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Hero construction worker saves drowning woman (10 Photos)

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  • JTMo-Nay

    It's shit like this that makes me happy to know that not everyone is a complete piece of unadulterated monkey shit.

    • Anakrusix

      It's exactly what i was thinking.

      Except with less french wording and monkeys.

      • JTMo-Nay

        Monkeys make everything better. And Cheese. Monkeys and Cheese. and Blowjobs. Monkeys and Cheese and Blowjobs.

        But not all at the same time. Because that's just weird.

        • xXbeermonkeyXx

          that reminds me of a party i went to. great times

    • Daith_Lee

      co-sign

    • snoobs89

      here here!

    • https://thechive.com/ Paula_

      You rang, my lord?

      Hugs,
      Paula
      – the one you love to hate

    • equalizermax

      That is one way to do from your boring job…

  • Frank

    For a second there, I thought it was another ad for an adventure movie.

  • jay

    Fart

  • OhSomeEvil

    great to see stories like this, way to be the Boss Joe & Jason

  • aewyfk

    Sweet round here construction workers sit around drinkin coffee with a smoke in one hand watching the newbie do all the work! Koodos

    • kyle

      you must be from boston!!

    • CPT Spalding

      thats what newbie's are for retard!!! how else are they going to get good?

      • Sam Belvie

        That's actually illegal in Australia, now. No hazing or initiations, too.

  • Nathan

    Fucking awesome…

  • BAMFinater

    I am suprised the crane could lift balls of that size.

    • http://echogeo.wordpress.com/ echogeo

      That's because Joe's balls were used as ballast.

    • E.V.L.

      Wow, great comment – and such a high score this far down the page! lol Nicely done 😉

  • Ava

    #10 Jason is kinda hot.

    • Cassidy

      Agreed.

  • Mike

    Great job guys! True heroes! The world needs more people like you!

    "A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."
    Christopher Reeve

  • Cristi_P

    Good job construction workers! Congratulations on your Darwin Awards nomination, Alan!

    • patov40

      Should be Cristi_"C", cause that's the word I think of for a woman that would make a comment like that.

      • BigHate

        Just say it, she's a cunt.

    • https://thechive.com/ Paula_

      And then people say _I_ am an idiot.

      No hug,
      Paula
      – the one you love to hate

      • E.V.L.

        "the one you love to hate"? …. I'm beginning to think you're the one they hate to love!

        • https://thechive.com/ Paula_

          Oh they do. Some Chivers are actually disappointed when I'm not around 🙂 Typical love-hate relationship.

          Hugs,
          Paula
          – the one they hate to love

  • ricardo

    Great save. Not to be a dick, but Darwinism at work.

    • patov40

      Keep "NOT" trying, cause you're failing miserably.

    • greg

      i live in des moines and you are pretty much right this actually happened like two years ago the two ignored close to a miles worth of warning signs

  • hMMMM

    Fucking emos…

    • 0Bianka0

      I'm sooo not an EMO:D I love my life, and I love my boyfriend. I wouldn't want to live in a world where he doesn't exist. If they have kids, that's a totally different situation.

      • Gern Blansten

        Yeah, actually, you are.

        • 0Bianka0

          No, I just actually imagined what her life's gonna be from now on. If you lose your other half, it must be excrutiating. I AM emotional, but I'm not an emo. I'm not some naive 15 year old kid, that is all.

          • Ummm-

            I'm pretty sure that emo stands for emotional…Just sayin'

            • E.V.L.

              Well what the fuck are you, a goddamned robot? Everyone has emotions, dipshit … just sayin'.

          • Sally

            I lost the love of my life 4 years ago, and trust me, the idea of following him did cross my mind. However, I considered the people I would be leaving behind, especially my young nephew. What message would it have sent to him? It hurts, but it does get better. Life does go on, and good times do happen. In fact, it is even possible to love again just as deeply, even if it's not exactly the same. I know. I just got married on January the first.

            • 0Bianka0

              Congratulations! Thank you:)

              • E.V.L.

                Don't listen to the trolls, hon. I have no idea what you said since you deleted it, but believe me, the pack of dogs who call themselves 'Chivers' are an extremely immature lot and unfortunately, theChive gives them a voice and they use it to display how stupid they really are.

      • Monk

        I respect that a lot actually. I'll get thumbs downed for saying it. But fuck these other guys, i'm with you. It was my first thought as well.

        • huh

          Using my best Beavis voice – "hehe, he just said 'butt fuck these other guys" hehe".

          • Monk

            hahaha!

        • amrith777

          Well–I'll say this.I am with the love of my life.We met as children and we were each others first everything.Time and tide came between us over the years–but Fate eventually stepped in about 6 years ago–when we caught each other casually on Classmates.We were platonic friends for 2 years–I eventually visited her and after I left–she admitted 2 weeks later that she had feelings for me.I realized I did too and we have been together now for almost 4 years and cannot imagine life without the other.We are both in our mid 40's.I hope neither of us ever have to find out how this feels.And no–we are not emo–just madly in like and in love.

