Mary Bowerman

USA TODAY Network

The city of Philadelphia is asking people to refrain from swimming in dumpsters after a block party rented trash bin and turned it into a makeshift swimming pool over the weekend.

Online news site Billy Penn first reported that a group of people rented a dumpster, filled it with water from a fire hydrant, and created their own pool.

Justyn Myers, who is part of a group that organizes the block party every year, said they decided to turn the dumpster into a pool while brainstorming party ideas.

"Every year we try to better ourselves," he told USA TODAY in a phone interview. "Last year my pickup truck was a pool, so this year we were like the pickup was cool, but it wasn’t that big, so what could be bigger."

Myers said he power washed the trash bin and they put plywood and pool noodles in the bottom of the bin and covered it with tarps.

"Everybody that was there thought it was the best idea ever, they were like 'I cant believe that we haven't done this before,'" Myers said.

Unfortunately, the city was not amused.

The city “will not issue permits for block party dumpster pools,” Karen Guss, communications director for the Department of Licenses and Inspections, said in a statement, according to Billy Penn.

"We are not screwing around, Philly," Guss added.

According to the city, fire hydrants cannot be used to fill pools for a slew of safety reasons, including the strong water pressure from the hydrant, and the possibility water would not be available for an actual fire.

Myers said they apologized to the city.

One thing is for sure, we can't wait to see what the block party does next year.

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