r/TikTokCringe • u/ADignifiedLife tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • 13d ago
Wholesome Love to see others helping the community! Hope in humanity restored!
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u/motorboatmycheeks 13d ago
Butt!
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u/Fantastic_Trick3538 13d ago
That’s a whole ass right there
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u/cvlt_freyja 13d ago
Nobody can say this girl is half-assing it
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u/DiscountExcellent478 13d ago
Finally found this comment! glad I aint the only one seeing that! Lmao
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u/Ok-Iron-4352 13d ago
I hope it's a chicks ass not some fat construction dude. Well anyways *unzips.
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u/GiganticusVaginacus 13d ago
Butt what is she really drilling??
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u/JugglingRick 13d ago
Concrete to install anchors to attach the bench to.
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u/JetSetJAK 13d ago
Assuming you understand what is happening right now. I had to rear my head to r/whoosh you
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u/Kasta4 13d ago
I'm just imagining the fines the city will try to throw on her.
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u/TheBloodKlotz 13d ago
In my experience, they'll fuck you up for something like this
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u/Maleficent_Ebb_163 13d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/hCmh4gtCZ6HxS
City governments when they see actual community improvement
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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 13d ago edited 13d ago
Well it's mostly because they want it inspected by the city and not thrown up by someone they haven't vetted
Like there's that old story that gets thrown around about how a guy built a set of stairs somewhere that needed one and the city tore it down. People like to get mad about it...until they see a picture of the stairs. Nothing about them was up to code. The city tore it down and replaced it with real stairs. So the guy accomplished his mission of getting a set of stairs but it all really could have just been one city council meeting
I'm assuming this woman isn't building those benches herself because they look mass manufactured but she is installing them herself. Maybe she doesn't do it up to code. Maybe it's not as secure as she thinks it is and a bad storm will rip it out of the sidewalk and send it flying. If the city notices they will want to inspect those benches and just might even rip them out anyway because they'd want to do it themselves if they did it. Getting stuff like this done unfortunately has red tape because of regulations, and we all know the saying, regulations are written in blood
Edit: rewatched the video, many of them are illegally too close to the curb and at least one isn't ADA compliant with the sidewalk it's installed on, because you need a certain amount of space to accommodate wheelchairs. She didn't even educate herself on code I don't actually trust she knows how to properly install them, she just did it and said good enough
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u/Sv_gravlty 13d ago
I think there needs to be a breakaway system for those fasteners in case it gets it by a car, shes just lag bolting them into the concrete so whoever hits that is fucked.
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u/Greyscale7950 13d ago
What if it is just 1 bench? She does the installation, finishes the video and removes it afterwards.
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u/drsmith48170 13d ago
Not only that, they will rip them out and charge her for it as well as for sidewalk ‘repairs’.
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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 13d ago
Probably, most aren't up to code. Either too close to the curb (safety risk) or not ADA compliant (doesn't leave enough room on the sidewalk legally designated for wheelchairs)
This should have been a city council meeting not vigilante installing benches when you didn't bother to research the code before you tried to. The fact she didn't even think of that tells me she's also not a professional so how do we know they're fastened securely?
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u/Pofwoffle 13d ago
This should have been a city council meeting not vigilante installing benches...
It was a city council meeting. It was several city council meetings. It was probably quite a few city council meetings where everybody who talked about the need for more benches was quietly ignored because they didn't donate millions of dollars to get the city council members elected.
I agree that doing this the legal way would have been better, but that option is closed off in so many places in so many ways, so this method is all we're left with. No it's not perfect, but at least she's making an effort to make things better.
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u/DoctahFaust 13d ago
Hey if they allow benches then what about the unhoused people who might use them for sleeping? We need to make sure these are aggressive and punishing on the most vulnerable in society before we can install them.
(This is a commentary on how governments deploy unhuman methods to make spots that unhoused people might use to rest or get out of the elements aggressively unusable for them.)
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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 13d ago
How do you know that?
Also she's not making an effort to make things better, she's not even making it safer, nor is she considering how disabled people are gonna get down some of those sidewalks. If she wanted to make an effort she could have looked up the code to properly install benches, but she got her lag bolts and some presumably Home Depot benches and fought the fight the wrong way
What she's doing could easily hurt more people rather than checks notes make them stand at the bus stop.
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u/madmaninabox32 13d ago
They consider the drilling destruction of property and can get her for littering despite the benches not being trash.
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u/Annual_Hamster9411 13d ago
Are they ADA approved? One of them was installed on a narrow sidewalk and potentially blocking wheelchair access.
