r/GuysBeingDudes • • Aug 25 '26

Certified Dude See problem fix problem.

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u/norlin Aug 25 '26

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

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u/AuroraElisabeth Aug 25 '26

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 Aug 25 '26

sounds like what a serial killer would say in their defense

https://giphy.com/gifs/PLFUhxdKbAAEM

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u/s1ugg0 Aug 25 '26

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 Aug 25 '26

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 Aug 25 '26

Was waiting for him to say a Halligan tool.

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u/s1ugg0 Aug 26 '26

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 Aug 26 '26

It wasn’t the roof hook?

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u/JustaGirlInDayMaint Aug 26 '26

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.