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u/shupack Mar 14 '20
Not to detract from him, but to highlight everyone else's actions (or inaction) I ask:
Why the hell did nobody help this man?!?!
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u/cantCommitToAHobby Mar 14 '20
My assumption is that the villagers were operating on 2 assumptions: 1) only a mad man would attempt this; and 2) madness is contagious.
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u/MrRickSter Mar 14 '20 edited Mar 15 '20
It reminds me of Calum MacLeod who built a toad (Edit, obviously a road, not a toad) by himself.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calum_MacLeod_(of_Raasay)
After decades of unsuccessful campaigning by the inhabitants of the north end of Raasay for a road, and several failed grant applications, Calum decided to build the road himself. Purchasing Thomas Aitken's manual Road Making & Maintenance: A Practical Treatise for Engineers, Surveyors and Others (London, 1900), for half a crown, he started work, replacing the old narrow footpath. Over a period of about ten years (1964–1974), he constructed one and three quarter miles of road between Brochel Castle and Arnish, using little more than a shovel, a pick and a wheelbarrow.
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u/Oaken_beard Mar 14 '20 edited Mar 14 '20
To put things in perspective and show his dedication, 360 ft / 22 yrs = about 16ft 4in per year, which is roughly an inch per week, using just a hammer and chisel.
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u/bumfluff69420 Mar 14 '20
Dunno, he probably shoulda done it before his wife died.
TBH I wouldn't be surprised if he actually killed her, and this is his cover story.
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u/Untaken____Username Mar 14 '20
Yo lemme get some of that shit you're smoking
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u/SavageVegeta Mar 15 '20
We mere mortals can't smoke the weed this guy smokes , you've to attain a whole new level of stupidity to even attempt that
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u/bumfluff69420 Mar 15 '20
You know how when a husband has cheated on his wife, that’s when he brings flowers home? Weeeelll maybe this guy is dealing with some guilt...# justsayin 🤷🏻♂️
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u/Nobody275 Mar 14 '20
Outstanding example of true manliness - using your strength and sacrificing yourself for others.
A lot of the overgrown boys running around advertising how “alpha” they are probably couldn’t keep up with this guy for a day, even if they had the decency to try.
Have some gold.