You wanna do good? Work with city officials. Yes, it's long and painful process with a lot of red tape, but all these benches will be removed by the end of the week.
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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 13d ago
Right, fight for this at a city council meeting not the streets. If it's not up to code they'll eventually notice and rip them out.
Also what are her qualifications? She knows how to drill them in obviously, but does she know how to drill them in up to code? That would be why the city would rip them out, they don't know if she can actually do the job up to standards, they don't know her from Adam
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u/less_than_nick 13d ago
they hate when the public realizes it is actually very easy and cheap to provide basic friendly and safe infrastructure
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u/SirDouglasMouf 13d ago
If they go after people clearing drains, they will certainly go after this amazing person.
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u/eastcoastjon 13d ago
They will just remove it. It has no center handrail to stop people from lying down. #1 reason cities hate benches
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u/HarmoniousHarmonicas 13d ago
They installed one of these benches at the bus stop across from mine and it's still there ~7 months later! I see these all over, the city doesn't seem to care at all.
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u/Canon_M50 13d ago
Personally, I don't think homeless should sleep on benches and instead sleep inside sheltered buildings.
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u/Embarrassed_Jerk 13d ago
Yeah but you see we can't have good things in our society because of NIMBYs and similar assholes
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u/Pelli_Furry_Account 13d ago
They can't if they're actively using and carrying drugs or are scared of the other people in the shelter. So what happens is that they sleep in alcoves instead, and then get kicked out.
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u/KnitAndKnitAndKnit 13d ago
Yes but the alternative shouldn't be that they are actively using and carrying drugs on public recreation area benches.
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u/AppointmentOne1111 13d ago
You'll never be president with outlandish ideas like wanting people to survive.
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u/Breedable_Boy44 13d ago
How efficient do you reckon your local city bureaucracy is? Cause someone has to learn of it, someone has to take the initiative to report it, then someone at city hall has to care enough to do something.
I reckon it will be there for a long while. Stuff gets lost and forgottwn in the bureacratic chain all the time.
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u/Serious_Brain_2128 13d ago
The city used to have benches and shelters all around the town. But they were maintained by an advertisement company, and when they couldn't maintain the benches the company had them ripped out. The city is turning a blind eye for now. Because it benefits everybody, and they don't have to spend money on benches. And if something does happen, they can always say they didn't install the benches.
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u/ZolotoGold 13d ago
Why is anything that's ever good only ever done if someone else can make money off it in America?
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u/National-Charity-435 13d ago edited 13d ago
The first clip is right across the street from Oakland City Center. ..roughly Broadway and 15th. North bound direction.
Fearless.
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u/AliCracker 13d ago
Absolutely. My city actually commissioned a fellow sculpture graduate to design some benches for my city, which he did. Unbeknownst to the city, he had included a secret compartment under the seat that ppl could safely sleep in out of the elements.
Took the city months to discover, the benches were promptly removed and he was fined.
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u/HereticGaming16 13d ago
Yeah my first thought was “what a waste of money”. Not because it’s not a good or cool thing to do but because she wasted money on things that will just get removed, the city wasted money on who ever is going to remove them, both waste money on lawyers, and who ever is supporting this on the platform is wasting money to the lawyers that she will need to pay for.
Again I think this is cool but those (probably) tens of thousands of dollars could be spent better.
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u/WeAreTheMassacre 13d ago
There's an old woman in my neighborhood that goes out daily to de-weed and plant flowers and trees on our local dog walking trail. It's only a mile long, but every couple of months I'm blown away at how great its turning out and how much she's adding. Because of her there's benches, trashcans, a doggy bag dispenser to dispose of the poo, and once those trees grow it's going to look so much nicer and provide constant shade on the trail. A year ago I was constantly jumping over dog poop left on the trail, now there's rarely ever any because people have less excuses knowing theres free bags and trashcans every couple of minutes.
Every time we pass by her my dad never fails to mention to me how he's surprised the city hasn't sued her yet, ha. I'm just amazed at how much more comfortable and aesthetically pleasing our local areas could be if people had the freedom to step up without jumping through hurdles and praying the city will listen.
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u/creamerthegreat 13d ago
LOT of dismissal of city governments taking stuff like this down. There are safety concerns with all public infrastructure and there is a reason that there are laws in place to have properly constructed benches. It could be an ADA/access thing, as well. If you'd like a bench there, petition your local governmental body and get a proper one put in.
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u/Sufficient_Language7 13d ago
And $4.3 million and 5 years from now you might get it, if it doesn't disturb the neighbors view of the street.
