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Fire hydrant markers! Sorry, too easy!
ReplyDeleteThe reflectors? Look left or right and you'll see a fire hydrant.
ReplyDeleteshouldnt they be Red ?
DeleteThey are blue to mark the fire hydrant. If they were red that would indicate you are going the wrong way on the road your traveling. White marks a white line, yellow marks a yellow line, blue marks fire hydrants, red marks your traveling the wrong way.
DeleteIf ur a idiot who thinks a small red marker in the middle of the road is a do not enter sign u shouldnt be driving.
DeleteActually 629 is 100% correct....
DeleteLife saving devices!
ReplyDeleteWho woulda thought?
Wow i called day other day on his cell phone and did nothing due to fact no superintendant for child support but hes worried about blue reflectors i didnt know there were blind firefighters who cant see a fire hydrant there usually the big red and yellow ones we probably paid with our tax dollars good job
ReplyDeleteYou're an idiot, a lot of times trees, cars, people and other objects block the view of the hydrant. And your first sentence makes no sense.
DeleteFirst time the ice scrapers come along...bye bye.
ReplyDeleteThat's for where painting blue lines in the road by Police Union people aren't allowed.
ReplyDeleteAt night, in the rain or fog, these markers make locating a hydrant one less thing to worry about while getting equipment and manpower in place safely and quickly. Most civilized areas have had these in place for over a decade.
ReplyDeleteBig Brother watching you drive.....grrrrrrrrrr
ReplyDeleteWill they be scooped up with snow removal?
ReplyDeleteThe photo here doesn't show it, but when these are normally installed, the asphalt is scooped out and they sit level to the road surface. Don't know is Salisbury was smart enough to do this.
DeleteCongratulations to Captain Frampton for bringing this to Salisbury.
ReplyDelete7:35 Not if installed correctly, so yeah because the know it all born heres installing them either could not read the instructions or just ignored them.
ReplyDeleteThey look like they could be landmines - or IEDs. You never know with all of the incoming refugees.
ReplyDeleteAs an Driver and operator - we were told to learn the area, know the streets and hydrant locations. Use map books and Officer point them out.
ReplyDeleteI guess we dumb down everything.
Not a fail it's an enhancement. You may your district, but you don't know all of your mutual aid districts.
DeleteHow did all those fires get put out over the last 100 years without those nice blue bots on the road so the FF's could find a hydrant. Oh that's right in days gone by the FF's were volunteers and knew their town/area.
ReplyDelete8:49 Please don't tell us that you guys still use maps/mapbooks. OMG, is this the area that time forgot?
ReplyDeleteAlways have a backup, computers and all do break down.
DeleteSmallsbury finally catching up. Some in crossroad towns in North Carolina are having to be replaced after 20 years.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDeleteFirst time the ice scrapers come along...bye bye.
January 30, 2017 at 6:50 PM
Exactly!! Rick Hoppes is a stupid freaking idiot to waste all this money. When the Hell does it end??
If placed properly they should be level with roadway, not above
DeleteSo tell me this... What happens when it snows and covers the road?? DUH!!
ReplyDeleteThen the snow plows scrape them off the road?? DUH!!
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteIf ur a idiot who thinks a small red marker in the middle of the road is a do not enter sign u shouldnt be driving.
January 30, 2017 at 7:16 PM
If you have piss poor grammar like this you shouldn't drive either.
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteWow i called day other day on his cell phone and did nothing due to fact no superintendant for child support but hes worried about blue reflectors i didnt know there were blind firefighters who cant see a fire hydrant there usually the big red and yellow ones we probably paid with our tax dollars good job
January 30, 2017 at 6:25 PM
Can you please explain this? Who did you call? Who's child support?
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteAt night, in the rain or fog, these markers make locating a hydrant one less thing to worry about while getting equipment and manpower in place safely and quickly. Most civilized areas have had these in place for over a decade.
January 30, 2017 at 7:16 PM
Sense this place is so uncivilized then WTF are you still living here since you are so important?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteYou're an idiot, a lot of times trees, cars, people and other objects block the view of the hydrant. And your first sentence makes no sense.
January 30, 2017 at 7:14 PM
Who are you talking to?
Replied to 6:25
DeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Captain Frampton for bringing this to Salisbury.
January 30, 2017 at 7:37 PM
This wasn't his idea!!
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteHow did all those fires get put out over the last 100 years without those nice blue bots on the road so the FF's could find a hydrant. Oh that's right in days gone by the FF's were volunteers and knew their town/area.
January 30, 2017 at 9:24 PM
Exactly!! You are 100% Correct. You can blame Rick Hoppes, John Tull, Darrin Scott, Chris O'Barsky, Brian Records, Jimmie Gladwell, Jay Jester and the great "Captain" Frampton for running off the volunteers. There are others that can be mentioned, but these are the main players.
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteAs an Driver and operator - we were told to learn the area, know the streets and hydrant locations. Use map books and Officer point them out.
I guess we dumb down everything.
January 30, 2017 at 8:49 PM
You are 100% Correct.
That will be a problem for JR Towing and Auto Repair on the corner of E Church and Priscilla St, by the RR Tracks off Pyle St, across from the old carpet place.
ReplyDeleteHe hides the fire hydrant by stacking old tires around it and then parks there, because they are too lazy to walk around the corner of the building to the door.
He has been doing this for years and the po-po turn a blind eye to it.
Its not who ya know but who ya .... and I wonder who he is .....ing
Don't cry when the place burns down due to delayed access.
January 30, 2017 at 8:49 PM
ReplyDeleteAs an Driver and operator - we were told to learn the area, know the streets and hydrant locations. Use map books and Officer point them out.
I guess we dumb down everything.
YOU may know where all of these are but what about MUTUAL AID coming in from the County and other Fire Departments???? They do not know where all of the fire hydrants are located.
This could very well save lives!
Similar to the white lane marker reflectors in the middle of highways. They are installed recessed so the top is near grade and they won't be scraped off. Salisbury's roads seldom if ever get scraped so that should not be a problem. I'm sure blue is symbolic for water. Not much brain power to figure that out.
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