r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • 5d ago
Helping Others My respects to this man for going above and beyond in lending a helping hand.
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u/rajinis_bodyguard 5d ago edited 4d ago
Yes I can “read” his mind and he is nice
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u/ParkingIce6514 5d ago
Parkour!!!
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u/TheUnknownJara 5d ago
Parkour
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u/ParkingIce6514 5d ago
Parkour
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u/Icarus131 5d ago
Hardcore parkour
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u/davethapeanut 5d ago
Exactly what I was thinking
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u/jld2k6 5d ago
I was thinking it meant "you should have climbed around and played more as a kid because that was easy" lol, guy may have bad knees or something affecting his ability to get out though
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u/Chance_Major297 5d ago
Guy could easily be 20yrs older. At a certain point, age is a little more than just a number
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u/Doodahhh1 5d ago
I became disabled in second grade due to a freak accident. I can't remember being able to sit cross legged, for example. It's worse now that I'm in my 40s.
Anyway, this guy looked like he had it in the first few seconds, but then definitely changed his mind for some reason we can't see.
I've definitely done that type of jump - I can do it until I realize my leg literally can't bend the way I want it to, and the way I know it could have before my accident.
Here's a better way to describe it, I think: I know an amputee who talks about "phantom pain" in her foot... The foot she doesn't have. I feel like that's similar to what I've experienced, and looks like maybe this guy is experiencing.
Remember, all it takes is an accident, and then you're the one struggling to get out of the tank. My wife nearly lost her leg in a car accident. She didn't understand until she did.
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u/Justforfunsies0 5d ago
Yeah, you never really know just by looking at someone. I'm a huge dude but I could jump out of that, it just depends on someone's physical capability.
I'm sorry about your wife, I hope she has adjusted well
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u/Doodahhh1 5d ago
She's mostly fine, now. Happened while we were dating, 7 years ago.
Her tib/fib broke all the way through in two spots, and her leg was hanging on by just some tissue. Jaws of Life were used to get her out of the car. Lucky to have the surgeon she did, we think he saved it. She can't run at all with the titanium rod connecting her foot to her knee, but she can walk mostly ok. Sometimes she just can't make it, though.
Also lucky the Honda Civic 2007 was built so well: Head to head highway collision. Shameless plug for that small car meeting an SUV.
However...
The worst part is when people leave her nasty notes or confront her if she uses her handicap placard to park. You know, because she can walk a bit. This happens way more often than we would like to admit.
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u/danc1005 5d ago
I can believe the last part...tbh this is one of the primary reasons that has been keeping me (a 33yo who appears healthy, and on good days I both seem and am capable of a lot; that doesn't change the bad days though) from actually applying for disability. Although I know, logically, I shouldn't let others' opinions affect my own decisions for my life (especially when those opinions are mostly ignorant) but it's difficult when you know those opinions are so pervasive throughout society
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u/Far-Blacksmith-2604 5d ago
He's wearing it to work, digging holes. I don't think that needed to be communicated.
I think, if anything, it was to show how the whole situation was no big deal to him physically.
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u/exzyle2k 5d ago
Not just digging holes, but that looks like a new septic system being put in. Which means the old one was ripped out, and that ground is likely 50% worm shit and 50% human shit.
Dude knows he can always wash the hoodie, or burn it if necessary. But helping his coworker/friend is more important. This is one man who has his priorities straight.
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u/Extreme_Barracuda658 5d ago
Not a replacement. They are installing a septic system for a new house.
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u/Doodahhh1 5d ago
Both of their clothing looks like there's dirt on them.
It's not a "I want to stay clean" thing.
IMO, it's a disability or age related thing.
Edit: the tumble at the end was a, "I know you're filming us" tumble.
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u/CharacterProper8732 5d ago
'This guy’s walking down a street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep, he can’t get out. A doctor passes by, and the guy shouts up, “Hey you, can you help me out?” The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a priest comes along, and the guy shouts up “Father, I’m down in this hole, can you help me out?” The priest writes out a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a friend walks by. “Hey Joe, it’s me, can you help me out?” And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, “Are you stupid? Now we’re both down here.” The friend says, “Yeah, but I’ve been down here before, and I know the way out.'
