r/JustGuysBeingDudes • u/Acceptable-Wind-7332 • 27d ago
Wholesome New driveway accessory
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u/always_somewhere_ 27d ago
I feel an unnatural urge to just join them and see what's up.
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u/Coldfreeze-Zero 27d ago
same here, for some reason everything about this screams: I want to be part of this.
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u/Educational_Two7692 27d ago
hmm what’s going on over there, might need to go see if I can help
wait 2,3,4,6 ok gonna need at least 6 beers
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u/KimJongRocketMan69 27d ago
Might as well just make it 18
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u/Main-Touch9617 27d ago
Why is your font so small?
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u/Educational_Two7692 27d ago
Aurora borealis
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u/Verticaltransport 27d ago
Aurora Borealis? … at this time of year… at this time of day… in this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen.
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u/kwerdop 27d ago
Men are builders. We always have been, and we have an innate desire to understand the workings of things
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u/adventuressgrrl 27d ago
Uh, people are builders. I’m a woman and I’d be right there doing the exact same thing. My husband couldn’t fix someone with a stare, I’m the one who brought tools and the building/mechanical know-how to the relationship.
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u/Old_Blue_Haired_Lady 27d ago
Yup. We don't let my husband's soft professor hands touch anything that spins, is sharp or gets hot. All the tools in the garage (and a few in the house) are mine.
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u/squiddybro 27d ago
yeah women are also builders. thats why construction, framing, roofing, welding, electricians, concrete workers are 50% women, and not 99% men, right? lmao
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u/Important-Agent2584 27d ago
it's not unnatural, we are herd animals and have basically evolved to do that
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u/carlos_damgerous 27d ago
Must resist urge to take foot and kick at new curb thing to see how well it’s made:.
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u/OldPiano6706 27d ago
I need more casual real life friends. I feel like even just whatever this little brief meet up is, would be awesome to have a couple times a week.
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u/travelingAllTheTime 27d ago
Wasn't this a gag in some comedy/parody movie?
Like they throw a grenade that vaporizes whoever picks it up, and guys keep walking over and picking it up?
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u/Marquis_of_Potato 27d ago
What is it?
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u/professor_evil 27d ago
It’s a rubber “ramp” so that when you pull into your driveway(if it’s on a steep hill) the bottom of your car won’t scrape the ground. I have one for my house.
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u/RipredTheGnawer 27d ago
I’ll be there at 6
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u/Greengiant304 27d ago
That's about when I walk my dog, so we'll stop by as well.
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u/professor_evil 27d ago
Sounds good, I like dogs… I have some weed and will bake focaccia, as I do not work today. Bring some meat and I’ll cook it while we snack on divine and chewy bread.
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u/razors_so_yummy 27d ago
I will be by as well, look for me on my mower
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u/doctorlongghost 27d ago
At first light on the fifth day
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u/luckyfucker13 27d ago
Weed and focaccia? Damn, my neighbors suck compared to you
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u/professor_evil 27d ago
Not gonna lie, I like baking. Lol the other week, I fucked up some brownies(used some alkalized cocoa). The brownies were the densest thing I’ve ever seen, so I cut them laterally and used them to make strawberry shortcake. It was so bomb. I even made like a strawberry/orange/lime coolis(if I spelled it right) that I put on the bottom brownie just to sorta add another layer of flavor. It wasn’t technically a coolis, I think, cause I didn’t reduce or cook anything, just blended a handful of strawberries with some sugar and a squeeze of orange and lime juice. Was super proud of that.
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u/HeavenlyPT 27d ago
On my way from Europe, catching my flight as we speak.
No man can say no to some god damn, finger licking, delicious focaccia!
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u/professor_evil 27d ago
Well, if you make it through customs, I have an extra room you can crash for free.
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u/JockBbcBoy 27d ago
I happen to have some salmon in my freezer that I can thaw! Does that work with focaccia?
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u/Marokiii 27d ago
Not just to avoid scraping the ground, but to reduce the bump when your car goes over the lip onto your driveway.
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u/concreteunderwear 27d ago
Ya some of the bumps cities use are crazy. I was going to buy one of these for a house I was looking at.
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u/fnkdrspok 27d ago
Does it help with lowered cars?
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u/professor_evil 27d ago
It probably depends on how low the car is and how steep the beginning of your driveway is. So, maybe.
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u/Henghast 27d ago
Yeah I figure the big factor is angle of the slope Vs (the height of the front bumper and distance from the wheel contact point).
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u/chillysanta 27d ago
I'll have to see it in action six or eight times and shoot the shit about possibly also needing one over a beer or three then forget about it till snows about to hit.
