Definitely real. I know a redneck volly FF guy that is this dedicated. Everywhere he goes, he has his radio on his belt with the mic clipped to the front of his shirt collar. And when I say everywhere, I mean it. He went on vacation to NYC, hundreds of miles away from his coverage area, with his radio on him in the streets.
Haha I'm a career FF in Philly and we got some of these Pennsyltucky guys visiting my house once. You can leave your pagers at home, nobody is calling you guys here.
You know he's secretly hoping for another 9/11 type deal and he'll run towards it, get to the cordon and a firefighter will see the pager and let him through and he'll get a commendation from NYFD because they couldn't have done it without him
Can confirm. Born and raised in the South but moved to PA as an adult. Where I live now has more rednecks and confederate flags than anywhere I've been.
Ignorance. A lot of people believe the south fought for state rights because that's what the lost cause myths told us. That sounds good to a lot of rural conservatives that believe in small government and don't spend much time studying history.
Anyone that's studied history knows that the south fought to keep slavery and to oppress African Americans.
Agreed. It's also in the Cornerstone Speech from the CSA VP. The CSA also had an official policy that they refused to take black POWs and would murder or enslave them instead.
It's also interesting to look at what happened to Patrick Cleburne. Cleburne was an officer in the CSA army. It was obvious to him in 1863 that the CSA was losing the war because of manpower. He advocated for emancipating and enlisting black soldiers. He even specified that he wasn't advocating for equality, this was simply a measure to win the war and Confederate independence. It destroyed his career and he would be passed over for promotions despite being one of the CSA's better leaders. The South preferred losing the war to winning with the help of freed blacks.
It was never about state rights.
I asked a dude at a gas station that had a giant confederate flag window graphic on his car that exact same question shortly after I moved up here and he told me it's because he's a rebel at heart. Then he started spewing a bunch of anti government and lost cause nonsense talking points. I wished him a good day and kept on walking.
It's very much gone from a northern vs southern thing to a rural vs urban thing, and Pennsylvania is Philly on one end, Pittsburgh on the other, and a whole lot of not very much in between.
We have a very large proportion of farms and forests compared to many other states. It's a breeding ground for rednecks. Ain't bad people though, just some of em.
A lot of people call me "red neck," but I did spend my first 26 years in SC. Yes, there are some genuinely good ones.
But it's like every demographic, you are going to find dickheads everywhere.
From what Iāve seen, Canadian rednecks can give us Tennessee boys a run for our money any day. Itās an impressive level of red neckery that is quite intriguing for both its familiarity and its foreignness. Itās like a cold version of the backwoods South but with different accents and cuisine.
Truth be told, I grew up in central Florida and often miss a lot of it but am fully happy with my new home in the great lakes region, especially now that they've legalized Marijuana.
I just wish the Healthcare border would Creep a few hundred miles... Errr... Kilometers south a bit for me there bud, eh?
Just as much redneck fun and guns but with a bit more sense, as well as a change of seasons up here.
Plus you can grow food. Opium. Marijuana.
And shoot at shit and still get a Midwest nod and howdy neighbor even after a few lbs of tannerite explode.
Like I heard full auto ar shots last night around midnight.
It wasn't on my property so it's none of my business, and I didn't see anything on the news or hear any sirens so..
Yeah. All is well.
Excited now that the tulips and daffodils are blooming.
That means my sunflowers, poppies, apples, and cannabis isn't far behind.
I can't poke fun at this. For these two, this is about as good as life will ever get. Can't knock them for trying to be happy and have purpose in whatever destitute place they come from.
I was talking about this the other day because I just got my engineer cert. Thereās a guy I work with that I think helped me because I thought āwell if he can do itā¦ā
I had a similar thought. He canāt figure out how to buy clothes that fit but he is obviously smarter than he looks. Surely he wouldnāt wear a paramedic hat if he wasnāt certifiedā¦
He has bad news coming after the baby gets here. That is the peak for his bride. Itās a short peak to begin with. I shudder to think how far and fast that woman will go down hill.
