Trumpy (and others):
The movie "backdraft" was little more than a collection of every Chicago firehouse tale and fantasy. When Chicago FD encounters a car parked in front of a hydrant, and they need to use it, the firemen fight over the right to be the one to smash the glass!
Chicago, btw, has its' own unique hydrant thread; all the area towns use ANSI pattern.
Car side windows are made of a glass that is actually under tension; when it breaks, it 'pops' as if exploded, in every direction. It doesn't matter what angle you strike it from.
Another few examples of Chicago parking rules enforcement:
- park in the wrong place at the train depot, and you will return to find your car freshly painted in transit company colors; and,
- In the winter, park in a space someone else has cleared, and they will wash your car.....several times...until there is an inch or more of ice on it!
