In 1976, a lot of the fire hydrants in my New Jersey town were painted with red-white-and-blue designs in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Your photo brought that back to my mind.
once in town they had a fire-plug decorating contest…strict rules as to colors etc…a lot of red/white/blue…it was fun, the painted ones lasted a long time (not the plug, the paint LOL)
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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 5 June 2016
Travel with Intent 
Cute little guy!
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In 1976, a lot of the fire hydrants in my New Jersey town were painted with red-white-and-blue designs in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Your photo brought that back to my mind.
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I’ve never heard of this idea before – but what a fun idea!
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great photo! fire plugs do lend themselves to clever paint jobs. Congratulations on being featured on Cee’s “-)
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Thank you – just a simple update made it a give many people a smile
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once in town they had a fire-plug decorating contest…strict rules as to colors etc…a lot of red/white/blue…it was fun, the painted ones lasted a long time (not the plug, the paint LOL)
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what a fun idea!
On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 4:35 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Congratulations! I have chosen your post to be featured on Cee’s Odd Ball Photo challenge.
https://ceenphotography.com/2016/06/12/cees-odd-ball-photo-challenge-2016-week-24/
I sure hope you have a marvelous week.
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Many thanks Cee I hope you have a great week too
On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 3:41 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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You are welcome Debbie. 😀
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Thanks Cee – so glad you liked this daft one
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So very fun!!! I adore him. 😀
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Such simple art with a big cheerful result 😀
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Someone was having lots of fun and ended up helping everyone around have fun as well.
janet
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Now, this just has to make you smile. I love it!
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This is just so funny. Love this a lot.
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Looks friendly….!
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I was struggling to find somewhere open for breakfast (or at least a coffee) but this made me smile!
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You couldn’t hit it…
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Ha ha!! So funny 🙂
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