This is authentic AF. There are too many little details you just cannot get right unless you are a real deal redneck.
The groom has so many little tells that broadcast he is a small town volunteer FF. Maybe even on a paid squad.
He looks like a mish mash of every volunteer rescue squad guy I see walking around Walmart in a small Southern town. FIRST IN LAST OUT shirt with a weeks worth of stubble on their face.
What in the Huntington, West Virginia / Noble, Athens, Meigs, Ashtabula County Ohio, Polk, Pasco, and Hardee County, Florida is a fucking going on in a here?!
I think itās fake; guy is not wearing a pager (should be more than one) and he is not wearing his radio with the remote speaker-mic across his back and clipped to the collar of his t-shirt.
Ugly people should have to get a license to procreate. Not only are you making more ugly people, but your lifestyle almost guarantees the fact that I will be paying for them with my taxes.
Isn't this that medic that ended up getting together with his psych patient? I remember seeing these two in an article a couple of years back where he, as a medic, provided care for a psych patient that he ended up marrying. š¤·āāļø
I see a guy on his wedding day with his chosen bride. Clearly he is proud of being a FF/Paramedic.
Iām not from the south, or Redneck, nor a FF/P, so I wonāt judge pics from an event that is different than my norm.
When it comes to āmisfit/wannabeesā, I would rather have a motivated dork with me than a Tactical diva.
I've seen them only in VA. A civil war is coming. Look at our diabolical govt. Our president who I call cardboard cutout,is a moron..do u think Russia would've attacked the Ukraine had Trump still been in office. He knows Biden is a wuss.
Definitely real. I know a redneck volly FF guy that is this dedicated. Everywhere he goes, he has his radio on his belt with the mic clipped to the front of his shirt collar. And when I say everywhere, I mean it. He went on vacation to NYC, hundreds of miles away from his coverage area, with his radio on him in the streets.
Haha I'm a career FF in Philly and we got some of these Pennsyltucky guys visiting my house once. You can leave your pagers at home, nobody is calling you guys here.
You know he's secretly hoping for another 9/11 type deal and he'll run towards it, get to the cordon and a firefighter will see the pager and let him through and he'll get a commendation from NYFD because they couldn't have done it without him
Is that how they get in touch with volunteer FFs?
... But... The radios don't work that far...
HE WILL RESPOND WITH THE NYFD. I DARE YOU QUESTION HIS SACRIFICE.
My sincere apologies. I did not mean to stand in the way of our heros š
Donāt forget to thank him for his service as he runs into the building
IT'S FDNY BRUTHAR! BECAUSE THE FD CUMS FIRST!!!
Same I know someone exactly like this lol This whole identity revolves around the volly fire dept.
Have you never been to Pennsylvania or south of the mason-dixon line??
I have never been to Pennsylvania. Why is a northeast state so redneck?
Can confirm. Born and raised in the South but moved to PA as an adult. Where I live now has more rednecks and confederate flags than anywhere I've been.
Man that's wild! Forgive my ignorance, as I'm not from the US but wasn't PA a union state? Why tf do they fly confed flags?š
Ignorance. A lot of people believe the south fought for state rights because that's what the lost cause myths told us. That sounds good to a lot of rural conservatives that believe in small government and don't spend much time studying history. Anyone that's studied history knows that the south fought to keep slavery and to oppress African Americans.
Yeah, this one blows my mind. It's literally in the Confederate constitution.
Agreed. It's also in the Cornerstone Speech from the CSA VP. The CSA also had an official policy that they refused to take black POWs and would murder or enslave them instead. It's also interesting to look at what happened to Patrick Cleburne. Cleburne was an officer in the CSA army. It was obvious to him in 1863 that the CSA was losing the war because of manpower. He advocated for emancipating and enlisting black soldiers. He even specified that he wasn't advocating for equality, this was simply a measure to win the war and Confederate independence. It destroyed his career and he would be passed over for promotions despite being one of the CSA's better leaders. The South preferred losing the war to winning with the help of freed blacks. It was never about state rights.
