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Firefighter gets blown away by fire hydrant.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...281#post146162
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...830#post152439
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...102#post145308
I bet he won't do THAT again!
I'm not sure how hydrant caps are made, but it looks like he's turning the wrench clockwise, which I would think would tighten the cap. Anyone know if those are left-hand threads or bayonet fitting? The old hydrant cap in my front yard has standard threads.
If he was a professional he would have been wearing some sort of head gear...
He should have checked if the water valve was on. It obviously was as the cap was leaking water. I have done hydrant flow testing what happened there could have killed him. It's a very foolhardy thing to do.
I'm not a slapstick fan, but that is funny.
Geeeeeze that small thing sticking out the top of that fire hydrant is the open/close valve for the water. Why would a FIREMAN not know that? Maybe he just stole a pair of boots and is PRETENDING to be a FIREMAN!