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Chrisbarberous

That man has never used an axe


UncleHec

He’s going to be at it for at least a month or two at that rate.


PixelatedpulsarOG

Legend has it, he’s still slapping that 4x4 with his axe to this day


Junior-Ad-2207

He'd have better luck using another 4x4


unSufficient-Fudge

He's not even against no right turns. He just found this super awesome axe on the side of the road and, well, he can't chop down the metal poll now can he?


Adventurous_Ad3003

Wouldn’t surprise me if this actually the case. This guy is out there training for iron man.


KitchenActive6637

Well, he can’t chop down the wood like this either. Might as well try the metal pole


Sun_Stealer

That old man is going to be sore for a month or two lmao


supernormalnorm

My thoughts too.. he had to use an axe for the dramatic effect, which actually is the most effeminate axing style I've seen. Ffs I would've brought my Milwaukee circular saw and do the same in less than 30 seconds


zzzzrobbzzzz

sawzall for me.


beyondplutola

Yeah. I immediately thought I would have brought my sawzall with a demo blade for this particular task. An ax is just making life difficult here.


Ok-Individual-8590

Sawzall with a PRUNING blade and that cut is literally 8 to 10 seconds. Camera would've just recorded a dude walking away from a felled police state entrapment device!


Frozen_Shades

City must have had too many collisions at the interscetion historically and a no right red was the solution.


I_likemy_dog

You can see from the motion of the post, you could probably just wiggle it out easier than ‘axing’ it.


rocket_randall

Furious Gimli noises


Bananachips1300

Looks way more like a golf swing.


xfire301

It is RB after all.


Beau_Peeps

He probably lives in Seven Strokes. I mean Seven Oaks.


geneticgrool

He’s probably used a lot of whisky though.


Zerbo

100% on point. Between the doughy physique, the limp-wristed grip, and the half-exhausted golf swing, this is this man’s first time using an axe. When I was in the fire academy, swinging an axe like this would earn you an hour of hitting the dirt with a sledgehammer to learn proper technique.


UltimaCaitSith

My biggest resolve to get into better shape is knowing how Reddit will describe my public mental breakdown.


warm_rum

Hahahaha, my dude, the Jerma avatar makes this 5 times better. Perfect image, lol


cabesa-balbesa

First they put electricity and gas by pipes into homes and then 4 generations later you get these week-ass men who can’t split a log (or hold their whisky for that matter)


ProcedureInternal193

In that case "A" for effort


Triforceoffarts

Not used an ax and probably not fit enough to use it properly.


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Dr_FeeIgood

He’s gonna get the axe head stuck in his shin with those wild swings. His hands at the very edge of the handle too. Not good technique, buddy.


roberta_sparrow

I’m a 120 lbs female and I could swing it harder than that ffs


23z7

[He should get lessons from this girl](https://youtube.com/@NicoleCoenen?si=GZWt4Q01AQDOW_KM)


ouzo84

Okie dokie


Trav-326

...some say he is still at it chopping today


Spazyk

Came here for this.


jeditech23

Or a sawzall


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He has pretty good aim he’s just taking an awful angle.


Helpful_Bear4215

His biggest issue is he thinks he’s swinging a baseball bat. Your dominant hand should slide from the base of the axe head to meet your other hand at the base of the handle as you swing. Like a sledgehammer, not a golf club.


89inerEcho

Bro is outing himself as "guy trying to look tough but definitely gonna tuck a Polo into khakis on Monday morning"


PilgrimOz

Wait till someone shows him a reciprocating saw….zzzzzt. Battery powered tools are gonna blow this suckers mind!


_lippykid

As my mum would say “he’s making a meal of that” Probably a splitter axe and not a chopping axe.. or maybe he’s just shit


mxzf

Bad technique, he's just kinda flailing at it a bit, and the axe head looks like it might be rusted over, and therefore probably isn't sharp.


ongoldenwaves

Or an electric saw with a battery. Down in 30 seconds. I would say this man has never fixed anything in his house or done any kind of manual labour. Probably makes 500k a year off of dividends and sitting on his ass and is outraged he had to wait for a light to change.


CrossP

If he had, he would've brought a reciprocating saw.


ForHelp_PressAltF4

No he's a retired Washington state lumberjack!!! The post isn't even cemented in.... OMG.


