I used to love rain back when I was a kid and still walked everywhere. Then I learned to drive, discovered that most people's driving skills are water soluble, and now I dread that shit almost as much as snow!
@@p.t.9171 spend most of life waking up tired to commute back and forth for an unfulfilling job, doing that on repeat? Yeah I wouldn’t care about living either
In Arizona specifically, it is such a common phrase that if it starts raining, it’s in 30 minutes there’s bound to be an accident and you will hear it.
Florida man here, we’re so used to driving in the rain we rarely even slow down for it. If we do we just decide to actually follow the speed limit for once. On the other hand tourist cause accidents as they illegally turn on their blinkers and slow down to half the speed limit 😤
Southeast Alaska here, we live in a rainforest, been raining and blowing hard, and people have been driving even faster then on nice days. Im all for driving fast, but not in two inch water🤔
@@abijahdixon2771 when it rains what happens is since we don’t get rain that often everything just builds up on the black top, so when rain finally comes around it all rises to the top and just becomes what we call “slick” in which you drive to fast you start to slide really bad. Now locals know about this but tourist… they’re stupid and don’t know and are most likely to cause said crashes.
@@bethanybouley2990 Deadliest driving surface I've ever been on wasn't cement, or regular wet asphalt, or snow, or even ice. It was the roads in and around the local community college after they started regularly sealing their pavement, when wet. Something about that sealer... feels fine, until it suddenly snaps free and then absolutely positively will NOT give you ANY grip back until the tires are moving perfectly straight again. Had an '84 Thunderbird at the time and there were more than several sudden snap 180s and 360s, some at jogging speed, and at least one from just taking my foot off the accelerator.
Fun fact about the clip you used singing in the rain. That particular scene the actor had a severe fever and after the scene was shot he passed out. When he woke up he said the water felt so good on him
Heard a story about a guy who needed an organ transplant. The doctor told him they didn't have the one he needed, "but not to worry, it's raining, so it shouldn't be long".
As a mental health care professional, its the opposite. The crazies get worse when its hot outside. When its wet, they STAY HOME and out of trouble. But when its hot, they pick more fights and get angry real fast.
Honestly reminds me of the time me and my friend were driving home from the theme park and had to drive very slowly because it was raining so hard we could barely even see the road directly in front of the car. We just drove very, VERY slowly with the emergency lights on in case anyone got close to us. It unfortunately only got worse when we waited when it begun, so that why we just decided to drive at a snail’s pace with emergency lights on, otherwise we would’ve been stuck there for hours.
What kind of crappy asphalt do you have that you cannot drive as fast during the rain? I am also a fire fighter and never noticed more cars crashing during the rain. I mean when I drive on the Autobahn during the rain I also drive 200 sometimes, even when it rains(depends on how heavy tho), and I am not the only one with that.
@@mullerman1104 Because there’s the risk of aqua planing. My boyfriend’s partner crashed their car because they were going to fast while the road was wet. As for us, we could feel the tires of the car pushing the water out of the way, even while we were going slow. It really was pouring down hard, the road couldn’t handle moving it away that quickly, so it kinda flooded.
@@Sweetie.21 I know that there can be Aquplaning, but normal roads are shaped concarevely so that the water flows off the street. I work as a firefighter myself and never had an accident that had to be only from rain.
@@mullerman1104 True, but if it’s really bad they can still flood or at least have a big enough layer of water on them that the risk of crashing is there if you go fast enough.
Exactly what I see when it rains. Los Angeles finding a way to go into absolute chaos over some drops of rain. I always dread working on rainy days for this reason.
@@thewhitewolf58 lifeguarded at a beach and pool for 8 years, depends on the temperature of the rain versus the water. I found it best when it was a warm rain and the water was chilly because it balanced out. If the water is warm and the rain is cold it was more annoying to me unless it was a hot tub.
Even worse, the first snowfall here in Massachusetts... EVERY YEAR! These people have lived and driven here for decades and they still drive like it's snowfall in South Carolina. I am ashamed to be of the same species of these idiots.
@@Jehty_ the first minute of rain is the most dangerous because the water mixes with the dust to make a thin paste like film, standard road tyres are made for dry and wet roads, not in between. For that short window the road surface is very slick, it can also happen if the rain was too light to wash away the dust/paste and is slippery until it dries.
Person I was talking to: Oh fire fighters must LOVE the rain! It helps put the fire out for them! Me: aren’t they also the ones who respond to all the car accidents? Other person: maybe they don’t like rain after all…
Also that one person who knows you can call the non emergency number to bypass calling a lock smith to get into your car after locking your keys in. It's completely free and more points if you do it while it's heavily raining or snowing! 🤣
And after many decades of driving in a tropical climate ... I feel this. I also get anxiety when it rains. I drive extra careful however sadly due to the fact most people drive in the rain as they do when its dry... yeh.. my anxiety as a driver goes through the roof when it rains. I try to avoid driving long distances in the rain. Hey from Gold Coast Australia
Really? I really thought this was an American thing, especially for us West Coasters and people in the South West. But I imagine any desert dweller is like "rain? what it is?"
