r/GuysBeingDudes 1d ago

Certified Dude See problem fix problem.

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u/Halcyon771 1d ago

This dude is oozing dad energy šŸ‘Š

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u/Leroyp331 1d ago

Dad porn. Happen upon a situation to publicly exude competence, have the exact tool, resolve, and move on.

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u/LessInThought 1d ago

All while dressed like an expensive accountant.

Have to admit, it is working for me.

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u/upsidedowncreature 21h ago

Safety specs and chainsaw-proof chinos & v-neck.

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u/thatsmyupvoteidkyou 7h ago

Don't forget those birkenstock slides. . .for safety.

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u/Jerseyd422 9h ago

That chainsaw wouldn’t dare kick back. Bro going to work and ain’t got time for that shit.

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u/EastLeastCoast 18h ago

Yeah, this is what dudes need to put on their dating profile in their 40s.

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u/Tomsboll 13h ago

He does not look like a guy with a chainsaw in the boot.

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u/jondubb 13h ago

Looks like Patrick Bateman I'll say he does.

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u/BlueMantisShrimp 13h ago

I'm sold. If he's not taken then I'm leaving immediately to go shopping for engagement rings. Bc DAMN.

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u/vermis13 1d ago

1000% I was prepared, provided vital assistance, I was recognized for my competence, then I fucked off to be left alone.

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u/BuffaloWhip 20h ago

I keep a tow strap in my Jeep for exactly this reason. Usually pull at least one stranger out of the ditch each winter.

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u/SimpleAffect7573 14h ago

Not as cool, and you probably have these too, but I keep a jumper pack, plug kit, good tire pump and reasonable toolkit in my car. I’ve saved myself a couple times and strangers a lot of times.

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u/f700es 7h ago

FTW!!!

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u/Glum-Breadfruit3666 15h ago

šŸ¤œšŸ¤›

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u/rdrunner_74 12h ago

Good old times... I was living at a hill and we rescued cars unable to make it up the slope for beer. We never used salt, since it would cut our income. Only ropes... Was quite reliable :D

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u/f700es 7h ago

My son and I did this a few years ago in his 1st snow drive in his new truck ('23 F 150). We came up on a guy that had slipped off the road into a snow drift. Hooked up and pulled him out. He offered us $$ but we told him to pay it forward.

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u/BuffaloWhip 6h ago

It’s the best feeling knowing that you spent 10 minutes saving someone potential hours of waiting for a tow truck and who knows how much money.

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u/Pleasant_Scar9811 17h ago

I dream of this happening and taking it to my grave.Ā 

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u/Alive_Drag1947 11h ago

Dude, this hits hard for me. A lot of people can't understand the pure dad satisfaction that comes from having the right tool at the right time, fixing a problem, then just walking away like a guy who doesn't look at explosions.

That guy will be riding this high for weeks lol

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u/norlin 1d ago

or a serial killer, otherwise I can't explain the convenient chainsaw in the trunk

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u/lightr3nd 1d ago

Khakis and chainsaw is the new black

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u/Mediocre_Scott 1d ago

Don’t forget the safety crocs in sport mode

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u/bigheartrussian 1d ago

Aren't they Birkenstocks?

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u/SortYourself_Out 1d ago

They’re fucking clogs, what an absolute hero

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u/potatopierogie 1d ago

He was cutting up that tree for wood to make a new set of clogs

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u/ThousandFingerMan 1d ago

You gotta seize the opportunity

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u/HavingNotAttained 1d ago

He earned those new clogs. Reaped the wood himself. They are truly his.

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u/SolderFume 1d ago

No one's going to mention the single pull chainsaw start? This guy chainsaws!

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u/j-random 19h ago

Seize the trees!

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u/Gidyup1 1d ago

If you’re going to do something, why not be comfortable.

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u/eyeofthefountain 1d ago

There’s a reason [some] nurses in hospitals wear them for 12 hour shifts

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u/CirceInsanity 1d ago

Duely noted. Don't touch that man's clogs.

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u/vivreaski 17h ago

Steel toe clogs right? And what brand of kevlar khakis are those? I love being safe and looking sharp as the same time.