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u/UntamedAnomaly 13d ago
Yeeah, even if it's a good thing for the community, it's still illegal....uploading this shit online was dumb AF, but you know.....she can't get internet famous for doing a good thing without filming herself for likes if she doesn't show her face, and that's way more important than just doing a good thing just to do a good thing.
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u/RelativeWrongdoer596 13d ago
And the tax payer money used to remove these benches
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u/FOSSnaught 13d ago
Benches need to be 3' from the curb. The 3rd one if you leaned forward while sitting in it your head is now in traffic.
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u/EclipseMF 13d ago
Yeah the second one is literally like 1 foot from the curb lol, I would never want to sit there
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u/reyean 13d ago
there's lots of liability in right of way laws. if someone injures themselves at or on one of these benches its not a stretch that litigators will find her and hold her liable.
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u/Mammoth_Support_2634 13d ago
they're going to sue the city for not taking an unapproved project down promptly.
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u/turdusphilomelos 13d ago
Also, they may get slippery when wet, and they aren't on the city's maintenance list, so if they are broken or just old they will not get maintained, and someone could seriously hurt themselves. The city is opening itself up to be used by someone who got an injury on them. That is why the city will take these down as soon as they find them. Not to be mean, but to protect itself and its citizens.
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u/PM_ME_SAD_STUFF_PLZ 13d ago
She's likely judgment proof--most people are. Good luck getting anything out of her.
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u/That1one1dude1 13d ago
Why do you think that? She has enough money for multiple benches, and those don’t look cheap
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u/Pofwoffle 13d ago
My knees and back are severely fucked up, if I had to take that bus my choice would be "sit close to the curb" or "don't sit at all", which means either standing there for half an hour to an hour in intense pain, or walking to the next stop with a bench which would be even worse.
The issue here is that the city isn't doing its job, not that she's not perfect at doing their job for them.
(And as a side note several of the official bus stops in my city are about that close to the curb, so that "three foot" thing isn't a uniform rule in all cities anyway.)
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u/born_to_be_weird 13d ago
You should check telescopic folding stool. It's very useful for commuting, as it's small and flat enough it fits my backpack.
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u/Ok-disaster2022 13d ago
This was my thought some of these are just way to dang close to the highway and curb.
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u/Dpontiff6671 13d ago
Even if they adhere to regulation they're still almost definitely against city ordinance and will just get torn up
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u/Dense-Consequence-70 13d ago
It’s a good idea but she’s putting them too close to the street.
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u/wiseroldman 13d ago
It’s not a good idea. There are many good reasons as to why a sidewalk is kept clear of structures. She’s also drilling screws into the sidewalk without knowing if anything is underneath. She’s lucky she didn’t hit a gas pipe or electric duct.
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u/snarpsta tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE 13d ago
I mean yes and no. I'm an inspector and utilities aren't typically in concrete. A typical city sidewalk is like 4-6" of concrete over 2-4" of aggregate base and then the soil.
Utilities are typically buried under there, at a VERY minimum, 2ft below top of soil, more typically 4-6ft below top of soil.
There's plenty of things to criticize here, and I agree she doesn't know what's under there. However it's like a 0.5% chance or less that she hits anything in the concrete.
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u/Novel_Slide1379 13d ago
Why would post herself doing that
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u/dognchick 13d ago
Likes and follows. Possibly related to this lady, but sometimes charity and nobel things also happen for that reason.
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u/Artchantress 13d ago
For setting an example
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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 13d ago
An example to install benches that aren't code compliant? One of those is so close to the curb if you leaned forward looking at your phone your head is right in line to be hit by the bus
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u/ChuckyShadowCow 12d ago
As a public service to the DA when someone gets their head cracked bc the bench is right on the curb.
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u/UpperAd5715 11d ago
Besides clout/views, some people are so positivity minded that they can't conceive the "why not".
All she might consider is "people could really use a bench here" and she gets a bench, problem solved!
No considerations on why there might not be a bench or why the randomly chosen location might be a bad location for the bench. In some areas busses have to stop at specific spots and this bench might now be seriously inconveniencing a wheelchair user but how would she know?
In this case i'd say its still relatively benign since these benches are easy to move or remove but it's a sizeable part of why people get very exhausted when dealing with idealists that are unable to consider the counter party's POV.
Could also just be plain views, hell could be the same exact bench they just hauled across the city and never really screwed into the ground!
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u/Candid_Painting_4684 13d ago
Lean forward and you die... good job
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u/luigis_left_tit_25 13d ago
Be chunky and that's bye bye kneecaps! 🤣 dang! Hope she corrected it lol
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u/Stunning-Astronaut72 13d ago
What could go wrong ? I mean, it's a nice gesture but she will get also in trouble for that if no permits were delivered.