When I was enrolling into Highschool years ago, the first thing I saw in that admin office was a poster that says “How to deal with stress: 1. Have a drink of cold water 2. Have a bathroom break 3. Hit head on wall 4. Repeat step 3 until you reach your desired result 5. Go home for a stress related headache” Ya’ll could you use that advice
@@nicrevenDIRECTIONS FOR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT HAMMER : 1. Grip Hammer firmly in both hands 2.aim blunt end of hammer towards your head 3. Administer Hammer blows to own head until you no longer feel stressed out. CAUTION: Be careful not to overdose on the hammer blows, or you may begin to hear voices ... all the time when you're alone , and take extra care that you're not aiming the claw end towards your head as it will get messy
The exact same feeling when I rotated to orthopaedics residency. Rainstorm warning? Slipping canes, ripping wheelchairs… Fractured hips. Fractured hips everywhere…
I was an RN on an Ortho neuro surgical floor for years. Virtually ANY weather causes it. Rain or ice? Slip and fall/ car crashes. Pretty sunny day? People HAVE to go do activities or just get out, "because it's been bad weather for a while." They just CAN'T miss that sunny day. I was at the park when our girl was about 5 on the first pretty day of the spring. THREE boys fell and broke limbs while we were there. I was so glad I didn't work peds, but I KNEW that SOMEWHERE nearby, ADULTS of all ages were doing the same thing. 🤷
I worked the ER during Hurricane Ida here in New Orleans. Got a phone call: “hey are y’all open? Our house started flooding, and my dumbass husband slipped and broke his dang ankle, and now the bone is poking out”. Yup, nasty compound fracture came in about 30 min later. Wheeling little old people in through the ambulance bay during a freakin hurricane is pretty metal, though.
@@4203105as someone who lives in a place where it rains often but only occasionally snow in winter, what everyone here is describing is basically when first snow falls or heavy frost covering comes. You'd think people knew how to fkn drive, but nooo. Here cometh the conspicuously stranded vehicles on the side of the road and wrecked intersections from people mowing down lamp & signal posts. Sigh.
Yup. Had to drive a 9-ton dual axle truck with a 6 ton tri axle trailer on it through a severe thunderstorm. Needless to say i had my hands white knuckled the whole drive.
Yeah, I know a few people who are truckers as well, including a cousin. And we all live in western Washington. Exactly where all the rain goes 3/4 of the year. Fun times.
@@elgirl19 As an Oregonian, I was a bit confused and went to the comments to get more context. The only thing that bothers me about driving in the rain is my screwy windshield wipers that for some reason only work on the fastest speed 😂
I work at a local news station, and can confirm. Rain and snow essentially means my job that day is trying to keep track of the several dozen wrecks across the city. I feel terrible for the first responders, especially when they just sigh into the line before they affirm. You know it's a hard day when they sigh.
I swear, no matter whatcpart of the world, the rain makes everyone go crazy. Its eithrr bad drivers being scared of not seeing well, mid drivers actually not seeing under the fog, and good drivers being scared of everyone around them. I know this because my country is "sunny once, a fucking hurracan an hour later" incarnate😅
I'm part if the highway service patrol in Florida. Rain is a nightmare. Everyone immediately forgets how to drive, crashes happen constantly. It's just running from one to the next, hoping you don't get run over by a secondary
Doesn't matter how much it rains somewhere, seems everybody simultaneously forgets how to drive once it's sprinkling out. I lived in Pittsburgh, one of the rainiest/snowiest cities in the country, and we still had folks slowing to a crawl on the highway, or going so fast you're astounded they've made it this far without hydroplaning 😬
@@De1usionsofGrandeur I'm trying to grass seed the yard. I can do it in early spring, but the grass that grows then is not always strong enough to survive thru the summer. I try to get a head start on things, though it's an uphill battle.
As soon as rain starts in texas, all of us become blind and forget where the brake pedal is so we just use other cars and mailboxes and people to stop.
From my experience it seems like everyone forgets how to do _everything_ every single morning when they wake up out of bed daily. The only thing they don't forget how to do is smoke and drink.
Funny and true story I had a captain who we threatened to remove his air horn pedal because he used it so much the low air alarm would sound. And breaks were needed more than the horn besides he had the electronic growler to use also.
Reminder that cars are the deadliest form of mass transit and that there are alternatives that have been outright neglected in the US. Petition local officials for bus routes, bike lanes, and light rail. Over a hundred people die from car accidents every day in the US alone, and these are entirely preventable deaths. Check netherlands accident statistics and realize that we deserve better.
Having learned to drive on the Capitol Beltway, I now avoid interstate highways unless absolutely necessary-I consider the I-270 corridor alone to be the fifth level of Hell! And the Maryland stretch of I-81? Don’t even get me started!
It's funny you should post this today. No less than 4 hours ago when it was raining I watched an accident happen on a wet road on my drive home from work. Nobody was hurt but oh boy did it look expensive
It's so true! We live about a half mile from our fire station and as soon as it starts raining or snowing, the ENTIRE firehouse clears out. I hear sirens going every direction!
