So dogs can pee on them, dingus.
Comment on Why bag the hydrant?
Longpork3@lemmy.nz 2 months ago
Related question. Why are north American hydrants all of the “stick up out of the ground as a permanent fixture” type, rather than the more discreet and less likely to be damaged “pipe fitting concealed beneath a removable plate” type?
rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 2 months ago
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Probably because it’s still liable to be damaged (especially by freeze/thaw cycles,), the plate is liable to be lost, it’s harder to find- especially under a foot of snow-
And my personal favorite: tradition.