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Heat Wave
Brooklyn, NY - Peter - Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 : goo
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It was 36c (96f) last night when I snapped this photo, and a minor heatwave has been sweeping the greater NYC area for the past few days...
We call this a Bushwick Carwash. As many do, this vehicle slowed to a creep and drove through the stream, backed up and did it again and again til the light changed...
The City (and some conscientious local residents) put these flow-regulator caps on the hydrants so that they waste far fewer than the 8,000 gallons/minute that gush from a fully-open hydrant while still keeping the neighborhood cool...
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Peter: 11th Jun 2008 - 05:27 GMT
yes, its that time of year, once again, for bushwick hydrant posts....
jack: 11th Jun 2008 - 16:21 GMT
nice shot, johnnie pumps were all the rage back in the 40's and 50's, the city would attach a hose and hang it on the fence at the schoolyard at boody jr. high on avenue s and west 4th street in brooklyn and all of us kids ran and played and cooled off there. it was fun but one day as the hose popped off a strong stream hit the street and a young girl got hit and was pushed across the street and got bruised up. and yes, we called the fire hydrants, "johnnie pumps". that's where the game called "Johnnie on a pony" came about and moved from the pump to a tree or wall. peter, the mermaid parade in coney is starting this month some time, gotta check the dates.
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