPUC/status 700 new drain adopters this weekend! That’s so wonderful! If you adopted a drain let me know what new names you’ve come up with! Thanks for making SF safer and more fun

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Jan 9

Thank you drain adopters! We see you cleaning your storm drains & want to give a BIG shoutout to you all. More than 700 drains have been adopted since Friday, bringing our total to over 5,500 adopted drains throughout SF! Keep up the great work!

adoptadrain.sfwater.org

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Jan 11

It’s still raining so let’s check out some more drains. Music lovers of the Beatles, Toto, Ariana Grande, and Prince will recognize A Hard Drains Night, I Bless the Drains Down in Africa, Drain on Me, and Purple Drain

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Jan 11

Theater lovers will recognize Ichabod Drain and the Rain in Spain Falls Mainly in the Drain as call outs to Sleepy Hallow and My Fair Lady

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Jan 11

How do you think? Right Drain, Left Drain or Galaxy Drain?

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Jan 11

Some local reference to the Haight, Buena Vista and Fillmore in names around the Haight. (I wish Dont.Fill.More was on Fillmore itself)

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Jan 11

On the🏳️‍🌈 side of things we have some Drainbow Warriors with a drain with two moms, it’s not just a phase, and of course warning you about Salvation Army (they’re anti gay so don’t give them your money)

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Jan 11

Game of Thrones fans how do we feel about Drainerys Stormdrain and Viseweris Tardrainyn?

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Jan 11

A bit of a grab bag here

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Jan 11

A few about the speed of draining and a movie pun on Fast Drains at Ridgemont High

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Jan 11

Some name puns with Alex Drain La Occasio Cortez and Barack Hus Drain Obama as well as a A Boy Named Sewer (sue) but Alexander the Drain is just like … aaaah so close to Alexander the Grate but missed it

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