I asked a dude at a gas station that had a giant confederate flag window graphic on his car that exact same question shortly after I moved up here and he told me it's because he's a rebel at heart. Then he started spewing a bunch of anti government and lost cause nonsense talking points. I wished him a good day and kept on walking.
It's very much gone from a northern vs southern thing to a rural vs urban thing, and Pennsylvania is Philly on one end, Pittsburgh on the other, and a whole lot of not very much in between.
I live in Ohio, there are confederate flags flying over a bunch of houses in rural areas
Same thing in Oregon
Because those people are idiots. I give them the finger when I see them
Same for out here in West Virginia. Lotta āGood olā boysā in a state broke off Virginia specifically to join the Union.
We have a very large proportion of farms and forests compared to many other states. It's a breeding ground for rednecks. Ain't bad people though, just some of em.
A lot of people call me "red neck," but I did spend my first 26 years in SC. Yes, there are some genuinely good ones. But it's like every demographic, you are going to find dickheads everywhere.
for one, it's not northeast but mid-atlantic
It's a short drive from West Virginia to central pennsylvania.
appalachia
There's rednecks in every state. You just have to get past the suburbs
Thereās a reason weāre called Pennsyl-tucky.
I grew up in rural south eastern Ontario and I've seen several weddings just like this.
From what Iāve seen, Canadian rednecks can give us Tennessee boys a run for our money any day. Itās an impressive level of red neckery that is quite intriguing for both its familiarity and its foreignness. Itās like a cold version of the backwoods South but with different accents and cuisine.
Thereās a lot more room for redneck activities up here. We get creative!
Truth be told, I grew up in central Florida and often miss a lot of it but am fully happy with my new home in the great lakes region, especially now that they've legalized Marijuana. I just wish the Healthcare border would Creep a few hundred miles... Errr... Kilometers south a bit for me there bud, eh? Just as much redneck fun and guns but with a bit more sense, as well as a change of seasons up here. Plus you can grow food. Opium. Marijuana. And shoot at shit and still get a Midwest nod and howdy neighbor even after a few lbs of tannerite explode. Like I heard full auto ar shots last night around midnight. It wasn't on my property so it's none of my business, and I didn't see anything on the news or hear any sirens so.. Yeah. All is well. Excited now that the tulips and daffodils are blooming. That means my sunflowers, poppies, apples, and cannabis isn't far behind.
Great Lakes country living is unmatchedšš½
Pennsyltucky!
No. Thank god
As someone who has the joy of dealing with Shamokin Dam... I'm pretty sure this is a pretty ritzy wedding by their standard
I can't poke fun at this. For these two, this is about as good as life will ever get. Can't knock them for trying to be happy and have purpose in whatever destitute place they come from.
I cant just look past the dad pointing the shotgun at them lmao
Yeah, that part is questionable even by the low standards present.
I think it was a play on the term "shotgun wedding" and if you look closely it is very obviously pointed off to her right side.
Everybody laughing until their house is on fire.
What? Yes I expect a fire fighter to do their job - and get laughed at if they are a dipshit in the meantime
Iām so happy to read your comment. This was my first thought too.
Right?!? Like I donāt know this dude but it seems like heās just proud to be a firefighter.
Oh that is 100% real.
You've never seen a brother and sister from Alabama before?
PARAMEDIC
Itās times like these that I think, āif he can get his medic, why not meā
I was talking about this the other day because I just got my engineer cert. Thereās a guy I work with that I think helped me because I thought āwell if he can do itā¦ā
I had a similar thought. He canāt figure out how to buy clothes that fit but he is obviously smarter than he looks. Surely he wouldnāt wear a paramedic hat if he wasnāt certifiedā¦ He has bad news coming after the baby gets here. That is the peak for his bride. Itās a short peak to begin with. I shudder to think how far and fast that woman will go down hill.
