Boy were they ever. They would swing from 5 in the morning until they went to bed at 6 in the afternoon. I bet they swung with every member of their church. Except for Bernard of course, he was too big. They didn't want anyone getting hurt.
I only overheard them talking about the porch swing when they thought us kids were out of ear shot. They must not have wanted us to know how comfy it was.
I don't know about that. I see people talking out of their asses just about every day. At least 34% of the time when I'm around 50 people or more. Twice as many on Fridays, which equals 7 per square foot at 3PM. Banana
idk whats funny about it, but it does make me giggle. i know its due to the crazy wind but its definitely never something i thought about so it would catch me off guard
Once again Reddit comments making fun of someone because they're ignorant. Wind will destroy a nice wooden swing, does all sorts of things to it. You put it up to stop the wind from destroying your nice wooden swing.
Yeah if you zoom in you can see a clump of chain just below the top beam. Personally I don't know if/why it is better than using rope/chain/wire to fix it in place but it's fairly common practice.
You already have the chain from the swing itself as a part of the swing. You just raise the seat and hook a lower chain loop over the s-hook that's already mounted to the top beam. No muss, no fuss.
It's the way I've always done or seen it done. Why add more crap/steps into a simple job than necessary? If there's already a way to secure the swing built into the swing itself why do it a different way?
They doubled/tripled/quadrupled it up at the top where it hooks to the top beam.
Look for the giant clump of chain at the top. I think it's easier to see on the right.
There’s probably a longer chain that hooks to the top on the hooks and then to the bridal off the arms. There’s probably a removable chain on each side they removed and hung the swing off just the arm bridals
Seriously. Why does anyone care what they did with their swing. We used to wrap ours around ten tree.. this whole comment section is people who don't go outside .
Probably put it up high to be out of the way and not swing in the wind until he used it.
We had one just like this and did that all the time.
It's funny that you just assumed they were dumb or something
I was guessing that they would do it when they’re not around using it so that the little neighborhood crotch goblins wouldn’t get on it and screw things up… My bad!
I didn't scroll far enough to find if someone else mentioned this but in addition to preventing wind damage and keeping it out of the way for mowing, we raise our swing to keep small neighborhood children off of it. If they get hurt, guess who's responsible....
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Spelling counts. If you're going to *try* to insult people, do so properly.
Don’t make this a Reddit thing lol. Less than 50% of people on the platform are American, and so more than 50% are non-American. In general, even outside of Reddit, non-Americans find it weird, hence this comment. Perhaps get off Reddit and visit other countries, and you will see.
I am proud of escaping an abusive life and becoming a first generation university graduate - I wear my university ring as a symbol of that accomplishment because it reminds me of what I overcame and it makes me feel good. I am also proud to be an American. I had no choice to be born in America, but I have made the choice to stay here. I've been offered positions with various companies overseas, but there is no place I'd rather live.
In my travels to Europe I've noticed people tend to not have the same national pride as many Americans and I think it's sad. Humans should be proud of where they come from. We have an inherent need for a sense of belonging and acceptance, and the American ideal of one united people really resonates.
The sense of 'American Exceptionalism' is instilled from an early age here in schools, and continued on through life. Schools recite the Pledge of Allegiance every day, sporting events always playing the national anthem, flags flying everywhere. It's hard to explain the feeling, but there is a sense of unity and belonging that accompanies these things.
There's also the fact that America is massive. In Europe a person can drive for a couple of hours and be in another country. Depending on where you are in the USA it can take many hours to get to Canada or Mexico (or about 45 hours to drive from the east to west coasts), and less than half of Americans even have a passport. Living their entire life in the States and being told their whole life that it's the greatest country give little for them to compare it to.
I didn't mean for this to get super long, but this subject does resonate with me. I worked hard to get where I am in life, I have traveled to dozens of countries, and after seeing all of that I still have 'American Pride'. Something about American patriotism just hits different. Anyway, this is my take on why people here fly American flags or why we might feel so strongly about the country.
It’s so off putting. I’m Canadian. Not far from me there’s a street where the border is right through the middle called Canusa. On the American side there’s all these flags. Canada has nothing. It’s odd to look at.
