McCue doesnβt even drive, but decided to help out his local community anyway.
βI just noticed it the other day. I donβt drive, but it seemed kind of annoying. Iβm not doing anything right now, so I came out here to do this,β McCue told The Chronicle Harold.
βThere was one story a couple of weeks ago where a car was driving through, and it nailed one of the biggest potholes here, and it ripped the axle right off the car,β he told CBC.
To fill the holes, McCue uses a shovel to take gravel from the side of the road and patches the spaces that need to be repaired.
βI find it might be a little bit easier with the cars, because whenever I throw the dirt down, they just go over it and pack it down for me,β said McCue.
βSynchronicity, man,β he added.
McCue put up a sign that said βI filled the potholes, pay me instead of your taxes.
McCue has received numerous donations to repay him for his service to the community. Some residents have even given him cannabis, coffee or snakes for a tip.
βYep, Iβm getting definitely a lot of tips β I had a couple of people give me some joints, too, which is pretty nice. Iβm probably going to buy some weed with it, not going to lie,β McCue explained.
βIβve busked for probably 4 or 5 years. Just like hula hooping, juggling, balance board, I do all that kind of stuff for crowds at bars to just get tip money, and I actually find this very similar. If you do something for the public, and the public appreciates what you do, theyβll pay you. Youβll get by,β he added.
Local authorities are not happy that a young man is doing a better job fixing the roads than the city government is.
Cpt. Ron Bryce of the Pictou RCMP said that McCue is blocking traffic and that they have already warned him to stop what he is doing.