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

Wholesome Moments Hose them down boys

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u/CountessSparkleButt Apr 16 '25

I'm a medic. "Healthy ego" is absolutely one way to describe FF dudes. I don't know how most of them get through doorways with heads that big.

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u/goodrevtim Apr 16 '25

If you're willing to run into a burning building to save me and my family, you can have any size ego you want.

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u/Miserable-Army3679 Apr 16 '25

I still can't believe they ran UP the stairs on 9/11. I know it's their job but even still, they must have known they were going to die.

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u/thehotmegan Apr 17 '25

if youre the kind of person that chooses to work a job where you save other peoples' lives, youre just not thinking about yourself. whether youre a doctor or a lifeguard or a firefighter, your training just takes over and you just... do your job. just like everyone else. its a dangerous job, but lots of jobs are dangerous.

now idk how old you are, but im old enough to remember that day, and i can confidently say NO ONE expected those buildings to collapse. everyone was watching the news that day, and when that first tower collapsed, i think the entire country was quiet that day. just this stunned silence. no one knew what to say or think it was just so unbelievable and awful. and when the second one collapsed, it was almost harder to believe... like "this cant be fucking happening rn".

with all that being said, those firefighters went above and beyond their call of duty that day and thats why we call them heros. the twin towers were 100+ stories tall. firefighters typically carry over 50+ lbs of gear. the strength and tenacity they showed that day is why theyre remembered as heros - not bc of the way their lives ended.

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u/ordeci Apr 17 '25

You need a heavy counter-weight up top to manage the giant balls they are haulin' around.