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Re:I Fell 15,000 Feet and Lived by techsupporter on Monday October 16, 2017 @10:10AM (#15483281)
At least where I’m from (Texas, where the story teller at least spent time), hydrants are called fire plugs. I’ve no idea why but that’s what I know them as.
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Re:I Fell 15,000 Feet and Lived by showdead on Monday October 16, 2017 @10:26AM (#15483382)
The term comes from the history of firefighting: http://www.firehydrant.org/info/hist-fp.html
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