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**LOCAL MAN WITH "PRACTICAL IDEAS" SINGLE-HANDEDLY FIXES CROSSWALK IN 20 MINUTES**

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**LOCAL MAN WITH "PRACTICAL IDEAS" SINGLE-HANDEDLY FIXES CROSSWALK IN 20 MINUTES**

🚨 **JUST IN** – A viral clip showing actor J.K. Simmons fixing a broken crosswalk in a suburban neighborhood has the internet divided, but locals say he’s "the only one with common sense."

The 69-year-old *Whiplash* star was spotted in a residential area last Tuesday reportedly muttering, "No wonder my coffee gets cold," before grabbing a bucket of concrete patch from his trunk. In under 20 minutes, he filled the pothole at the crosswalk, smoothed the surface, and placed a traffic cone on top—all while wearing a generic “Take a Number” t-shirt.

Local residents are calling it "the most productive Tuesday we’ve had in years." One neighbor, Karen M., posted on the community page: “He didn’t call the city. He didn’t start a petition. He just DID it. Common sense isn’t dead—it’s just currently on a coffee run between auditions.”

However, the city council has released a statement warning that "unlicensed road repair by celebrities is dangerous and could affect liability insurance." Simmons has not commented, but a source close to him said he’s already bought three more buckets of concrete patch and is "looking for a bad streetlamp next."

The video has been viewed 4.2 million times, with commenters largely split between "fix your own dang roads" and "someone give that man a broom and a city planning degree."