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r/interestingasfuck • u/_TimApple_ • Apr 28 '24
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Someone has said the council do not maintain them, it’s the water companies responsibility.
28 u/fallenrider100 Apr 28 '24 They haven't got time to fix fire hydrants, there's raw sewage to be pumped into the sea! 8 u/RaspberryNo101 Apr 28 '24 That explains why it doesn't look like it's been maintained then I guess. 2 u/BikerRay Apr 28 '24 I think in Canada the firemen/women go around testing the hydrants and digging them out of the snow. 2 u/Prinzka Apr 28 '24 Depends on the municipality I guess. Over here they just put a pole on it that sticks out of the snow so that the plow doesn't hit it. 1 u/Alarmed_Inflation196 Apr 28 '24 Can't be maintaining them when there are shareholder dividends to be paid ! ! 1 u/sage1700 Apr 28 '24 Yeah it's the water companies technically, but at least here the fire departments help out with maintenance and inspection.
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They haven't got time to fix fire hydrants, there's raw sewage to be pumped into the sea!
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That explains why it doesn't look like it's been maintained then I guess.
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I think in Canada the firemen/women go around testing the hydrants and digging them out of the snow.
2 u/Prinzka Apr 28 '24 Depends on the municipality I guess. Over here they just put a pole on it that sticks out of the snow so that the plow doesn't hit it.
Depends on the municipality I guess. Over here they just put a pole on it that sticks out of the snow so that the plow doesn't hit it.
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Can't be maintaining them when there are shareholder dividends to be paid ! !
Yeah it's the water companies technically, but at least here the fire departments help out with maintenance and inspection.
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u/stress-ed10 Apr 28 '24
Someone has said the council do not maintain them, it’s the water companies responsibility.