Deepdiverdon

Nobody tell him


EvilXGrrlfriend

...am a firefighter, can confirm.


Extreme-Island-5041

DeWalt, Milwaukee, Ryobi ... one of their marketing departments has a golden opportunity her to sell some battery-operated power tools.


Sniflix

Dood is too old to not understand how life works. He gets a $400 ticket for that right turn. So now he'll get a $5000 fine for destroying govt property.


RoadPersonal9635

Yeah it’s also not legal to do illegal things just cause you removed the sign. That logic always shocked me.


Dillyor

If they didn't know who removed the sign does it not change anything if there were no markings? Like for someone coming along before it's replaced


idriveachevyandimgay

any reasonable judge would throw this ticket straight in the trash if they knew the sign had been removed without authorization. you might get ticketed by the cop who sees you doing it but if you explain your situation to the judge and the prosecutor they'd probably throw it out. you have a lot better chance of arguing your case in court than you do with the cop


fren-ulum

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idriveachevyandimgay

this all the way. i got a ticket for a charge that would've cost me over 500 and 2 points on my license and when i was in the courthouse for my hearing the prosecutor called me like 5 minutes before i went into the courtroom and asked me if i would settle for a civil infraction that cost me like 150 and no points. if you show up in court for your hearing and mind your manners you'll usually get most charges reduced drastically or dropped, at least when it comes to traffic tickets


geriatric-sanatore

Was riding my motorcycle off post at Ft Sill, got onto the highway and it was a cold day so I leaned my bike right and left to warm up the sidewalls on my tires after making sure no one was to the side or behind, sheriff came flying out behind some trees and pulled me over and chewed my ass and gave me a reckless driving ticket that would have been very expensive plus then I'd have to go get my punishment from my command. Go to courthouse and ask to speak to the prosecutor on my case, asked him if he rode and he said he did. I explained what I did and he just looked at me for a moment and said to wait in his office. He went and talked to the judge who apparently also rode and he came back and said it's been dismissed and to pretend it didn't happen and he would make sure my command didn't hear anything from his office about it.


CerRogue

Yeah but when they hold people for days while the lawyers figure it out and they lose their job, get evicted, unable to pay their bills and then they are told “oh no you are innocent you can go back to your life now…” is the problem


Alienescape

Yeah that makes no sense. If there's not a sign to not turn, it's the law allowing, you can make a right on red. It's one thing if something is genuinely illegal and there's a sign just reminding, but this is not one of those instances.


LordSpookyBoob

What traffic court is gonna be like “you should’ve known there used to be a sign there and what it said” tho.


andyvsd

Maybe because there is also a sign on the light telling you the same thing.


Ferocious-Flamingo

I got out of a speeding ticket because of this. Lived in the area, knew the limit, got pulled over for speeding, but the sign had disappeared at some unknown point prior and the charges got dropped. Worked out nicely


mildlysceptical22

We can only hope.


Loyal9thLegionLord

You mean 5400 bucks for doing both.


Nickbou

He’s playing the odds. Maybe he thinks he can avoid 13+ tickets before they can replace the sign.


stevemac1956

There are several other signs… he would need tools and a ladder to get to. He’s a tool.


Billysbiscuits

You’re too young to understand how unhinged middle aged man anger worked. He knows about the fine. He clearly is jus trying to make a pointless


mxzf

Not sure if that's a typo or a joke, but it works.


GMHoodwink

Lol


shayaaa

He’s about as sharp as that axe


IkNOwNUTTINGck

And that axe is about as sharp as he is.


justsomedude1144

And my axe!


BigBeagleEars

That ax could dull as hell, and still take down that post real quick if he knew how to use an ax


danquedynasty

Bernardo center Dr exit off the 15? Yeah you'd want that. Road comes in at such an acute angle you won't have enough time to react when a car comes barrelling down.


Kaganda

Just wait until he tries to chop down the light mast with the same sign on it on the far side of the road.


slayerje1

Was gonna say, is he gonna grab the other one?


hijinks

pretty sure if someone got hit and then died because of the accident on that turn because of someone turning on red this video could mean a murder charge for the guy with the axe. Not a lawyer


licuala

No, murder doesn't fit. As also not-a-lawyer, it sounds a lot like negligent homicide. But, I'm very sure it's not murder.


patgeo

It's fine, with that chopping technique he'll still be there when the police find the viral video on Facebook and go check it out.


kliff0rd

Especially with how fast people come down that hill, and how hard it can be to see them under the overpass on a sunny day.


