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Scratch One Fire Hydrant
Jan. 7th, 2015 04:33 pmLisa called me last night to tell me about an incident with a big rig the night before at Fernley House. Many big trucks park near our house so they can go eat at one of the restaurants nearby. Sometimes they stay overnight. This doesn't bother me. Running into the fixtures does.
Lisa heard a big racket somewhat like when the "Big BNSF" through trains are doing switching on the tracks across the street from our house in Fernley. She saw a big rig across the street, and from the signs, she thought he'd rubbed up against one of the electric poles. The truck spent the night and was gone the next day, whereupon Lisa discovered what the truck had actually done.
( Working Hard to Destroy a Fire Hydrant )
Lisa went to the fire department yesterday and reported the knocked-over hydrant; they say that they will come out and fix it.
Note that, unlike in the movies, knocking over the hydrant head did not produce a spectacular geyser. Fire hydrants don't actually work like that. The real valve is deep underground to protect it, so knocking off the hydrant doesn't open it up. What it does do is make it harder to fight a fire in the area, so I hope we don't have any need of the fire department before they have a chance to replace the busted hydrant.
Lisa kicks herself for not taking down the trucking company name and trailer number so that the North Lyon County Fire Protection District could bill the company for the fixture replacement. Voters in out district voted down a small levy that would have increased funding to the fire department (much to my dismay), so this is yet one more unfunded expense for the district.
Lisa heard a big racket somewhat like when the "Big BNSF" through trains are doing switching on the tracks across the street from our house in Fernley. She saw a big rig across the street, and from the signs, she thought he'd rubbed up against one of the electric poles. The truck spent the night and was gone the next day, whereupon Lisa discovered what the truck had actually done.
( Working Hard to Destroy a Fire Hydrant )
Lisa went to the fire department yesterday and reported the knocked-over hydrant; they say that they will come out and fix it.
Note that, unlike in the movies, knocking over the hydrant head did not produce a spectacular geyser. Fire hydrants don't actually work like that. The real valve is deep underground to protect it, so knocking off the hydrant doesn't open it up. What it does do is make it harder to fight a fire in the area, so I hope we don't have any need of the fire department before they have a chance to replace the busted hydrant.
Lisa kicks herself for not taking down the trucking company name and trailer number so that the North Lyon County Fire Protection District could bill the company for the fixture replacement. Voters in out district voted down a small levy that would have increased funding to the fire department (much to my dismay), so this is yet one more unfunded expense for the district.