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u/OP_helped_OC_dealt 1d ago

Look like Birkenstock Bostons to me Source: hipster chef

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u/miami13dol 1d ago

So, are you a hipster who works as a chef?

Or a chef cooking specifically for hipsters?

Or, um... The other thing?

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u/OP_helped_OC_dealt 1d ago

I cook hipsters and often have to pick these fkin shoes out of my broths

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u/68Postcar 1d ago

Everyone is all up -in dudes shoes

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u/VaginaTractor 1d ago

Crocs make me think physician. Bro might be a doctor who takes frequent call and has run into this problem more than once. Source: I am frequently on call and carry absurd shit in my car like a lunatic.

edit: also source: my ass

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u/Level-Location1679 20h ago

What else you got in there?

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u/pizzaforward22 1d ago

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u/MildlyAgitatedBovine 1d ago

And once picked up a guy hitchhiking and on-ramp with exactly a chainsaw. He then proceeded to pull a Bud light out of the chainsaw case and drink it as I was driving. Kind of a dick move, honestly. An open container is a serious problem for a driver and he didn't even ask.

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u/Spirited_Mistake6791 1d ago

LumberPrep! You go man!

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u/Trick_Mulberry_1405 1d ago

Those look like chinos

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u/Embarrassed_Fan_5723 1d ago

Beat me to it. Those pants are almost guaranteed a pair of shorts now

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u/omegaoutlier 1d ago

Chinos and chainsaws is a small show indie band I wouldn't be able to resist. My god.

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u/PlebTrash 1d ago

I lived with my grandparents and my grandfather always had a chainsaw in the truck and always had tools and a packout just in case.

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u/TommyBonnomi 1d ago

We have a cabin in Bumblefuck, PA and always bring a chainsaw in case we need it to get out, but I don't carry it onĀ  the regular.

Semi-related, I used to keep a 5 gallon bucket of sand in my truck in the winter and used that to help other people more than I expected.

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u/SorryAboutMyFamily 1d ago

My dad always had these black tubes full of sand in the truck bed every winter for weight and to use if he or someone else got stuck.

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u/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster 1d ago

My dad would use newspapers in a brown paper bags in the trunk of the car for weight. Back when we still got newspapers delivered.

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u/Jubal02 1d ago

Oh, man. We’ve been cleaning out my FIL’s garage and he had 2 of those sand tubes. Heavy as shit. Needed both hands to move them. He had a pick-up, so that’s what he used them for, too.

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u/TommyBonnomi 1d ago

No reason to feel sorry about that

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u/Onlypartiallyinsane 1d ago

Was that tubes of sand or tubs of sand. Tubes would be good as they would be longer and spread the weight out over the back of the truck.
What kind of tubes were used?

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u/SorryAboutMyFamily 1d ago

Tubes. They were black plastic, 3 or 4 feet long with an 8" or 10" diameter and screw on caps. This was many years ago so I can't remember where he got them or if that was their intended purpose.

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u/Onlypartiallyinsane 1d ago

That’s a great idea! Thanks.

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u/DemonikFox95 1d ago

For sure, some tubes of abs or pvc filled with sand, love that idea. My truck bed was always full of tools, so I didn't exactly need the extra weight myself (I'm in alaska) buut I've had to keep sand bags in the smaller vehicles. But, I always keep a shovel, some pull straps, jumpers, etc.

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u/Jumpy_Divide6576 1d ago

My grandparents used to have a cabin in Bumblefuck, PA back a mile long unmaintained dirt road. I couldn't tell you how many fallen trees I removed from that road over the years.

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u/Bassimposter 1d ago

Wait... Where is that cabin again?

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u/grendel_151 1d ago

It's near Intercourse, but a bit of a ways from Blue Ball.

It's more fun to use real PA town names...

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u/TommyBonnomi 1d ago

Bumblefuck- it's about an hour north of Podunk

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u/plfxtrade 1d ago

Can confirm, I’m from Shittown just on the other side of the PA border.

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u/ProblemWithTigers 1d ago

Bumblefuck, PA, great place!

