Wil they re-paint the fire hydrants around the stadium?
Until recently, the hydrants around the stadium used to be painted like our football helmets, and three had the numbers of our Heisman winners (2, 21, 98). (The Woodson one was right in front of the main entrance.) Now for whatever reason the hydrants have been painted over. Anyone know why that was, and if they might bring back the old paint job?
(I know, it's not the most pressing concern, but I liked the old look.)
August 19th, 2014 at 7:52 PM ^
August 19th, 2014 at 7:55 PM ^
Are you sure? I can think of one guy (link) who might have some insider info.
August 19th, 2014 at 7:59 PM ^
MDen does not in fact sell fire hydrants. DB better get on that asap
August 19th, 2014 at 8:19 PM ^
I thought for sure you meant this guy: link
August 19th, 2014 at 9:11 PM ^
I can't imagine anyone on this blog has inside info regarding the hydrant paint jobs.
I've learned that you can find answers to the most bizarre of questions on this site, if they are even vaguely Michigan-related (and often even if not).
August 19th, 2014 at 9:42 PM ^
August 19th, 2014 at 10:25 PM ^
August 19th, 2014 at 8:02 PM ^
They are currently painting chrome and stripes over the wings.
August 19th, 2014 at 8:03 PM ^
still painted like the helmet. There were kids posing next to it for a picture.
August 19th, 2014 at 8:12 PM ^
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August 19th, 2014 at 8:24 PM ^
August 19th, 2014 at 8:28 PM ^
Guaranteed.
Make it so.
August 19th, 2014 at 8:24 PM ^
I just took my pup down to Ann Arbor for the first time on Sunday, they are still painted. I got his picture next to one.
August 19th, 2014 at 9:07 PM ^
Hmm - I'll have to check again. I know a few months ago they had been painted over (at least the old Woodson one).
August 19th, 2014 at 9:09 PM ^
yeah - it was infront of Tom Harmon's hydrent
August 19th, 2014 at 9:12 PM ^
August 19th, 2014 at 9:13 PM ^
maize color?
August 19th, 2014 at 8:42 PM ^
August 19th, 2014 at 9:15 PM ^
If the A2 FD is trying to increase their ISO (insurance) rating the hydrants would need to be painted accordingly. Once the FD has been given their rating they could then be repainted to look like the helmets. ISO offical ratings are updated every 15 years at which time they would have to put them back to the IFSTA color coded system again.
It's nothing more than a big dog and pony show that helps home and business owners save money on taxes because of the ISO rating.
August 20th, 2014 at 1:44 PM ^
pretty much ALL of those certifications and standards. They are ALL giant dog and pony shows that do pretty much nothing but make a bunch of consultants a crap load of money. I know I'll probably tick off some consultants who make their money selling the dog and pony show to people, but for the most part, all those standards do is cause people to spend all of their time focusing on some BS standards forms, documents and procedures instead of actually doing their REAL jobs.
I will say the one exception might be large-scale manufacturing, where you have to have some massively small failure rate in order to maintain profitability. I can see needing to implement mega-procedures in that situation. But when I seen small companies that half the time can't even figure out what they want to do next spending $$$$$ on consultants to implement the latest and greatest buzzword bingo standards/procedures, I just shake my head.
Not that I blame the AAFD. They probably have to do this to get some sort of state/government funding.
August 19th, 2014 at 8:41 PM ^
Even I'm surprised the OP isn't me.
August 19th, 2014 at 9:05 PM ^
Man,you are en fuego
August 20th, 2014 at 9:29 AM ^
It's gonna suck for all of us when you get a job in the real world and can't post as much as you do now.
C'mon, MGoBlog, I know there are some big money people out there. One of you needs to adopt WD as a pet so he can keep posting on the Blog like a student forever.
August 19th, 2014 at 8:58 PM ^
in the throwback jerseys. . .
August 19th, 2014 at 9:08 PM ^
August 19th, 2014 at 9:11 PM ^
for the Penn State game. All yellow, with blue wings and helmet stripes, with reflective strips around the plugs. The old fogeys bitch and moan, but the kids and recruits love 'em. They can paint 'em pink and put tu-tus on them for all I care as long as they spew water at the appropriate rate.
August 19th, 2014 at 9:37 PM ^
hydrantz!
August 19th, 2014 at 9:21 PM ^
An idea for David Brandon
August 19th, 2014 at 9:37 PM ^
August 19th, 2014 at 10:02 PM ^
a time my hometown let the resident paint all the hydrants anything they wanted. Being a kid, my favorite was snoopy.
I think it was around the Bi-centenial, 1976, lots of red, white and blue ones.
August 19th, 2014 at 11:02 PM ^
Aren't from Jackson are you? I bet many places did that in 76
August 20th, 2014 at 8:26 AM ^
The dog pee connotations of fire hydrants make the UM helmet ones a half-baked idea. Kinda like UM toilet seats.
August 20th, 2014 at 1:43 PM ^
many cities did that around then.
August 19th, 2014 at 10:20 PM ^
August 19th, 2014 at 10:23 PM ^
As of 2010, Damon Grosz was the man; he painted with appropriate pride. Perhaps he has moved on?
Nice video:
http://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-wolverines/2010/10/26/1775903/mich…
Do my points indicate that I know how to embed? No, they do not.
August 20th, 2014 at 3:54 PM ^
Very cool - I never knew the backstory.
August 20th, 2014 at 9:45 AM ^
I had not been back to Ann Arbor for a decade (wife, kids, job, etc.), but I finally got to go back a few years ago. It was like I was seeing it for the first time, like a recruit would.
I was very impressed with the winged helmet fire hydrants. I thought "Man, that's an elite program that has its act together to pay attention to little details like that."
Any teenage recruit is going to be impressed with something like that.