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27d ago
inMy nephew asked me what a 'busy signal' was yesterday
Keep a cheap corded phone plugged in somewhere. Kids need to see the actual hardware. Show them the curly cord and the wall jack. It clicks when they see it all connected.
29d ago
inWarning: I stopped chasing promotions after my boss in Seattle told me 'the extra 15k a year isn't worth your weekends'
Totally feel this lol. Got a raise last year and immediately upgraded my apartment, now the car payment feels huge. You start living right at the edge of that new paycheck and the idea of a lower stress job seems impossible because you'd have to sell everything. It's a wild trap to fall into.
1mo ago
inVent: I tried two ways to fix a squeaky floorboard in my apartment and one actually worked.
Oh man, the oil trick is the worst. Sounds like your neighbor owes you a roll of paper towels.
1mo ago
inMy kid said 'the quiet part out loud' about a birthday party and now I'm stuck on it
Honestly that's the first thing I did. I just called the other mom and said "hey, my kid overheard this, wanted to give you a heads up." It was a two minute chat, no big deal. Way better than letting it turn into some weird gossip thing. People forget that a simple, direct conversation fixes like 90% of this stuff. Saves everyone a ton of stress.
1mo ago
inThat time a 20-inch oak limb landed six feet from my chipper chute
Yikes, makes you wonder if the wood was still holding tension from how it grew. That internal stress can turn a normal cut into a rocket.