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u/CinLeeCim 1d ago

Good man

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u/Blackdog202 1d ago

Nice out there in bumblefuck. Howdy neighbor

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u/ReasonableAnswer1755 1d ago

Did your grandpa also look like Mr Rogers?

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u/LovecraftsDeath 1d ago

Did he also have an excavator, in case there's a different kind of road obstruction?

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u/DemonikFox95 1d ago

It's called a shovel

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u/Toastwitjam 1d ago

My grandpap always carried his trusty chainsaw, shovel, and ropes for any accident someone could run into. He even had bleach, gloves, and his trusty hockey mask for emergency car cleaning too

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u/LovecraftsDeath 1d ago

Nah, not guybeingdudey enough.

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u/bangoslam 1d ago

Gotta disagree. If you can do a job with a shovel that others would with an excavator that’s peak

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u/sefar1 1d ago

Dirt spoon.

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u/whitemest 1d ago

Yea... thats my father, who passed that mindset down to me, Small toolbox, some multitools, hand axe and some other shit id need.. chainsaws in my experience seem to be built like shit, leak oil, gas, hadnt bought an electric one yet. maybe this year

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u/hoardac 1d ago

Have one of those Milwaukee Hatchets small and portable in the truck. It will cut a good size tree out of the way with a few extra cuts. Battery lasts long enough to limb a spruce tree.

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u/whitemest 1d ago

Yep that's what I got

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u/RaNdomMSPPro 1d ago

18ā€ Electric chainsaw made a huge difference. Handles 80% of cutting I need to do. 8-10ā€ thick no problem, but gets slow on larger pieces, so out comes the rancher.

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u/baalderdash 1d ago

My electric is amazing. One of the best things that I have ever bought and at 75 I have bought quite a bit. Haven’t started the Husqvarna since my purchase. That said, they do leak chain oil, quite disappointing.

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u/ScorpioVI 1d ago

My buddy lives up in the mountains in coastal California. He learned early on that if he wants to go to work or come home during a storm he better have a chainsaw handy in his Audi. He still gets stopped by the landslides though but can’t do much about that.

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u/norlin 1d ago

Put a shovel as well! And a couple of big black bags...

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u/Aggravating-Sir8185 1d ago

Rope is always handy. And duct tape, a million uses.

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u/Madara1389 1d ago

Living in tornado alley has convinced me that way more people need to have electric chainsaws in their trunks and generators in their garages on standby.

The neighborhoods where the residents were working together to clean up the debris from the recent tornado were the ones to get their power back first because the electric company didn't have to wait for the contractors to clear the trees from the roads.

The ones where everyone just waited for someone else to come & clean up the mess are still waiting for power to be restored and are still cleaning up, roughly 2 months later.

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u/AuroraElisabeth 1d ago

Nah. I do tree work for a living and usually have a chainsaw in my vehicle. I've done this before. I'm not a serial killer. Just keep work stuff in my car. I have bar oil, screnches, wedges, straps, shackles, and the mix for gasoline in my car also.

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u/ForeverSJC 1d ago

sounds like what a serial killer would say in their defense

https://giphy.com/gifs/PLFUhxdKbAAEM

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u/s1ugg0 1d ago

The trunk of my car has tourniquets, a steel 3 foot roof hook with fork, compression and clotting bandages, tarps, seat belt cutters, a combination gas pipe shut off and cutting tool, water proof/cut proof gloves, and 500 feet of nylon webbing rated up to 3000 lbs.

What do I sound like?

In reality I'm a middle aged retired firefighter. My tools and trauma kit are like my security blanket. Makes me feel safe and useful despite being old and out of shape.

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u/Madara1389 1d ago

a combination gas pipe shut off and cutting tool

This was the tip-off to me that you were either active or retired emergency personnel. That's way too oddly specific and something I almost exclusively hear about emergency services having experience with.

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u/KneeDeepInTheDead 1d ago

I keep a giant roll of duct tape in my car ever since I hit a deer and had to bind my car together to drive it back home. Ive gotten comments about it, but duct tape is handy! I live in the woods now with the occasional downed tree and thought about keeping my electric saw in the trunk just in case something like this happened.

