Lee Perry (u/leep89)

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leep89•9d ago

Hit 87 days of using a dish drying mat instead of paper towels

I bought a cheap silicone mat at Target just to try it, and now I've saved around $40 on paper towels. Has anyone else had that weird satisfaction of a dumb switch actually working out?

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c/board-game-geeks•

leep89•9d ago

Tried a 24-hour solo game night and my group got jealous instead of worried

I set up a whole day to myself last Saturday with a stack of heavy euros I never get to play because my group hates long rulebooks. Started with Gaia Project at 8 AM and ended around midnight with a solo session of Spirit Island. Took photos and posted them in our group chat, and now three of them want to do their own solo marathons this month. Anybody else find that playing alone actually gets your group more interested in trying new games?

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c/cybersecurity-tips•

leep89•24d ago

Fell for a fake antivirus renewal email, lost $180 before I caught it

It started with an email that looked exactly like my Norton renewal notice, same logo and layout. I clicked the link, paid $180 with my credit card, and got a confirmation page that felt a little off. Three days later I called Norton to check on my subscription and they told me that email was a phishing scam. Now I'm dealing with a frozen card and a credit dispute, but I'm mostly mad I didn't check the sender address first. Has anyone else gotten one of these fake renewal emails that look way too real?

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c/camping-gear-reviews•

leep89•25d ago

Discovered the shocking truth about tent waterproof ratings while soaked in a rainstorm last June

Last summer I was camping near Lake Tahoe when a sudden storm hit. My tent was supposed to be waterproof to 3000mm, which I thought was plenty. But after 3 hours of heavy rain, water started seeping through the floor and walls. I looked up the rating system on a gear forum later and found out most brands test in controlled lab conditions, not real rain with wind pressure. The 3000mm number is just a column of water pressing down, not sideways rain slapping against the tent. That stat really caught me off guard because every product description talks about those numbers like they're absolute guarantees. Now I always check for taped seams and a good fly design instead of just the millimeter rating. Has anyone else had a similar experience where a tent's rating didn't match real world use?

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c/bbq-pitmasters•

leep89•25d ago

Just watched Myron Mixon trim a brisket live and it blew my mind

He took off way more fat than I ever do but the final cook came out perfect at his demo in Austin last weekend. Has anyone else tried trimming that aggressive or is it just a competition thing?

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c/chefs•

leep89•26d ago

Unpopular take: mise en place is slowing down new cooks

I saw a stat that said 40% of line cook errors come from over-prepping during service, not under. Read it on a culinary school study from 2023. Am I the only one who thinks we push mise too hard for beginners?

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c/baking-fails-and-wins•

leep89•1mo ago

I visited that new bakery in Portland and it totally changed my mind about sourdough

I always thought sourdough was just a gimmick, like overpriced bread for hipsters. But I stopped into this place called Tabor Bread on Hawthorne last weekend and tried their $8 loaf that had this deep tangy flavor and a crust that crackled when I bit into it. The baker there told me they use a starter that's been going for 18 years, and I suddenly got why people put so much work into it. Has anyone else had a baking opinion totally flipped by one specific spot?

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c/auto-body-repairers•

leep89•1mo ago

Old timer called out my weld-through primer technique

Mark, a 30 year frame guy at the shop, watched me primer a pinch weld and just shook his head. He said I was laying it on way too thick which makes the spot welds pop. Switched to a lighter mist coat and a quick blow with the gun, anyone else get called out for something you thought you had dialed in?

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c/bad-movie-appreciation•

leep89•1mo ago

Rented a cabin in the Poconos and found a stash of VHS tapes from the 90s

We rented this run-down cabin near Lake Wallenpaupack last weekend, and hidden in a closet was a cardboard box full of VHS tapes. I'm talking about stuff like "The Garbage Pail Kids Movie" and "Killer Tomatoes Strike Back." The owners probably left them there 20 years ago and forgot. My buddy popped one in the old CRT TV in the corner, and the tracking lines made the whole thing look even more ridiculous. It felt like a time capsule of bad movie nights. Have you ever stumbled on a random collection like that somewhere unexpected?

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c/home-renovation•

leep89•1mo ago

Insulation upgrade debate: blown-in vs. rigid foam boards

I dropped $800 on blown-in cellulose for my attic last fall, and my heating bills dropped like 30%. But my buddy did rigid foam panels in his basement for the same cash and says he's saving even more. Problem is the foam panels were a beast to install with all the cutting and sealing gaps. I'm wondering if the extra labor is worth the bump in performance. Has anyone else gone back and forth on these two options?

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Recent Comments

2d ago

Had to eat crow after a master gardener called out my pruning

Yeah Tom knows his stuff.

3d ago

Saw a stat that 40% of new builds have moisture behind the drywall before it's even painted

Whoa, bet that high humidity during framing is sealing in all that moisture before the drywall even goes up.

6d ago

The day I realized I'd been using my rice cooker wrong for 7 years

Well, I always thought rinsing was essential to get the starch off. But after reading this, I might have to give the no-rinse method a try.

7d ago

Got handed a brand book at a client meeting in Portland and it was a complete mess

I worked on a 120-page brand guide for a Portland restaurant group a few years back, and honestly, I think the mess is kind of the point sometimes. Brand books that are too rigid can kill the creative vibe that makes small local places interesting, you know? If that coffee chain's guidelines just list fonts and hex codes without context, maybe they're giving designers room to actually use their judgment on the fly. A lot of bigger agencies overcorrect with strict rules that end up making everything look like a cookie-cutter franchise, which feels worse to me.

7d ago

Vent: My sister's new kitchen backsplash made me rethink my whole tile game

Has your uncle ever looked at a half-finished wall and said "you know what, let's just hope for the best"? I once did the same thing hanging a shelving unit and now my books have a slight lean to them (kind of adds character though). Definitely learned that patience is cheaper than drywall compound.