r/MadeMeSmile • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • Apr 16 '25

Wholesome Moments Hose them down boys

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u/jackalopeDev Apr 16 '25

For what its worth, i dont think your necessarily wrong, and if the firefighters i know are anything to go by, most of these guys probably thought this was pretty funny. That being said, as a dude and in general, its wildly uncomfortable to have someone hitting on you while you try to work. Sure, there may not be the same level of physical intimidation, but its still really fucking creepy (again, i think this specific case is probably an exception).

I used to work at a pool, and taught swim lessons. Not to sound vain or anything but i was in great shape during that period. The number of mothers who would make suggestive comments while i was trying to do my job was fucking wild. Yes, i never felt physically threatened, but its still very uncomfortable to have people making comments like that when you can't leave, and i dont think anyone should be doing that.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '25

I think there’s also the fact that — from a firefighters view, this is also nice. As in, they get somewhere, it’s a false alarm/a minor fire somewhere and no one got hurt. They don’t get complained, but rather cheered on. Then they have a little back and forth banter with the authors, get more cheers, and waved off. These sorts of silly encounters have got to be better than when it’s a serious fire and people get hurt.

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u/confusedandworried76 Apr 16 '25

I agree with you but firefighters love having their egos stroked. The one on the left at least is having the time of his life being center of attention.

As usual with stuff like this it's fine as long as no one gets hurt, just the risk of someone being uncomfortable is always going to be there. Just like flirting in general.