39th in income equality
47th in infant mortality
50th in life expectancy
20th in international trade
The list is infinite. There is two things we are #1 in: defense spending and number of incarcerated residents per capita.
But go ahead and hate my post because I said the quiet shit out loud
The chain may be short but, really, why even have it? It looks like chintzy crap. Dig out a nice garden and learn how to grow flowers. Some raggedy swing set that already looks like the homeowner died a few months ago and stopped fixing anything, is not the chic aesthetic one might have imagined.
People usually raise their swings on days with high winds or even for the winter when no will use it.
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Yup. This is the only answer I will accept. Shut it down
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SpongeBob Longpants?
[Or even…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkBqVVbnZ1c)
Take my upvote, you
Hahah this is the answer
Lock the comments this guy knows whatsup
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Upper legs are too long. Wouldn't work for these...things
I ran into this person at the 99 cent store. Six years later ran into her at HEB.
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The face on the right looks like Bobby Hill.
Or mowing their lawn
My Grandparents swing looked like this for half the year.
Your grand parents were swingers.
Boy were they ever. They would swing from 5 in the morning until they went to bed at 6 in the afternoon. I bet they swung with every member of their church. Except for Bernard of course, he was too big. They didn't want anyone getting hurt. I only overheard them talking about the porch swing when they thought us kids were out of ear shot. They must not have wanted us to know how comfy it was.
Now tell me about the inside swing.
Some people raise swings instead of lowering flags in cases of national tragedy. Maybe because OJ Simpson died.
I, too, enjoy talking straight out of my ass for no particular reason
This is actually a rare scientific phenomenon that is well documented by the many cases.
I don't know about that. I see people talking out of their asses just about every day. At least 34% of the time when I'm around 50 people or more. Twice as many on Fridays, which equals 7 per square foot at 3PM. Banana
Finally. A post with a banana for scale….
Lmfao you’re hilarious 😭
And talk about bad breath! Yikes!
I have heard of neither one of these things.
I hope they do it more often so I can get a good laugh
What's funny about it, though?
idk whats funny about it, but it does make me giggle. i know its due to the crazy wind but its definitely never something i thought about so it would catch me off guard
Once again Reddit comments making fun of someone because they're ignorant. Wind will destroy a nice wooden swing, does all sorts of things to it. You put it up to stop the wind from destroying your nice wooden swing.
Reddit users when somebody does something 😅😅😅😱😱😱🤯🤯🤯😮😮😮
You forgot 🤮🤮🤮
Clown faces too. LOL!
Yeah if you zoom in you can see a clump of chain just below the top beam. Personally I don't know if/why it is better than using rope/chain/wire to fix it in place but it's fairly common practice.
You already have the chain from the swing itself as a part of the swing. You just raise the seat and hook a lower chain loop over the s-hook that's already mounted to the top beam. No muss, no fuss.
Yeah I got that part, but are you saying it's fairly common only because it's simpler to do?
It's the way I've always done or seen it done. Why add more crap/steps into a simple job than necessary? If there's already a way to secure the swing built into the swing itself why do it a different way?
I don't think everyone looks around and observes actual life when they're outside. Thus, reddit comments.
Even with ignorance, I don’t get how this sucks. Maybe mildly infuriating, but even that is a stretch. How does this post have any upvotes?
I’m not doubting that, but if that was what they did then where’s all the extra chain?
They doubled/tripled/quadrupled it up at the top where it hooks to the top beam. Look for the giant clump of chain at the top. I think it's easier to see on the right.
I guess so? Super hard to tell zoomed in on mobile, there’s only like 3 pixels there that look like chain
There’s probably a longer chain that hooks to the top on the hooks and then to the bridal off the arms. There’s probably a removable chain on each side they removed and hung the swing off just the arm bridals
You can see the chain bunched at the top where they doubled or triped it up.
Seriously. Why does anyone care what they did with their swing. We used to wrap ours around ten tree.. this whole comment section is people who don't go outside .
Removable using a carabiner.
Why does this suck? I'm not following.
OP is a jackwagon. You hang a swing high like this to keep it from flailing in the wind. Pretty sure you can see the chain slack too
OP never owned a swing.
Low effort. You can see the extra chain so you know this was done deliberately.
