High Noon: Painting Fire Hydrants

Coeur d’Alene may be getting ready to let property owners use their own artistic and decorating skills on fire hydrants.The Coeur d’Alene Press reports that city leaders are getting ready to relent on a rule that was never officially on the books in the first place.The city’s unwritten rule is that all hydrants be painted yellow. But recently, two property owners ignored the rule, opting instead to paint hydrants dark green to better blend with the landscape.Assistant Water Superintendent Terry Pickel says the department has challenged the property owners, but he says the city fire department isn’t bothered by the idea of multi-colored hydrants/ AP, KXLY . More here. (AP file photo, of dog in Roseburg, Ore., checking out hydrant wrapped in warning tape)

Question: What color would you paint your nearby hydrant if given the chance to do so?