Arnold Schwarzenegger terminates neighborhood pothole after weeks of complaints: 'Here you go'
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is going beyond his civic duty and grabbing a shovel.
The actor and former governor of California lent a hand to his Los Angeles community by filling a "giant" pothole in the middle of the street with a bit of help and recorded the whole process.
"Today, after the whole neighborhood has been upset about this giant pothole that’s been screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks, I went out with my team and fixed it," Schwarzenegger tweeted with a one-minute video of the process Tuesday. "I always say, let’s not complain, let’s do something about it. Here you go."
In the video, Schwarzenegger, 75, was equipped with work boots, sunglasses, a shovel and a few bags of quick concrete as he and two others filled a deep crevice in the street. As they went to work, a neighbor drove by to thank the "Terminator" actor and his team for their work.
"You have to do it yourself. I mean, this is crazy. For three weeks I've been waiting on this hole to be closed," he shouted out to his neighbor.
Today, after the whole neighborhood has been upset about this giant pothole that’s been screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks, I went out with my team and fixed it. I always say, let’s not complain, let’s do something about it. Here you go. pic.twitter.com/aslhkUShvT
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) April 11, 2023
Daniel Ketchell, a spokesperson for Schwarzenegger, said Brentwood residents made repeated requests for repairs since winter storms opened up potholes and cracks on local roads.
Schwarzenegger is no stranger to manual labor. Long before making his mark in Hollywood, he and a friend earned money with a bricklaying business doing masonry around California.
One of his followers asked if his former career taught him how to fill the pothole, he replied: "Yes"
Mayor Karen Bass last week announced a plan to address what she called an unprecedented number of damaged streets across the city. Since Dec. 30, Los Angeles has received 19,692 service requests for repairs, and as of April 6, crews had filled at least 17,549 potholes, officials said.
The Department of Public Works did not immediately respond to an email asking whether the pothole Schwarzenegger filled had been scheduled to be repaired.
Contributing: The Associated Press
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Arnold Schwarzenegger fills neighborhood pothole: 'Let's not complain'
