Comments on: How to open an NYC fire hydrant legally

By: Mahyara

Mahyara — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:05:04 +0000

I’m from Brooklyn and man does this story bring back some very fond memories. The cofefe can used to direct the stream of water, cars driving slowly by in both directions to score a free car wash, all of it. Thanks for the memory.

By: badwsky

badwsky — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 02:49:55 +0000

I am the guy who took the photograph above. Go to the link they provided and see more old school 70s Brooklyn pix. I remember going to the firehouse in the 70s and getting the special big wrench and the cap. Nowadays the person signing for a cap has to be worried because of liability issues. God forbid a kid playing under the sprinkler gets hit by a car or slips and falls, they go after everybody. Solution, the usual: First kill all the lawyers. – ac

By: JOE SPINELLI

JOE SPINELLI — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 05:10:28 +0000

LOOKS INVITING THE JOHNNY PUMP DOES’NT IT?

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By: Anthony Catalano

Anthony Catalano — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:44:09 +0000

You would save much water and the paying of a fireman if the applicant was allowed to turn it on and off. We were given wrenches that had to be returned with the sprinkler cap. I think one household on the block always had The Cap. I took the photo above BTW. I was The Cap Guy.
Call the firehouse to turn it OFF? Madness!
Send me back to 1977 please. – Tony

By: Deeznutz

Deeznutz — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:58:56 +0000

That’s called “Shooting the pump” for all you transplants!

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By: Meghan Doherty

Meghan Doherty — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:29:35 +0000

Yes, acm! Always call a fireman. And if you’re lucky he will stick around, drink some beer, and run through the sprinkler with you.

By: acm

acm — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:54:23 +0000

yeah, you need the right tool, too — we had a contractor open one in our neighborhood (to wash away a bunch of sand), and somewhere along the way (closing, I think), the jolt of water pressure broke one of the main branches going into somebody’s house, with a resulting disaster for the whole street (and new paving required for that homeowner as well). so be careful!

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Street Legal | Wheeeeeeee! — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:08:48 +0000

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