NOT FUNNY Jason, i start my 12 in 1.5 hours in the middle of the remains of Hurricane Nicole, only to do a 24 Sunday in the same storm! lol nah actually its pretty funny... but oh so freakin true....
Been working as a locksmith that few months, I dread the rain. Trying to get through the traffic in a timely manner and open a car door or pick a car lock while it's pouring is absolutely hell
As a trucker I can tell you it's not just where you live. The whole country where I live is like that. Don't worry. I shutdown when condition are too harsh for my skills too handle. I'd rather hurt my paycheck than to hurt myself or others around me
We live in the desert so people are extra stupid during the rain. Once during a huge storm we were explaining to our kids how to drive safely, this guy rolls up driving like an idiot and just as we are explaining why he's an idiot he veers off into a fence. Thank you good sir for your sacrifice to ensure my kids will always drive carefully in the rain you dummy. (It wasn't too bad a wreck I'm sure he was fine)
True, but also some areas that rainfall is the first in a while, and let's oil rise up and gather on the road. Made a gentle turn while in Texas once after a rainfall. Sunshine with damp pavement. My trucks ass end slid out worse than any ice patch I ever hit. Had I not been able to grab that patch of rough dry pavement with the front tire I would have boned the driver at the stop sign.
“ChatGBT understands the legal system.” How the living fuck did we not see MamaMax’s stupidity for what it was sooner? Did the flashy editing and music and him doing things for a “good cause” really hide that much?
As someone who drove Uber on & off for years, I can confirm. People speed up once the bad weather starts or aren't adjusted to it until their 1st close call after heading out. On the plus side, way more rides get requested so gloomy days become money days 🥳
Any weather that causes the roads to be wet, icy, dusty or anything but normal road... it's going to be a crap day for our First Responders. BLESS YOU ALL!
A few weeks ago we had a random thunderstorm, as we are on our way to grab lunch at 5:30 pm after being bent all morning we just so happened to roll up on a dumb ass unlicensed 14 year old who decides to tailgate going 80 and slammed on his breaks when the person in front of him slowed down so he hydroplaned into the barrier
You guys legit have one of the hardest jobs in my opinion. The danger you go through to help people and then the fucked up shit you’d see when people are badly injured. Hats off to you mate.
the other day, we had an actual firedrill in the morning. then later in the day, we had another one (while it was raining) bc someone either accidentally hit it or they pulled it on purpose..
The sad part is if most drivers just waited a couple hours it wouldn't be so bad. When the rain starts it drives all the mud and grease up out of a road's nooks and crannies. This makes it slicker than greased teflon. But after a couple hours it all washes off and the roads lose considerable slickness.
Or... Were willing to spend as much on tires as they spend on milky drinks that sometimes have coffee in them. Or knew how to drive their cars... But hey... Job security
I can't put off going to work for 2 hours on a rainy day. New tires every couple years however... Well it's a good thing I got new tires, had a jeep spin out in front of me earlier this week. Was going 20 on an easy turn. Their bumper had a new hole in it now!
@@brianwright9514 well, it seems like you hate neolibs which is political. Not that I have a problem with that specifically, it's just that starbucks isn't the real issue at play in this world.
This is so true. My dad's a first responder and anytime he spots a storm he calls and makes sure we're heading home or already there because this is all he can picture.
I ain't at work right now so I'll say it. Don't ever say "slow night?" Or "hope it's a quiet night" or something like that to a cop/firefighter/medic on duty. It's a surefire bad omen
Oh, this is soo true if you live in Central Florida. For some reason, every freaking single time it rains, people just start crashing into each other. Even in a light sprinkle.
Have a friend who works as a firefighter and he told me that each time it rains, a storage unit under the supervision of some moron in the industrial district a bit away from the city has a massive fire because of some slipshod wiring work done since the last time it rained and they NEVER LISTEN.
I used to love rain back when I was a kid and still walked everywhere. Then I learned to drive, discovered that most people's driving skills are water soluble, and now I dread that shit almost as much as snow!
"Most people's driving skills are water soluble" lmaoo
Literally, people zoom past like they dont care about living. Its petrifying.
And even in Wisconsin people forget how to drive in snow.
@@p.t.9171 spend most of life waking up tired to commute back and forth for an unfulfilling job, doing that on repeat? Yeah I wouldn’t care about living either
@@A432Hzit's by design
In Arizona specifically, it is such a common phrase that if it starts raining, it’s in 30 minutes there’s bound to be an accident and you will hear it.
Florida man here, we’re so used to driving in the rain we rarely even slow down for it. If we do we just decide to actually follow the speed limit for once. On the other hand tourist cause accidents as they illegally turn on their blinkers and slow down to half the speed limit 😤
Southeast Alaska here, we live in a rainforest, been raining and blowing hard, and people have been driving even faster then on nice days. Im all for driving fast, but not in two inch water🤔
@@abijahdixon2771 when it rains what happens is since we don’t get rain that often everything just builds up on the black top, so when rain finally comes around it all rises to the top and just becomes what we call “slick” in which you drive to fast you start to slide really bad. Now locals know about this but tourist… they’re stupid and don’t know and are most likely to cause said crashes.
fellow Arizonan here....Truth🤚
@@bethanybouley2990 Deadliest driving surface I've ever been on wasn't cement, or regular wet asphalt, or snow, or even ice.
