2007-05-30

1038. Another Purpose

Fire hydrant
snow rod...tracking
the grass' height.

7 comments:

Masago said...

1037. The Door
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Kitchen door
height marks...Grandma
moves out.

1038. Another Purpose
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Fire hydrant
snow rod...tracking
the grass' height.

Link with 1037: Measuring height.

[For the winter the City puts up yellow rods that are attached to the tops of fire hydrants. I suppose it is so firemen can quickly locate the hydrants when the hydrants are buried under the snow. In some years there is a delay in taking the rods down for the summer and so they end up serving an unintentional purpose.]

J. Andrew Lockhart said...

interesting. You would never see that here. :)

floots said...

maybe that's why we're all here
just to give the grass a reference point
cheers

Pamela said...

one year kids and artists were allowed to paint all the hydrants in town. It was a fun project to see fulfilled.

there were designs of every possible imagination.

I wonder if the dogs were confused

Pat Paulk said...

Glad you explained as we don't have hydrant locators down here. Excellent!!

polona said...

i'm familiar with snow rods but not in connection with fire hydrants...
interesting

Masago said...

Andrew: :-)

Floots: Yes, that's it I'm sure. ;-)

Pamela: Probably was some confusion, especially with the smell of the paint mixing with their dog business cards.

Pat: Thanks. :-)

Polona: Snow rods? What do you use them for there?