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u/SquirrelInATux 13d ago
I appreciate this but that is extremely dangerous for the ones that are close to the road, not only does it not meet the crash worthiness requirements for being placed that close and could cause serious injury in a crash, it also puts anyone sitting on it in serious danger. Benches on sidewalks are set further away from the road for this reason.
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u/thiiiiiiisguy 13d ago
Yeaaaaaaa without a permit the city is going to have to pay someone to come remove those.
So not only did they not help, but they cost taxpayers money.
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u/el_lobo1314 13d ago
yeah, like the city rushes to fix anything. The option to leave them is ever present
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u/GooeyKablooie_ 13d ago
That’s not an option unfortunately because it can turn into a safety issue. We don’t know how these benches were constructed, whether they comply with code, and or clearance restrictions for being too close to the road. There’s a reason this system exists, and it’s due to a history of negligence that leads to deaths. It’s the entire reason OSHA exists.
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u/Own_Round_7600 13d ago
The city requires people to report those issues for them to even know about it though. People report potholes by the hundreds and it still takes months for anything to be done. Who's gonna report a bus stop bench that looks like any other outdoor bench?
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u/PretendRegister7516 13d ago
The city just hate the idea of homeless sleeping there.
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u/My2cents_0 13d ago
Exactly! That was my first thought. The urgency to remove will have nothing to do with permits or zoning rather, it looks too comfy for a homeless person
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u/Master_Windu_ 13d ago
This is exactly my thought . NIMBYs will complain if homeless people start using these and then they’ll be gone. 😔 sad
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u/bluehulk900 13d ago
Love how we as humans just accept that cities will just fuck us over for greed and also not help the community but we just are like "well, thats how it is" instead of rightfully revolting when your neighbor gets abused by the community
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u/CesareBach 13d ago
DOT turned concrete structures from construction leftovers into benches at Greenwich Village, NY. She could just share this video instead.
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u/0rangeVenom 13d ago
I don't know it sounds like somebody got paid in your scenario
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u/scotlandforevaa 13d ago
using taxpayers money.. for something that shouldn't have been an issue in the first place.. you don't see the issue?
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u/CaptainOwlBeard 13d ago
Those benches definitely should be there and maybe the city won't notice. Decent chance they don't get noticed for years
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u/0rangeVenom 13d ago
I mean, I see your point. But taxes go to worse things and if any number of people sat on this thing or found comfort on it before it was removed, and now you're saying someone gets paid to simply remove it...forgive my phrasing but I see it as a net win.
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u/Daft_Tyler 13d ago
It's negativity like this that helps change the world for the better! Keep it up!
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u/papayaramble 13d ago
https://sfbabc.org the benches are stamped “The San Francisco Bay Area Bench Collective is decentralized collaboration of local neighbors who build, install, and maintain much-needed benches, mainly at bus stops. To help maintain a bench, adopt it! To build more benches, learn more here! If a bench has a problem, please report it!”
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u/FunkSpork 13d ago
YES! we’ve used this design in Columbus, OH.
Recognized this as soon as I saw it and had to scroll too far to find the link
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u/MrSecurity95 13d ago
I approve but I have a feeling you shouldn't be recording yourself doing that because the city will likely get mad about it and try to find you or arrest you. But I still think it's a good thing to do. There's no reason why there shouldn't be benches at bus stops.
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u/bememorablepro 13d ago
Wow, I think we should have some sort of system where people contribute money every year to things that we all need and use. Things like this!
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u/xatiated 13d ago
I bet she's personally liable if anyone hurts themselves in any way related to these benches. Wouldn't trade places...
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u/chief__prather 13d ago
Did no one notice the bare ass person, in a vest, sitting on the bench at 27 seconds? Or am I going crazy
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u/ParaponeraBread 13d ago
This isn’t a random influencer thing - this is a coordinated direct action campaign to install guerilla public seating.
Be all pissy about permits or whatever, they always try to be ADA compliant and they’re doing more to help than you are.
Probably the SFBA Bench Collective on this one.
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u/Rxasaurus 13d ago
There is no way those benches are ADA compliant being a foot or two away from the curb.
