Tuesday, July 04, 2006

All the hydrants you can handle

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"It may be surprising to some, but people actually collect fire hydrants. Historically significant and removed-from-service hydrants have typically been melted down as scrap. Hydrant collecting, therefore, has become the primary means by which this part of fire service history can be preserved. As a bonus, it is just plain fun." (emphasis original)