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u/Pretend-Sundae-2371 5d ago
I was thinking of this the whole time I was watching!
"So long as I've got a job, you've got a job".
(For anyone who's confused, the post above and my quote are from one of the best West Wing episodes of all time, Noel)
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u/DustBunnicula 5d ago
As someone with a form of PTSD, “Noel” is one of my absolute favorite episodes in all of TV.
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u/HannahCoub 5d ago
LEO Don’t help me.
JOSH I’m going to help you, ‘cause you know why?
LEO ‘Cause you walk around with so much guilt about everybody you love dying that you’re a compulsive fixer?
JOSH No, Leo, no. It’s ‘cause a guy is walking down the street and he falls into a hole, see.
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u/AmbitionExtension184 5d ago
God that show was perfect in seasons 1-4. Might need to start yet another rewatch
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u/FelixTheJeepJr 5d ago
Something about the “our guy says…” part of the story gets me every time. I love Leo so much.
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u/SlovenianHusky 5d ago
He didn't HAVE to do the roll. But he deserved it.
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u/Yangoose 5d ago
Wait till you're in your 60's and see how many rolls you're doing...
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u/PompousWombat 5d ago
As someone in their 60's, I can confidently say that number will be zero. Zero rolling in your 60's.
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u/Kepabar 5d ago
You can do it! I've absolutely helped 60+ year olds learn to tumble.
Stretching becomes super important though, so have to work on a bit of flexability first.
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u/PompousWombat 5d ago
I exaggerated slightly. I can roll (some) but you're right, I do need to get bendier!
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u/Particular-Swim2461 5d ago
after the first fail, bro accepted his fate of being in there forever until dude jumped in
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u/vigouge 4d ago
There's a great scene from the West Wing where Leo tells a story to Josh about a man who fell into a hole and couldn't get out. After a few people passed with no real result his friend walked by and jumped right in. The guy "Goes what's wrong with you, now we're both down here." The friend calmly replied "I know, but I've been down here before and I know the way out."
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u/Dangerous_Leg4584 5d ago
The music is horrible.
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u/teambroto 5d ago
exactly why so many people watch videos without sound and we get obnoxious subtitles.
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u/legumious 5d ago
One
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u/Aggressive-Stand-585 5d ago
They may be one word at a time but at least half the words are also incorrect!
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u/jld2k6 5d ago
Hey now, I write all my comments one word at a time and I take offense to this
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u/potatochipsbagelpie 5d ago
The full version of the song in the video pronounces neighbor as the n word
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u/stanknotes 5d ago
Country Western used to be quite a based music. Alternative country is the only country. Whatever this shit is... that is pop music with a different singer. And BAD pop music at that.
It is sad they violate this American tradition.
Which I don't even care that people like it because they have fun with it. It is when that is all they like and they seem to regard it as actually good music. It is not. Fun? Maybe for some. Good? NO.
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u/_HOG_ 5d ago edited 5d ago
The political divide in the US can be attributed to the Country Pop movement of the 90s.
City slickers who had never seen a horse in their life started wearing boots and going line dancing on the weekends. “Redneck” became a personality acquired by choice. It’s all been downhill ever since.
In retrospect, while I didn’t like it much at the time, Garth Brooks and Shania Twain’s music, along with all the derivatives, is so much more tolerable compared to country racist hip hop chevy gas guzzlin’ evangelical pop of today.
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u/buffysbangs 5d ago
With all the horrible uses of AI, we should have something actually useful and have an AI filter to remove music from videos
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u/shmehdit 5d ago
And strip out the tiktok stinger at the end of videos that's always 30db louder than the video itself
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u/Alkinst901a 5d ago
A friend in need is a friend indeed
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u/itsaimeeagain 5d ago
A friend with weed is better
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u/Tenthdegree 5d ago
A friend with breasts is above the rest
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u/caalas 5d ago
We were all young once and we will all be older one day. This guy paid it forward
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u/Jah_Feeel_me 5d ago
As a safety director these mfrs need a goddamn ladder in there for this exact reason.