It was the roads in and around the local community college after they started regularly sealing their pavement, when wet. Something about that sealer... feels fine, until it suddenly snaps free and then absolutely positively will NOT give you ANY grip back until the tires are moving perfectly straight again.
Had an '84 Thunderbird at the time and there were more than several sudden snap 180s and 360s, some at jogging speed, and at least one from just taking my foot off the accelerator.
Fun fact about the clip you used singing in the rain. That particular scene the actor had a severe fever and after the scene was shot he passed out. When he woke up he said the water felt so good on him
The irony
In a documentary I watched many years ago they said they used milk (or mixed milk with the water?) to make the rain more visible on film.
It's not one of the greatest films ever made without a great history backing it up
Gene Kelly was great!!!
It was milk
Heard a story about a guy who needed an organ transplant. The doctor told him they didn't have the one he needed, "but not to worry, it's raining, so it shouldn't be long".
They don't call them donorcycles for nothing.
I remember Stephen Fry mentioning that on QI is that where you heard it?
@@Metal_Auditor It's a common story around hospitals. I heard the same story years before I heard it on QI.
@@Metal_Auditor Probably :D
@@Alacritous heard an ER doctor call motorcycle helmets "ID buckets".
Damn! As a Police Officer, I share the same feelings as that fire fighter!! Never fails
As a mental health care professional, its the opposite. The crazies get worse when its hot outside. When its wet, they STAY HOME and out of trouble. But when its hot, they pick more fights and get angry real fast.
"Some moron in the factory district is going to have a storage fire because of bad wiring... again."
No kidding...then there is the snow.
@@eloraandkhan3288I agree with u
“Ah yes, rain, let me go for a leisurely 70 mph drive on wet asphalt”
Honestly reminds me of the time me and my friend were driving home from the theme park and had to drive very slowly because it was raining so hard we could barely even see the road directly in front of the car. We just drove very, VERY slowly with the emergency lights on in case anyone got close to us.
It unfortunately only got worse when we waited when it begun, so that why we just decided to drive at a snail’s pace with emergency lights on, otherwise we would’ve been stuck there for hours.
What kind of crappy asphalt do you have that you cannot drive as fast during the rain? I am also a fire fighter and never noticed more cars crashing during the rain. I mean when I drive on the Autobahn during the rain I also drive 200 sometimes, even when it rains(depends on how heavy tho), and I am not the only one with that.
@@mullerman1104
Because there’s the risk of aqua planing. My boyfriend’s partner crashed their car because they were going to fast while the road was wet.
As for us, we could feel the tires of the car pushing the water out of the way, even while we were going slow. It really was pouring down hard, the road couldn’t handle moving it away that quickly, so it kinda flooded.
@@Sweetie.21 I know that there can be Aquplaning, but normal roads are shaped concarevely so that the water flows off the street. I work as a firefighter myself and never had an accident that had to be only from rain.
@@mullerman1104
True, but if it’s really bad they can still flood or at least have a big enough layer of water on them that the risk of crashing is there if you go fast enough.
Everyone else: Oh, it's snowing! It looks so pretty!
Dispatchers: Shit.
If in Florida then it's "Sweet Jesus....we are so fucked."
Pfd: damnit, not again... Call the tow truck...
Everyone needs a helicopter, nobody will fly, none of the ground units will accept this
....why did I read dispatchers as dipshits 🤣😅😭
Me: well i guess im calling out of work today
Exactly what I see when it rains. Los Angeles finding a way to go into absolute chaos over some drops of rain.
I always dread working on rainy days for this reason.
Us lifeguards get excited when it rains because we get to clear the water :D
How does it feel to swim in a pool or ocean when it rains?
Yeah, wouldn't want people to get wet!
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I know. It's really about lightning risk and reduced visibility.
@@MonkeyJedi99 no actually, if there's lightning yes, but if it rains hard enough to where we cant see the bottom of the pool we gotta clear it.
@@thewhitewolf58 lifeguarded at a beach and pool for 8 years, depends on the temperature of the rain versus the water. I found it best when it was a warm rain and the water was chilly because it balanced out. If the water is warm and the rain is cold it was more annoying to me unless it was a hot tub.
@@aptmatter I did not know that one. Thanks!
We live in a small city, every single time it rains, I mean within minutes, the sirens roll out. It’s so crazy!
Even worse, the first snowfall here in Massachusetts... EVERY YEAR!
These people have lived and driven here for decades and they still drive like it's snowfall in South Carolina.
I am ashamed to be of the same species of these idiots.
@@MonkeyJedi99 🤣🤣🤣
How? And why?
Why can't people drive where you live?
Or is there something wrong with your roads?
