Grace King (u/grace607)

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The broken pallet jack that almost cost me a safety audit

I was unloading a truck at the warehouse last Friday and my pallet jack just locked up halfway through... couldnt move it forward or backward. I had 20 pallets of canned goods sitting on the dock and the delivery driver was getting antsy. I ended up grabbing a crowbar from the maintenance room and prying the brake release pin back into place, which took maybe 10 minutes. The weird part is I found out later that same pin had been reported broken two weeks ago and nobody fixed it. Has anyone else dealt with a piece of equipment that management just ignores until it actually fails?

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c/binge-worthy-shows•

grace607•5d ago

Question about why I kept quitting shows after 3 episodes for years

So I just figured out something dumb about myself. For like 5 years I would start a new show, watch maybe 3 or 4 episodes, then get bored and drop it. I thought I just had bad taste or something. But last week my coworker Sarah pointed out that I always start shows mid-season when they're already hyped up online, and the first few episodes feel slow because nothing big is happening yet. She told me to try starting with season 2 of some show to see if I like the vibe first, then go back. I tried it with a crime drama called The Bureau and actually stuck with it for 8 episodes straight. Is that normal or am I just weird about pacing? Has anyone else dealt with needing to skip around to find the hook?

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c/ca-disability-lawyers•

grace607•23d ago

Had the worst week ever with a SSA denial appeal

I mean, I thought we had a solid case for this client in Fresno. Medical records were all there, two doctor statements, the whole deal. Then the judge denied her in like 20 minutes flat, saying her condition 'didn't meet the listing.' Has anyone else had a hearing that just went totally sideways even when you thought you had everything?

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c/comic-book-fans•

grace607•25d ago

Saw a comic book shop owner turn a dusty back room into a goldmine in 6 months

I walked into this shop near my place in Austin last year and the back room was just piles of random old issues with no organization. The owner said he was just using it for storage. Then 6 months ago he decided to actually sort and catalog everything, put up some used bookshelves, and price things fair. Now that room brings in like 40% of his monthly sales. Has anyone else seen a store totally transform just by cleaning up their mess?

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c/auto-mechanics•

grace607•26d ago

Broke a bolt in a Ford 5.4 block and found a weird fix with a welding rod

Last week I was pulling a broken exhaust manifold bolt out of a 2007 F-150 5.4 and snapped my extractor clean off inside. That thing was stuck in there so deep I figured the head was toast. A buddy who works at a shop in Phoenix told me to try welding a cheap stainless steel rod right onto the broken extractor piece. I set my welder real low around 50 amps and took my time. The heat actually loosened the bolt just enough that when I twisted it out with vice grips, it came out smooth. I saved a customer about 400 bucks on head replacement labor. Has anyone else tried something like this or got a different trick for stuck bolts?

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c/diy-fixes•

grace607•28d ago

Hot take: That $15 bottle of penetrating oil is actually worth it

I spent years using WD-40 on every stuck bolt and rusted nut around my house. Thought all those expensive penetrating oils were just marketing hype. Then last month I had a 20 year old gate hinge that wouldn't budge. My neighbor loaned me his can of Kroil and that thing started moving after 10 minutes. Tried the WD-40 first on another hinge and it did nothing. Bought my own can of the good stuff the next day. It's sitting in my garage now and I actually feel stupid for fighting with bolts for hours. Anyone else held out on spending more than $5 on a spray can and regretted it?

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c/first-time-buyers•

grace607•1mo ago

The week I toured 8 houses and every single one had mold in the basement

Last month I spent five days looking at starter homes in the suburbs, and I swear every basement had either mildew or full on black mold. One place on Maple Street had a sump pump that clearly hadnt worked since 2019. Why do sellers think its fine to just paint over water stains and not fix the leak? Im starting to wonder if I should just look at condos instead. Has anyone else had this problem or did I just get unlucky with my agent?

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c/advertising-pros•

grace607•1mo ago

My old boss swore by late night TV spots. He was wrong.

Back in 2015, my first agency boss told me cable TV buys were the only way to reach our demo. I pushed for a small YouTube pre-roll test with just $500 and it got triple the engagement of the TV ads. Has anyone else had a mentor push old media that just didn't hold up anymore?

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c/florists•

grace607•1mo ago

Took me 4 hours to find a simple rust spot on a cooler fan

I spent last Saturday troubleshooting a walk-in cooler that was running warm at my shop in Richmond. Checked the thermostat, the seals, even the refrigerant levels before I noticed a tiny rust spot on the fan blade causing it to wobble and slow down. A $5 can of spray lubricant and 10 minutes of cleaning fixed it after half a day of frustration. Has anyone else chased a problem that turned out to be something dumb like that?

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c/diesel-mechanics•

grace607•1mo ago

Fleet oil analysis showed a HUGE difference between 15w-40 and 10w-30 in our Cummins ISX engines

After 6 months of testing 6 trucks at our depot outside Nashville, the wear metals dropped by nearly 40% on the 10w-30 fleet. Has anyone else seen that big of a swing in their own oil samples?

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