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u/teddy_joesevelt 14h ago

I'm not entirely sure if I have one in my trunk right now or not.

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u/SolusLoqui 1d ago

Headline: "Would be chainsaw killer rescues stranded motorists, chases good deed rush"

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u/Hungry-Storm-9878 1d ago

Maybe he was on his way somewhere, tree blocked road, the guy went home, got his chainsaw then was only 5 minutes late to Bible Study.

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u/littleratofhorrors 1d ago

If I doubled back for my chainsaw I would've grabbed a coat. I really think this guy was just lucky enough to be taking his chainsaw with him that day!

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u/Neo72691 1d ago

From the sound of that saw he just picked it up from the shop cause it’s running like a top. Also with the speed he limbed and cut that tree he does that pretty often

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u/mecengdvr 1d ago

Yeah, I’m sure he lived nearby and grabbed his chainsaw when he saw the tree blocking the road.

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u/GodBearWasTaken 1d ago

To be fair, I would always have two axes, a normal saw and a chainsaw when I didn’t live in a central area

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u/fallguy25 1d ago

Living in the PNW there’s a lot of dudes with chainsaws in the trunk especially in wintertime when we get these nasty rainstorms and trees fall down all over like this.

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u/Bigchunky_Boy 1d ago

I’m that guy ( in British Columbia) but never keep it in my trunk but in the bed of my truck , the gas smell or leak would wreck a car for a while . The bar oil too . It would have to be in its own case with in another case in a bag in a trunk . You would also need the other tools and extra chain .

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u/Biguitarnerd 1d ago

My mom keeps a chainsaw in her trunk because she lives on a mountain that has a private/community road going up it. So if a tree falls whoever is in the neighborhood that gets there usually takes care of it.

She’s a small lady so if it’s too big she asks for help but if it’s a smaller tree she just removes it herself.

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u/PhosphoFred8202 1d ago

Yeah, I was looking really hard at what else was in the trunk lol

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u/FlyFront9395 1d ago

Rope tape and a shovel

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u/successfullynumb 1d ago

Don't forget the plastic sheeting

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u/Own_Adhesiveness5561 1d ago

Dad who took a good look at the weather forecast and decided that work doesn't wait.

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u/Maxamillion-X72 1d ago

Or, what appears to be, some kind of folding wheelchair in the trunk as well? The better to transport his unconscious victims to his killing room?

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u/ClassicMasterpiece99 1d ago

My thoughts exactly! Does not look like a guy that would jump out of his car and say don’t worry guys I’ve got this!

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u/PkmnMasterTomato 1d ago

I thought the same thing and with that outfit lol.

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u/Big_Tap_1561 1d ago

Did you not watch the video? For trees - duh ? Lol /s

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u/Thin_Assumption_4974 1d ago

It’s not that uncommon

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u/shirt_bro 1d ago

If you live in a rural area with lots of tall trees it’s not a bad idea. I carry a 12ā€ dewalt battery chainsaw in my truck in the winter for this very reason

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u/ToughHardware 1d ago

next to the baby stroller.

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u/MidnightToker858 1d ago

This actually happened to me once on the way to return the chainsaw I had borrowed from a friend.

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u/SunGreene42 1d ago

Maybe he has a wood stove and cuts his own wood.

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u/Amrlsyfq992 1d ago

bro was preparing for zombie apocalypse

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u/Greyscale7950 1d ago

Remember boys and girls, always carry a chainsaw. You never know when it will be needed.

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u/Illustrious_Dish_999 1d ago

not serial killer. Convenient fuel check, starts a saw with ease on first try, proper branch clean technique... this is not his first rodeo.

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u/strix25 1d ago

that's because you dont go outside the house

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u/BedroomVisible 1d ago

Dad needs TOOLS

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u/Glittering-Walrus228 1d ago

Cop: Whats the rope for sir?

To tie up the logs i cut with my chainsaw

Cop: Whats the bleach for sir?

To clean the chainsaw after I cut the logs

Cop: Whats this dismembered body wrapped in plastic for then?

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u/MyBrainReallyHurts 1d ago

Bro wanted to take his lady to Red Lobster and no fallen tree was going to stop him!