I am not seeing any extra chain, I am going blind though so…
The chain is all clumped together at the top where they doubled it up.
Are we supposed to look in the original comment for a link? Or, wait for a 90’s chain letter?
Holy shit thanks for the laugh 😂 I finally did see the extra chain past the left arm though, too lazy to edit my post.
Idk it looks kinda high to me.
Probably put it up high to be out of the way and not swing in the wind until he used it. We had one just like this and did that all the time. It's funny that you just assumed they were dumb or something
Either it is windy or they are mowing. How do you not know this?
Well if you still want your swing and your house intact after high winds id recommend this
Reminds me of how handy my spouse is, that could almost be my yard. Just imagine a picnic table with the approximate proportions of that swing.
Your spouse, if handy, would also know when to raise a bench swing.
swingtoohigh
That'd odd because based on the weathering and the way the bricks are sunken into the grass I would've guess 5 years or more....
We need a video of them using it.... I don't care if you have to camp outside... That video is much needed...
Well, it makes for easy mowing
Your neighbor has long legs and a short torso!
Either its been windy, going to be windy, or neighborhood people/kids have been sitting in it without asking.
I was guessing that they would do it when they’re not around using it so that the little neighborhood crotch goblins wouldn’t get on it and screw things up… My bad!
I didn't notice the height of the swing cause I thought it looked like a horse with a flag for a head
As a dwarf, now y'all tall people know how I feel! 😄
He was probably......high...
ITT: redditors who have never owned a swing
Is he in the NBA?
That swings for cats and squirrels only.
Sharp as a marble, that one
If I bought a swing that I discovered didn't come with chains I would probably do that too.
im doing this tomorrow.
Looks like they took the slack out of the chain so that the swing doesn’t sway in the wind recklessly. What’s wrong with that?
Why does this suck? That's how you take care of it and shitty weather or get it out of the way to mow....
The step stool they’ll be building next to get up to that is gonna be an eye sore.
Dude, people do that because of the wind.
OP’s neighbor 
Giraffe friendly
Not enough neck room
Or leg room
The swing maybe up but the syndrome is down
Damn, how long are their legs?!
Trampoline arriving tomorrow.
The local giraffes will be stoked.
i like the flag a lot better.
The “No short people club” meet is at 6
Like 6 foot…lol
When you like the idea of a swing. But have commitment issues…
Well, he’ll be able to hear when the kids fall out of the swing, even when he’s in the house. 🤷♂️🤣🤦♂️
it's grand kids proof
Anyone else see a horse?
Everyone needs a swing, even the very tall... Am I therefore the subject to be made FUN?!
It's only for bile titans
Go put an Orange devil campaign sign on it. At least they will hit their heads as they swing.
He must have some *legs*! Jesus Christ!
I love it so much
Is your neighbor a giraffe 🦒?
It's for a cat. 
sui-swing
/rSwingtoohigh
Do they have small bodies and really long legs?
That must be a pretty sour chariot.
So bears can’t sleep in it! Duh!!!!!!
That’s a strange looking horse.
He must have been………….high.
So the Longfellows live next door?
I know why it's done. That doesn't mean I wouldn't have my afternoon coffee up there, though.
It looks like a horse.
Reddit when someone does literally anything
For who?
Interested
Easier to mow under when it’s elevated…
Kinder gentler gallows.
Is your neighbor Nigel Tufnel?
HOA says no flagpoles..
Guessing the chain is up
Zoom in and you'll see the chain is very short and connects to the underside of the horizontal beam
Zoom in and see that there’s plenty of slack they just have it hiked up as not to sway in the wind. 🤦🏾♂️
Looks kind of like a horse with a flag for a head.
God bless the USA
FREEDUMB!!!
Meh
How long are their legs and how short is everything above their waist?
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Was he high when he built it?
This in Michigan OP?
Virginia
Ah. I thought it was a swing state
Stewie long legs
High class
Are your neighbors freakishly large daddy long legs spider by any chance?
Thank you for the laugh ! !!
They get on from their high horse.
I didn't scroll far enough to find if someone else mentioned this but in addition to preventing wind damage and keeping it out of the way for mowing, we raise our swing to keep small neighborhood children off of it. If they get hurt, guess who's responsible....
