7.11.05 Stolen From Eng. 55

I'd noticed recently that firehouses had been opening their hydrants and letting water pour into buckets and eventually over into the nearest gutter. I was thinking, "What a waste of water." Then I was told it was for passing dogs, and I thought, "What a great use of water." It’s been a warm summer and dogs need drinking fountains too. It's like a doggy powder room...they can sniff for other dogs, take a piss, get some water and wash their paws all at the same one-stop location.