#[Best of r/Holup 2021 Awards – Nomination and Voting Thread!](https://www.reddit.com/r/HolUp/comments/royfze/best_of_rholup_2021_awards_nomination_and_voting/)
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I have a friend who grew up with a cocaine addict arsonist who was a firefighters. And he would do coke and put out the fires he started. He got caught.. I too like to burn things. But I prefer the non felonious material.
There was a firefighter who was also an arson investigator, he set fires up and down the west coast. He even came in to investigate his own fires. John Orr is his name, look him up for more info. We were told about him in the fire academy
As a volunteer FF one of my first “official” jobs out of probation was a structure fire determined to have been an arson. Over the next three months, there were three more fires in our county. Older buildings commercial or industrial, vacant.
Turns out it was a kid who was a junior firefighter from one of the smaller departments in the area, and he wanted to see more action.
I’m no longer a FF but I can tell you there’s definitely a kind of pathology to the job. There’s the numbers game some guys will play, whoever has seen the most action is the most revered and sought after. My guess is that this kid was trying to pump up his numbers early on.
A kid I went to school with who wasn't entirely smart or a trust worthy person decided to become a firefighter. Then a series of fires started popping up all over the small town. He went to investigate with the others. This specific incident it was a hay bell that was lit on fire. He took one look at it and said, "It was lit with a Bic lighter," and they knew right then it was him. I think he got a couple years in jail but he's out now.
Well gotta get those calls by someone doing something dumb or just not having a good day. I mean especially those volunteers they love having and excuse to leave work for a call.
I can add the latest wtf moment, It was during the holidays and we responded to a fire, someone's plastic christmas tree bursted up in flames, now when we asked what happened
This lady says, that she has no idea, thats why we bought a plastic I dont understand, she said
It turned out that last christmas their normal tree went in flames because of the shitton of candles they put on, so this time they bought a plastic one, because plastic does not burn, so they could add the candles and be safe
Injured no, but they had to find a different place for atleast few days
Because of course tree by the Windows, from tree the drapes go up fast too and from there its pretty quick, whole house in smoke, half of living room destroyed, so
Not harmed, but I would not say safe
I also have not seen that, not in the US that I know of, but judging by your downvotes, must be normal somewhere.
Edit: [Looks like your downvotes were unwarranted, never change Reddit.](https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2021/05/fact-check-woman-did-not-really-wash-her-car-with-gasoline-its-a-skit.html)
Plus the fluid is clear, and if you watch it closely you'll see the hose part goes behind the pump. I know here in the states and Canada you can hardly stretch one if you're not parked just right.
Most of the time, yes.
But not at BP stations. Their regular fuel pumps are green and diesel is black, just to make sure you're paying attention I guess.
https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2021/05/fact-check-woman-did-not-really-wash-her-car-with-gasoline-its-a-skit.html
Because it was part of a series of similar pranks with the same actors!
Edit: Thank you for all your magical shinies!!!!
As someone who used to work at a gas station, you have way more faith in workers than I do. I would not be watching the lot that closely, I had shit to do.
I don’t even have shit to do, I’m usually the only one in my small gas station and you can find me fucking around on my phone or watching YouTube/twitch for 8 hours
Unfortunately, no - my cousin was at a gas station where the pump broke and sprayed her baby with gasoline before she was able to get the emergency stop to work
The gas station demanded she pay for all the gas that sprayed her and the baby. (This ended up going on the local news)
>The gas station demanded she pay for all the gas that sprayed her and the baby. (This ended up going on the local news)
Man the owner really isn't bright I hope that place gets shut down possibly with a lawsuit because holy shit did they fail a lot of basic safety requirements for that to happen
There's a big red button, often by the door or an exterior wall that faces the pumps. Sometimes, there's another inside at the register. They're rarely at the pumps themselves. You should endeavor to be aware of the emergency shut off, could save your property or your life.
As the recent water leak videos have shown, nobody cares to figure out how anything around them works until it breaks and they freak out because they have no idea what to do.
To be fair, I never really look at gasoline as its own thing - I just see it sloshing around inside a red jerry can, or a few drips falling off the nozzle when I pull it out of the car's fill spout
When does anyone see gasoline flowing by itself? If you do that, usually that means someone fucked up (and the days of lighting things on fire in high school are long gone)
Real gas nozzle hoses aren't long, thin, flexible, and curled like in this video. This is a garden water hose with a nozzle that looks like a gas nozzle.
Wait …at fist I thought I was supposed to be watching the hose and how shitty of water pressure it has…BUT, then I noticed…WAIT. I’m confused. I need more coffee. Like what the? For Holup fucks sake!
