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Posted 2 years ago
jsw14
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The wife found this at a garage sale not far from us in TN for me. I'v always wanted one for the yard. I forgot to take someone with me to load it. Sheeesh, this thing weigh's a ton, took 3 men to load it in the truck!!!! Beleve me this is the real McCoy! Picked for 75 bucks, 4 years ago.... Thanks for lookin!
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Pretty cool find!
A fire hydrant ( also known as a fire plug, or a johnny pump in NY) in the
front yard, and a parking meter for guests. :)
Classic!!!
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That's great, my dog would love it! LOL
Yeah, at least U would know where he's peeein all the time.....Haaaahaaa....
My best friend has a hydrant similar to yours. A friend of hers had it in his front yard for years and always mowed around it, he thought it was an operable hydrant. He had been getting a discount on his homeowners insurance for having a hydrant right in his front yard. Well, one day while mowing around it he knocked it over and discovered it was just for decoration! Ha!
Haaaahaaa, Good story & good for him on his savings of homeowners insurance... I even get ppl askin if it's real or not!!!!