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1mo ago

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A foreman in a Cincinnati shop told me 'speed is just expensive scrap waiting to happen' after I crashed a spindle.

But sometimes the schedule is real, right?

1mo ago

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Unpopular opinion: I used to dismiss lap joints, but that neighborhood trellis changed everything

Man, that's true for so much stuff these days.

1mo ago

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Had a whole section of engineered plank pop up on me last week

Used to think the whole "let it acclimate" thing was mostly for the installers to cover their backs. Had a job last summer where the AC went out in a finished house for a week before we got the floors in. Place was a sauna. We put the planks down anyway because we were on a tight schedule. Three months later, got the callback. Same buckling issue along an outside wall. That one cost me. Now I make a big deal about the temp and humidity being right for at least two days before we even bring the boxes inside.

1mo ago

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Finally caved and bought a $400 patio umbrella

It's funny how we all have those little workarounds, @jenniferc71. I see it with all sorts of stuff, people making do instead of getting the "right" tool. If moving the chair works for you, that's the real answer.

1mo ago

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Appreciation post: My password system was a total mess until I saw a friend's spreadsheet

I read an article last year that said the average person has over 100 online accounts now. That's what finally pushed me to get a password manager. The auto-fill feature is my favorite part... I don't even have to remember which email I used for a site anymore. It just pops up and logs me in. It felt like a hassle to set everything up at first, but now I can't imagine going back to my old system of sticky notes and memory.