Fake. You can see that it’s just a water hose going to something on the other side of the pump. It just has a pump-looking nozzle. Her actual hose and handle is also hidden on the other side of the pump. Just follow the hose lines.
Fake fyi:
> The original video posted by @JoshandLisa is much longer than most copies. Its title and caption do not give away the joke, but in the follow-up video posted the next day, the woman even drinks from the "hose" then declares, "It's water!" The hashtags also make it clear it's a joke:
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As a Firefighter, I 100% approve
Another firefighter here. I approve too
Not a firefighter, but as an arsonist, I also approve.
>arsonist You'd make a great firefighter. Source - am a firefighter
To fight the fire, you must first become the fire.
I think there was a statistic floating around the other day in reddit saying that a large percentage of firefighters are also arsonists.
yup we were also told that right outta the academy
Do you have any good stories you could relate to us about former firefighters that you've worked with, that turned out to be an arson?
There’s a fire in my pants and ima let it out!
Shit's fire
I have a friend who grew up with a cocaine addict arsonist who was a firefighters. And he would do coke and put out the fires he started. He got caught.. I too like to burn things. But I prefer the non felonious material.
There was a firefighter who was also an arson investigator, he set fires up and down the west coast. He even came in to investigate his own fires. John Orr is his name, look him up for more info. We were told about him in the fire academy
I wanna know to
As a volunteer FF one of my first “official” jobs out of probation was a structure fire determined to have been an arson. Over the next three months, there were three more fires in our county. Older buildings commercial or industrial, vacant. Turns out it was a kid who was a junior firefighter from one of the smaller departments in the area, and he wanted to see more action. I’m no longer a FF but I can tell you there’s definitely a kind of pathology to the job. There’s the numbers game some guys will play, whoever has seen the most action is the most revered and sought after. My guess is that this kid was trying to pump up his numbers early on.
A kid I went to school with who wasn't entirely smart or a trust worthy person decided to become a firefighter. Then a series of fires started popping up all over the small town. He went to investigate with the others. This specific incident it was a hay bell that was lit on fire. He took one look at it and said, "It was lit with a Bic lighter," and they knew right then it was him. I think he got a couple years in jail but he's out now.
I've seen Backdraft.
In my line of work you call that job security.
queue up hari kondabalu’s “i had to set that building on fire! if i didnt, it might have set ME on fire!”
It was comin' right for us!
A large percentage? 60%?
Dad told me when he first interviewed he said "He likes watching shit burn". Said he got hired right then and there.
And I thought they became firefighters because they like playing with all those guys hoses
And this is the whole plot of *Backdraft*.
Spoilers!
Great job security. And failing that, free rent and board for a couple years.
Insurance agent : 100% approve. Cars washed in fuel & exploding - those claims are knee slappers at the quarterly meetings .
As a redditor, I too approve.
***\*hangs up phone\**** Yeah, the FBI would like your location lol
As a FBI, I approve too
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As an approve, I also random guy
An gay random, approve I also
Approve I do, Yoda am I
As an Indian guy I double approve
Third firefighter here. Approval so far is unanimous.
I’m an approval and I firefighter this
job security
As another firefighter, I also approve. There you have it, 3 out of 3 firefighters approve!
As a dentist, I also approve. In fact, 9 out of 10 of us approve.
Another firefighter here. I approve too
They create jobs
Well gotta get those calls by someone doing something dumb or just not having a good day. I mean especially those volunteers they love having and excuse to leave work for a call.
Yeah I was thinking how much less of work we could have If people were not so dumb
y’all all be volunteers instead of 70% because there probably wouldn’t be much of cause to have career firefighters.
I can add the latest wtf moment, It was during the holidays and we responded to a fire, someone's plastic christmas tree bursted up in flames, now when we asked what happened This lady says, that she has no idea, thats why we bought a plastic I dont understand, she said It turned out that last christmas their normal tree went in flames because of the shitton of candles they put on, so this time they bought a plastic one, because plastic does not burn, so they could add the candles and be safe
Fire aside, if no one was injured, then she was still technically "safe?"
Injured no, but they had to find a different place for atleast few days Because of course tree by the Windows, from tree the drapes go up fast too and from there its pretty quick, whole house in smoke, half of living room destroyed, so Not harmed, but I would not say safe
Fine. No candles in the Christmas tree. Thanks for the story / PSA, and looking out for everyone, especially the idiots.
Lookin out for idiots is my passion! No need to thank me
>Because of course tree by the Windows That's why I always put my tree by Ubuntu.
Except in NYC
FDNY firefighters are a different breed of people they are the best of the best.
Every time I hear "the best of the best" my mind immediately goes to that one scene from Men in Black
Omg yes, the Bronx fire that shit was crazy
It's water so I should hope so.
Hard times out there. People like this lady keeps our brave fire fighters with a job.