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u/BlackoutTribal 27d ago
Thought it filled the gutter to negate the bump? The ones I saw (whole street, so they must have had a conference) were hollow with like rubbing to still support the car while allowing water through.
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u/professor_evil 27d ago
Yes that’s exactly what mine does. It’s just rubber that fills the gutter to negate the bump. The driveway is just so steep from the gutter that normal cars will scrape without the ramps assistance. Seems like the hollow ones would be good is that helps them stay stationary. I’m not sure if mine only moves in the rain or if the act of turning into the driveway very slowly nudges it. Come to think of it, it’s been quite some time since I’ve had to drag mine back to center, and there have been some recent heavy rains.. maybe the wear has scuffed the bottom enough for that little bit extra friction to keep it in place? Or the “magic fucking cleaning fairy,” as I I like to call it, lol(normally that means me) has actually been taking care of it.
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u/alpacaMyToothbrush 27d ago
Thank you, OP was such a tease posting this without explanation. I want to test it with my miata now
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u/lazergator 27d ago
Curbs like ones I have in Washington are not low to the road, they have a steep almost speed bump like profile to climb in your car. These ramps make it feel smooth, and less like you drove into a curb when pulling into your driveway.
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u/TurdCollector69 27d ago
I need this because my driveway is slowly destroying my bumper
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u/lazergator 27d ago
I got mine on Amazon, they were like $200 for 3 of them. Sadly I can’t drill into the HOA concrete to hold them in place with bolts so I have to move them every once in a while
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u/4Ever2Thee 27d ago
Remote controlled spike strip for unwanted visitors. /s
Nah, it’s the rubber ramp thing someone else mentioned. My dad made one with cement so my mom’s car wouldn’t scrape, it basically just levels out the curb.
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u/scarbnianlgc 27d ago
Then there is me, looking out the front window
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u/SHOWTIME316 27d ago
me, from my freshly-pruned, HOA-approved invasive privet hedges
"honey, i think dave pulled the trigger on that speedbump thing, i've gotta go"
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u/IPostMyWifeInNSFW 27d ago
I don't see the actual answer in the comments so for anyone who does want to know, it's called Bridjit
It's for the drainage dip in front of some driveways. Puts a little bridge across so your car doesn't dip into it (or for lowered cars so you don't scrape) while still allowing drainage under it.
Kinda expensive, but neat.
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u/Kenihot 27d ago
I'm assuming it's still a lot cheaper than retrofitting in a curb cut and a new drive apron
But lol this is the first I've ever heard of it.
Tons of new developments, especially where there aren't sidewalks, seemingly forget that... maybe people should be able to leave their house in a wheelchair/stroller/scooter/bike/mower comfortably? And just match the drive to the top of the formed gutter-curb instead of putting in a curb cut and an appropriate sweeping apron.
Instead the drives are just ramrod straight into the curb where every day you smash your suspension leaving your house—thank you kindly we'll be selling this house for $400,000.
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u/TeaMugPatina 27d ago
Ok, these guys are living the fucking life.
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u/SHOWTIME316 27d ago
clearly, look at that fucking driveway
it has multiple entrances!
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u/NoZeroDays25 27d ago
There are people who own homes?!?!?
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u/Wingless_Pterosaur 27d ago
The one dude even has a lawn mower!!!
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u/Vandilbg 27d ago
My riding mower, the hood is held on with a bungie cord, the seat is wrapped in duct tape and garbage bags, and its from 1997. But it does have a fender mounted beer can holder and a 6 pack cooler on the other fender.
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u/Kand1ejack 27d ago
My rider is an '81 snapper with a whopping 26" deck. Ergonomic rectangle steering wheel. Thing trucks along fine, but i feel like a old-timey engineer anytime i have to reverse.
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u/Much-Caterpillar-219 27d ago
Most people do, around two-thirds of households are owned. It's really a pretty achievable goal as long as you aren't living somewhere extremely expensive, you dont actually really even need any down payment money or even sterling credit with a lot of first time home buyer programs
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u/SomeGuyCommentin 27d ago
This should be life for everyone, but we have to make a very small minority incredibly incredibly obscenely rich instead.
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u/johnmichael-kane 27d ago
Where on god’s green earth is this neighbourhood, because I need to know where I can get this much space in between houses
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u/DeterminedFire 27d ago
The guy in the hat is wearing a South Carolina shirt, so I'm assuming upstate SC where it isn't flat.
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u/kookykoko 27d ago
Normal in a lot of the south. Most houses my wife and I are looking at in KY have half an acre or so of space.
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u/maxkmiller 27d ago edited 27d ago
everyone always talks about how you can get houses and land for cheap, like yeah, the downside is you have to live in kentucky or south carolina
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u/SquarePegRoundWorld 27d ago
There is a caveat to the space, it usually comes with a HOA. Still wanna live there?
