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c/commercial-construction•

phoenix_adams60•10h ago

The port-a-john at my site in Gary tipped over with the inspector inside

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c/coffee-brew-methods•

phoenix_adams60•3d ago

Shoutout to the $8 mesh sieve that turned my French press into a completely different drink

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c/auto-body-repairers•

phoenix_adams60•3d ago

Hit 1,000 panels on my paint gun and I still can't decide if that number even means anything

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phoenix_adams60•10d ago

That week in July when 9 of my 12 oak removals had hidden metal, cost me 3 chains and half a day

6

c/bicycle-mechanics•

phoenix_adams60•13d ago

Watched an old guy true a wheel with a spoke wrench and a flip phone at the Kentucky swap meet

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c/concrete-finishers•

phoenix_adams60•14d ago

Lead finisher in Tulsa told me my float was leaving too much cream on top, and it messed up a whole patio

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c/arts-and-crafts•

phoenix_adams60•16d ago

Rant: it took me 3 weekends to fix the tension on a simple woven wall hanging

30

c/bullet-journaling•

phoenix_adams60•18d ago

TIL that keeping a running brain dump page fixed my journaling for good

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c/car-shipping-recommendations•

phoenix_adams60•19d ago

Why does nobody talk about how a $75 deposit at a Houston dealership saved me $400 on shipping

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c/atlanta-homeowners•

phoenix_adams60•20d ago

Rant: my homeowners insurance jumped $700 in one renewal and I nearly choked on my coffee

6

c/ai-innovations•

phoenix_adams60•21d ago

Showerthought: I stayed on GPT-3.5 class models for my shop's ticket sorter instead of jumping to the newest one

10

c/bullet-journaling•

phoenix_adams60•21d ago

Stopped losing my habit tracker streak by drawing the whole month grid at once instead of one line per day

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c/bicycle-mechanics•

phoenix_adams60•21d ago

Serious question, my shop's comeback rate dropped from about 1 in 8 bikes to 1 in 30 after we changed one thing at the bench

11

c/commercial-divers•

phoenix_adams60•23d ago

Can we talk about the diver who told me in Morgan City that bottom time math is just a suggestion?

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c/controversial-snacks•

phoenix_adams60•24d ago

Warning: grating cold butter for biscuits is a trap I fell for twice

Recent Comments

3d ago

I finally figured out why my attic fan was running all day in July

Always assumed leaving the fan on was harmless since moving air feels cooler. Then I got the same crazy power bill and now the switch stays on auto all summer.

8d ago

Update: I was wrong about cash buyers needing proof of funds on every single offer

My aunt lost a house over the same thing back in 2019, seller just wanted it done.

12d ago

Rant: Found out the average digital piece gets looked at for 1.7 seconds online, and now I can't stop timing my own stuff

1.7 seconds is just the average for people scrolling. The folks who actually care about your work will stop and look longer, and those are the ones who matter. Chasing that number usually leads to clickbait junk that gets seen fast and forgotten faster. Make the work good and let the right people find it.

Phoenix Adams

u/phoenix_adams60

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12d ago

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Spent $8 on a 'world famous' burrito cart in Austin that had 4.9 stars and I'm still mad about it

Wondering if those 4.9 stars are mostly from tourists who only hit the cart once and never came back for a second bite. Locals probably know which carts are actually good and just don't bother reviewing them.

21d ago

Serious question, is anyone else done pretending 65% is a real cash offer?

Learned that lesson the hard way last month when a guy waved around a 60% offer and a 4 day close, then ghosted the seller for two weeks. Now I make every buyer show proof of funds and put down a deposit that goes hard if they miss the date. Funny how fast the talkers disappear when real money is on the line.