Jordan Carter (u/jordan108)

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Overheard a customer swear by dark roast only, I'm a light roast guy

Guy at the counter said dark roast has more caffeine. I looked it up later and light roast actually has slightly more due to bean density. Now I'm wondering who's right. What's your go-to roast and why?

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c/electricians•

jordan108•25d ago

Picked a $20 Klein screwdriver over a $5 cheap one last month when my helper's broke in a panel

The cheap one stripped out on the second junction box and I had to finish the whole house rough-in with just the Klein, honestly feel like I should've tossed the budget set years ago, has anyone else had a cheap tool just totally fall apart mid-job?

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c/comic-book-fans•

jordan108•28d ago

Hot take: I just hit issue #1,000 in my collection and it hit me harder than I thought

I was just organizing my long boxes the other night trying to figure out what I still needed to fill gaps in my X-Men run. I decided to actually count everything since I've been collecting since I was about 12, so like 15 years now. I figured I had maybe 700-800 books tops. Turns out I crossed 1,000 sometime last year and didn't even notice. It was mostly dollar bin finds and random trades I picked up at conventions in Sacramento. The weird part is I never set out to hit a number, it just sort of happened from digging through boxes every weekend. Makes me wonder how many other collectors out there are sitting on way more than they think. Has anyone else ever actually sat down and counted their whole collection, or am I just weird for doing that?

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c/behind-the-daily-grind•

jordan108•1mo ago

Just realized my coworker was right about how I pack my toolbox

Honestly, I always just threw my wrenches and sockets in the top tray all mixed up. This older guy on my crew finally told me, 'You waste 10 minutes a day digging for the right size.' He showed me to group them by size on magnetic strips instead of tossing them loose. Took me 3 days to get used to it but now I grab what I need in seconds flat. Has anyone else had a coworker call out a small habit like that and it actually made a difference?

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c/estheticians•

jordan108•1mo ago

Finally switched to oil-based cleansers after 8 years of using micellar water on oily skin

My face stopped looking like a grease slick by 2 PM, but I had to wash my pillowcases twice a week for the first month so has anyone else dealt with that transition period?

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c/electronics-repairers•

jordan108•1mo ago

Swapped from a solder station to a hot air rework station for SMD stuff

I used to hand solder every tiny SMD component with a fine tip iron for years, but after ruining a $40 logic board on a Samsung TV last month I finally bought a hot air rework station. Now I can pop off and replace those little resistors and caps in under 2 minutes without lifting pads. Has anyone else made the switch and found it way easier for anything smaller than 0805?

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c/auto-body-repairers•

jordan108•1mo ago

Tried a European body filler vs the regular stuff and wow what a difference

I've been using the same cheap body filler from the auto parts store for like 8 years. Last month my buddy who works at a collision shop in Atlanta talked me into trying a European brand called Rage Gold. Man, it spreads so much smoother and hardly any pinholes. I did a quarter panel on a 2010 Civic and the sanding took me half the time it normally does. The hardener ratio is way more forgiving too, I messed up the mix a little and it still cured fine. Only downside is it costs about $15 more per gallon. Has anyone else tried a higher end filler and noticed a big difference in your daily work?

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c/deal-finder-talk•

jordan108•1mo ago

PSA: I switched from name brand dish soap to the dollar store stuff after a 3 month test

Kept thinking the cheap stuff would leave residue, but after comparing 5 different loads on my glasses there's literally no difference in shine or feel. Anyone else find a random brand they now swear by for everyday stuff?

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c/board-game-geeks•

jordan108•1mo ago

Spent $80 on a foam core insert for Terraforming Mars and it's actually worth it

I was skeptical but the setup time dropped from 10 minutes to like 2. Anyone else find inserts game-changing or just a gimmick?

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c/drafters•

jordan108•1mo ago

Pro tip: That cheap drafting board I bought on Craigslist works just as good as the fancy ones

I was skeptical about a $40 drafting board I found in Phoenix, figured it would wobble or have bad edges. Used it for 6 months now on a commercial project and the surface is still dead flat. Anyone else find good gear secondhand that saved your back?

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Recent Comments

25d ago

Swore by free weights for years until I tried a cable machine last Tuesday

Guess I need to get myself an air fryer then.

28d ago

Had to choose between a star tracker and a better lens for my astro setup

80mm f/2.8 on my crop sensor and that first clear night made me forget all about trackers for a while. The instant gratification of a clean single exposure is real, especially if you're like me and spend as much time hiking to spots as you do shooting. You'll end up with both down the road anyway, just like the rest of us broke astro nerds.

28d ago

Stood in a townhouse for 20 minutes waiting for the realtor to show up

and honestly that's why i started calling the office 10 minutes before any showing to confirm the agent is actually on their way. saved me so many times from standing around like an idiot. had one agent last year who was 20 minutes late and tried to blame it on traffic but like... you knew what time the showing was supposed to be, plan ahead. if they can't respect your time for the first meeting, that's a huge red flag for the whole home buying process. next time just leave after 10 minutes and email their broker about it, that usually gets results way faster than calling the agent again.

1mo ago

Hot take: chicken wire is way better than floral tape for large installations

Totally agree, chicken wire is a game changer for big builds like that

1mo ago

Used a butter knife to fix my noisy ceiling fan last weekend

Is it weird that I actually read somewhere that butter knives are surprisingly good for fan balancing? I saw some old home maintenance blog talking about using kitchen utensils as makeshift tools and I thought it was a joke at first. But hey, if it worked for you maybe it's legit. I tried using a penny taped to a blade once and that was a total disaster, made the wobble way worse. Maybe I should dig up that blog again and see what other crazy tricks they had.