[DustyMoment]

You may have noticed the fire hydrants along Aderholt's street are black, not red.

In Texas, that legally warns firefighters they may not function - private companies such as Cash Water are not required to maintain enough water pressure to fight fires.

They maintain the hydrants are technically only there to help flush out and clean their systems.

Funny, I thought that a fire hydrant was actually supposed to be used to provide water to fire fighters so they could . . . . . . well, put out fires. Of course, the name "fire hydrant" sounds a lot snazzier than "system flusher outer thingy".

Sarcasm aside, this is bureaucratic BS. The city is apparently siphoning the funds off for maintaining the fire hydrants and using the money elsewhere. Terrorism just makes a good cover story. Were I the homeowner and/or the HOA, the city would be facing a lawsuit over this. If they are going to use terrorism and safety as a cover story, it works both ways. Benjamin Franklin developed the Fire Department system as a safety issue for the public and to try to prevent fires from devastating neighborhoods.

[Houghton M.]

Uh, read the story again. It sounds like (1) it was not in a city but a somewhat rural area and (2) the supplier is a private utility, not the city.