NeedleworkerOk7137

This. Plus, it's a pretty steep grade. Also, the fact that RB is full of geriatrics. Actually got into a fender bender here because the guy turned on red and then changed his mind and slammed his brakes on. Still my fault, but lived right down the street, so was used to gauging the intersection.


Zyme2112

Exactly this.


The-Bodhii

That’s actually pretty fucked up, that no turn on red sign is there for a reason. Accident incoming…


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jereman75

Oof.


GMHoodwink

Second oof


_mojodojocasahouse_

*ZING!*


freakinbacon

Ahh so the sign worked


4OfThe7DeadlySins

This has happened more than once at one of the intersections I use coming home, and now I have the choice of unsafely turning or getting beeped at for 2 mins because the driver behind me doesn’t know/care


clubmedschool

Idc, they can be mad. I'm still going to observe the signs.


toobadsohappy

Worst Christmas tree lot ever


dual_mythology

Underrated comment


Strangeflex911

He's turning red.


Mostly_Curious_Brain

Right.


AlienVoice

On red.


PhantomTreecko1

Lmaoo


angelcasta77

He's the asshole that honks behind you when he's not at the front of a "no turn on red" lane. Just for that I hope he gets caught.


DonKeighbals

Prolly rollin around with his high-beams on, too.


Lancetere

I've noticed this more and more. Also, people without their headlights on at all. I'm really confused about this since there's an auto feature on most cars. If you need high-beams to see in regular light, you need glasses.


ajohns7

LED bulbs are brighter than the previous standard bulbs. All headlights are bright now.


GrimSqueezer

Is it an SD thing to ride around with high beams on the freeway, flash’em, and speed thru recklessly? I’ve only had it happen in SD. I assume it’s rich kids.


DungPedalerDDSEsq

Those signs are there for a reason, man... People who honk around them shouldn't be driving.


Klippyyy

This intersection in RB is constantly a few lucky moments from death daily. Cops have been out giving tickets for people turning on reds, but it’s scary how sharp that turn and blindspot are. Hope this dummy has to pay to put it back up.


Abject-Bullfrog-6420

It would be so satisfying if they actually made him put up another sign too lol


ohjoyousones

Did anyone report this moron? There is a reason for that sign. He's going to get someone killed. I hope he has to pay to have the sign replaced and be sentenced to do community service.


NoVacayAtWork

That would be the lightest possible consequence. He’s committing a premeditated felony. He could get five years in prison.


AwareMention

Cite the section of the California Penal Code he's violating that is a "premeditated felony" which also has a mandatory 5-year sentence. In my view, he's violating PC 594 which is a misdemeanor.


dingos8mybaby2

Shouldve called the cops. Sure they'd take 30 minutes to arrive but I'd bet he'd still be chopping when they finally show up.


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I'd call 911 and say "unhinged man wielding an axe".


MarranoPoltergeist

F*** these entitled dudes - someone please make this motherf***er face some real consequences.


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No-Elephant-9854

If I’m a cop, I’d simply compare this video to pictures of those who got tickets the last 3 months. Very high probability they can solve this one in a few minutes.


BillyJoeFootballIII

lol must be nice he has this much free time too


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Ch1mu3l0

He could potentially be charged for manslaughter if there is a fatal accident.


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Grandpa gone wild.


Necessary_Plan5058

Someone take him back to the Remington club


nomadphlyer

Lawrence Welk Resort Village?


RalphTheNerd

What an idiot. Usually when I'm looking around when there's a "no right turn on red" sign I think, "yep, that would be really dangerous if there were cars coming." Not only is he committing vandalism, he's going to put drivers in potential danger.