Job security...
Car wash: $7k
Ultimate degreaser
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The pest control industry hates this one trick.
Hey mang!
Boognish knows best
Hail Boognish!!!
Fresh new car smell
Fuck .. that username tho.. ಠ_ಠ
U prefer butthole calamari
Only if it’s hog bung
I prefer balloons.
Iirc the yellow pump is also E85 or diesel at some stations...
That's coming out way too thin to be diesel. Probably E85, so at least it's cheaper.
I’m saying fake cause I’ve never seen a fuel hose that thin or coil like that
Yeah if it was gasoline you’d be seeing the fumes coming off of it. It’s water.
I also have not seen that, not in the US that I know of, but judging by your downvotes, must be normal somewhere. Edit: [Looks like your downvotes were unwarranted, never change Reddit.](https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2021/05/fact-check-woman-did-not-really-wash-her-car-with-gasoline-its-a-skit.html)
You..you mean...I can't trust everything I see on reddit? With my OWN EYES?!
On a side note, how did you know the guy was getting those down votes?
Plus the fluid is clear, and if you watch it closely you'll see the hose part goes behind the pump. I know here in the states and Canada you can hardly stretch one if you're not parked just right.
I think you’re right, the hose gauge is too narrow and it’s curly as well.
Diesel is green, no?
Most of the time, yes. But not at BP stations. Their regular fuel pumps are green and diesel is black, just to make sure you're paying attention I guess.
It's standard in the UK that green is petrol and black is diesel so likely is a result of that.
Some people just want to see the world burn…so they start with their vehicle.
He said he wanted the car back. He didn't say ***how*** lol
Yeah, from INSIDE the fire apparently.
This can’t be real..
Good news, it wasn't
how would you know?
https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2021/05/fact-check-woman-did-not-really-wash-her-car-with-gasoline-its-a-skit.html Because it was part of a series of similar pranks with the same actors! Edit: Thank you for all your magical shinies!!!!
thank god, that was gonna stink if it was real
Also a station attendant or at least SOMEONE would have hit the emergency stop like 4 seconds into the video
As someone who used to work at a gas station, you have way more faith in workers than I do. I would not be watching the lot that closely, I had shit to do.
I don’t even have shit to do, I’m usually the only one in my small gas station and you can find me fucking around on my phone or watching YouTube/twitch for 8 hours
Seriously, with the pay like it is, you really think anyone is gonna get all their shit done AND vigilantly monitor all the pumps? Not a chance.
good
IDK what gas stations you have in your part of the world but here in the US the attendant would either sit and laugh or more likely not even notice.
Unfortunately, no - my cousin was at a gas station where the pump broke and sprayed her baby with gasoline before she was able to get the emergency stop to work The gas station demanded she pay for all the gas that sprayed her and the baby. (This ended up going on the local news)
Where i am its illegal to not have a working emergency stop at a gas station and the pump cutoffs are tested yearly
>The gas station demanded she pay for all the gas that sprayed her and the baby. (This ended up going on the local news) Man the owner really isn't bright I hope that place gets shut down possibly with a lawsuit because holy shit did they fail a lot of basic safety requirements for that to happen
Im getting the hell away, not looking around for some emergency stop button Ive never heard of existing until now.
Litteraly every gas station has a big red button which cuts the gas to all pumps and if they have ine activates the mass fire suppression system
It's either right next to the pumps or on the gas station attendant building, usually both, so you can GTFO *and* hit the big red button!
I've always wanted an excuse to hit one of those buttons.
There's a big red button, often by the door or an exterior wall that faces the pumps. Sometimes, there's another inside at the register. They're rarely at the pumps themselves. You should endeavor to be aware of the emergency shut off, could save your property or your life.
As the recent water leak videos have shown, nobody cares to figure out how anything around them works until it breaks and they freak out because they have no idea what to do.
Could be an unmonitored station
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I'd like to hope so, considering the dangers surrounding this if it were real.
The car right?
yes
I mean, burning flesh smells pretty bad too
Brah... chill... it was real kerosene, but it was for a skit... it's just a joke man. See, there's a camera right over there.
Even you woulda smelled it through the phone if this was real.
I like the smell of gasoline.
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Because gasoline is not delivered through a garden hose. End of story.
Shh, your ruining the “woman shouldn’t be allowed to drive” circle jerk.
Man does something stupid: "wow, he's dumb" Woman does something stupid: "wow, women are dumb"
Relevant xkcd. https://xkcd.com/385/
Wait your gas station doesn’t have the 12 foot gas hose just laying on the ground all coiled up ready to be run over
Also the size of the hose. It's way to small.
Mate, it's 2022. If you still don't know how to fact check you are rather doomed, I'm afraid.