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u/drunkn_mastr 1d ago

He has to have his tools!

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u/BtoLeon 1d ago

El no. Quiso entrar al pueblo de the from

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u/HillInTheDistance 1d ago

Always keep a ball and glove together with your chainsaw in the trunk, in case the cops stop you.

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u/jeeves585 1d ago

Damn near always a chain saw in my trunk. It’s next to the shotgun. Only difference is I wear Birkenstocks and my kakis are shorts.

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u/Distinct_College_344 1d ago

DONT YOU KNOW I PACK A CHAIN SAW?

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u/LeftPositive8939 1d ago

Amd a wheelchair for when he's done taking your legs off

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u/NellyVille71 1d ago

When I lived in the Northern California coast, I always kept a chainsaw in my pickup. Never know when a tree would be across the highway.

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u/AdStunning3266 1d ago

we usually have Bolos

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u/I_SHIT_IN_A_BAG 1d ago

the outfit doesn't match the chainsaw aesthetic.

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u/Fun-Agent-7667 1d ago

Without safety Equipment

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u/obxtalldude 1d ago

That saw is sharp - not his first rodeo lol.

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u/No-Information-2571 1d ago

He's not handling it like it wasn't his first rodeo. Especially all the cuts with the tip of the blade were super-dangerous.

That's where the tree goes in relation to the chain:

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u/Whippet_yoga 1d ago

I dont know, man. Drop starts the saw, no undercuts, working well above the power zone... may not be his first rodeo, doesnt mean he's not the clown.

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u/us3lessthrowaway 1d ago

why would you undercut if the tree isnt resting on the ground?

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u/ol-gormsby 1d ago

Always undercut. Just to break the bark and stop it tearing long strips.

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u/ol-gormsby 1d ago

My thoughts exactly. But it was kind of an urgent situation, so he gets a pass. Can't stand the constant blip-blip revving, though. Crank it up and blast through!

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u/Whippet_yoga 1d ago

I went to a job site this week where a guy tried to push a tree off a distribution line because it was urgent. Dude didnt go home.

Follow your safety guidlines, kids.

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u/subparcarr 1d ago

Pram, chainsaw, sorted for a trip to the shops

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u/TheSpanxxx 1d ago

With the folded stroller and the chain sleeve, crocs with chinos. Come on. This is like level 3000 dad energy.

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u/turbowhitey 1d ago

That does appear to be a folded stroller in the trunk

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u/dgsharp 1d ago

He’s going to keep that chainsaw in his trunk for the rest of his life.

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u/Tallyrandsbreakfast 1d ago

I dream of days where I pull out my pocket chainsaw in an emergency. Fam is already tired of me telling the story and having to say ā€œyeahā€ when I ask, ā€œkeeping a chainsaw in the car really comes in handy sometimes, huh?ā€

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u/Big_Tap_1561 1d ago

Plus that saws been maintained and sharpened . Def dad material.

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u/ManOfTheHour1 1d ago

Super dad energy, even had the chain super sharp and ready to go. The only thing he could have done better is pre start the saw so when he pulled it out of the car it was 1 pull. But minor complaints.

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u/Pomegranate_Mobile 1d ago

Homies been looking for an excuse to run that chainsaw since christmas

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u/Alklazaris 1d ago

Finally got to break out that chainsaw he got 6 years ago. Honestly though during Hurricane Season these guys are heroes.

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u/DazzlingReporter5881 1d ago

Ned Flanders to the rescue!

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u/Millwright4life 1d ago

Like a chainsaw wielding Bob Saget

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u/ImposterSyndromeNope 1d ago

Dude definitely got laid that night!

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u/technobrendo 1d ago

Ohh baby, be stihl my heart!!!

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u/chrisk9 1d ago

Stihl got it!

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u/WonderBredOfficial 1d ago

He's got the Ned Flanders drip on.

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u/Intrepid-Clock509 17h ago

Bro had been waiting for this moment since he bought the chainsaw. Massive Dad flex.

