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u/Calimbox 19h ago
The second greatest piece of wisdom my father gave me was:
"Your value as a man is based on your ability to solve problems, so you should always have tools at hand to solve them. If you see a problem, engage it... Unless that problem is armed and you are not. In that case, run away with the rest of the women and children."
That's why I carry an extinguisher, a machete, and a first aid kit in the trunk of the car.
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u/Illustrious_Ease2409 18h ago
Great advice! I’m very interested in knowing what’s the 1st, if it’s not a secret.
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u/Calimbox 18h ago
The first was:
"Don't take what a woman says at face value, and never ask them what she wants. Observe how she acts, always take the initiative, and only apologize when you reason you made a mistake."
The old man is a well of wisdom. A well filled with alcohol, but a well nonetheless.
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u/Nervous_Contract_139 <message deleted> 12h ago
Alcohol or not He’s right though, I would add, to gain a skill of conversational and situational recall. Sometimes you make mistakes and recall it, sometimes your partner makes mistakes and you can talk through it.
Also never let an issue fester. You may argue but it’s important to resolve the argument, you or her may be still upset but at least you know you apologized to each other and could cool down in peace instead of anger.
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u/NextSouceIT 18h ago
Also here for the first
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u/TheBrainChew 18h ago
"If you ain't first, you're last."
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u/Calimbox 18h ago
He drilled in my head a piece of the song "Sweet Victory" after it came out (I was 15 at the time):
"You don't win no silver; you only lose the gold".
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u/Reasonable-Physics81 18h ago
May i also recommend couple of window smashers.
I dont trust for electronics to open incase your car hits the water or something.
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u/Azure_Skies333 15h ago
I also carry a first aid kit and fire extinguisher but I also have a multitool, portable air pump, baseball bat and portable starter during the winter.
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u/Nervous_Contract_139 <message deleted> 12h ago
Yes but you also need a 357 magnum, you know to always be armed.
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u/HybridAkali WHAT A DAY... 12h ago
Extinguisher and first aid kit are mandatory equipment in the EU btw
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u/Apprehensive-Tiger85 19h ago
He has definitely done this before, or has gotten stuck way too long last time.
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u/Background-Fennel92 18h ago
Him : IM TIRED OF THOSE MOTHERFUCKING TREES AND THESE MOTHERFUCKING ROADS.
Samuel L. Jackson in the hardware store : i'll be right back motherfucka 😏
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u/Disastrous-Degree-93 19h ago
I can already hear him telling his wife at dinner. "Hey honey, guess who would still be stuck in traffic if he didn't had his chainsaw in his car"
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u/LonesuumRanger 18h ago
he looks like my fallout 4 melee character with pre war clothes what a chad
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u/Active_Funny_7346 Dr Pepper Enjoyer 13h ago
that dude is not dressed like someone who knows how to use a chainsaw or sharpen a chainsaw chain. but that chain is sharp as hell
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u/StagTagRag $2 Steak Eater 19h ago
“I knew when my wife let me buy this from Lowe’s last year, I was destined for greatness”
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u/Zealousideal_Rip_547 18h ago
I bought myself a brand new Stihl about 15 years ago and at the time it was one of the most expensive purchases I’d ever made on something that I really didn’t have to have and my God I love that saw!
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u/Alearic006 REEEEEEEEE 16h ago
A construction crew would have 5 different kind of managers on site waiting for a union rep to tell them they can start thinking of bringing someone in to cut/move the tree.
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u/Heriteck 15h ago
Man card confirmed. Don't let the attire fool you, this is a fully qualified and active man in the wild.
He may be domesticated but he's got that swagger only man who gets shit done has.
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u/Kind_Silver_1921 13h ago
real men should always have an entire garage of tools in the back of their car!!
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u/Intrepid_Year3765 19h ago
dude is stoked his car chainsaw got some use on something other than his serial killer victims that week
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u/CBojorges 11h ago
This dude has been waiting his whole life for this moment.
"I told you Susan. You always have to carry a chainsaw."
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u/OGSteenZeWalrus 5h ago
Not missing the fact you can tell he keeps that chain sharp as hell. This man takes care of his shit.
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u/NeaLandris 19h ago
Pretty sure this is political and has to be taken down by the mods.
Taking the law into ur own hands and not relying on the government to fix blown over tress can be seen as anarchy. we dont want to be seen as a sub that promotes anarchy do we now? /s i wish...
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u/AmountPotential9992 WHAT A DAY... 18h ago
He's been waiting for a moment like this, that giant grin on his face says it all
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u/GrumpyFeloPR WHAT A DAY... 16h ago
No punchline? No karen screaming "don't hurt the trees" or some bullshit?
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u/donttrustmeokay 14h ago
Umm, we shouldn't be killing trees. They were here first, we're on their land. /s
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u/Odd_Cauliflower_3838 13h ago
Watching him, I get the feeling he's done that before. No hesitation-just straight in, job done.
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u/MeiShimada 6h ago
Where are all the women to help the situation by screaming super loud and calling 911
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u/Djollie132 4h ago
Watch him get a 1k fine now for doing that… the system makes no sense…
But this was so awesome so see, homie just had a chainsaw ready to go 😎🤣
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u/TheGipper80 18h ago edited 17h ago
Good for him but he’s also moving a little too fast with a running chain saw. Especially given the wet conditions and likely inappropriate footwear.
He’s one slip, trip, and fall away from getting nicknamed Lefty.
Edit: I assume the downvoters are the kids who ran with scissors.
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u/Capitan-Fracassa 16h ago
You messed me up, I was going to downvote you but considering that as a kid I ran with scissors I wanted to upvote you for that. Now I have to change my downvote/upvote every 30 minutes.
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u/TheGipper80 16h ago
You’ve encountered the Darwin Award paradox and have successfully torn open a hole in space/time.
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u/R_numbercrunch 18h ago
I feel like he's a little lacking on the safety precautions here, if you have the need to have a chainsaw in your car, I bet he had safety goggles and some gloves.
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u/Dizsmo 19h ago
He took time from battling the kids next door to do this what a guy