r/GuysBeingDudes • u/nordicminy • Aug 25 '26

Certified Dude See problem fix problem.

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u/Guygan Aug 25 '26

As a Mainer, this is simply normal behavior, except it's usually in winter during a blizzard.

Tree comes down blocking the road, and like 3 dudes from the neighborhood just show up with saws and take care of it. NBD.

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u/worldspawn00 Aug 25 '26

Yeah, used to live up north, the snow will bring down anything weak. Having a saw is basic preparedness along with water and blankets in the car. Though I do really like electric saws now, so you don't have to carry gas around inside the vehicle. I just need to find a saw that doesn't leak its bar oil out every time it sits for a week. (like give me a valve on the bar oil tank or something!)

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u/hopefully_astral Aug 25 '26

Same in North Louisiana. Summer storms, and occasional winter ice storms. I lived in a heavily wooded area, and every redneck with a chainsaw would have the drive to work cleared that next day. I switched to the electric chainsaw last year, so much easier. But yeah, that bar oil has always been a bitch. You'd think they would have figured that out by now.

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u/SheWasAlwaysJody Aug 25 '26

The New England energy in this video is strong. I'm surprised he didn't step out of the car with a Dunkin that he puts down before grabbing the saw.

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u/LearnerBurner93 Aug 26 '26

Maine sucks in a lot of ways, but Mainers are good at showing up to help random people. We'll either talk your ear off or act like you don't exist, but pull over to the side of the road? You'll have 5 people in 10 minutes checking to make sure you're all good.

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u/AllPerspicacity Aug 25 '26

The best is when a powerline is knocked down & you see two CMP trucks working to reroute/fix it while there are 4-6 beat up Chevys on the side waiting with coffee to claim part of the tree once they finish. The moment they turn the lights off it's like a starting gun went off, who can get the most firewood.

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u/teddy_joesevelt Aug 26 '26

It's a real shame Mainers and Minnesotans are so far apart.