An Oak Bay couple is helping locals keep cool amid the sweltering summer heat by operating a makeshift misting station right off their front lawn.

David Naysmith, inspired after attending a packed concert in Seattle, Wash., where dozens of hoses cast refreshing mist into the heat of the masses, got creative during the recent hot spell with his hose and a utility pole on his 885 Runnymede Pl. property to give passersby a cleansing cool-off and rewarding refresher.

His wife Jo-Marie said the extended and adjustable nozzle piece Naysmith fastened onto the hose was easy to find at the local Home Hardware. She also joked that his B次元官网网址渨eB次元官网网址檝e B次元官网网址榤istB次元官网网址� youB次元官网网址� pun he pasted underneath the station lacked real meaning.

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Shenanigans aside, Naysmith gave a brief demonstration of how the device can both stream water and spray mist with just the flick of a switch, allowing those passing by to momentarily escape the heat and help themselves to a drink.

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Naysmith and his wife agreed that more noteworthy spectacles existed in their community - their garden bench that Naysmith built has hosted everyone from young lovers and wedding couples, to marijuana smokers and husbands banished to the streets at night. But the coupleB次元官网网址檚 mist-ifying gadget will nonetheless serve to refresh residents for the remainder of the sizzling summer.

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