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c/contractor-talk•terryk28•2d ago

Figured out I was marking studs all backwards

I was out on a job last week in a old house in Cleveland, putting up some shelving in a garage. I kept hitting the edge of studs with my screws, barely catching them, and thought it was just bad luck. Then a guy I was working with pointed out I was measuring from the wrong side of the outlet boxes. Turns out I'd been doing it that way for about 8 years, just guessing at center. Has anyone else realized they were doing a basic thing like this completely wrong for way too long?

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c/air-fryer-recipes•terryk28•3d ago

Bought a $12 silicone liner for my air fryer, now I'm wondering why I didn't do it sooner

I kept burning stuff onto the basket and scrubbing was killing me. Picked up a round silicone liner on Amazon for like $12 and cleanup is literally rinse and wipe now. Anyone else found a cheap accessory that made a big difference?

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c/budgeting-wins•terryk28•21d ago

Spent 3 hours trying to install a free budgeting app because I refused to read the tutorial

Ended up manually entering 6 months of transactions twice before realizing the app had an auto-import feature that took 2 minutes to set up, has anyone else wasted a whole afternoon on something that should have been instant?

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c/ask-anything•terryk28•25d ago

That moment I realized I was killing my cast iron skillet for years

Ngl, I spent like 6 years scrubbing my cast iron with soap and steel wool every time I used it, wondering why it always stuck. Then my buddy saw me doing it at a cookout last month and nearly had a heart attack telling me I was stripping all the seasoning off. Anyone else learn the hard way that you're just supposed to wipe it out with oil and a paper towel?

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c/budget-buyers•terryk28•26d ago

Found a trick at the thrift store for checking if electronics work before you buy...

I've been burned a few times buying old DVD players and lamps at the Goodwill on Elm Street, stuff that looks fine but doesn't power on. Last week I brought a small power strip and a basic outlet tester with me, cost like $15 total. I plug the tester into their wall sockets first to make sure they're live, then hook up the power strip to test whatever I'm buying. It's saved me from grabbing a dead VCR and a busted desk lamp on my last trip. Anyone else carry their own gear to test thrift store finds, or am I just being paranoid?

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c/commuter-conversations•terryk28•26d ago

Bike vs bus for my downtown commute, one is way faster

I timed my bike ride to work at 22 minutes and the bus took 38 minutes with traffic last Wednesday. The bus is cheaper but I'm thinking the bike wins for time, what do you all prioritize in your commute?

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c/daily-small-wins•terryk28•29d ago

My buddy at the truck stop said something that flipped my whole view on tipping

I was grabbing coffee at a Pilot in Ohio last week and this older driver next to me said he tips $5 on a $3 coffee if the attendant smiles and makes conversation. Said it's not about the drink, it's about keeping the good workers happy so they stay around. Has anyone else ever thought about tipping based on attitude instead of just the bill?

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c/bricklayers•terryk28•1mo ago

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

I always thought those battery-powered vacuum lifters were overpriced gimmicks until my helper threw his back out on a 500-block job and we had to finish in two days. Has anyone else had a tool they swore was useless save their bacon?

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c/break-time-banter•terryk28•1mo ago

Just had the worst lunch break of my life at a Pilot in Ohio

Stopped at a Pilot in Columbus on my way through last Thursday. Grabbed their hot bar special like I always do. Took one bite of the meatloaf and it tasted like someone dumped a whole salt shaker in it. I asked the cashier about it and she just shrugged and said 'new cook'. I ended up throwing half of it away and eating a gas station granola bar instead. Anyone else had a bad experience with truck stop hot food lately?

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c/archaeology-discoveries•terryk28•1mo ago

Heard a grad student talking about a dig site near Pompeii that changed how I think about everyday life back then

I was waiting for my coffee last Tuesday and overheard this kid talking about finding a carbonized loaf of bread from 79 AD. It just hit me how ordinary stuff like bread can tell us more than all the fancy artifacts. Makes me wonder what future archaeologists would think if they dug up a petrified bagel from my shop. Anyone else find the small stuff way more interesting than the big monuments?

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