@@Jehty_ beats me, could just be a coincidence, good just a lot of horrible drivers. Honestly I’d guess it’s probably a little of both.
@@Jehty_ the first minute of rain is the most dangerous because the water mixes with the dust to make a thin paste like film, standard road tyres are made for dry and wet roads, not in between. For that short window the road surface is very slick, it can also happen if the rain was too light to wash away the dust/paste and is slippery until it dries.
me when it starts to rain: “time to go outside and live that emo phase you never had”
*~ Bc Nobody will See your tears ~*
lol
You don't have 10'000 subscribers lier
I work for lawn care so I get this so much when it’s about to rain😂😂
Fun fact- Gene Kelly had a fever of 103 during that dance scene. Did it in one take. Legend.
yes he was quite a legend indeed. i loved singin in the rain
No wonder he put his head under that faucet it must’ve been burning hot
He was as hot as an oven?
Thank you for your service appreciate it
@@TriviaCountdownhuh?
Can we talk about how funny, smart and real this guy is? As a retired nurse, I appreciate the sometimes dark humor!
Find this super relatable. When I'm about to take a long drive and it's about to rain I have basically the same thought process
My gf was laughing at this too, one time she got sick on the day that we had an unexpected tornado. The look on her face was sheer joy.
I am too (retired ER RN)]
; and so do I.
My love of rain is intensified because it helps me feel more connected to nature.
time to go harvest a fresh crop of organ donors...I'll see myself out
OH...GOD!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You should see yourself out...side to get ready to scoop up the donors.
Oh no ya don't! With a sense of humor like that, you're one of us now! Perfect comeback!! 😂🤣😆
Dark humor is a necessity in a hard line of work. My deepest respect to all emergency services.
@@moteroargentino7944 sometimes, you just gotta laugh....even when things are going very bad...
Person I was talking to: Oh fire fighters must LOVE the rain! It helps put the fire out for them!
Me: aren’t they also the ones who respond to all the car accidents?
Other person: maybe they don’t like rain after all…
Also that one person who knows you can call the non emergency number to bypass calling a lock smith to get into your car after locking your keys in. It's completely free and more points if you do it while it's heavily raining or snowing! 🤣
I like how you just made up a shower thoughs scenario in your head😂
Not if it’s a lithium fire.
@@driftliketokyo34ftw35 or, heaven forbid, a fire with several gallons of bacon fat poured on top outdoors in a field of tall grass.
Fire fighters and EMS, yes
And after many decades of driving in a tropical climate ... I feel this. I also get anxiety when it rains. I drive extra careful however sadly due to the fact most people drive in the rain as they do when its dry... yeh.. my anxiety as a driver goes through the roof when it rains. I try to avoid driving long distances in the rain.
Hey from Gold Coast Australia
Really? I really thought this was an American thing, especially for us West Coasters and people in the South West. But I imagine any desert dweller is like "rain? what it is?"
When I was enrolling into Highschool years ago, the first thing I saw in that admin office was a poster that says “How to deal with stress: 1. Have a drink of cold water 2. Have a bathroom break 3. Hit head on wall 4. Repeat step 3 until you reach your desired result 5. Go home for a stress related headache”
Ya’ll could you use that advice
that's fucking awesome
@@nicrevenDIRECTIONS FOR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT HAMMER : 1. Grip Hammer firmly in both hands 2.aim blunt end of hammer towards your head 3. Administer Hammer blows to own head until you no longer feel stressed out. CAUTION: Be careful not to overdose on the hammer blows, or you may begin to hear voices ... all the time when you're alone , and take extra care that you're not aiming the claw end towards your head as it will get messy
fun fact the pointy bit of a hammer is called the peen@@RoseBushThorns588
I definitely do
Damn my HS was completely different. The administration straight up told us "suck it up and develop an addiction like the rest of us".
The exact same feeling when I rotated to orthopaedics residency. Rainstorm warning? Slipping canes, ripping wheelchairs… Fractured hips. Fractured hips everywhere…
First frost of the winter, NOF season begins.
I was an RN on an Ortho neuro surgical floor for years. Virtually ANY weather causes it. Rain or ice? Slip and fall/ car crashes. Pretty sunny day? People HAVE to go do activities or just get out, "because it's been bad weather for a while." They just CAN'T miss that sunny day. I was at the park when our girl was about 5 on the first pretty day of the spring. THREE boys fell and broke limbs while we were there. I was so glad I didn't work peds, but I KNEW that SOMEWHERE nearby, ADULTS of all ages were doing the same thing. 🤷
I worked the ER during Hurricane Ida here in New Orleans. Got a phone call: “hey are y’all open? Our house started flooding, and my dumbass husband slipped and broke his dang ankle, and now the bone is poking out”. Yup, nasty compound fracture came in about 30 min later.
Wheeling little old people in through the ambulance bay during a freakin hurricane is pretty metal, though.
It's rain. What are you people doing? I have a feeling if you lived somewhere with snow and ice you'd all just die.