Muscs

He thinks the world revolves around him.


mmmarkm

This story is from Los Peñasquitos but it matches this Rancho Bernardo energy. I was at a community meeting and this woman was absolutely aghast that the city made the bike lanes *protected* instead of just having a buffer with painted lines. She was upset that they added plastic bollards. Why? Because she had been a part of the group that got that road landscaped and it no longer looked good with this plastic posts and their reflective stickers. “Why was this needed?” she pleaded. “I only see that road is only used by one or two - maybe three - cyclists *a day*,” she claimed. Honestly - the ignorance was astounding. Do you not realize that cyclists might use that road when you aren’t actively driving on it?? The cherry on top, for me, though, was when she claimed the reflective stickers on the posts were as blinding as headlights. Same energy as taking an axe to a “no right turn on red” sign. Same entitlement that the world should conform to your whims. Same disregard for safety. Anyone reading this far: show up to your local planning group meetings. The people who regularly go to those things need a sanity check on their attempted tyrancy.


Larrea_tridentata

> show up to your local planning group meetings. Strongly support this. The folks that do show up are those who have a lot of free time (retirees) and have nothing but negative energy for their community. Imagine something that'd make your neighborhood better like bike lanes or a park being protested because *gasp* that will bring children into the area. These people are a handful of years away from being buried or cremated and yet they're the ones controlling the narrative in communities simply because they have the time and energy to participate.


Okami-Alpha

>Strongly support this. The folks that do show up are those who have a lot of free time (retirees) and have nothing but negative energy for their community. Imagine something that'd make your neighborhood better like bike lanes or a park being protested because > >gasp > > that will bring children into the area. These people are a handful of years away from being buried or cremated and yet they're the ones controlling the narrative in communities simply because they have the time and energy to participate. Not sure if this attracted all the HOAs to RB or if these people moved there because of the HOAs. Either way they both suck, which is why I never moved there.


mmmarkm

For a good *gasp*, just bring up affordable housing


machinegunkisses

I live close to but not in RB. The amount of elder, white entitlement energy in RB is on another level. These people are a menace. I'm serious.


AccomplishedAd9301

the RB Nextdoor is absolutely unhinged. The RBI held a concert for 1 hour last month and the entire Karen community nearly staged a mutiny because they couldn’t handle the volume. Literally swarmed the police station with calls.


mmmarkm

Look up the current chair of the RB planning group and “dog park” if you wanna read between the lines for some salacious gossip


idk895

That man needs some power tools for Christmas


WarthogForsaken5672

In broad daylight, no less.


steekley

Paul Bunyan just needs to wiggle it out.


Tijuanaguero1

That sign is loose af, it be easier on him just to pull it out, lol


Mean-Insurance116

That’s definitely gonna cause a couple accidents


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🤣 he feels strongly about the situation!


sdbigs

I guess he likes to turn on red


helloeveryone2020

I miss soupplantation!


Taekwonmoe

Me too, but what??? What's the connection....lol.


helloeveryone2020

Wasn’t there one near there?


galinethebean

Yes, there was a Souplantation here. We miss it too! :( Edit: spelling


The-Bodhii

Why is he swinging that axe like it’s a golf club? Oh wait..


EnuffBull

Over-privilege and self-entitled is no excuse to destroy public property. Your cell awaits, dumbtard.


raobjcovtn

He shallows the club nicely. He'll do great on the senior tour


Gyrosoundlabs

Asshole


dayviduh

McDonald’s flag flying above the US flag


left4ched

Looks like the US flag is half mast. I'm pretty sure if the ensign is half masted the CA flag should be as well. I'm not sure what the rules are for the nation-state of McDonald's.


ikes

$5 says grandpa has a Don't tread on me flag flying at his house.


Rosie3450

Yep, and a red ball cap too.


TurtleDive1234

The Karenocity is strong with that one.


ProcedureInternal193

He doesn't know that sign is there for his safety. Signs aren't there to inconvenience drivers. If he feels otherwise he can contact San Diego City. I've delt with the city, from my experience they're surprising efficient.


1320Fastback

Tell me you have gotten tickets there without telling me you have gotten tickets there.


mmmarkm

Big “why won’t my council member return my calls” energy


Such_Maybe6470

Karma is a bitch


BlackandRead

The sign won.


Thanos-Wept

Bruh, doing it in broad daylight too


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Easy there, Paul Bunyan!


Either-Weather4052

UPDATE https://preview.redd.it/j2xd3eqq2x2c1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4161679c91013ca7bf456d1397c9ba001100490a It looks like the city was out here assessing the damage. It also looks like he took out the sign on the median. I wonder if the city would like to get a hold of the video 🤔


My-Dog-Sam

that’s one dull axe.