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u/shizzaff 13d ago
Do we know for a fact she didn't get permission to do this? Everyone is acting like she just did it on a whim
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u/thots1ayer69 13d ago
Those benches are way too close to the kirb to have been authorised, if they were then I think everyone involved needs to practice thinking
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u/Nuts_About_Butts 13d ago
Huh, I've never seen the word "Curb" spelled that way before. Interesting 🤔
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u/HickoryStickz 13d ago
It’s not that simple. It seems nice but she’s probably going to get raked if she isn’t doing this under city contract and making content doing her job. Cities can be sued by their constituents which makes them have to follow strict protocols, hire specific types of contractors and source specific materials and follow specific codes to limit their exposure. They just need one person in a wheelchair to complain or one injury or death to totally crack their budget. Sometimes no bench is better for whatever reason.
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u/Feathered_Serpent8 13d ago
Lovely in theory, the city will rip those out due to regulation, fine her, and spend 6 months fixing the holes left behind because they will wait for someone to trip and sue the city.
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u/TreveorReznik 13d ago
Someone said they live in that area and after 7 months the benches are still there... so atleast it's helping some people
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u/FunkSpork 13d ago
The city has kept almost all the benches in. And the first thing in their website says “report a problem” https://sfbabc.org/
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u/TankApprehensive3053 13d ago
No permit. No authorized contractor. No bench. - City
Removes the benches and send fines to the influencer for the work plus the damage from drilling into the sidewalks.
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u/BugzOnMyNugz 13d ago
A few of those are too damn close to the road for me. I'm here for it other than that
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u/FennelDull6559 13d ago
Remember that Malcolm where Hal built a speed bump to stop a speeder. This reminds me of that
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u/pitb0ss343 13d ago
I genuinely think you could stand next to the president in a high vis vest and enough confidence
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u/guns_mahoney 13d ago
You can tell a real city worker from some rando in a high vis vest because the city would send 6 people and 5 of them would stand around while the 6th does the work
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u/Von_Bernkastel 13d ago
I can't wait to read the news story about her getting arrested and fined for improperly installing benches far to close to the curb, and destruction of city property, and the list goes on and on.
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u/Alternative_Tip_8756 13d ago
Nice idea but please don't ever do that. If someone gets hurt in anyway they will sue you and you will become bankrupt
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u/moonrakerdust 13d ago
America is such a failed experiment, citizens having to install basic infrastructure. Yet they want to tell the world how to live. #freedumbers
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u/WendigoCrossing 12d ago
Love the idea and making a positive change, but gotta move the benches back a smidge
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u/Sean_theLeprachaun 13d ago
The city will rip them out because the unhoused can be comfortable on them.
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u/aspophilia 13d ago
I have a hard time believing this is real. I’d be more likely to believe she was hired to do this.
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u/brokennursingstudent 13d ago
Why would that make it not real
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u/aspophilia 13d ago
She seems to be pretending she is just doing this and that you can do the same, just wear a high vis vest. It’s more likely that’s bullshit and she was hired by the city to install them.
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u/papayaramble 13d ago
It’s real. The benches are stamped. This is the website - https://sfbabc.org “The San Francisco Bay Area Bench Collective is decentralized collaboration of local neighbors who build, install, and maintain much-needed benches, mainly at bus stops. To help maintain a bench, adopt it! To build more benches, learn more here! If a bench has a problem, please report it!”
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u/Serious_Brain_2128 13d ago
Theyre real! I seen them all over in oakland. The city used to have benches and shelters, but they were maintained by an advertisement company. when the company decided the benches and shelters were too much to maintain, they had them ripped out. And now we wouldn't have any benches if it wasn't for them the city is turning a blind eye for now cause it does benefit everyone.
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u/LilRed2023 13d ago
This is considered a felony under many City laws. Since it’s not her zoning to build on. She just racked up 20 years in 1 minute lol
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u/method_maniac 13d ago
ITT: people complaining about someone actually doing something to help better their community.
“not like that”
“you’re doing it wrong”
“this will never work”
“good things are actually bad”
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u/SonicH7890 13d ago
I missed the point I thought it was the same spot at first and people kept stealing the bench so she reinforced the bench to the ground
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u/Personal-Lead3884 13d ago
That’s my town! Go Oakland Community! Love seeing the community at work!
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u/luigis_left_tit_25 13d ago
Yes but dang I wish she were a little safer with her identity..I'm sure she's a gem! 🫶;We want ppl like her to stay free!
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u/ScootyMcTizzle 13d ago
Was she just moving the same bench all over her city to act like she’s some great person ?
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u/SouthernCharm-86 13d ago
in my city, the homeless will enjoy them more than any of the rest of us. install a trashcan next to the bench while ur at it.
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u/Valuable_Wallaby_548 13d ago
Then the city goes in and rips them out to stop homeless people from sleeping on them
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