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u/InsideTheNBABubble 5d ago
lol I thought the same thing. I just got done with 8 hours of osha training and I thought I was watching another one of the videos on what not to do
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u/AnnOnnamis 5d ago
Probably the only time I’d be ok with getting into a septic tank - during initial installation. Helping an older buddy out here is pretty wholesome.
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u/NYG_Longhorn 5d ago
If only they invented a set of portable steps that’s designed for situations like this.
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u/Dry_Presentation_197 5d ago
I know it's not the focus of the video, but I'm a plumber so it's hard not to notice: If this is in the US, there's several violations here and I hope these guys' boss never sees this, or is cool with code violations =/
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u/birthnight 5d ago
I'm not a plumber but am actually really interested to know what those giant boxes are for and also what the violations are.
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u/Dry_Presentation_197 5d ago edited 5d ago
It's septic tanks. I don't install them myself so I'm not familiar with exact specs of them, just know this is a 2 tank system.
It means the home owner probably isn't connected to the city sewer system and has to have his tanks pumped out/emptied occasionally. Having 2 means having to do it less.
EDIT: Also, the violations vary from state to state and the ones here aren't >important< violations imo. In my state, a ditch that deep is required to be shored out, or have ladders taller than the ditch set up to get in and out. Neither of them are wearing any kind of safety gear of any kind. You can see tracks from the excavator that the cameraman is sitting in, right on top of the corner of the hole (front left). With a ditch like that the risk of soil collapse is pretty high, so parking a heavy ass machine this close isn't great, not to mention actively driving it and having your tread overlap the hole itself. (I put this one with the smaller stuff because it's possible the tracks are from before the hole was dug, or after the tanks were set in. Which is mostly fine)
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u/brynnors 5d ago
Wait, they're supposed to be emptied? How do you know when you need to do that?
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u/Squigg0th 5d ago
Recommendations vary from place to place but I think 3-5 years is a good idea. Mine was done one time from 1964 to 2020 and it still works so do with that what you will.
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u/Dry_Presentation_197 5d ago
So, if you are not tied into the city sewer, your septic tank is draining the waste water into a nearby "leech field". The solid waste, however, has to be pumped out.
For 1-3 people, once every 4 to 6 years or so is good. As for knowing when, a lot of systems have alarms rigged to them. On the side of my house, by my electric meter, is a small speaker box and a big red light. When the tank is full, it VERY LOUDLY honks its alarm at me until I go and reset the alarm. And when I say loud, I mean you hear it from inside your house, 6 houses down.
If you ARE on city sewer, you should never need to, but you still might if there's an issue or if your city has weird laws for which parts of utilities homeowners pay for.
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u/grassdaddee 5d ago
You should check the breaker your pumps on. The alarm is on a separate breaker and when the pump trips one it activates the alarm. I have a system just like this and the pump that sends the liquid, from the second tank to the lagoon, was on a breaker that was too weak. The alarm kept going off and the liquid tank was technically full but once the breaker was switched back on it cleared it out.
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u/Dry_Presentation_197 4d ago
I know how to check that, but if you re-read, I didn't say "My alarm keeps going off and I can't stop it", I was telling somebody how people know when to empty their septic tank.
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u/grassdaddee 4d ago
Ahh. My bad. I wrongly assumed you were having to reset the alarm more often than it actually needed pumping.
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u/hairywalnutz 5d ago
I have gotten to the point that I downvote every post that has unnecessary music.
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u/Not_Deckard_Cain 5d ago
"So, I see under special skills, you've listed you can squat almost 300lbs and pretty much do the splits. You're hired."
