Oak Bluffs firefighters fought a fire at the corner of Spruce Avenue and Chestnut Avenue on New Year's Day, but their efforts were in vain. The first fire company arrived just before 3 pm, but a delay ensued when, firefighters say, they connected their hoses to an authentic-looking fire hydrant that was apparently being used as a lawn ornament. A resident of the building got out safely, and no firefighters were injured, according to Oak Bluffs assistant fire chief Tony Ferreira. But, he said, there was no chance to save the building.
(Screen shot from Martha's Vineyard Times website)
The first firefighters to arrive hooked up to an authentic fire hydrant that was used as a lawn ornament in a dog pen at a nearby home.
I first read this story and was like how stupid could those firefighters be? Then I saw the picture and I totally understood. Thats a real fuckin fire hydrant dude. Not some plastic replica model. So the issue is with these neighbors. What asshole puts a real steel fire hydrant inside their dogs pen? Where the hell did they get this thing? "Hey honey, lets take that fire hydrant we saw down the street from the new development being built. I bet it would look pretty sweet in Fido's pen. We'd be the best dog owners on Martha's Vineyard!"
By all accounts in the story this house was going to burn down anyway. But this doesn't change the fact this shit still went down. There were no red flags raised that this hydrant, although real, was inside the dogs pen? Probably reeked of pure piss.