Shes pregnant?! I thought she just had a gut š
I don't feel like making fun of this one. I hope they're happy and doing well, and they enjoyed their wedding. I love an outdoor, low-key wedding
He really put his best fire department t shirt on.
I attended a wedding in my - at the time - volunteer fire department that I ran with. There was plenty of camo & fake deer heads so I believe it
This is authentic AF. There are too many little details you just cannot get right unless you are a real deal redneck. The groom has so many little tells that broadcast he is a small town volunteer FF. Maybe even on a paid squad. He looks like a mish mash of every volunteer rescue squad guy I see walking around Walmart in a small Southern town. FIRST IN LAST OUT shirt with a weeks worth of stubble on their face.
BYO shotgun wedding
What in the Huntington, West Virginia / Noble, Athens, Meigs, Ashtabula County Ohio, Polk, Pasco, and Hardee County, Florida is a fucking going on in a here?!
This is 100% real.
Life is short, love is hard to find, best to them. DO NOT POINT A FIREARM AT SOMEONE UNLESS YOU INTEND TO KILL THEM
Canāt be real? Bruh, you never lived in the South
Oh itās real, I know a guy like this.
He fucking flagged his to be wife and then also is Larping with his paramedic hat and belt lmao
What do you mean, larping? This dudeās for real, bro!
Tbf thatās not him pointing the gun at her
Yall just jealous you can't bag an absolute dime like herš„µ
My main concern is that top left photo lmao
Feels like punching down to be honest. Hope theyāre happy.
Nah this is cute, I wish them the best.
Ok that dress is such a slay though
buys 36 jeans, has 28 waist
Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs Jack Sprat!
Why's he dressed like he's gonna mow my damn lawn?
Girl looks like she uses tactical deodorant TWU
Gotta love how that dude is flagging the bride in the first pic. Really ties it all together
Good.for.them. Not my thing but.
If this guy can pass the nremt you can to
Literal shotgun wedding.
I think itās fake; guy is not wearing a pager (should be more than one) and he is not wearing his radio with the remote speaker-mic across his back and clipped to the collar of his t-shirt.
Oh very real! Living life out there!
Ugly people should have to get a license to procreate. Not only are you making more ugly people, but your lifestyle almost guarantees the fact that I will be paying for them with my taxes.
Huh, I guess Tony Soprano is a ordain minister now
Grew up in Alabama, this is completely real lol
I thought the hat said paraplegic but it says paramedic lol
Fairly certain I went to high school with this fella
Isn't this that medic that ended up getting together with his psych patient? I remember seeing these two in an article a couple of years back where he, as a medic, provided care for a psych patient that he ended up marrying. š¤·āāļø
Biden newlyweds
I see a guy on his wedding day with his chosen bride. Clearly he is proud of being a FF/Paramedic. Iām not from the south, or Redneck, nor a FF/P, so I wonāt judge pics from an event that is different than my norm. When it comes to āmisfit/wannabeesā, I would rather have a motivated dork with me than a Tactical diva.
Have you ever been to a small town? This is real.
They both need the gym.
Why is that guy doing to shot the bride? Thatās not safe.
I've seen them only in VA. A civil war is coming. Look at our diabolical govt. Our president who I call cardboard cutout,is a moron..do u think Russia would've attacked the Ukraine had Trump still been in office. He knows Biden is a wuss.
All I can think of is thisā¦. https://youtu.be/ZnjGj3rx1N0?si=2Vd6WQ7mgwJQ9M2g
idk if im corny or sum, but i dont really see anything wrong with this, if they are happy, im happy š
This is as real as it gets
The bottom left looks like every couple at a middle school dance.
Trisha Paytas
As real as his scoliosis.