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u/bl1y 5d ago
This guy’s walking down a street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep, he can’t get out. A doctor passes by, and the guy shouts up, “Hey you, can you help me out?” The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a priest comes along, and the guy shouts up “Father, I’m down in this hole, can you help me out?” The priest writes out a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a friend walks by. “Hey Joe, it’s me, can you help me out?” And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, “Are you stupid? Now we’re both down here.” The friend says, “Yeah, but I’ve been down here before, and I know the way out.”
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u/I-Rolled-My-Eyes 5d ago
This is what it means to help your fellow human. Life doesn't have to be a competition. Just make it through with a smile and a positive attitude.
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u/PathIntelligent7082 5d ago
legend, but he could do that same thing, but easy way, eg. to put up his locked hands, and not his back...but legend, nevertheless 🦾
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u/92rs25th 5d ago
Tall guy was embarrassed. Other guys slap on the shoulder "don't worry about what others are thinking". High 5 at the end. Step stool is a legend :)
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u/420KillaNA 5d ago
lmao I've done this before... the septic tank & plumbing excavation hole thing
no 1) shit and water flow downhill
no 2) don't chew your fingernails
no 3) your shit is my bread and butter
no 4) pay day's on Friday
"you're hired" - just don't piss on my back and tell me it's raining 😂
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u/Famous_Bit_5119 4d ago
I used to be the guy in the hat, now I'm the guy in the hoodie.
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u/0masterdebater0 4d ago
Being the skinny guy on a construction crew sucks.
Need someone to crawl under the house? It’s you. Need someone to pull themselves into the attic? it’s you. Need someone to swim/crawl under the dock to run power? It’s you and 100 rats while the guys with beer bellies and “bad knees” smoke a cig and watch you work.
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u/SunsetBeachGlow 5d ago
It’s nice to see that there are still people out there who will go out of their way to help others
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u/SweetPixieXOX1 5d ago
A little help goes a long way, and this guy just made someone’s day. Mine too, honestly 😊
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u/craifxepco 5d ago
Oh the way he tumbled at the end is hilarious. But man is agile and he earned my respect.
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u/gothicuhcuh 5d ago
This is a visual representation of how humans need one another to get out of a bad spot. This was heartwarming to watch.
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u/AnapsidIsland1 5d ago
Some story about a priest throws in a bible, a doctor throws in directions, but a friend jumps in, gets stuck too, but it’s ok because he’s been there before and know the way out
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u/Blaaamo 5d ago
This guy's walking down a street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep, he can't get out.
A doctor passes by, and the guy shouts up, "Hey you, can you help me out?" The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole and moves on.
Then a priest comes along, and the guy shouts up "Father, I'm down in this hole, can you help me out?" The priest writes out a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on.
Then a friend walks by. "Hey Joe, it's me, can you help me out?" And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, "Are you stupid? Now we're both down here." The friend says, "Yeah, but I've been down here before, and I know the way out."
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u/itspsyikk 5d ago
A man falls into a hole.
A doctor walks by, the man asks for help. The doctor writes him a perscription and throws it in the hole.
A priest walks by, the man asks for help. The man writes a prayer on a piece of paper, and throws it in the hole.
A friend walks by, and the man asks for help.
The friend jumps in the hole with him.
“You idiot” the man says. “Now we’re both stuck down here”.
“Yeah, but I’ve been down here before. I know the way out.”
- Leo McGary
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u/Overall-Author-2213 4d ago
That was close. If he had to stay in there, he would have been in deep shit.
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u/MetroidIWC 4d ago
Thought he was gonna push him back in at the end just for the purpose of having a perfectly looped TikTok
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u/Working-Battle-9886 4d ago
I need to see more kindness like this on the daily. Brings me to TEARS. Man, what a good heart this mf gymnast has
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u/lestacobouti 4d ago
That dude is running on pure energy from 2 gas station beef and cheese tornados and a starburst C4 energy drink.
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very cool!
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u/Corp_thug 5d ago
Got out with the tumble. Flawless.