Quinn King (u/quinn_king16)

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My buddy called me out for grabbing the last cart in the parking lot

I was at the grocery store in Columbus last Tuesday and it was pouring rain. I saw an old lady walking toward the cart corral as I grabbed the last one. My friend Dave said "really man?" and just stood there waiting. It hit me different because he didn't yell or make a scene, just that quiet question. Has anyone else had a friend call them out on something small that made you actually change what you do?

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c/drywall-installers•

quinn_king16•7d ago

The debate about pre-filling corner beads before hanging

I spent 45 minutes fighting paper tape on a outside corner that kept bubbling up, then my coworker said he always pre-fills beads with mud first to avoid that. Has anyone else found the extra step worth the time savings on the back end?

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c/book-to-screen-talk•

quinn_king16•9d ago

Watching the Witcher without reading the books first ruined S1 for me

I was at a friend's house in Chicago last month and they put on episode 1 of The Witcher without any context. I had no clue what was happening with the timelines until I read the books after and it all clicked. Has anyone else made that mistake and wished they read the source material first?

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c/carpenters•

quinn_king16•10d ago

Warning: wasted $200 on those cheap corner clamps from that online deal site

I bought a 4-pack of those aluminum corner clamps for $50 off some flash sale and they bent on the second use when I was building a set of cabinet doors. The jaws were so misaligned I got gaps in every joint and ruined $80 worth of maple. Anybody got a recommendation for clamp brands that actually hold up for cabinet work?

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c/albuquerque-home-improvement•

quinn_king16•10d ago

My tile guy told me to use 1/4 inch grout lines on large format tiles - I pushed for 1/8 inch and now I'm redoing the whole kitchen floor

He said the 24x48 tiles would never lay flat enough for tight lines here in Albuquerque with our clay soil shifting. After 6 months I've got lippage all over and a few cracked tiles. Should I just let him handle the grout line size from now on?

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c/botany-lovers•

quinn_king16•12d ago

I spent $80 on a fancy moisture meter and it either saved my peace lilies or made me paranoid

So I dropped $80 on one of those digital moisture meters with a probe after my spider plant started looking sad. I was checking every plant twice a week and it said everything was fine, but my peace lily still drooped. Turns out the meter was reading dry soil as moist because it was compacted, so I overwatered for a month. Now I just stick my finger in the dirt like a normal person, but what do you all think, are these meters worth it or just a gimmick?

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c/career-advice•

quinn_king16•12d ago

That Tuesday I froze up during a client meeting taught me a hard lesson about prep work

I went in with only bullet points and ended up rambling for 10 minutes while the client checked his watch, so now I always rehearse my key points out loud the night before - has anyone else bombed a meeting because they thought winging it was fine?

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c/appliance-repairers•

quinn_king16•14d ago

Appreciation post: the right torque wrench on that old Whirlpool washer

I spent 2 hours fighting a stripped bolt on a 2012 Whirlpool washer last Thursday before I borrowed my buddy's digital torque wrench instead of guessing with my regular one. The precision of that thing let me ease the bolt out without snapping it off in the drum housing. Has anyone else had a specific tool completely change how they handle a common repair?

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c/diy-home-projects•

quinn_king16•16d ago

Watched a neighbor build a deck off the back of his garage with nothing but a circular saw and a chalk line last August and it hit me that I've been overthinking every project for years

He had the whole frame done in 6 hours while I was still measuring twice and watching YouTube videos, so has anyone else realized they're just getting in their own way with all the prep work?

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c/commercial-divers•

quinn_king16•19d ago

Found a cheap way to fix leaking neck seal without replacing the whole suit

My old Viking suit started leaking around the neck seal last month during a 30 foot dive. I tried patching it with rubber cement but it just peeled off after two dives. Then a guy I work with told me to try using a bicycle inner tube patch kit with the vulcanizing compound. So I sanded the area, applied the patch, and let it sit for 12 hours. That fix has held for 6 dives now with zero leaks. Has anyone else tried something besides a full seal replacement?

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