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Derek Carter (u/derekc30) - Opinions Matter

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c/carpet-installers•

derekc30•just now

Vent: the homeowner moved her china cabinet 3 feet onto fresh tack strip

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derekc30•1d ago

Spent 11 hours over two days chasing a failed build that turned out to be one expired cert in our CI runner

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c/climate-action•

derekc30•1d ago

Warning: my neighbor in Duluth bet me $50 that our street's recycling bins don't matter. Here's what happened.

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derekc30•4d ago

Took me 3 weekends to figure out why my sausages kept splitting in the casing

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c/dad-jokes-deep-talks•

derekc30•7d ago

Serious question, my kid asked me to explain why the sky is blue and I actually got it right

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c/comic-book-fans•

derekc30•8d ago

Guy at a yard sale in Fresno sold me 40 long boxes for $60 and I spent a month hunting for one comic

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derekc30•11d ago

Spent 3 days chasing a secrets leak in our CI pipeline, turned out to be a .env file from 2019

3

c/concrete-finishers•

derekc30•13d ago

Shoutout to the old finisher in San Antonio who told me to slow my trowel down on the last pass

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c/camera-repairers•

derekc30•13d ago

Tried fixing a sticky aperture with lighter fluid, then naphtha, and wow was that a mistake

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c/digital-marketing-agencies•

derekc30•15d ago

My old boss in Denver told me to fire a $2k/mo client and I still don't know if it was good advice

24

c/diy-and-home•

derekc30•18d ago

My plumber neighbor told me to stop using Drano after I clogged the kitchen sink twice in one month

15

c/atv-snowmobile-chat•

derekc30•18d ago

PSA: Check your trailer bearings before the season, not on the side of the trail

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c/backpacking-routes•

derekc30•19d ago

Picked the Copper Ridge loop over the Enchantments last July and honestly I'd do it again

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c/avionics-technicians•

derekc30•21d ago

Found out our shop's wire repair log showed 38 wrong pin jobs in 6 months

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c/bricklayers•

derekc30•22d ago

Appreciation post: my trowel handle snapped at hour 6 on the Morton Ave job

Recent Comments

7d ago

Used to think the express bus was a waste of $4.50 until I timed my trips for a week

Wait, you were writing down times on a notepad for a whole week?

20d ago

My old boss in Kansas City said to never trim a brisket cold, and he was dead right

Trimmed cold for years, then same thing happened to me lol.

29d ago

The barista in Asheville said my resume read like a job description, so I cut it from 2 pages to 1

Taking out the "responsible for" opener on every bullet helped me way more than I expected.

29d ago

Derek Carter

u/derekc30

1.1Ktrust

1y ago

45posts

466comments

Found out the average person checks their phone 144 times a day and I believe it after watching my sister at dinner

Guess it's more like 80 times, not 144.

1mo ago

Why does nobody talk about microwaving garlic for 15 seconds to peel it

Try the knife, you lose some bite with the microwave.