The Portland Water Bureau posted this photo of a Benson Bubbler at Maryhill Museum. one of only two Bubblers to reside outside Portland. There is something SERIOUSLY WRONG with this photo.
The Water Bureau explains:
One interesting note about the Maryhill Benson is that it has been retrofitted with push buttons. We tried that for awhile here in Portland but had two problems: the community hated the look and complained, and metal thieves pilfered the buttons with such expediency that it became nearly impossible to keep them all working.
Stop stealing the titles to my great American historical fiction novels.
I find it hard to believe that metal thieves would steal pushbuttons from a fountain, unless they were gold.
Fucking tweakers.
button… button…