Gutmach1960

Dull axe.


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Gutmach1960

Agreed.


Captain3leg-s

Sure looks like a splitting axe instead of a chopping axe.


Gutmach1960

Don’t tell him that.


SpaceCaseSixtyTen

How can you tell? the head looks pretty thin to me, like a chopping axe. he is just using it kinda shittaly


piceathespruce

I've never seen American toxic masculinity so perfectly encapsulated. It's the totally unhinged response to something that protects the community, it's the completely inept use of a pretty simple tool, it's the righteous confidence that he's so in the right that he doesn't even hide his identity.


tanhauser_gates_

That axe isn't very sharp.


lubesta

May as well be using a baseball bat.


Badalvis

I don’t think you are supposed chop the sign when the light is red. At least that’s the way I read the rules.


commffy

Horrible form.


Civil_Ad8899

Legend has it, he's still chipping away at that sign to this day. Dude needs a Sawzall.


Subject-Mud4821

This man golfs


captainrustic

That is the most unathletic dude ever.


gluesoap

Did anyone axe him what he’s doin?


ProfessionalRetard12

Why is the McDonald’s flag flying higher than the American flag?


ApatheticNarwhal

![gif](giphy|cl72XB7TqPdjq7uQ3S) United States of McDonald’s


Ok-Climate-7382

I just drove by the intersection. He did it. The crazy son of a bitch, he did it.


Blue_Seven_

At least the local citizenry are safe from the guy unless anyone wants to give this dude 45 minutes and a Geritol IV to wait for him to manage to chop them up


ProcrastinatingPuma

Late Stage Car Brain


YouLikaDaJuice

Wow that guys technique is aweful


rigby1945

There's a cross drilled hole already at the bottom of post! It's literally designed to fall over


ryswogg17

Clearly has never had that sharpened


kristaycreme

“And when George Washington was asked if he chopped down the no turn on red sign he replied ‘I cannot tell a lie.’”


tfox1123

It's probably less illegal to just make the right, no?


Anarch-ish

Never seen someone use an axe so effectively like it was a hammer


Okami-Alpha

So has anyone (OP?) sent this video to the city with a time and date? I'd like to see this fucker face some consequences.


shadowPenguins

My home town. Someone’s grandfather


[deleted]

You chop at a angle... If you gonna create chaos, At least do it right.


ImpressiveLunch9

Would that be manslaughter if someone died turning right after he did that?


arisoverrated

I don’t know which is duller, that ax or that moron.


McSnoots

Man there’s a lot of things to get this angry at. But not taking a right on red not on of them.


AccomplishedAd9301

as an RB local, can confirm.


dustygravelroad

Poor technique doesn’t make up for a dull ax


AggleFlaggleKlable

I thought this was a ‘Florida man’ situation at first glance


Saltfringecrust

No one told him it would be much much harder than wielding a keyboard.


syncboy

Entitled asshole.


SlaveLaborMods

Him:Turning right in red is my constitutional right! Also him:Not that constitution, we are actually using an 1879 naval agreement. You can tell by the fringe on the flag


corgithomasbean

If anyone is wondering, he took down two signs. https://preview.redd.it/jra5ad2k2s2c1.jpeg?width=1101&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ce40adb78c8224ed4b30fececfc81fd2a5bc6e77


Pa2phx

The saddest thing about this is his total lack of any skill with that ax.


Ifyouhavethemeans

Just a waste of time. It turned green before he got the sign down.


sdurban

Never underestimate motorist entitlement


i-hoatzin

![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|dizzy_face)![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|disapproval) Every day I find more reasons to be in so many other places where sanity still breathes.


iPhader

That’s at the bottom of the exit from north bound 15 turning east onto Bernardo Center drive. There’s also a “no turn on red” sign if you want to go west onto Bernardo Center drive from southbound 15. I know both intersections well. People fly up *and* down Bernardo Center Dr… Plus there’s terrible visibility. Both signs make sense.


TangerineDream92064

So, our tax dollars get to go to repairing that sign. Yippee! I live near Rancho Bernardo and I avoid going there: an old person is invariably rude to me. I'm an old person myself!