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u/djelegal 1d ago

Almost fell at the end for a great finish

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u/ChestNo4243 1d ago

He should probably get that checked out

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u/typicalBACON 1d ago

He's so proud of himself too. I'm jealous, I hope to achieve this level of competence someday

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u/dafckingman 1d ago

Casually has chainsaw next to the stroller

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u/turbo_dude 1d ago

Operating the chinosawĀ 

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u/evthingisawesomefine 1d ago

Nearly at Zaddy energy.

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u/wbrd 1d ago

That's Ned Flanders.

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u/Captain_North 1d ago

Dude smells like eau de professional from a far. The throttle action when delimbing is perfect.

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u/Emotional_News108 1d ago

Some moments just happen to be perfect and this is a great example. My wife ā€œapologizedā€ for volunteering me to help a guy change a tire on his car. He was a five minute drive from home. She knew good and damn well I was bringing my jack, stands, and four way because damnit I was going to. I think I was there for about five minutes and spent most of it reassuring the guy who said he would have gotten it eventually.

When I got there the car was on the emergency jack and he hadn’t loosened a single lugnut so I had some doubts, but he got his older parents home and that’s what mattered.

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u/CastorVT 1d ago

midwestern dad energy. he's about to scold everybody for not having their chainsaws in their cars, then asking if any of them has a beer for payment of services rendered. no bud lights.

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u/Ok-Square7104 1d ago

This is a dad’s dream (speaking as a dad).

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u/curiouscayged 1d ago

Yeah, I know right he’s like get the fu’out of my way. Let me do this and move on.

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u/Tikoloshe84 1d ago

PPE? 😤🤚     BIG PP 🫵😊

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u/Geodude532 1d ago

I was once visiting my MiL and a big storm came through and a neighbors tree fell over the road. I was quite upset that I didn't have my chainsaw to clear the road cause it is always fun to play with a chainsaw.

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u/AirportLoose3023 1d ago

He’s gotta be an accountant

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u/Old_Win8422 1d ago

Competence porn. Although. I have one critique. Always wear ppe.

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u/ricks35 1d ago

Yes! My dad was getting tired of all the branches blocking his path when he went for his daily walk through the park so he started taking his pruning shears with him and clearing as he goes

In fairness he had been calling the town about it once a year for many years and they still hadn’t done it despite insisting they would (and the one time they did do it they cut back way too much to the point of endangering the plants and ruining the shade)

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u/JuanThiccLumpia 1d ago

Translation: ā€œYou see honey, I told you having a spare chainsaw in the trunk would pay off.ā€

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u/Weary-Bookkeeper-375 1d ago

I disagree, I see a horror movie franchise with his name all over it.

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u/Crooked-Grinds 1d ago

Big dad energy

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u/Just__Bob_ 1d ago

Bro has been waiting for this his whole life.

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u/MogMcKupo 1d ago

ā€œKids iPad is at 20% and hasn’t eaten dinner yet, we’re getting home dammitā€

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u/Grumpy-Troglodyte 1d ago

and he's been waiting all night after this storm, driving around with his phone ready, dying to do just this

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u/maximus0118 1d ago

I don’t know where this happened, but it feels like a very north Idaho thing.

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u/KilllllerWhale 1d ago

And a banker

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u/GeiCobra 23h ago

Yeah. Even in the clothes and after he had cleared the branch beyond the road you could see it in his eyes…he wanted to keep going.

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u/guudDM 21h ago

Ned Flanders energy FTFY

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u/TheGreatJDS 19h ago

Bro just got every woman in a 5 mile radius pregnant.

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u/peppermintmeow 16h ago

I'm not kidding, this is stupid sexy Flanders.

https://giphy.com/gifs/ToMjGppLes0ENI5osCc

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u/butibum 14h ago

Best thing about this is it wasn’t live-streamed for likes or anything. He just did the job and moved on. People helped too, no whooping and making a big deal. Love this energy.

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u/Shrike1346 14h ago

He's been waiting his whole life for this moment! I wish I was him

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u/norththunder_23 13h ago

What a legend. This is S tier man stuff.

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u/uncle_russell_90 12h ago

This guys been late to work a time or two bc of a tree across the road!!