Laminating Machines?

[Bozo Erectus]

Ruddy Gulliani got rid of the squeegie men in his 1st year as NYC mayor. It was a big thing (i guess).

My father used to work for NYCTA, he was Superintendant at Jamaica and spent some time at the Ave. X yard. Used to go into the city for Wo-Hop often. One of the things he always told me was, "With most of the hydrants closed and no one with a hose spigot outside their building, how do you think these guys keep their rags and squeegies wet?"

Still makes me shudder to think about it.

My 2 cents

That leads to an even more daunting question: Why was that 'fluid' they used so foamy?

 

[The Yankee]

It was bubbly! And filled with the blood of sewer rats!

And yeah...those hydrants were closed...used to be the only way for children to escape the heat.

Ave. X yard....why does that seem so familiar?