          • 0Bianka0

            Thank you.

            • amrith777

              You are welcome.

    • https://thechive.com/ Turduckenn

      well i cant see the comment anymore. but since t has 59 replies it must have been good

    • hMMMM

      Um…didn't mean to cause this much commotion and emotional scarring?

      PUAHAHAHAHAHAHA – the fact that this went to 60 something replies only reiterates my first comment, "Fucking emos…".

  • Royce

    That guy must be a Chiver.

    • OwnerOfYou

      Both of them… definitely Chivers, whether or not they know it. Send them shirts!!!

      • BloodScrubber

        Shirts hell…bring them out to theChive offices and do a live webcam interview!
        I can see it now..Welcome to theChive newsroom….Chivette weathergirls….( I can dream can't I ? )

  • brian

    #9 AND #10

    WhoFuckingRay

    • Joe

      I'm glad someone else made the Bill Murray reference here.

  • ProvenZer0

    Awesome, This temporarily renews my faith humanity, temporarily.

    • https://thechive.com/ Paula_

      Aaaaaand now that you read my reply it's just gone again.

      Hugs,
      Paula
      – the dark side of the Chive

  • http://blog.tomsforeign.com Edward

    Great save. Two heroes right there.

  • Vaughn

    Don't listen to them Bianka..obviously they've never been IN LOVE. (Juveniles…or juvenile mentality)

    • 0Bianka0

      I know.

    • ako

      No. Wanting to kill yourself because your "other half" dies is juvenile mentality.

      • 0Bianka0

        I'm not saying I would want to kill myself, jeeeez. All I'm saying is that if I knew he's dead I wouldn't want to be saved. I wouldn't kill myself, ever.

        • mac

          if you dont save yourself you would be basically killing yourself….

        • Rangerdanger

          Taking no action to save your own life in such a situation IS killing yourself.

      • E.V.L.

        Why don't YOU fucking try it sometime!

    • nomnomnomnom

      I've been in love enough to know the World doesn't end when it's over.

  • mvbats

    Nice piece… well done Chive.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFKCPLHB6i0 Fireman Matt

    I love stories like this. Regular, ordinary everyday people doing extraordinary tasks! Simply outstanding post Chive!

  • 0Bianka0

    It's weird that you guys don't get it. Kinda sad, too. Imagine that the one person you love most in the world died in the same accident you survived. How could you enjoy life from then on?

    • 0Bianka0

      And I'm not talking about killing myself, I'm talking about how difficult life's gonna be for that poor woman knowing that his husband died and she survived.

      • Sally

        On another note, I do believe that as long as we alive and breathing, we have a purpose. We just don't always know what it is, or even bother looking for it. I understand your feelings, though, and the point you are trying to make (My aunt survived a car wreck, but her daughter didn't). Still, if a person survives something, even if a high level of guilt remains, they need to consider that there must be a purpose and then look for it.

        For myself, after my husband's tragic death, I used my story to help stop a teenaged student from committing suicide. Was it worth my pain? Yes. Her life and happiness were certainly worth it. And I would go through it all again to help someone else.

      • roshambo

        how do u know he wasnt beating the shit outta her all the time? she may be pretty damn happy and rich now

  • EJK

    Why is she naked? Did her clothes get sucked off by the current?

    • Jen

      probably

    • nomnomnomnom

      Well I don't think she went to watch the fireworks without pants….

    • bclark

      I was thinking the same thing. It looks likes she's naked in #6

    • This Is Me

      Current that strong will do that, and quickly.

    • Coldzilla

      All thats going on and THATS what you focus on? =/

  • Ramennov

    An ex-girlfriend once told me that there are no good people in the world. I'm so very glad she's wrong.

    • busted

      There are just no good ex girlfriends in the world.

    • word up

      That may have been a passive aggressive way of saying, "man the fuck up".

  • bob

    Talking like that even though you're NOT married means your point of view is just over-romanticised BS probably generated by various Hollywood-movies.

    You ONLY have a boyfriend (big difference) so you have no idea what you're talking about.
    Life is gonna be tough for you if you're really that naive.

    • 0Bianka0

      You have no idea of our relationship, so I don't think that you could judge whether I "know what I'm talking about".

      • Rick

        Why do men usually die before their wives?

        Because they want to!

  • Thor

    Chills I got all over again. I remember when this happened. It reminds me of Captain Sully landing on the Hudson River. Some rare people just "get it."

  • 0Bianka0

    You have a point, I gotta agree. Once again, I'm not saying that I'd kill myself. I'm just saying it would be very, very hard to enjoy my life.

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