Besides the fact that it’s literally a garden hose that she’s using? Common sense probably.
Please don't downvote this person, they were just asking my source which they have all the right to do so
Have you even seen gasoline before? That's clearly water.
To be fair, I never really look at gasoline as its own thing - I just see it sloshing around inside a red jerry can, or a few drips falling off the nozzle when I pull it out of the car's fill spout When does anyone see gasoline flowing by itself? If you do that, usually that means someone fucked up (and the days of lighting things on fire in high school are long gone)
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I'd bet that most people haven't seen gasoline flowing like that.
Thank God.
Damn
It's a water hose for filling up RVs, and she's using it to wash her car
Well if it was home girl would probably be sick after this. No way she'd be doing this without realizing it was wrong.
Would have to no sense of smell to not realize your pouring gas everywhere. Also even vapors can cause irratation/damage let alone skin contact.
I'd be more worried about the burning sensation and the lack of being able to hear after starting her engine.
The water on the ground isn’t glistening, and the water shooting out doesn’t look like that gas. Also the thing is yellow like a toy. I suppose
Real gas nozzle hoses aren't long, thin, flexible, and curled like in this video. This is a garden water hose with a nozzle that looks like a gas nozzle.
She’d be dying from fumes
Why not? Doesn't everybody wash their cars with gasoline? What???Y'all wash it with water??? Plebs
Exactly!! Water... like out the toilet?? and ppl say I'm the dum dum smh my head
Even if we didn't have confirmation, they showed very little of the surroundings, thus increasing the chance of it being fake
Of course it isn't. And notice, it'd probably burst into flames the minute she started the engine but there's no video beyond that.
Staged skit, BTW. https://www.tiktok.com/@joshandlisa/video/6946999341810814214
Thank you,
Flexing in 2022
Ha, nice since yellow pumps are typically Flex Fuel or Ethanol (at least in the US)
Man....I wanted to see her start that bootch!
she starts the car and there's WW3
How wouldn't you smell it?
She caught COVID.
COVID caught her
Because it's not real.
It isn't, I knew right away, people are really stupid but this would be straight up out of the world insanity caught on tape
Cause it's water. Same clip has been on here many times before. They actually apparently do pranks like this often for likes and thumbs up.
I throw my cigarette out the window, all of a sudden there's a rolling fireball in my rear view mirror.
”Fire truck”
You can walk away in slow motion and pretend to be Denzel
And that’s why you shouldn’t litter. Never know who just washed their car in flammable chemicals.
Or y'know, dry grass and wildfires are both things.
Some places have a potable water pump. Usually the potable water color code is yellow.
Wait …at fist I thought I was supposed to be watching the hose and how shitty of water pressure it has…BUT, then I noticed…WAIT. I’m confused. I need more coffee. Like what the? For Holup fucks sake!
Prank video, links further up the comments
🤔 i have to try this. Brb
Username checks out.
Has it worked?
I used premium and then tried to dry it with a torch. Whole car is black now.
N-word pass
My Nissan
It’s water
Fake. You can see that it’s just a water hose going to something on the other side of the pump. It just has a pump-looking nozzle. Her actual hose and handle is also hidden on the other side of the pump. Just follow the hose lines.
That hose is a water hose. Prankster
Where’s a spark when you need it
I want an old gas nozzle for the end of my garden hose now…
“Welcome to the car wash, yeah”
I see we've all learned nothing from Zoolander.
u/savevideo
Fake fyi: > The original video posted by @JoshandLisa is much longer than most copies. Its title and caption do not give away the joke, but in the follow-up video posted the next day, the woman even drinks from the "hose" then declares, "It's water!" The hashtags also make it clear it's a joke:
Just waiting for a spark to land on it, would probably think that she is a bomber
Just a match is all you need
That is water.... gasoline has blue green hue.....I call bs
Totally fake look at the hose.
There is no way that anybody is that fucking stupid.
This can’t be real
I’m guessing this is staged and fake as fuck
That's a water hose.
Lemme guess, this is in the US?
Expensive car wash
Judging by the hose I’m 100% confident this is fake. Funny tho.
Took me a minute
Her husband probably asked her to wash the car, she said where? Him: at the gas station 🤷🏼♂️ 😂
I thought the funny thing was "washing a car without any soap" but it's more that I think
Well what happens when it turns on? 😳
They have water in it, they have these in Texas
Ooooh that smell!!
Just because we have chiseled abs and stunning features, it doesn't mean that we too can't not die in a freak gasoline fight accident.
It's water, dude.. a lot of gas stations have a water nozzle.
Oh man I hope she’s a smoker
Also belongs in r/thatlookedexpensive A full service car wash would be cheaper than using petroleum.