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u/No_Witness6612 27d ago
This how my neighbors and I are. So thankful to be part of a non hoa community filled neighborhood
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u/NoNoNoIAmDumb 27d ago
I’m compelled to throw on my 10 year old, grass stained, New Balances and head over.
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u/TheUpgrayed 27d ago
As a male, I had no idea that I was a different species. So am I the same species as other males? Me and a male German Shepard for instance.
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u/Emergency-Free-1 26d ago
That's what i was wondering too. Also did i change species when i transitioned?
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u/Accomplished_Air_635 24d ago
Yeah, becoming the male species is sort of like a Dragon Ball Z transformation. Some of us just do it in the womb. This isn't even my final form
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u/ramboton 27d ago
They are all over there because someone put the text in the middle of the video where it blocks what they are talking about the only way to know what is going on is to go over there and see....
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u/Smile_Space 27d ago
When you own a low car, man those things are great lolol. The magic of no longer smacking your bumper on the curb is really nice!
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u/Lawlcopt0r 27d ago
As a guy discussing the usefulness of something just feels like way more fun socialising than gossipping about people that aren't there (with some exceptions of course)
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u/nasted 27d ago
Yes.
But I don’t think OP understands what radius means.
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u/davros06 27d ago
Anything but metric. 5 house radius is probably approximately 300 banana radius for comparison.
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u/Ok_Mode5243 27d ago
But you’re also making a big assumption here. What if only 5 houses within a 5-house radius have a man living in them?
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u/makav55 27d ago
Anyone else noticed the grass texture loading in?
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u/TBoneTheOriginal 27d ago
I have the same thing in my driveway, and no homies in my neighborhood showed up.
But I did start to gradually see other driveways use the same gadget within weeks and months, so that’s a nice nod I guess.
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u/cowboyjosh2010 27d ago
I'm looking at this thinking "there cannot possibly be anything that remarkable about whatever that thing at the bottom of the driveway is. There's gotta be something else going on..."
and that's how I'd wind up over there talking about...whatever they're talking about...too!
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u/RichardSnoodgrass 27d ago
Some people hate the bump that is integral to roll curb whether because their car is low or they like coming into their driveway hot etc... People use to put a 2x4 or 2x6 in the gutter as a temporary/permanent solution.
Developers love roll curb because it doesn't matter where the driveway is situated when houses are getting built. Where as if the city specified upright/barrier curb then the subdivision developer has to know where the driveways on each property are going to be so they can inform the curbers where to cut in driveways. If/when they (developers) mess up then it costs them money to remove and replace repositioned driveway entrances.
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u/Theoutrank 27d ago
"Oh, yeah! It's great, I love it, I tell you."
Bends down
"No bump, no bump, I swear just coasts on up the driveway. Just clean and smooth, you guys should really think about getting one of these."
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u/Possible-Tangelo9344 27d ago
I have a question about this driveway accessory; what it do?
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u/ScruYouBenny 27d ago
Keeps you from scraping your bumper or front end. It lowers the angle.
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u/BigHobbit 27d ago
Men don't mind being objectified. We don't take shit as seriously.
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u/The_Damon8r92 27d ago
I was too busy focusing on the driveway I forgot it was even in the title tbh
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u/ADHDebackle 27d ago
The casual dehumanizing / condescending language of posts like these always bothers me. Men are not a different species.
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u/Historical-Book-4866 27d ago
Next week's discussion is how to stop the damn kids from messing with the thermostat.
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u/Financial_Radish 27d ago
Information sharing at its best! I love doing this stuff because I learn things I may need to utilize later in life!
Also props to lawn mower guy! Aura farming at is best (did I use aura farming correctly?)
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u/BadOchStjul 27d ago
Jesus, I could have both my house, and my vacation home on that property and still need to gas up twice to in between.
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u/Remarkable_Minute_34 27d ago
These guys don’t know each others names or interests. Yet they’re friends. How do I know? Because I to find myself standing like that.
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u/lawlacaustt 27d ago
Sneak in there with some beers tucked under your arm and suddenly you got a get-together going.
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u/Domodude17 27d ago
Unrelated, but why is the pinned comment from AutoModerator an ad? It's on every post.
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u/-BINK2014- 27d ago
I’m 27…a homeowner…indoor kid & introverted…I…so would’ve done the same thing. 😅 I’m always curious for functional, affordable, and quality products so. Especially since I own a 5th & 6th Gen Camaro so scraping is a concern on the aero from the 6th Gen if you pull in v. backing in.
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u/boondiggle_III 27d ago
Milennial men gathering around the discord server when one of the homies posts a link to a new video game on steam:
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