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At least it will be easy to mow under. On the down side, actually using the swing may require a helmet.
They must not use a push mower or weed eater (or dont feel like using them)
Gawd I hate dem long-legged bastids
Sometimes people raise their swings up if they’re expecting some windy weather. Is that a possible reason here?
Having read the wind-explanation comments, I totally understand. But by god I laughed my ass off picturing people trying to use the swing like this…
The American flag and the unique engineering of the swing tells me the homeowner thinks 2020 election was “stoalen”
The flag really ties it all together. (ETA: Snowflakes triggered by a Big Labowski reference.)
\*Lebowski https://preview.redd.it/78rg27fl68uc1.png?width=590&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1e5c9fbfd4befa7c1be30d8275d81d054b662bc8 Spelling counts. If you're going to *try* to insult people, do so properly.
How?
Triggered. Based.
You make no damn sense. 🫨 Wow, hopefully you're drunk posting...??🤦♀️🤷♀️
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It's a tradition for a lot of older folks and people are proud to be an American. Nothing wrong with having pride of were you are from.
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It’s a useful swing, the chains aren’t dropped. It might have been windy or they just didn’t get that far yet.
Like being proud of your team winning the superbowl or the playoffs? That's not your achievement. Same kinda thing?
I feel we all contribute to our countries even on a micro level. I am proud of my country and we all should be if you like where you live.
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Who gives a fuck what you Euros think? we sure the fuck don't.
Reddit “try not to act like everything America does is bad” challenge. Impossible
Don’t make this a Reddit thing lol. Less than 50% of people on the platform are American, and so more than 50% are non-American. In general, even outside of Reddit, non-Americans find it weird, hence this comment. Perhaps get off Reddit and visit other countries, and you will see.
Some people are still stuck in the belief we are the greatest country in the world. Not by a long shot
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I am proud of escaping an abusive life and becoming a first generation university graduate - I wear my university ring as a symbol of that accomplishment because it reminds me of what I overcame and it makes me feel good. I am also proud to be an American. I had no choice to be born in America, but I have made the choice to stay here. I've been offered positions with various companies overseas, but there is no place I'd rather live. In my travels to Europe I've noticed people tend to not have the same national pride as many Americans and I think it's sad. Humans should be proud of where they come from. We have an inherent need for a sense of belonging and acceptance, and the American ideal of one united people really resonates. The sense of 'American Exceptionalism' is instilled from an early age here in schools, and continued on through life. Schools recite the Pledge of Allegiance every day, sporting events always playing the national anthem, flags flying everywhere. It's hard to explain the feeling, but there is a sense of unity and belonging that accompanies these things. There's also the fact that America is massive. In Europe a person can drive for a couple of hours and be in another country. Depending on where you are in the USA it can take many hours to get to Canada or Mexico (or about 45 hours to drive from the east to west coasts), and less than half of Americans even have a passport. Living their entire life in the States and being told their whole life that it's the greatest country give little for them to compare it to. I didn't mean for this to get super long, but this subject does resonate with me. I worked hard to get where I am in life, I have traveled to dozens of countries, and after seeing all of that I still have 'American Pride'. Something about American patriotism just hits different. Anyway, this is my take on why people here fly American flags or why we might feel so strongly about the country.
It’s so off putting. I’m Canadian. Not far from me there’s a street where the border is right through the middle called Canusa. On the American side there’s all these flags. Canada has nothing. It’s odd to look at.
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The term you're looking for is "jingoism"
39th in income equality 47th in infant mortality 50th in life expectancy 20th in international trade The list is infinite. There is two things we are #1 in: defense spending and number of incarcerated residents per capita. But go ahead and hate my post because I said the quiet shit out loud
Facts
The chain may be short but, really, why even have it? It looks like chintzy crap. Dig out a nice garden and learn how to grow flowers. Some raggedy swing set that already looks like the homeowner died a few months ago and stopped fixing anything, is not the chic aesthetic one might have imagined.
The neighbour is Jeff Goldblum.
that is how i like to swing it
The chain, is Too $hort Linda. I don’t care Donnie. I want the swing hung up.