Poland in photo riddles - part 2

Sorry, no, no no.
I meant a major improvement. Hint - it wasn`t my initiative, but the housing estate manegement`s decision to introduce it in all their apartment blocks. They even organised a mock referendum among residents.

Dolno, Harvest festivals aren`t in May - there is nothing to harvest yet - as a farmer, you should know about it. hahaha

Two riddles are still pending but here is another one.
Why did I take this photo?

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...you'd been stalking that hot fox on the sidewalk for months now?

more seriously, looks like a vanity plate (still pretty rare here) so maybe it has something to do with the person driving the car or the car itself? but cars are boring so....

Zielone Świątki? Although I can't see much evidence of it apart from a couple of green skirts.


I can't see anything on the ground.

The only other things I can think of in May are Mieszanie Owiec, but nothing I can see suggests it is this, and Nabożeństwo majowe.

Yes, reading ABARTH, a kind of racing Fiat car.


Nope.


It`s without a fixed day, always in May.
You strive for 3 people and you can be excused but I am surprised that native Poles still haven`t offered an answer. It is so obvious.

Ok, a hint - I haven`t shown the main element of this holiday, coz it would be too easy. Here you see only the backstage, sort of.

I am stumped on this one. Is it something of importance only to Podhale highlanders or to all Poles? Majówka and Dzień matki are fixed days too :(


I'm probably wrong but the only other thing I can think of which is a major improvement is soundproofing between floors, but that doesn't explain the the cables that aren't actually cables.

Yes, I can see it and I am so awfully sorry to torture you with it but as I said, it is not a big deal for native Poles so I am still waiting for their response.


TO ALL POLES! :):):) Look again - there are only 3 goralenvolk there - the rest are ordinary people in formal clothes. It means those gorals are accidental guys. Just a pure coincidence.


Yes, cables which aren`t cables. The size limits for photos here makes it impossible to get a better quality view of those cables. So, we must engage our Sherlock Holmes` deduction skills. Now think hard - if they aren`t cables - what else can they be???? We know they are white and long and made of.............. and are used to .............. to the house.:):)

Aaaagh!!!! You are not sorry! You are enjoying the torture!!


They're not about to dance around a maypole then.........


I thought they were significant as at the start of the riddle you asked who they were.


I need to go stick my head in the gas oven.......

No! When I see how people suffer, I melt like wax! I feel terrible now!
I would tell you but it is too easy.


Nope, we already said they are too fat for that.


Yes, they are a little significant, a small curiosity, but only in the context of the whole event which is much more important than those gorale. Please, one more effort. Hint - you can see 3 seperate groups of people - who/what are they in each group?


Hmm, that might give you a hint. Think of the oven, think of the oven. What does it share with those would-be cables???

It isn't!


The highlanders, younger people/kids and people who look like they might well be attending a wedding or similar.


I'm going to turn on the gas now!


Heat? Pipework? Ducting? Those workmen are up high though, so not central or under floor heating.

No, wait!!! We can still talk!!!


And, who mostly attends weddings?


Yes, pipes. Those mysterious cables are pipes. Hurray, pipes!


Try to liberate yourself from conventional thinking - remember, this is Poland, the country of Mrożek! High or low, it doesn`t matter really.

But still, it is not heating.

About to press the ignition switch!!


Family of the bride and groom......


Well there's not that much that flows through pipes in flats.It's not water or gas, and maf ruled out air conditioning. Plus, those pipes were wound like cable so not made of metal? I'm sure it's going to be really simple but I can't get it.

No, don`t touch the red button! And if you do and then you see the light at the end of the tunnel, don`t walk to it!


Yes, exactly. So, just like a wedding, this event is a strictly family one. Those goralenvolk are sb`s family!!


Please, skip conventional thinking in Western terms! This is Poland! Anything can happen here. hahaha


Of course not made of metal - they are white - metal pipes are seldom white.


Slowly, slowly, you`re getting warmer, warmer.

Hey, what a hint! Did you notice it?

Oops, two minutes to midnight!! We must be quick! Iron Maiden is chasing us!

Dear Chemik, you have already mentioned the proper answer to pipe issue. It was by accident, so now think which of them is correct.

Infatuated with the chemist you are.

Midnight was closing in, I wanted to enable johhny to get out of his den and participate in the forum for a while, that is why I was in a rush.

Yes, I am always infatuated with decent intelligent people.

Tick tick boom!


When you first posted the riddle, I thought it looked like a typical wedding party, but dismissed anything along those lines as you said it always happens in May, although the date changes. I was looking for some sort of holiday. So it isn't a wedding, but some sort of family event. I'm still stumped :(


Is it the underfloor heating?

Not a wedding. And it is a family event coz all family members come to celebrate it. And it is nationwide. And in May.

No, it is not underfloor heating coz the worker is installing pipes in the overhead cupboard. Besides, such heating has electric cables, not pipes. Sth else.

First communion?

Uff, at last! hahaha Yes, the First Holy Communion and those Highlanders had been invited, too and came in traditional costumes to make a bigger impression.

Why did it take so long???

I never try to solve the photo riddles but out of old habit I scan all the posts. The last few hints gave me the answer.

I'm not going to get this. I'll rule out air con as maf mentioned that before me, and soundproofing as that doesn't involve heat. That only leaves central heating that I mentioned earlier. Pipes going to a new boiler somewhere?


At last! Very good riddle. I know about this but completely didn't click with the month!

Say, do Poles prefer bricks or Ytong for building?

It depends where they live- if close to a brick factory, then they prefer tradtional bricks.


I am not sure what you mean by a boiler.
OK, I won`t torment you any longer. They are pipes for hot water to the bathroom and kitchen. Before, the whole estate used gas heaters.

In the UK, most boiler systems are run by gas. A gas boiler heats the water used for central heating and also provides hot water for the house. Some central heating systems are run by oil. In Poland I think most systems, especially outside of cities, are run by coal or wood.


At last!

How about big cities with power stations which also provide hot water? Aren`t most flats there connected to the system? How about flats with seperate taps for hot/cold water?

Most power stations are away from big cities. They generate electricity which runs along power lines to substations where the voltage is stepped down. Lower voltage lines carry it from there to poles where a transformer steps the voltage down again before it enters your home.Gas is distributed to homes via pipelines. Water is heated within the home by either gas or electric means, not by connection to a power station.


Cold water is supplied by the water pipes from the water mains. It doesn't mix with the hot water. Someone else can probably explain this better!

Yes, of course. I thought hot water is also supplied from an external source. So it is traditionally heated by home gas heaters. Good to know.

No it's not. Bit of a long-winded explanation but I got there in the end!

Ok, so apart from Polish riddles, we also solved one British mystery along the way.

So, a new one: what are they doing and why?

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