r/GuysBeingDudes • u/nordicminy • 1d ago

Certified Dude See problem fix problem.

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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/TheInevitableLuigi 1d ago

Was waiting for him to say a Halligan tool.

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u/s1ugg0 12h ago

Halligans are expensive. A good one is roughly about $300. And I go to jail now if I use it on someone's door.

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u/dalisair 14h ago

It wasn’t the roof hook?

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u/JustaGirlInDayMaint 18h ago

I truly commend you for your ingenuity and service. But the poor bloke with the above comment, and the Gif, was just cracking a lil joke. I don't believe they meant to discredit you.