@@4203105as someone who lives in a place where it rains often but only occasionally snow in winter, what everyone here is describing is basically when first snow falls or heavy frost covering comes. You'd think people knew how to fkn drive, but nooo. Here cometh the conspicuously stranded vehicles on the side of the road and wrecked intersections from people mowing down lamp & signal posts. Sigh.
The best days for first responders are rainy and quiet...
As a trucker, this hit home on so many levels
Yup. Had to drive a 9-ton dual axle truck with a 6 ton tri axle trailer on it through a severe thunderstorm.
Needless to say i had my hands white knuckled the whole drive.
Yeah, I know a few people who are truckers as well, including a cousin. And we all live in western Washington. Exactly where all the rain goes 3/4 of the year. Fun times.
meanwhile, in other parts of the country: "must be a day that ends in Y"
*Cough* Western Washington *Cough*
Britain
Ohio. Course itll also snow later and there will be a heat advisory
Oregon laughs at this meme
@@elgirl19 As an Oregonian, I was a bit confused and went to the comments to get more context. The only thing that bothers me about driving in the rain is my screwy windshield wipers that for some reason only work on the fastest speed 😂
I love it that the song used when all hell was breaking loose is Metallica - Seek and Destroy. Lmao
Like clockwork: "Need you for an MVA. Unknown injuries."
Two minutes later: 6 patients, priority 3.
MVA?
My guess is mass vehicular accident but idk
Motor vehicle accident
And it's always something you've never seen before too.
@@k_labell1776 thanks for the answer. How bad is priority 3? Sorry I'm just inquisitive lol
I work at a local news station, and can confirm. Rain and snow essentially means my job that day is trying to keep track of the several dozen wrecks across the city. I feel terrible for the first responders, especially when they just sigh into the line before they affirm. You know it's a hard day when they sigh.
I swear, no matter whatcpart of the world, the rain makes everyone go crazy. Its eithrr bad drivers being scared of not seeing well, mid drivers actually not seeing under the fog, and good drivers being scared of everyone around them.
I know this because my country is "sunny once, a fucking hurracan an hour later" incarnate😅
I'm part if the highway service patrol in Florida. Rain is a nightmare. Everyone immediately forgets how to drive, crashes happen constantly. It's just running from one to the next, hoping you don't get run over by a secondary
and it rains there daily.
Are you sure it’s the rain and not just that it’s Florida?
Doesn't matter how much it rains somewhere, seems everybody simultaneously forgets how to drive once it's sprinkling out. I lived in Pittsburgh, one of the rainiest/snowiest cities in the country, and we still had folks slowing to a crawl on the highway, or going so fast you're astounded they've made it this far without hydroplaning 😬
Rain or Not, Now and Days Not Everyone knows how to Drive Anymore 🥴 because They're All on Their Damn Phones Not Concentrating on the Roads 😓
Good to see its not only the Germans 😂 As soon as its not dry people are going crazy behind the wheel 🫣
And then there's me crying because the rain made more leaves fall in my yard again.
I am sorry for your loss 😔
Why I dont even bother till everything's down
@@De1usionsofGrandeur I'm trying to grass seed the yard. I can do it in early spring, but the grass that grows then is not always strong enough to survive thru the summer. I try to get a head start on things, though it's an uphill battle.
and they're all heavy as crap. yea I know the feeling
leaves are good for the soil
As soon as rain starts in texas, all of us become blind and forget where the brake pedal is so we just use other cars and mailboxes and people to stop.
a favorite saying of mine is "everyone forgets how to drive when the first rains hit"
Soon to be snow*
Oh, you have people who actually learned?
Every damn time in Phoenix😒
TRUTH. And the ones that do know? They are in grave danger from all the idiots!
From my experience it seems like everyone forgets how to do _everything_ every single morning when they wake up out of bed daily. The only thing they don't forget how to do is smoke and drink.
That’s right up there with the probie saying “ sure hope we get to sleep all night”
Does the probie want to be duct taped to the front of the ambulance? Because that is how probies get duct taped to the front of the ambulance.
@@GhostBear3067 i know one that would enjoy that... He also would absolutely be a good replacement for the siren if he had a megaphone
@@GhostBear3067 thats a Mad Max spinning off I would watch!
That phrase is as bad as outright saying the Q word. 😳
Funny and true story I had a captain who we threatened to remove his air horn pedal because he used it so much the low air alarm would sound. And breaks were needed more than the horn besides he had the electronic growler to use also.
Reminder that cars are the deadliest form of mass transit and that there are alternatives that have been outright neglected in the US. Petition local officials for bus routes, bike lanes, and light rail.
Over a hundred people die from car accidents every day in the US alone, and these are entirely preventable deaths. Check netherlands accident statistics and realize that we deserve better.
Facts! Whenever it rains, I take the long way home cause there will guarantee be an accident on the interstate.
Having learned to drive on the Capitol Beltway, I now avoid interstate highways unless absolutely necessary-I consider the I-270 corridor alone to be the fifth level of Hell! And the Maryland stretch of I-81? Don’t even get me started!
