This dad duct taped all the bins to fight the storm Eowyn and social media can't stop praising it: "Such a dad thing to do"

Ahead of Storm Eowyn, a dad's actions are capturing the hearts of the internet. An image uploaded by X user @gjrlsaloud shows three trash cans attached to the wall with duct tape.

The caption reads:

"Roaring at my dad taping the bins to the wall."

X users could not help but burst out laughing amid the tense situation. In an update, the user revealed that:

"They’ve officially survived the night, but it’s far from over yet. All 3 bins and the wall currently intact with no damage. Can’t say the same for the neighbours bins. Iebet they feel silly now. #StormEowyn."

In yet another "final update," she gave the storm a score of 0 against her dad, who was up by one.

"I’m heading to work now, but I’ll be sure to show him all the lovely responses to this later. he’ll be delighted with himself," she said, before clarifying that she's "irish, not british."

The anecdote has since served as a break from the intense atmosphere, and we've rounded up some of the funniest responses from users in the comments section. Keep on reading to have a good laugh yourself.

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Users react hilariously to a tweet of a dad using duct tape to bolt his trash cans down amid Storm Eowyn

One user could not help but point out that while the experience itself may have been original, it was something any dad would do in the given situation:

"Such a dad thing to do."

Keep on reading to chuckle over some of the funny comments:

"Lv it he saving lives as well as bins [string of laughing emojis]," one user jokingly pointed out.

"I wish his bins all the best, they are lucky to have someone looking out for them, not every bin is as fortunate [smiling emoji]," someone else shared.

"You won't be laughing in a day or so when he's the only one with bins [laughing emoji] Genius," another chimed in.

"Then he'll kick right off when he gets home and wonder why it's not emptied [string of laughing emojis]," one more added.

The comments didn't end there, as users were visibly equipped with some hilarious things to say:

"When your dad’s DNA is 50% MacGyver, 50% ‘Hold my beer.’ Storm Eowyn doesn’t stand a chance against this next-level bin security," one user joked.

"Is that Duct Tape??? They'll be fine," another pointed out.

"That's actually hilarious yet genius at the same time," someone else echoed.

One user had only the sweetest things to say to the dad, alongside this hilarious GIF:

Another pointed out that the dad may have even decided to let nature do its things with the pesky little Christmas decorations: