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22d ago

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My spreadsheet fight with the electric company took three weeks

Had a buddy who went through the same thing with Comcast, they claimed he owed $600 out of nowhere. He spent two months sending them his old bank statements and screenshots of his payments to prove it was their error. Finally got it sorted but he says he'll never trust another bill again without checking every detail.

23d ago

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Tip: How I finally beat the airport traffic at ATL by 30 minutes

Yeah my buddy tried cutting through on that cell phone lot route once. Said he almost missed his flight because the lot was packed and he had to circle three times before finding a spot. But he still made it faster than sitting on 85. The trick is knowing exactly where you're going before you leave. Once you've done it a couple times it's smooth sailing. I'd still take that over sitting in terminal traffic any day.

24d ago

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Had to eat crow about those vacuum lifters after a tough job in Cleveland

Had to eat crow" is a perfect way to put it... I wrote those things off as too fancy for real work. Then I watched a guy on a jobsite lift a 600-pound sheet of glass by himself with one. Changed my whole mind about them.

26d ago

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Heard a kid say 'why would I email my boss' yesterday

Exactly. Saw a junior dev at my old job get burned bad. Used Slack to ask for a deadline extension. Manager said "sure" in a thread. Three weeks later, manager claimed they never agreed. Kid had no screenshots. I always BCC myself on salary stuff and project deadlines. Paper trail covers your back every time.

26d ago

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Chat with a health inspector near the library food truck hub last Tuesday

The person selling it also matters; @robertb47, even the best setup fails if they don't care.