Imagine how the Midwest fire fighters and EMS personnel feel when a snow storm is coming 😂
"4x4, 4x4, 4x4, yep first snowfall of the year!"
Sleet and hail is worse. 😂
Ah, yes. You guys get more than your share of lousy weather.
I love it. People should be worried. Because I'll be on the road 😂😎
It's funny you should post this today.
No less than 4 hours ago when it was raining I watched an accident happen on a wet road on my drive home from work. Nobody was hurt but oh boy did it look expensive
it doesn't count if you're causing the accident
(shudder)
@@user-vo7vp1xm9qshhhh we don't talk about that
It's so true! We live about a half mile from our fire station and as soon as it starts raining or snowing, the ENTIRE firehouse clears out. I hear sirens going every direction!
Seattle first responders having a hell of a time 💀
My mother is a former EMT. I showed her this and she 100% agreed with it.
Even more true here in AZ, when they say people forget how to drive when it starts raining, the people here make sure the saying stays around.
Me: Oh, look. It’s gonna rain. WELP, OFF TO MY PROJECTS WHICH ARE ALL INSIDE
Wow, I never realized.
Truly grateful for all the first responders!
Why. WHY MUST THEY BE SO SHORT
That’s what she said
its called shorts for a reason
@@dibsdibs3495 😔dont remind me 😭
I’m scared every time it rains for some reason
NOT FUNNY Jason, i start my 12 in 1.5 hours in the middle of the remains of Hurricane Nicole, only to do a 24 Sunday in the same storm!
lol nah actually its pretty funny... but oh so freakin true....
Been working as a locksmith that few months, I dread the rain. Trying to get through the traffic in a timely manner and open a car door or pick a car lock while it's pouring is absolutely hell
That's awful :( Ty for helping people who really need it!
Everytime I drove to work and saw rainclouds forming, I got shivers going down my spine.
I swear around where I live every time it rains it is like everyone forgets how to drive.
Same. And don't forget the first snow fall. Even if it's a dusting.
@@twistergazer9202 where I live that makes sense for snow, it is very rare. But rains happen ALL THE TIME!!!
As a trucker I can tell you it's not just where you live. The whole country where I live is like that. Don't worry. I shutdown when condition are too harsh for my skills too handle. I'd rather hurt my paycheck than to hurt myself or others around me
We live in the desert so people are extra stupid during the rain. Once during a huge storm we were explaining to our kids how to drive safely, this guy rolls up driving like an idiot and just as we are explaining why he's an idiot he veers off into a fence. Thank you good sir for your sacrifice to ensure my kids will always drive carefully in the rain you dummy. (It wasn't too bad a wreck I'm sure he was fine)
@@twistergazer9202 yup.
It's unreal how a little rain all the sudden makes everyone forget how to drive 😹
All of a sudden* not all the sudden.
True, but also some areas that rainfall is the first in a while, and let's oil rise up and gather on the road. Made a gentle turn while in Texas once after a rainfall. Sunshine with damp pavement. My trucks ass end slid out worse than any ice patch I ever hit. Had I not been able to grab that patch of rough dry pavement with the front tire I would have boned the driver at the stop sign.
22:52 WHOA THEY LOOK SO COOL I LOVE BIRDS
It starts raining and out of nowhere people forget how to drive
I grew up in Florida this is a %100 accurate representation of how everyone there drives in the rain.
“ChatGBT understands the legal system.”
How the living fuck did we not see MamaMax’s stupidity for what it was sooner? Did the flashy editing and music and him doing things for a “good cause” really hide that much?
Everybody, remember, when it first rains, the oil from cars makes the road slippery before it gets washed away. Be careful
First part represents me, except I never bring an umbrella. Embrace the rain
Umbrellas only work if your state believes in downwards precipitation. Denver believes in sideways precipitation
sun in the rain music in the pain
Bro! Please tell me, I'm from Russia and everything is bad with firefighter's clothes, do you have any familiar resellers who supply to Russia
The timing of this is on point cause a cold front is pushing through Houston right now and its raining. Glad I don't work today
Yep I can attest
And someone pulled our fire alarm today while it was raining. That was fun!
As someone who drove Uber on & off for years, I can confirm. People speed up once the bad weather starts or aren't adjusted to it until their 1st close call after heading out.
On the plus side, way more rides get requested so gloomy days become money days 🥳
Hold up... people go *faster* in the rain?! The fuck kind of brain damage do they have to even consider that?
Ouu, looks like it's gonna snow yoo
Any weather that causes the roads to be wet, icy, dusty or anything but normal road... it's going to be a crap day for our First Responders. BLESS YOU ALL!
Ah, so true...... but you can't beat the smell of rain on dry ground 😉
Petrichor :)
Followed by motorcycle yeeting a new batch of organs (i mean person) to patients in need.
@@thewhitewolf58
Oh come on, I was enjoying my moment of peace...... 🤦♂️🤣🤣🤣
The smell of wet dirt 🤤
@@altonb93 mud??
Average Joe: “Oouu it’s raining.. let’s race to all on our stops today”.
Never related to anything more, the amount of shit that happens cuz of a bit of rain is insane sometimes
Especially during rush hour on dark winter evenings 🙄
Yep. Staring at it on the opposite overpass. "Oh look, there goes one now." SMACK!
A few weeks ago we had a random thunderstorm, as we are on our way to grab lunch at 5:30 pm after being bent all morning we just so happened to roll up on a dumb ass unlicensed 14 year old who decides to tailgate going 80 and slammed on his breaks when the person in front of him slowed down so he hydroplaned into the barrier
He'll learn a valuable lesson... Or he'll die miserably
Learnt all his skills on GTA?
You guys legit have one of the hardest jobs in my opinion. The danger you go through to help people and then the fucked up shit you’d see when people are badly injured.
Hats off to you mate.
Seems I’m not one of the normal people because I just picture dead or injured people ^^ and it’s detailed ^^
Good ol 10-50 at your favorite 4 way.
When it rains, it's literally only a matter of minutes until the sirens start
the other day, we had an actual firedrill in the morning. then later in the day, we had another one (while it was raining) bc someone either accidentally hit it or they pulled it on purpose..
'Hey it's raining, time for my bumper too say hi to that guard rail' Is all I hear now since rain seems to hypnotize people.
As someone who was taught in snowy conditions, I laugh whenever I hear about others fear in the slippery conditions
I don’t know why but my brain pictures the worst that can happen and when it’s raining I picture a car spinning off a road
The sad part is if most drivers just waited a couple hours it wouldn't be so bad. When the rain starts it drives all the mud and grease up out of a road's nooks and crannies. This makes it slicker than greased teflon. But after a couple hours it all washes off and the roads lose considerable slickness.
Or... Were willing to spend as much on tires as they spend on milky drinks that sometimes have coffee in them. Or knew how to drive their cars... But hey... Job security
I can't put off going to work for 2 hours on a rainy day.
New tires every couple years however...
Well it's a good thing I got new tires, had a jeep spin out in front of me earlier this week. Was going 20 on an easy turn. Their bumper had a new hole in it now!
@@brianwright9514 this is the weirdest politically charged reply I've ever seen
@@Circ what's political about it?
@@brianwright9514 well, it seems like you hate neolibs which is political. Not that I have a problem with that specifically, it's just that starbucks isn't the real issue at play in this world.
Looks like a normal day of driving in Las Vegas, minus the rain.
Miami...
Myrtle Beach...
@@seanmcmurray5958 Ft. Collins, too.
Especially when new students are arriving.
Rain starts, everyone on the road starts driving like it's GTA
it's not just first responders who think that way..... felt that way all day today in the ED as it was raining outside....
Erectile Dysfunction? 🤔
@@altonb93 no Emergency Department... some of us don't stay in the field...
@@altonb93 definitely is Erectile Dysfunction! When was the last time you hears a commercial for ED did they even TALK about the emergency dept! LOL
This is so true. My dad's a first responder and anytime he spots a storm he calls and makes sure we're heading home or already there because this is all he can picture.
Lmfao the second one is accurate in Washington
We get so many flash floods
Snow was when I first learned my car could fly and still run after
who used the Q word!?
What Q word? 🤨
😏😏😏😏😉😉😆😆😆
@@stevensmaniaci Quiz
The worldwide jinx.
I ain't at work right now so I'll say it. Don't ever say "slow night?" Or "hope it's a quiet night" or something like that to a cop/firefighter/medic on duty. It's a surefire bad omen
I picture KMR doing something stupid
The response to the second one is everyone of us truck drivers as well. We automatically know it's gonna be a headache inducing day.
As a first responder, I feel this.
Sometimes you truly make a guy's day bro❤😂😂
I literally start singing "Singing In The Rain" when it rains.
yep! rained last night with a tornado warning!! OD on the side of the highway and he had the nerves to say damn I'm soaked!!
First second and third are gay fourth is the actual Ronaldo
MVC EVERYWHERE! AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE!
On these days, I am especially happy that I splurged and got the sticky tires, performance brakes, and stability assist package.
Normal people??? Where do they live?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
A cloudy miserable rainy day is the arizonan equivalent of sunshine
My brother is a ICU nurse and he says something along this line whenever it snows😂
What is the title of the 2nd part? Not the rain dance weenies, no.
As a Californian, this is *very* accurate.
Oh, this is soo true if you live in Central Florida. For some reason, every freaking single time it rains, people just start crashing into each other. Even in a light sprinkle.
Central Florida and everywhere else
What do you mean central? It's the entire state!!! Retirees are everywhere!
Not just Florida. People around here don't know how to drive when the skies are clear and the roads are dry!
In the uk you'd be feeling that year round
Much fitting because tropical depression Nicole traveled over my area today. I’m not even a paramedic
I get this joke as I live across from a station. Every time it rains I hear that truck go off multiple times.
Have a friend who works as a firefighter and he told me that each time it rains, a storage unit under the supervision of some moron in the industrial district a bit away from the city has a massive fire because of some slipshod wiring work done since the last time it rained and they NEVER LISTEN.